Loose skin at age 15 and losing weight?!
Question: Hi! I'm Gerald. Well I weighed about 245 lbs. a month ago, and being bulimic got me down to 218. Yes, bulimia is bad i'll get a torn up throat (btw i found a way to prevent that), it'll eat my muscles, blah blah blah. Don't care lol. um but anyways I'm slightly worried about the whole loose skin thing....its a little loose now but i need to know if there are like certain ways to prevent it. (and don't give me a smart-*** answer like stop being bulimic) :)
Answers: Hi! I'm Gerald. Well I weighed about 245 lbs. a month ago, and being bulimic got me down to 218. Yes, bulimia is bad i'll get a torn up throat (btw i found a way to prevent that), it'll eat my muscles, blah blah blah. Don't care lol. um but anyways I'm slightly worried about the whole loose skin thing....its a little loose now but i need to know if there are like certain ways to prevent it. (and don't give me a smart-*** answer like stop being bulimic) :)
The loose skin is from losing weight too quickly probably. If you lose more than the healthy # of pounds (like 2-3) per week, then you have a bigger chance of getting loose skin like that. Not everyone gets it even if they lose weight, some people get nothing or some get stretch marks instead. I think its partly genetic. Some people will get loose skin even if they lose weight slowly, but its less likely. In terms of not getting it I'm not sure- maybe try eating more healthy oils and drinking more water. Stuff like fish oil, flax oil are supposed to be good for your skin? Take your vitamins too.
Really though, my advice is to get some help for your bulimia and learn to lose weight in a more healthy manner. It will also be much more effective in keeping the weight off in the long term. I'm not trying to be a smart ***, bulimia is really dangerous. There is no way to prevent it tearing up your throat or esophagus (esophageal cancer isn't fun, nor is it curable), and it'll also screw up your teeth and your heart, etc. I guess you probably know most of that but I'm going to say it anyway.
ummm........ well you're loosing the weight too fast..... that's why it's loose...... and if you do some exercise.... like push-ups, sit-ups, walking, etc. it will help build up muscle.... which will help prevent loose skin.... but i found this site.....
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