EXCESS SKIN after losing 200 pounds
There are urban legends about this, but it isn't true. You can probably donate to "science" and have them use the skin in teaching colleges and stuff, but our skin is stretched, crepey, and wouldn't graft well onto lving burn victims. So it doesn't work that way.
~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!
Kudos to you, Lady L! I look about the same as you in clothes if I wear my compression cami. I have a muscle bulge thing, not a hernia, that the Doc says only a TT will fix. I'd be in 12's if it wasn't for the belly muscles. I love your description of you thighs, mine are the same way.
Thanks for posting these pics. I wish someone had down this in my early stages so I'd been more prepared for what I'd end up with!
Thanks for posting these pics. I wish someone had down this in my early stages so I'd been more prepared for what I'd end up with!
Dee ..... ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º>
My new G.O.A.L. ~~~~ Get Out And Live!
Includes 61lbs lost before surgery
My new G.O.A.L. ~~~~ Get Out And Live!
Includes 61lbs lost before surgery
From time to time I see posts by people who are horribly unhappy with their results, feeling frankensteinian..... I think it's important to see what could happen. There ARE people who, if they realized what naked would be thin..... might actually be unwilling to have the surgery. We each have our priorities, what matters to us the most. I had a few individuals with the exact same body type as me share their private naked pictures with me, and I knew mentally what I should expect.... just not the way reality feels, y'know?
But overall.... I'll take what I have NOW clothed over what I had clothed OR naked pre-op.
But overall.... I'll take what I have NOW clothed over what I had clothed OR naked pre-op.
~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!
I knew there would be skin, how could there NOT be when you lose this much weight! But honestly, I went into this already accepting whatever I ended up with. The comorbiditioes were slowly killing me so to get rid of them was my first priority. Oh yeah, I'm happy to be this size and look forward to losing a bit more but if I don't I'm happy with what I've got. So I'm with ya...I'll take it naked or clothed!
IF I ever persue PS it'll be to get this stretched muscle thing fixed, mainly because it's getting painful by the end of the day.
IF I ever persue PS it'll be to get this stretched muscle thing fixed, mainly because it's getting painful by the end of the day.
Dee ..... ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸><((((º>
My new G.O.A.L. ~~~~ Get Out And Live!
Includes 61lbs lost before surgery
My new G.O.A.L. ~~~~ Get Out And Live!
Includes 61lbs lost before surgery
Oh you brave warrior.
I too look great with clothes on-that includes 3/4 length sleeves.
I will never have plastic surgery. The only surgery I want to have is a kidney transplant surgery-that will be enough for me in this lifetime.
I do think it's sad that we lose all this weight and many can only see the flaws in themselves.
It also makes me sad when people spend thousands on plastics and still aren't happy. It's like they are chasing something that can't find.
I think our culture shows up these photoshopped unrealistic versions of what women look like.
I try to own my beauty.
I can certainly see yours.
Deb T.
I too look great with clothes on-that includes 3/4 length sleeves.
I will never have plastic surgery. The only surgery I want to have is a kidney transplant surgery-that will be enough for me in this lifetime.
I do think it's sad that we lose all this weight and many can only see the flaws in themselves.
It also makes me sad when people spend thousands on plastics and still aren't happy. It's like they are chasing something that can't find.
I think our culture shows up these photoshopped unrealistic versions of what women look like.
I try to own my beauty.
I can certainly see yours.
Deb T.
Plastic surgery is often discussed in "rounds"..... "This round I'm going to have XYZ fixed, but I'm saving ABC for another round"..... it seems like a whole lot of "what needs to be fixed" rather than what one has.
I want my breasts fixed, but overall I'm okay with who and what I am. Most of the time I step out of the shower and say "What a sexy back I have" rather than thinking about the yuck in the front of me.... and I'm happier for focusing on the positives.
I want my breasts fixed, but overall I'm okay with who and what I am. Most of the time I step out of the shower and say "What a sexy back I have" rather than thinking about the yuck in the front of me.... and I'm happier for focusing on the positives.
~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!
Thank you for posting this. My breasts have always been lopsided and are so much so now that I think it's noticeable in clothes. (I probably need to go to a fitter and get a little foam to balance them.) I'm also starting to get some really noticeable sagging. My sister has long said that I am allergic to sleeves, so the upper arm bit is starting to show and bother me a little. And I doubt that I'll be able to afford PS... Anyway, we're healthier, and that's what makes it worth it. Thanks for sharing.
As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we will walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over again the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. -- Thoreau 
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