Skin sag 8+ years out, 50+ years old

Took some  new pics this morning after getting back from the gym for those who are curious about skin sag in general, large-loss skin sag and 50+ skin sag in particular. As car dealers like to say, "your results may vary."

 I think ur lucky! I'm 30 and my skin looks worse then urs! Everyone is different its all in our genes and I believe we all have some kind of skin issue after weight lose. You've come so far u look good.

Wow.  I'll turn 52 week after next while I'm in the hospital from my revision to a RNY.  I sure hope I look as good as you when I lose my excess weight.  Guess I'm looking at about a 140lb loss.  Convinced I'll need wheelbarrow to push around the excess skin!!!!

Thank you for sharing, MzBette! 

I think it helps folks to be able to *see* things. When folks would say Oh my X is a MESS, but nobody would show, for me that was incredibly unhelpful.  I mean, I GET not wanting to show skin, but fussing and fussing and nobody showing what real skin, real scars, et cetera, all look like afterwards is not helpful.

Real skin/scar showing - helpful!!  :}

 That was the reason I posted them: to give people some idea of what may happen. Obviously, age and other factors come into play, but those are my results.

And since I screwed up the balls to pose nude for an art class a couple of years ago, posting pics of my saggy ass is nuthin'! 

I am glad you did!

And *chuckle*  nothing like a bit of perspective huh?  Naked for an art class is something! 

 Yeah, until some douchenozzle on OH made fun of it. What a f*cking ***** THAT one was!

I have to say U have a beautiful shape Ms. Bette ! Have U actually TRIED exposing these body parts to the sun and using Salicylic acid body scrub? because frankly the problem doesn't look that severe to me ..

its the hiding it from view that makes it much worse . I don't know exacty why but the action of the wind and the sun really does tighten things up dramatically .

The first day I go running in just in my double bra and pull my shirt off I cringe ... a few days later I can be ( fairly ) proud of my definition etc . I too have over the bra / underarm and tummy flab even a bit on the thighs . But it goes away ..

Visually puting a self tanner on the parts I don't like to start things off right really helps too ... and then I use a tanning lotion that contains tyrosine to accelerate my natural tanning in those areas .

 (gasps) EXPOSE TO THE SUN? My pale Scottish-English-German-Dutch body would burst into flames!

But I do do tanning at the gym once in a while. I just haven't done it lately.

i think you look great.... and I just wanted to say that  .. I LOVE YOUR BADASS TATTOOS!!! :))