Is this right???

Something that I heard lately is that the extra skin thing is not as bad on men that are taller.  Anyone else hear this?  Something about taller men slouch and when they lose weight they dont slouch and that tightens up the mid section.  

Hey wags.... I don;t think so....you might wanna talk to Boner...Terry Baldwin...he is like 9 feet tall...it all depends on whee you are coming from and where the weight is located....I know Boner had to have some PS Russ

Wags, I hadn’t heard that one… Could be. I just saw your date for surgery is Monday? Have the Greatest! And hurry on home! Best Wishes- Dx

 

I can imagine that being true, in the sense that an extra 150 pounds on a long frame means less skin stretching width-wise.  But there are tons of individual factors that together probably have much more importance (age, health, sun exposure, exercise, skin tone, skin thickness, how you carry your weight, dumb luck, etc.). In the end, there's no predicting it.  You just have to take what you get and decide what to do about it.  Right now I have an unsightly belly of loose skin that folds in random ways when I lay down; I admit that I'm already thinking surgery.  But it's not even close to being something that makes me wish I was still 375 pounds.  And the girl I'm dating, who is so body-conscious she has the girl two-pack abs, seems to care much less than I do.

I think it depends on how much you have to lose.......I  am about 4 lbs away from losing 300 lbs..and my skin looks like crap....although not as bad compared to some people i've seen.  For example, while my stomach hangs an inch or so....it doesn't go down to my knees like i've seen in shorter people.  I honestly don't think height has anything to do with it through...it has more to do with age, how much you lose, and elasticity of skin, years you were obese...etc etc. etc. Scott .