Hi, yep those seeds are on a daily bases. Only I got the messurments wrong I realised the other night when I was pooring them out. The linseed/flaxseed is 2 table spoons and the pumpkin seeds are 2tablespoons as well. The sunflower and seaseme seeds are 1tablespoon. I mix them in my salad. Which really adds a nice taste to them. Though I know a lot of people eat them as snacks. Good luck.

Ok, cool, hope it doesnt matter if you eat more than reccommended. I went and bought 2 lbs of each yesterday and took a cup of eat and mixed it in a zip lock. As I get the munchies I just grab the bag and eat some while Im at work. I feel like Im a bird though

Oh yea and when I was at GNC yesterday, I asked the lady there about what you said about the seeds and what you said is correct ( not that I was really doubting, but more of checking on its correctness before I bought em ).

Diet back on, really hope it does the trick. Thank you...

Haha, when I first starting taking them I felt a bit like a bird as well. Glad to hear that it was good information. Just be a bit careful on how much you do take because while they are very good for you they do have fats in them as well. Though its the good kind, if you know what I mean. Glad to here your back on track.

I've heard about skin brushing. Maybe look into that? I've had 3 kids, my oldest is 4 and my middle was 10lbs. I was huge and I have a big flabby belly to prove it, although I never put on more than the reccommended weight. I know if I ever do lose enough weight, my skin will be even loser. A tummy tuck is definatly something I see in my future. They do it so low now, no one but you and your future wife will see your scar, even if you go around shirt less.

I know I can't totally prevent all loose skin but as I lose the weight, what can I do to try to prevent it as much as possible and keep my skin shrinking with the weight loss as much as possible? I don't want to have the surgery when I'm done. I would rather try to do things now, that will help my skin bounce back as much as possible. Here are some facts:

I'm 30
I've been skinny most of my life, I've been overweight for about 8 years
I have 152 lbs to lose
I'm on Weight Watchers
I would like to average 2 lbs/week through a healthy diet and excercise


I don't want to build major muscle right now bc I *have* to lose weight, I have to lose lbs.

Thanks for any help!

By losing weight Slowly, you should have nothing to worry about. Saggy skin comes from losing Alot of weight really Fast.
2 or 3 pounds per week is a good rate.
Exercising is so beneficial to both weight loss AND prevention of sagging skin. Most people don't bulk up or build mass muscle by adding hand-weights to their exercise regime. I encourage you to add the weights & you don't have to worry, it's Nothing close to engaging in a 'Weight Training' program. You won't gain weight - it will help you lose weight AND inches.

Exercising and light weights are the number one way to prevent saggy skin. Gravity alone causes our skin to sag & the only way to counteract it is by exercising.
Well, I have to go. I just talked myself into getting up and going running!
Thanks!

Chicago...
I know exactly what you're going through! I started at 311lbs and have gone done 50lbs so far and have really started to notice differences in my body (i'm maintaining the 2lb/wk average) ie loose skin. Because you're/I'm still young, our skin should catch up with our bodies, but otherwise, your best bet - from what I've heard - is trying to tone. Light weights, high reps...you won't build bulky muscle, but you will get leaner and firmer. Water aerobics is supposed to be good too because it's low impact and the resistance of the water is good for building that leaner look too (too bad you have to wear a bathing suit though! ). Finally vitamin e cream is supposed to do something - I haven't tried it yet, but I think I'm going to try soon - I'll let you know how it goes!

Good Luck!!! You can do it!

I saw somethin on bodybuilders.com n someone went down 100+lbs and ended up with loose skin, he said he was going to get the excess skin fixed up at the hospital soon. Not sure about the exact web address to that transformation..but its in www.bodybuilders.com then click on super site....then transformations. he's there somewhere. You may be able to relate if you're concerned about having loose skin.

Ne ways, from what I've heard, cocoa butter helps, and it helps with stretch marks.

Hey everyone.. just joined still trying to navigate all the forums so not even sure where to post! Just as background ive been overweight forever-- lost about 100 pounds at the age of 16 (the wrong way!) and gained at all back over the past 8 years... now im 23 and trying to do it right... one thing im super paranoid about is having hanging stretched skin which i feel is inevitable as im at 280 pounds .. 5'11'... anyone have thoughts on this? best toning/prevention exercise... etc?? thanks!

Thank you everyone! This really scares me. Does anyone else have experience with this or know how to help prevent/lessen it?

If you exercise throughout the weightloss, it should prevent skin looseness. If you lose slowly, that should prevent it as well.

Good luck!

This is of great interest to me as my start weight was 326 and I'm at 313.5 right now. and I want to lose a total of 196 lbs.

I've heard that there are like 4 factors, which are age, how much/fast you loose, if you've had a baby before (for woman duh!), and how much water you drink.

I've got youth and water on my side, so I hope I don't have too much issues with saggy skin, but I'd much rather have saggy skin and be alive than die of a heart attack at 40.

A totally salient point, Kallie. Well done!

Using weights to build muscle will actually help your body burn fat. I heard that for every pound of muscle that you gain you burn off an additional 50 calories a day. So some light-weight weight training could really help tone you up and make your body burn more calories throughout the day.

Okay, here's the background story. I was 200 lbs about three years ago, and dropped down to 160. Over this summer, I've gotten to 150. While this makes me pretty happy, the loose, 'extra' skin left over (solely on my stomach) is quite bothersome.

Has anyone experienced this? Has it gone away? It looks just like fat, but it's much looser, for me. And I'd love to somehow reduce it, as I'm a little self-conscious.
It's only on my stomach area, so I suppose abdominal exercises can help. But I was also wondering if I'd 'grow into it'... Since I'm not quite 18 yet, and possibly have some extra growth awaiting me.

What would you do to fix such a problem? I can't get plastic surgery for a number of reasons, and frankly wouldn't want it. But if there's a way to reduce the look of baggy, loose skin around the stomach after weight loss, I'm willing to try it.