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>I started at curves weighing in at 304 lbs. Right now >I'm right around 254. I've got at least 75 more to >lose before I re-evaluate my goals so saggying skin is >a big concern. My skin is getting looser all over my >body. I've got a huge "apron" on my belly and I even >noticed that the skin just above my vagina is saggy - >so sad! I can grab the skin at the tops of my thighs >and it fills my hand and then some. I've been asking >everyone I know if there's something I can do. I even >called a plastic surgeon and got nowhere. I will ask >my Doc tomorrow too (I see him for a weight loss >followup every 6 weeks to keep myself accountable). > >I know that pregnant women rub vitamin e (from >capsules) onto their bellys to prevent stretch marks >so I've been doing that just in case it will help >nourish my cells and encourage them to be more elastic >and shrink. > >I've also noticed that there are MANY "skin firming" >lotions on the market now and some of the store brands >are less than $5 a bottle. I've been using that too. > >They also say that drinking water REALLY helps so I'm >drinking a gallon a day (128oz). > >I'm doing all of this just in the hopes it will help. >But I'm also going to ask my doc if my insurance will >pay for surgery when I'm done and if I need it. > >Oh by the way! I've also read that all of this excess >skin that we do have will go away in 7 years time as >our skin is constantly renewing itself. But many don't >want to wait almost a decade to get rid of the sags.
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