Can anyone give me any advice about ways to prevent loose skin? Any supplements, miracle pills or prevention ideas? My biggest nightmare is that when I reach goal, there will be this huge puddle of skin down around my ankles, and I will have to pull it up and gather it into a pony tail on the top of my head! Surgery is financially NOT an option, so I want to do all I can. I know the following factors help-
Slow loss
Exercise
Lots of H20
Keep skin well lubricated
Youth if ya got it! (I don't)
Protein (we ALL got that)

Any other ideas or experience out there?Can anyone direct me to other posts on this topic? Of course, I would rather be thin and wrinkled than fat and firm, but I keep thinking of that pony tail.......
Hugs,
Kat

Hi there! You may want to try a search on this subject becasue it has been covered on several occassions...(don't misunderstand, you're totally right to ask the question!)...

...and I think the answer is pretty much summed up in your own post. Losing slowly is very good and also keeping the skin moisturized.

I worry about loose skin too. But I've resigned myself to worrying about it when the time comes. Thus far, I'm not sagging too much.

Here's hoping you won't be wearing that loose-skin ponytail!

Donald

Thank you, Donald. I will do that. I was just hoping for a miracle- that someone had discovered some magic wand type vitamin Q that kept all that from happening.
Slow weight loss may be the answer, but when I have a 5lb whoosh like last week, I'll take it! Ain't givin' it back nohow!
Hugs,
Kat
PS you sure are cute!

For me anyway. Of course I lose weight like a turtle walks, but so far the skin has been tightening up as I go. I think it probably helps if you aren't a smoker. Smoking dries up your skin and causes wrinkles. I think you will be fine.