ugh excess skin

excess skin. yes something i was scared of going into surgery. i was scared it was going to look horrible. i was scared it would be down to my knees and id have to still buy big pants because there would be just so much.

everything seemed to be 'going back into place?" persay i guess, even though ive been big my whole life. . it was all going find and dandy until this week i noticed, i think my excess skin may be bigger then what i would look like right now if i never had the issue of exccess skin at all.
does that make any sense what so ever to anybody but me? lol

ive been trying to embrace the skin. i was planning on getting no plastics until we had a baby.

embrace the skin like an old memory of myself. my old self. all the stretch marks, lines of memories of what ive been through the past 27 years, leading a mostly unheathly lifestyle. each time i look at the skin sometimes i am grateful for it, because 8 months ago i was a whole differant person and underneath the excess was plain ol fat.

when you look at your excess skin, what do you think? what triggers in your brain?

although i'm not at the point where i have excess skin yet, still have a lot to lose. my mom who lost 200 lbs after her sugery two years ago has a ton. although she's in her 50s so her skin isn't as elastic as ours is. she tells me a lot when i'm worrying about the skin that although it may not look all that great, as she has chosen not to get any plastics. its a constant reminder of what she used to be, and how amazing her life is now. turn everything that might be a negative, into something positive about the surgery and how much greater our lives can be now :)

exaclty! i try to remind myself of that constantly. it could be worse off.

 At first my excess skin was a lot worse than it is now.  It's not great on my arms but it really is way better than when I was 6 or so months out.  I do lift weights, which seems to help but I know to really get rid of it I'm going to have to have surgery one day.  It really doesn't bother me a ton but it's just kind of one of those things that's always in the back of my mind when I'm wearing short sleeve shirts.   My thighs aren't great but it's about the same scenerio as my arms, not great but I can live with it.   We are going to the Bahamas next month and I have my bikini all ready, so I'll post pictures at some point and let all of you judge for yourselves.  

I don't count my stomach because of my pregnancy and I'm not sure if we are having anymore babies or not so I figure why spend thousands of dollars to get a tummy tuck now, have a baby and have it go back to the way it was.  Honestly, I think my stomach would be pretty excess skin free had it not been for being pregnant.....I'll take my son and excess skin over flat tummy though. :-)  

I like your phrase, "embrace the skin" .....I'd personally rather have excess skin and weigh 113lbs less than go back to the way I was.  What's nice though is, for the first time in my life I'm not ashamed of my body.  Even though it's not perfect and I will not be gracing the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition anytime soon, I'm so happy that I finally look like the person that was hiding in my huge, old body.   Excess skin is a small price, imo, and it's fixable if need be.  Granted, I can't afford to have all the work done that I'd like so I am slowly just accepting the fact that this is me....take it or leave it!   If people only knew what we went through and go through, they would be just as proud of the extra skin as we all should be.  

~Emily~

thats it, we are doing a calander, the girls of wls, excess skin and all!!

 I DONT WANNA EMBRACE ANY LOSE SKIN!!!!!!!! hahahahaha. my PS scares will be my battle scars lol.  my plastic surgeron (who is  my cousin). said that i can way to have a full TT till i have children HELL NO!!!! i wanna look my best now that im young n i can have fun without a family resposability n stuff you know. then wheni have babies i can decide if i want an other TT. lol. 
i havent had any ps yet.but plainin on having a brachioplasty n a tt. and then depend how it goes i´ll having maybe my uper tights done n some  new girls lol. but not sure yet. i know i have to be careful cuz im very aware that i never gonna have a perfect body like "the ideal one" but i want to have the best one can have. my own fit and healthy. n i think i deserve it so. YAY!!! for plastic surgery!!! canta wait to have my date!!!

n u look great! btw  i don´t think ur gonna have to much lose skin.
hugs!!!

I wasn't innitially planning on having plastic surgery at all. but I have so much loose skin around my belly that it causes nasty rashes and skin irritations and none of my clothes fit right...it's constantly bothering me. Plus, my insurance will cover the TT so i'm getting that on the 29th. I don't think i'll have to mess much with my thighs but i would eventually like to get the girls perked up and maybe the arms...we'll see. But I'm all about getting the skin gone and rocking a great bod NOW. I may have another baby in the future...but I'll burn that bridge after I cross it  

I think you look awesome and I would kill to have your torso!!  Way to go!

Excess skin....ewww....and i have lots of it. My arms aren't horrible, and they don't bother me. However, I really really, really, really, really want an upper body lift and breast lift/augmentation. My sides (where my bra goes) is excess skin city. and my boobs look like deflated balloons.

The crepe-paper-esque stomach is not great, but i can live with it. But my thighs are looking more and more like crap.

I'm trying to live with the excess skin the best i can for now, but i'm definitely going to get it taken care of once I'm far enough out.

That being said, I am so much happier with the weight gone, that the excess skin is more of an annoyance than a problem. I'd just like to be able to wear a bra without pinching and pain.

I had my RNY Feb. 2009.
Lost about 142 lbs so far.
I have a lot of ugly excess skin....

Started at 376 day of surgery, I think and now am 233.

Tops: 4 XL.....Now: 1 XL

Bottoms: 30.....Now: 20 (VERY FRUSTRATING)!!!!!!!

It makes me look so much bigger than what I REALLY am, underneath it all!!!!!!!
:(

I strongly believe that the reason for my persistent lower back pain is my excess skin.  I take 10 mg of Flexeril, do back exercises, and use heating pad.  I first noticed the pain in March and have been having back pain ever since.  Dr. sent me for Lumbar x-rays.  Came back as slightly curved spine.....I really hope that with the back pain and documenting with my PCP, I can get this excess skin removed covered by my insurance (Medicaid).  I am from Pennsylvania.