Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Morgan......I wanted to ask, and forgive me as I am relatively new to the group, and haven't written ever to the group......and I may have missed your info, but are you an ethical vegan or one for health reasons? Linda G. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - " Morgan " <baby.gabrielle Sunday, February 06, 2005 4:55 PM Re: Re: Significant Weight Loss question > Oh that drives me nuts too. Except for time after my pregnancies when i > hadn't > lost the baby weight yet, i have never been overweight. However, I have > this > sagging skin on my lower belly! I hate it! I like low-rise jeans but > always have > to wear a shirt that i make sure reaches the top of my pants or the saggy > skin shows. > Drives me crazy! It's just not fair. > > ~*~Morgan~*~ > Mom to Gabrielle (5) & Faith (2) > Pro Life * Christian * Vegan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - > Ask Me > > Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:21 AM > Re: Significant Weight Loss question > > Kirsten, > I have found that sagging skin is almost as difficult to cope with > as the initial weight. I have pockets of loose skin all over my > torso and upper legs. When the doctor suggested that I couldn't do > this on my own, the skin was one of the concerns she addressed. She > indicated that once you have been obese for five years or more, your > skin no longer has the capacity to tone up. She indicated to me that > surgery is the only way to deal with it and cosmetic surgery isn't > covered under most medical insurance. > As the weight has come off, my body has changed dramatically, my > shape is greatly effected by the hanging skin. It has been somewhat > discouraging. I do believe some degree of toning has to be possible, > but apparently surgery is the only way to completely remove it. > Wouldn't it be nice if we could just " unzip " the " fatsuit " and step > out? We have to keep a sense of humour, as we make this journey, > don't you agree? > Robin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > , " Carousel Cheesecakes " > <cc1@m...> wrote: > > * losing the first 75 pounds is fantastic. > > Do you find that by loosing so much weight you have sagging skin? I am > concerned about this. I already have it after just loosing 20 pounds. Does it tighten up a bit or do you think surgery will be necessary to tighten things back up again? > > Kirsten > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 * losing the first 75 pounds is fantastic. Do you find that by loosing so much weight you have sagging skin? I am concerned about this. I already have it after just loosing 20 pounds. Does it tighten up a bit or do you think surgery will be necessary to tighten things back up again? Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Kirsten, I have found that sagging skin is almost as difficult to cope with as the initial weight. I have pockets of loose skin all over my torso and upper legs. When the doctor suggested that I couldn't do this on my own, the skin was one of the concerns she addressed. She indicated that once you have been obese for five years or more, your skin no longer has the capacity to tone up. She indicated to me that surgery is the only way to deal with it and cosmetic surgery isn't covered under most medical insurance. As the weight has come off, my body has changed dramatically, my shape is greatly effected by the hanging skin. It has been somewhat discouraging. I do believe some degree of toning has to be possible, but apparently surgery is the only way to completely remove it. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just " unzip " the " fatsuit " and step out? We have to keep a sense of humour, as we make this journey, don't you agree? Robin , " Carousel Cheesecakes " <cc1@m...> wrote: > > > > > * losing the first 75 pounds is fantastic. > > > > Do you find that by loosing so much weight you have sagging skin? I am > concerned about this. I already have it after just loosing 20 pounds. Does > it tighten up a bit or do you think surgery will be necessary to tighten > things back up again? > > > > Kirsten > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Thank you for being so open and honest about this. My problem is my belly but I would not doubt it if my legs do the same. I did manage to get my arms looking quite respectable with weights. I no longer have those wings behind my elbows. I do have some minor stretch marks on my upper arms under the pits. That is the pits isn't it? I will be having a hysterectomy soon and will ask the doctor to remove some excess at that time to save on the cost and discomfort of going through it again later. Of course I need to loose more weight first. Kirsten Ask Me [DaisyChain1964] Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:21 AM Re: Significant Weight Loss question Kirsten, I have found that sagging skin is almost as difficult to cope with as the initial weight. I have pockets of loose skin all over my torso and upper legs. When the doctor suggested that I couldn't do this on my own, the skin was one of the concerns she addressed. She indicated that once you have been obese for five years or more, your skin no longer has the capacity to tone up. She indicated to me that surgery is the only way to deal with it and cosmetic surgery isn't covered under most medical insurance. As the weight has come off, my body has changed dramatically, my shape is greatly effected by the hanging skin. It has been somewhat discouraging. I do believe some degree of toning has to be possible, but apparently surgery is the only way to completely remove it. