Question for the guys: Loose skin and wet suits
OK. I admit it. Between the snow and my plantar faciitis.. I have done virtually NO exercise this winter. I used to swim a mile a day when I was in college. Even when I weighed more than 400 lbs I would go to the beach, in spite of the "beached whale" comments I used to get. Bicycle season is right around the corner thank goodness, So I'm hoping next winter to go swim at the YMCA on a regular basis. But until I can get plastics, the thought of dragging around all this loose skin in public is an issue with me.
I am thinking about wearing a wet suit when I swim. I assume they are still made out of neoprene.
Has anyone tried on one after massive weight loss?
Have you had trouble with fit?
Does the suit effectively "hold in" the excess skin?
Are there other wet suit issues I'm not considering?
I am thinking about wearing a wet suit when I swim. I assume they are still made out of neoprene.
Has anyone tried on one after massive weight loss?
Have you had trouble with fit?
Does the suit effectively "hold in" the excess skin?
Are there other wet suit issues I'm not considering?
Max wt. 500+ WLS workshop 4/6/09 440 Surgery 9/21/09 324 9/21/10 218
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Wetsuits:
Yes they hold everything in, but they are skin tight, so if you have lots of extra skin, you are still going to see the rolls.
They are very helpful with swimming because you will notice that you don't float as well as you used to. The wetsuit will give you back some of that bouyancy sp?
If you are swimming in a heated pool, you may find that you overheat in the wetsuit. It's strange to think about being dehydrated while swimming, but it is a very possible outcome with the heated pool + wetsuit combination
You could look into a triathlon suit or a skinsuit they will perform the same function as the wetsuit as far as covering everything. Or you could look into wearing an underarmor shirt and a rashguard or something similar. The underarmor will hold everything in place and the rash guard will cover it. Both of these are generally o.k. in the pool. The pools don't generally want cottong shirts because they weight you down and the material is potentially clogging to the filtration system.
The nice thing about the triathlon suit is it has a chamoise in it like the bicycle pants, but it is not as pronounced, generally thinner, so it can server double duty for you as you mention cycling season coming up.
Scott
Yes they hold everything in, but they are skin tight, so if you have lots of extra skin, you are still going to see the rolls.
They are very helpful with swimming because you will notice that you don't float as well as you used to. The wetsuit will give you back some of that bouyancy sp?
If you are swimming in a heated pool, you may find that you overheat in the wetsuit. It's strange to think about being dehydrated while swimming, but it is a very possible outcome with the heated pool + wetsuit combination
You could look into a triathlon suit or a skinsuit they will perform the same function as the wetsuit as far as covering everything. Or you could look into wearing an underarmor shirt and a rashguard or something similar. The underarmor will hold everything in place and the rash guard will cover it. Both of these are generally o.k. in the pool. The pools don't generally want cottong shirts because they weight you down and the material is potentially clogging to the filtration system.
The nice thing about the triathlon suit is it has a chamoise in it like the bicycle pants, but it is not as pronounced, generally thinner, so it can server double duty for you as you mention cycling season coming up.
Scott
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