extra skin

I have lost about 50 pounds and went from a size 16 to a size 3. I thought that I needed to tighten up more because I thought I had extra fat around my belly and love handles. I no realize that it is just extra skin! I dont know what to do about it but Im pretty sure you cant do anything unless  you have a tummy tuck. I HATE this extra skin and dont even know how I can have it when I never even got to be over 175 pounds at 5'2". I just dont know what to do, I was gonna try and lose 10 more pounds but that will just make my extra skin worse. I can wear a size 3 comfortably but my skin hangs over the top, sorta like muffin top but skin not fat. *sigh* I guess I just had to vent.

Oh and I have these lines on my back you can see them in my profile pictures, I hate them with a passion and they were never there before I gained weight, then When I started losing they got better but now that Im done they are worse then ever!

Has anyone had a tummy tuck? About how much was it? I will probably never get one, but it would be good to know.

sweetie you look very healthy and beautiful...you need a little something around your tummy-it looks cute!  Without anything at all- a girl starts to look ill-jmo.  Be proud of yourself-you have done well!  Try very hard not to go overboard with perfection, please, it can be a slippery slope.  I know this all too well.

You now have my permission to critique me. lol-no really you do if you ever want to!

Kristy

Extra Skin...Where?  Having had 2 C-sections, I know what extra skin is.  You can see what a difference you have already made,  Just keep up the good work and the work outs. you will keep getting better every day.  BTW tummie tucks are the most painful plastic's there is and about $7-10 Thousand.  Also lots of recovery time.  Not to mention a huge scar.  Save it for bringing a wonderful life in the world and just keep improving yourself like you obviously have been.

You look awesome! Great work on shaping up. I couldn't see the extra skin, but I can relate. After I had a baby, it felt like I could take the extra skin and throw it over my shoulder. About a year later, my body adjusted and the extra skin wasn't there anymore. Maybe giving it some more time will work for you.

thanks for the responses but I looked at the pictures after I posted and those pictures do not show the skin Im talking about except the back lines. I have also had two c-sections and am done having children. I have been losing weight for over two years with being at my goal weight for nearly a year and my skin still has not tightened up. I have a million scars on my body already because I have been through many surgeries in the past. I notice the skin the most when I am working out in a pair of shorts and a sports bra and am doing leg circles on all fours, it hangs down like a big saggy butt! Maybe I should start wearing full shirts when I work out so I cant see it.

Well I understand your pain.  I have the same problem.  I've lost 85 pounds and I have that same excess skin hangin'.  It's really annoying.   No matter how many sit ups I do it wont go away which makes me think it's extra skin.  I try not to let it bother me but it does.  Everyone tells me I'm crazy and that I have a very thin waist but the saggy skin is annoying.  It's what happens when you stretch your skin out too far I suppose.  Bleh.  As far as the lines on your back, I also have those.  I try to make light of them and I call them my "fat scars."  It's my reminder to stay on track and not fall into my old ways.  I dont want to be to critical of myself, I've come along way and I've done a good job.  No point in constantly picking on myself.  It's hard though.  So anyhoo, try not to be so hard on yourself you've come so far.  Just wanted you to know that I do feel your pain.

Thank you foreverme, you look great by the way congrats!!!! I have been trying to have better self esteem its just so hard. I am getting better at it. Your right though I look so much better and I cant nit pick the things that I wish were different. I did awesome and that is enough for me! Thanks again and again congrats!

Thanks for the compliment.  I find its really hard  to get over being fat mentally.  I am constantly being harder on myself than I need to be.  I think it's because when your really trying to loose weight you have to be honest with yourself and be hard on yourself and now that I'm just about down to my goal weight it's hard to stop that way of thinking.  I really have been trying to get over it and accept that I am fine now.  It's amazing how hard it is some days.  When I was overweight I thought everything would be so much easier if I was skinny.  Now I know that everyone is hard on themselves no matter what size.

You know this is going to be with you, and yeah the surgery does take it away but man!  What a groteque scar!  What looks better, a old lady belly on a hot new tones body, or a huge halloween looking scar?  That you could never wear with low rise bikinis or new beach wear.  I've had two cesareans too, and the second one was with twins, so my belly was WAY stretched out!!!!  When I lost the weight, it felt fat still because the extra skin had pockets, and although, my ribs were evident, i still had this fugly pooch and it sticks out if I dont keep my abs tight, which can be hard because of muscle weakness after children.  But I thought about getting it one day, because I might actually plan to have another child in a few years, and then tie my tubes, and if my belly looks worse, then i might try something, or live with it.  I haven't exposed it in many many many years, and my fiance still prefers me to be nude when we make love, and that's comforting, because before I used to cover it up you know?  Love you the way you are and others will love you for being you and accept that and respect it.  It's a hard battle and I must say I'm still dealing, but I rather buy a new car, than invest in a new scar.  The only scar I can say I've worn proudly is my slightly faded and hardly noticeable c-sections bikini line scars. 

I haven't personally lost 50 lbs myself, but I've had friends and co- workers lose that much on Advocare and the vitamins worked with the skin cells to tighten.  It prevented the lose skin.  But that's just what I've heard and some people swear by it.