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just " unzip " the " fatsuit " and step out? We have to keep a sense of humour, as we make this journey, don't you agree? Robin , " Carousel Cheesecakes " <cc1@m...> wrote: > > > > > * losing the first 75 pounds is fantastic. > > > > Do you find that by loosing so much weight you have sagging skin? I am > concerned about this. I already have it after just loosing 20 pounds. Does > it tighten up a bit or do you think surgery will be necessary to tighten > things back up again? > > > > Kirsten > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Oh that drives me nuts too. Except for time after my pregnancies when i hadn't lost the baby weight yet, i have never been overweight. However, I have this sagging skin on my lower belly! I hate it! I like low-rise jeans but always have to wear a shirt that i make sure reaches the top of my pants or the saggy skin shows. Drives me crazy! It's just not fair. ~*~Morgan~*~ Mom to Gabrielle (5) & Faith (2) Pro Life * Christian * Vegan *~If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. ~Paul McCartney~* ~*A vegetarian is a person who won't eat anything that can have children. ~David Brenner*~ **Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things,** ***man will not himself find peace. . - Albert Schweitzer*** - Ask Me Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:21 AM Re: Significant Weight Loss question Kirsten, I have found that sagging skin is almost as difficult to cope with as the initial weight. I have pockets of loose skin all over my torso and upper legs. When the doctor suggested that I couldn't do this on my own, the skin was one of the concerns she addressed. She indicated that once you have been obese for five years or more, your skin no longer has the capacity to tone up. She indicated to me that surgery is the only way to deal with it and cosmetic surgery isn't covered under most medical insurance. As the weight has come off, my body has changed dramatically, my shape is greatly effected by the hanging skin. It has been somewhat discouraging. I do believe some degree of toning has to be possible, but apparently surgery is the only way to completely remove it. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just " unzip " the " fatsuit " and step out? We have to keep a sense of humour, as we make this journey, don't you agree? Robin , " Carousel Cheesecakes " <cc1@m...> wrote: > > > > > * losing the first 75 pounds is fantastic. > > > > Do you find that by loosing so much weight you have sagging skin? I am > concerned about this. I already have it after just loosing 20 pounds. Does > it tighten up a bit or do you think surgery will be necessary to tighten > things back up again? > > > > Kirsten > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Hi Linda I am a vegan for both reasons. I am strongly against animal exploitation - be it for food, clothing, entertainment, etc and also believe animal products are unhealthy to eat. I am a new vegan - been vegetarian for about ten years but a vegan for only a few months. I feel much healthier as a vegan than i did as a lacto- veggie Morgan , " Linda Geant " <ljg@m...> wrote: > > Morgan......I wanted to ask, and forgive me as I am relatively new to the > group, and haven't written ever to the group......and I may have missed > your info, but are you an ethical vegan or one for health reasons? > > Linda G. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - > " Morgan " <baby.gabrielle@v...> > > Sunday, February 06, 2005 4:55 PM > Re: Re: Significant Weight Loss question > > > Oh that drives me nuts too. Except for time after my pregnancies when i > > hadn't > > lost the baby weight yet, i have never been overweight. However, I have > > this > > sagging skin on my lower belly! I hate it! I like low-rise jeans but > > always have > > to wear a shirt that i make sure reaches the top of my pants or the saggy > > skin shows. > > Drives me crazy! It's just not fair. > > > > ~*~Morgan~*~ > > Mom to Gabrielle (5) & Faith (2) > > Pro Life * Christian * Vegan > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > - > > Ask Me > > > > Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:21 AM > > Re: Significant Weight Loss question > > > > Kirsten, > > I have found that sagging skin is almost as difficult to cope with > > as the initial weight. I have pockets of loose skin all over my > > torso and upper legs. When the doctor suggested that I couldn't do > > this on my own, the skin was one of the concerns she addressed. She > > indicated that once you have been obese for five years or more, your > > skin no longer has the capacity to tone up. She indicated to me that > > surgery is the only way to deal with it and cosmetic surgery isn't > > covered under most medical insurance. > > As the weight has come off, my body has changed dramatically, my > > shape is greatly effected by the hanging skin. It has been somewhat > > discouraging. I do believe some degree of toning has to be possible, > > but apparently surgery is the only way to completely remove it. > > Wouldn't it be nice if we could just " unzip " the " fatsuit " and step > > out? We have to keep a sense of humour, as we make this journey, > > don't you agree? > > Robin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > , " Carousel Cheesecakes " > > <cc1@m...> wrote: > > > * losing the first 75 pounds is fantastic. > > > Do you find that by loosing so much weight you have sagging skin? I am > > concerned > about this. I already have it after just loosing 20 pounds. Does it > tighten up a bit or > do you think surgery will be necessary to tighten things back up again? > > > Kirsten > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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