Have any members here avoided plastic surgery

after large amounts of weight loss. I jiggle now so I can't imagine but am hoping there is a way to tone and avoid additional surgery.

Any tips from those who have done this are appreciated.

I am going to Tufts/NEMC on Monday night for my first meeting :-)

There is no way to lose stretched out skin.  You can grow muscle. 

But plastics aren't for everyone. 

OK- granted I started out with less weight to lose- but I can tell you I do have the jiggly arms, the skin on my stomach that looks like melted wax & really bad boobs.

I'm one of the ones who is saying plastics are not for me. I will see how I feel a year from now after lifting weights and continuing exercise... but for now, I'm cool.

And, you started out REALLY small comparatively, at a 37.8 BMI... so if that's the way you feel about it' "really bad..."  LOL.

I am a mess without clothes on.  DISGUSTING.  But, with clothes on, you'd never know I used to be overweight, unless I show you stretch marks.

My BMI was 50? something. 

http://www.obesityhelp.com/shared/flash/WeightHistoryChart/WeightHistoryChart.swf?username=MeltingMamaish

Oh! Believe me I am WELL AWARE that I have nothing to complain about- but we all self-loathe at different levels, and my body looks nothing like what it used to...

Heard.  I meant in response to the OP - who asked. 

I agree completely that stretched skin does not tighten over time, but building muscle pulls everything together a bit.  I also agree that it is a personal choice. 

I am also undecided, and do have flappy skin and funky boobs.  Like melting mama, I look like I was never heavy when I am fully dressed.  Bra's and the correct fit are much more important to me know than they ever were. 

It is a personal choice and really depends a lot on the size of your wallet and how badly you want it.  Insurance companies do not pay for cosmetic surgery generally. 

I think it's pretty age and cir****tance dependent as well.   I will be 50 next year, and I am married.  If I were 30 and single I would be running to meet with good surgeons for quotes.  For me I am going to wait to see how 50 feels, and keep lifting weights. 

Julie