OK folks......movin' right along..........

I think we have beaten this "dead  horse".........to a putrefied pulp!  Lets talk sumpin' else....mmkay??  
   Now .......for those of you who are at "goal" or nearly there.  Are you considering "plastics?"   If yes......how did you come to this decision?  Did insurance pay....or are you  self  pay?  
     For those not going W/ "plastics"  how bad is living W/ the excess skin?  How long have you had it?  is it manageable?  We all know there are different "levels" of skin "issues"  I have a lot.....but not as much as i would have expected! ( I call my panni....my "pregnancy pooch".....after all....I "gave birth" to a 300lbs baby!) At the moment it is manageable for me.   Curios to hear your thought/opinions on this!   

BTW......If ANYONE brings up the "C"  word on this thread.....I'm dropping the "dead horse's"  carcass on your front lawn! 

 This is a really good question.  I'm 4 pounds from goal (still can't really believe it) and my skin is...interesting.  I am waiting for them to make a bra that has a side-skin pouch.  I was trying to stuff the side skin in there while the fitter was trying to push the boobs the other way...quite the tussle.  But I digress.

Yeah, so, my skin is manageable in that I can hide it all with clothes but it is rather horrifying in all of its glory.  I have thought about what procedures I'd get assuming I cannot afford everything I need.  However, even in the last few weeks it's starting to look better.  Not so much that it's all tightening up, no such miracle, but that it seems less wrinkly somehow.

At this point I think I'm going to wait for my last 4 pounds and focus on stablizing my weight there and then in 6 or so months do another skin assessment and see what I can live with and what I really feel I can't.  I hate surgery too though so I'm probably less inclined to go for it unless I really am negatively impacted.

Funny story with the bra... 

You will be amazed how much you skin snaps back, and how your body re-distributes itself.  I highly recommend you do what you plan to do and wait to see what sitll needs, or what you want, to be done after that 6 months.

You are sooooooo close to goal!  Looking forward to celebrating with you! 

Hugs,

Cindy

At nearly 2 years out, and 1-1/2 years at maintenance, I have to say my skin has bounced back better than I had ever hoped.  not perfect, but very little of me is :}

Plastics arent and never were an option, unless I become a widow, but I am not going to become one just for plastics. :}  Plastics would only have been an option if it were a medical necessity and insurance would pay, but I didnt count on either of those things happening, so knew I was going to hae to give my extra skin a nice foundation to drape over.

Honestly, my back, shoulders, chest and arms have filled in quite nicely since I have built up a nice foundation of muscle underneath.  My belly is a funny little tadpole thing, my booty has bumflaps and the little saddlebag pockets are still there, but that is just my shape, and even if I lost more fat, all that would do is leave me smaller saddlebags with frilly skin :}

So, I have been intrigued and amazed about what 2 years out looks like and I imagine that continuing to mature my muscles in the harder to build places, like my hams and bootay will only change the way my skin hangs for the better. 

I am thankful for how well my skin has done, and my heart hurts for folks who have done serious hard work with the weight loss portion, only to feel like it doesnt really matter anyway, because they are so uncomfortable with the extra skin and have no means to do anything about it.

Great topic!

This is something that has started to become more interesting to me.  I don't think I will consider plastics mainly because I hate surgery and the risks that come with it.  The thought of finally getting semi-healthy and then getting some horrible infection or something seems stupid.  Maybe my thought process is stupid, but I just don't see me spending the money and/or time to "do it right."  That whole incision around your entire body or from elbow to armpit...blech!!!!!

I am 42 years old (for two more weeks), and I've been overweight for about 30 of those years.  My skin...well....I have giant bat weeks...lijke a big ol' fox bat.  I have fabulous thighs until I stand up...droopy to my knees....and the panni...well....it's there.

There are certain clothes that I will never wear, but I look good in the right ones, and I can live with the limitation. 

Even if I considered changing my mind, I would not do so until I could commit my lazy bones to do some serious strength training and see what results I could get out a year or so. 

Theresa

I would like to have a tummy tuck and boobs placed back to their proper level. I have been EXTREMELY surprised by my belly. I used to have a buddha belly and it was quite beautiful. As I lost weight I knew I'd prolly have a wrinkly hanging belly.
 
I have been shocked that week after week it keeps defying gravity and it keeps going up and lifting. I'm not even doing situps or anything! In a pair of bikini panties my belly looks awesome, like a woman that's had a kid, though I've never had a kid. The boobs are another matter. They used to be huge and plump, now they are sad and empty  but I still get complimented, lol.

I intend to go to Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey Mexico since I love his work and he fits my budget.

btw, what is the C word?

Y'all best listen to him. Given his admitted fettishes and proclivities there is no telling what he might have done to/with that dead carcass before he drops it on your front lawn.

I am 61 but if I could afford it, I would have face lift, batwings removed, and boobs lifted off the floor!

I had a tummy tuck/lower body lift and a breast lift/augmentation.

I now have the abs, butt, and breasts I had in high school. I was self pay but it was worth every penny. 

I didn't look that bad before plastic surgery, no pannus or anything terrible, but after all this work I wanted to look hot. I also feel more motivated to maintain my loss now that I look this good.

No, no plastics for me, I thought about a small breast augmentation and a bit of lypo on my thighs and tummy... but changed my mind... or hubby did, or finances did, or logic did...

From head to toe:
-  I have a small sag of skin under my chin
-  I would love a tiny bit more fullness to my breasts and a lift
-  I would love lypo on my tummy and it could use some skin removed
-  I would love lypo on my thighs and it also have a small sag on my upper thighs

I am shocked at how good my body looks considering I have lost over 85 lbs!!  I do not scar well, my 5 tiny incisions from my sleeve are still VERY visable.  So getting any kind of body lift or breast augmentation would leave me with dark red cord like scars for like 6 years or more.  (I had my appendix removed 6.5 years ago and my scar is finally starting to fade... pic on profile of Sleeve scars)

Anyway, I look great all things considered!  And I have decided to accept my body as it is.  Check out my profile pics, I have nothing to complain about!!  

Hugs,

Cindy