Atkins Diet Questions: Loose Skin

Posted by on December 22, 2010 under Atkins Diet | 25 Comments to Read

** Graphic Display of loose skin around my stomach near the end — Viewers may want to ensure a bag is available ** Today’s episode I deal with the one of the most common questions people ask me after hearing of my 200 pound weight loss. That is, “do you have much problems with loose skin?” In the end, I have to admit that I do have a bit of loose skin (I affectionately & sometime not so affectionately my “SharPei”) around my torso and legs, but it could be much worse. I could have the sheets of skin some dieters (more often low Calorie big losers) have or even worse be my original weight still living in fear of loose skin. There are times that I actually like my stretchmarks as they server as reminders of what might be if I think I can lax up. It also serves as a talking point like my pathetic driver’s license does for people looking for hope, but most days I am just thankful for shirts. There are other things that are claimed to help, but I have not tried. Cocoa Butter and Mederma are both used by pregnant women to ease the appearance of stretchmarks. Additionally, I believe the content of this Diet helps in maintaining the elasticity due to protein and fat being featured. The body does not cannibalize its own resources like on other diets, and many report their skin looks as good and clear as it ever had. Good skin health implies good skin elasticity to respond to the weight loss as well. One final theory about loose skin: www.bodyfatguide.com To summarize the above …

splashLASHcom said,
I wasted so much money on creams & oils and nothing worked because stretch marks are like scars- tissue is dead. The only way to get rid of them is to mechanically abrade them. This is expensive at dermatologist’s office but you can do it cheaply at home using medical crystals. All my stretch marks are gone and I feel normal again. Just google search medicalcrystals.
MrMarkphillips132 said,
hey plz answer my question im 18 and around 230lbs with a 40″ inch waist im currently goin on a healthy diet n working out in the gym. will i get loose skin ? i so abs evryother day
bowulf said,
@akbar2k7 Being 16, it should be fine. If you have stretchmarks, they’ll fade significantly and not be noticeably in 3-12 months. It varies per person.
akbar2k7 said,
Hey I want get from 40inch to around 34 inch waist and lose around 10kg. Im 16 im losing weight quit fast and its fat not muscle around 2kg a week. I have a big belly but will i get lose skin after I lose weight.
bowulf said,
@OwenGTA I think you should be in good position that within a 1 year or so, you shouldn’t have much of problem. Just keep working out and firming up the muscle tone underneath the problem areas. Being 17 gives you loads of benefits in recovering from it.
OwenGTA said,
I’m 17 and around 6 months ago I lost a good, hmm 70-90 lbs? by myself. I now weigh 160, and I’m 5’11, which I’m told is pretty skinny but I have loose skin
Will it tighten up over time because I’m young? I’m exercising to try and build muscle but I dont know if thats helping.
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bowulf said,
@thepamperroom You are welcome. I stressed about the same thing before I lost the weight. What if I hated the way I looked afterwords? I realized I couldn’t dislike the way I looked any more than I did before I lost the weight. I am glad I could provide at least one perspective on this question.
thepamperroom said,
Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this!! Just minutes before I clicked the link to your youtube page I wondered about the effects of having extra skin after losing weight. Well, this has helped more than you can understand. Besides, what is worse- a “skirt” of flabby flesh as I have now, or loose skin?
thepamperroom said,
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gracepub said,
skin dry brushing does work for pulling up loose skin. I started it expecting my skin to pull up in a year. I started seeing results in 2 months.
gracepub said,
skin dry brushing does work for pulling up loose skin. I started it expecting my skin to pull up in a year. I started seeing results in 2 months.
MegaAvenger2010 said,
after reading the book
i did the atkins diet in 2005 for afew months(inductiononly), and all i know it got me very fit.
but because i wasnt too overweight i went back to my normal eating habits.5 years later i weight nearly 80 kilos when my bmi is 70kg.Last week after watching your story. i felt so motivated of starting it once again.and after just one week i am 75 i just cant believe how quick im shedding weight and i fell so younger. i just wanna thank you for posting your story.
cattyerde said,
msm powder is said to help
barbara4u850 said,
You have a lot of courage and my hat is off to you! I am hoping to lose 150lbs total and I will more likely have some of that lose skin but like you I will be proud and happy to answer whatever questions someone might have about my lose skin! Oh one thing as being a woman who has had a child the cocca butter lotion for the stretch marks does not work.
bowulf said,
@MissDaisy128 Depends on the age and height for someone under 30 or say over 5’4″ it should be no problem. It comes down to proportion of final weight. Someone who only weighs 100 pounds after losing 45 pounds will be more likely to have them than someone 200 pounds. Either way though that person will be healthier.
MissDaisy128 said,
Do you think losing 45 pounds would result in lose skin?
bowulf said,
@WhosAtroll At 16, I doubt that in 2 or 3 years after losing the weight you’d notice them any longer. Just lose the weight with a healthy plan (like Atkins) as opposed to an ultra low Calorie, starvation diet.
WhosAtroll said,
im 16 and have some stretch marks on my gut do they go away over time??
Gideon359 said,
that was a sharpai mix with a bulldog. lol
conceptnutrition said,
Thanks for this terrific video and sharing so openly! You are so right – stretch marks and loose skin are a small price to pay for getting a new lease on life.