my skin won't tighten!

[kalshnikov]

I WENT FROM ABOUT 16% BODYFAT TO 6% AND HAVE HAD THE WEIGHT OFF FOR ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS. MY SKIN ESPECIALLY ON MY ABS IS VERY LOSE AND WON'T TIGHTEN UP. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO OR TAKE TO HELP ME WITH THIS?
THANKS

[syntekz]

You might wnat to get your bodyfat checked again.

[Tryska]

a. could you please not type in caps?

b. how fast did you lose the weight? and how? were you weight-training during this time? from what i understand rapid weight lose can cause your skin to become lose and the only way to get rid of it is surgery. I may be totally wrong though.

also, perhaps this thread should be moved to general health, since it's not exactly diet related? nutrtion mods? please? for me? :angel:

[Belial]

It really does just take time. I've been there. :)

[Dez]

Originally posted by Tryska
b. how fast did you lose the weight? and how? were you weight-training during this time? from what i understand rapid weight lose can cause your skin to become lose and the only way to get rid of it is surgery. I may be totally wrong though.


Can someone plz confirm this as in whether the only way to get rid of such loose skin is through surgery? I'm now at 13.8% BF and have lost quite alot of weight in a short time (but I still lift weights). Right now my pecs (around the nipples) and triceps are loose (triceps is like one huge, loose but yet hard piece of crap).

So...should I continue losing my BF (diet and cardio) and wait till it's around 10% and see how's things going, or should I go see a doctor now?

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

The so called tight skin comes from VERY low bf [like under 8-10 in real terms] and the loss of sub-skin water.

[YatesNightBlade]

Sunlight tightens the skin so I've heard.

[syntekz]

Dries it out, eh?

[the doc]

t, ask and you shall recieve! ;)

[Tryska]

*grin*

thank you doc....you r00l!