Will I get loose skin

(Hong Kaing) #1

Hi everyone I am currently at 170lb but i am only 14 so i am looking forward to losing to maybe 20 to 25 pounds and was reconsidering this because I might get loose skin if I lose to much weight from ketosis

#2

Because of your age and the small amount of weight you want to lose, I don’t think you’ll have any loose skin problems.

(Carolyn aka stokies) #3

I am much older, and already lost 70 pounds. Using fasting has been helping me with not having any lose skin. Given that you have youth on your side, and I am hoping support of family/doctor, I think you have not much to worry about when it comes to the chance of loose skin. Just my 2 cents at least…

(Troy) #4

Wait
I’m confused @Hong_Kaing
Age🤔

THinking maybe a NSV…fountain of youth :slightly_smiling_face:

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #5

Unlikely. You’re still elastic at that age.

(Allie) #6

Extremely unlikely at your age.

(Jane) #7

Busted! You quoted their post before they deleted it.

(Troy) #8

Yup

#9

Despite what others are saying, it is possible that you’ll be left with loose skin, even at your age; but it depends…

Has your weight-gain caused stretch-marks? If so, it will never shrink back completely and you’ll be left with some loose skin. If not, you won’t (and whether or not someone gets stretched skin from weight-gain, growth and/or pregnancy is largely genetic – some of us do at even low levels of gain or growth, and some never do, even at extreme weight-gain/growth. That said, the sheer fatty-acid-, protein-, and nutrient-density of keto will maximise the skin’s repair, as much as it is maximisable).

However, even if you are left with loose skin, do remember that that is a lot better - and a lot healthier - than being obese (and some loose skin, within limits of course, can be filled-out with weight-work and muscle development; just as it will contract, to a degree).

(Lisa ) #10

This gave me a good laugh. Someone’s either got major carb fog going on or is bending the truth re their age…lol

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #11

Whether or not the OP is legitimate, it is a reasonable question. But firstly, loose skin is not likely except when one loses weight so fast that autophagy can’t keep up. A teenager on the verge of his or her growth spurt and with only 25 pounds to lose is highly unlikely to lose such a small amount that fast, and even if it could happen, the likelihood is that he or she would grow into the skin at some point. Now, if this were a teenager who needed to lose 250 pounds, not 25, the story would be different. But the premise of the question is actually off-base, since many kids have lost 25 pounds of fat during their growth spurt, even when not on a ketogenic diet.

(Running from stupidity) #12

Troll season is upon us, how could you not notice :slight_smile:

(Lisa ) #13

Because I’m a Kiwi, clearly :wink:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #14

See? I still have likes, because I dispense them carefully . . . :rofl:

(Running from stupidity) #15

Bloke, I TRY!

(Lisa ) #16

We all like you.
Or do we? :thinking::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

(Lisa ) #17

Four sixes in a row!! NZ 346/6

Just thought I’d rub a little salt in…

(Running from stupidity) #18

It’s adorable that you think I care :slight_smile:

(Lisa ) #19

It’s adorable that you DO care.
Heh.

note to self, must find more trigger points

(Running from stupidity) #20

Look, I thought today’s Test was starting yesterday :slight_smile: