Excess skin after weight loss

I used to be 14 stone 7lbs and I'm currently dieting and wish to loose plenty of weight. I'm not small or tall, kinda average height really. If I were to go to normal weight do you think that I will have excess skin, after being 14 stone 4? Would this be noticable?

Reply 1

killerbee

your young so there will be lots of elastin in ur skin

it should shrink back shouldnt it?

Reply 2

so_this_is_sam

hmm it depends how much you are planning to lose? you are young and should be able to tone it easier

Reply 3

Flank Runner

as long as you only aim to lose 2lbs a week, which is the recommended healthy weight loss, your skin should recover quite easily,

hope this helps and good luck, hope you achieve your goal, keep us posted :tsr2:

Reply 4

Anonymous #1

Thanks for the replies. I was initially losing more than 2lb/week, I'll try and slow it down from now on.

Reply 5

so_this_is_sam

well done on the weight loss tho, im awful when it comes to diets

Reply 6

Flank Runner

oh yeah first couple of weeks you can loose up to like 7lb i think, but thats cause your loosing water weight but this will balance out and then you'll simply be loosing 2lb of fat a week, so go for it, you can and will do it :yy:

Reply 7

bedbug

I reckon you should be fine cos you're young and havent got too much to lose.

Reply 8

simstu666

Yeah, there shouldnt really be any excess skin or anything at all. Your not fat enough, you'd have to be much fatter then 14st. Some fat bastards that are like 20st lose weight and even they dont have much flappy skin.

Reply 9

Barny

There won't be any problems with loose skin.

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