Atkins Diet Questions: Loose Skin

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** 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 …

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25 Responses to “Atkins Diet Questions: Loose Skin”

  1. bowulf on August 23rd, 2009 at 3:22 am

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    If you do not have 125-200 pounds to lose, you probably will not be left with loose skin if you lose the weight correctly. My loose skin will probably be with me forever.

  2. TFKTE on August 25th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

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    can you catuly lose this extra skin with train of something natrual with out surgery

  3. bowulf on August 25th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

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    You are welcome. It is all about accepting the reality and doing the best with what you have. I may never be rid of the scars or imperfection of past mistakes, but how much better to ensure it never happens again.

    Those that matter don’t care about specifics and simply celebrate in my success. Keep up the good work!

  4. GavinsGramma on August 26th, 2009 at 8:48 pm

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    Your bravery to show your loose skin gave me a new way to look at this upcoming problem for me. Thank you for pointing out the alternative! I am thrilled to hear a REAL person talk about this.And I am choosing to stick with my Atkins. I have many many pounds to lose, and have lost 40 now in 7-1/2 weeks. And after watching this, I know it won’t be “pretty” with the loose skin, but it’s better than carry that skin filled with fat. Thank you again!

  5. bowulf on August 28th, 2009 at 7:45 am

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    Just remember there is a limit on cheese of 3-4 oz per day. I don’t see any vegetables, and you should be getting 2-3 cups of salad veggies per day. If you haven’t lost yet, you might consider restricting the aspartame – check out my daily sweetener per day video for why.

  6. bowulf on August 28th, 2009 at 8:10 pm

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    Country Crock is margarine and discouraged. Only butter is butter.

  7. SuccessXS on August 31st, 2009 at 2:48 am

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    forgot to mention it was melted butter, is this good? or bad? also can i use country crock? it doesnt say weather its butter or margarine, thanks BO.

  8. SuccessXS on September 2nd, 2009 at 6:04 pm

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    iam wondering if i am defeating myself by something in my diet thats not right, or not enough, like i said for breakfast i had prob. 3 small pieces of butter and 1/8th stick of butter with grape drink with aspartine. thanks Bo. i could use the help

  9. SuccessXS on September 4th, 2009 at 10:13 am

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    first congrats, then thanks for replying.
    my diet today will consist of chicken and butter for breakfast with grape drink with aspartine in it, lunch steak and butter same drink, dinner steak and butter samme drink. as a snack i plan to have roast beef, with either cheddar, or swiss cheese. today i barely register, after haveing cheddar cheese and pepperoni last night, why and how could this be, its been 10 days since i started, feel free to leave your phone number so we can cumminacate more .

  10. bowulf on September 5th, 2009 at 9:42 pm

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    Ketosis is one of those things you are either in or not. If they register medium, you are good to go. Darker colors simply means you are more dehydrated.

  11. bowulf on September 8th, 2009 at 3:38 am

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    The problem with too much protein is it will turn to glucose and eventually to fat if you don’t use it.

    The preferred fuel source is actually fat with moderate amount of protein (depending on the workout level).

  12. jvmc08 on September 10th, 2009 at 9:02 am

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    dont focus on losing weight people and fancy diets just eat a lot of protein take vitamins and lift weight because muscle burns fat and also tightens your skin if you have questions contact me

  13. SuccessXS on September 11th, 2009 at 12:38 pm

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    bo, i keep having a hard time staying in ketosis, and never seem to register more than a medium, i cannot figure it out.

  14. Chaaarge on September 13th, 2009 at 3:00 am

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    oh ok. I’m also wondering if there’s a good way to get rid of stretchmarks. I don’t have loose skin but I have those marks. I used to be 25% body fat, now I’m 8%

  15. bowulf on September 15th, 2009 at 10:24 am

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    The skin is an organ that is more than just fat like muscle, blood vessel etc. However once the cells are created they are permanent. I have dropped down to single digit BF%, and the skin still remains. It’s like a balloon once the skin is damaged at a certain point it won’t repair itself.

    That’s not necessarily for someone 50 pounds overweight, but someone 200 pounds it may never snap back.

  16. Chaaarge on September 18th, 2009 at 2:22 am

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    quick question. I thought the body only consisted of muscle and fat and that skin was simply body fat. So if you keep burning body fat %, won’t the loose skin tighten itself up? the stretch marks are a different issue

  17. bowulf on September 20th, 2009 at 2:19 am

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    Congrats on the success you’ve had. I can very much relate. If you want to chat sometimes, you can reach me on my jabber account: bowulf at gmail dot c om.

  18. Adilinar9000 on September 22nd, 2009 at 1:46 am

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    Thanks for this video.
    I am 19 years old ..
    All of my life I was severely overweight … I went from like 250kg (Like 450 pounds) to 71kg (actually) in very short time .. like … 1 year and a half .. and I have this lose skin on my belly … I’m very frustrated about it, I look at you and I thought I was the only one, and I see other videos, and mine isn’t that bad (Its toning with crunches) ..
    But its better than being 450 pounds … :)
    I’d like to chat with you if you have any spare time! n.n

  19. bowulf on September 24th, 2009 at 6:20 pm

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    You should not have any issue…

  20. andypandy1995 on September 25th, 2009 at 4:54 pm

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    heya im 15 and recently gained a stone like really fast in like 3 weeks (yes its possible!..), like im not overweight i have a healthy bmi and stuff but i just think Id be happier if i lost 14-20lbs, by healthy eating and exercise. It wouldnt be likely that id get loose skin would it?

  21. michaelstanger on September 26th, 2009 at 6:08 am

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    thanks. we are so vain and dont think about the big picture. the weight loss is such a huge acomplishment that we shouldnt stress about the skin. but you know we always will.

  22. bowulf on September 29th, 2009 at 4:54 pm

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    Keep up with the exercise to work on the muscles under the skin, and you will indeed “rock in a bikini.” You are doing phenomenal work dropping 50 pounds already. Good job!

  23. bowulf on October 1st, 2009 at 12:02 pm

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    You are welcome!

  24. h2007 on October 3rd, 2009 at 5:48 pm

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    haha, your awesome and incredibly inspiring.

    thanks.

  25. CoffeeSlave on October 5th, 2009 at 7:04 pm

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    very inspirational! im an 18yo female and I currently weigh 190lbs, starting my diet on feb 24th at the starting weight of 240. i dont really have that lose skin problem yet with the exception of a bit when i suck my stomach in obv lmao, but when i leave my stomach out i can tell its still mostly fat. but im still very scared of that loose skin since i do want 2 eventually rock in a bikini… and surgery isnt really an option for me (ugly scars + expensive)

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