weight loss causing self esteem issues

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Hear drinking milk was advised to Weight Watchers clients, the calcuim, so maybe do some research to see the validity of that idea.

My skin did shrink up some after all the weight came off from child no 4 (all c-sections so I know about scars!) also lots of stretch marks b/c I'm short and had excessive amniotic fluid.

There are topical things you can do that will help somewhat like coco butter. Won't elimiante the problem by a long stretch (pun intended). Yet with supplementation like calcium (if that is true, I took it just in case and needed it anyway along w. mangnesium for absorbtion) it may be better than nothing.

Above all, like you said, being healthier and working on the inside is what counts. For awhile I felt like I had to scoop the skin into the smaller clothes, but it did get better with time. Good for you for caring for your chid's Momma and loosing the weight. It really is better for you to be at lower BMI so that is important! Keep up the good work!

I could have written your post. I have been doing the same and in my early forties. After losing my double chin fat I developed waddle and it is horrifying to me. I am sure it is barely noticeable to most people, but the aging and weight loss thing in cahoots is difficult to deal with. When you lose fat and you're younger I don't think this becomes much of an issue. I have a new face wrinkle with every kilo I drop. I am doing the weight loss more for overall health than looks, but it doesn't make it easier to deal with. We all know this stuff is going to happen but when you're looking at a face that looks 40 something and you feel emotionally 20 something it's kind of weird.

Hyperlexian,

I think my skin type must be similar to yours. I am 22 years old, and I have had stretch marks on my thighs since I was 11 or 12. I was never pregnant, the marks are all the result of weight that I gained when I was in school. My skin is very sensitive, with little elasticity.

I try not to let it bother me. My weight has gone up and down over the years. I am currently about 15 pounds overweight, but I exercise every day and feel healthier than I have in quite a while and I think that is the important thing.

I have lost weight and when I squeeze my skin together, even on my belly, it looks all wrinkly but when it's not pinched together, it looks good and normal. I don't mind the slight change on my tummy and the skin because it could have been worse. At least it's not loose or saggy or covered in stretch marks and it doesn't even look like I've had a baby. But then again maybe this has to do with my young age but even young women can get stretch marks from pregnancy and ugly skin and a big belly. I was just in the minority to get back to my shape in less than 30 days.

My first stretch marks appeared when I hit puberty, around 12 years old. It must have had something to do with a growth spurt.

When I lost weight a few years back I was annoyed because it seemed to leave my chest before anywhere else. My weight watchers leader said it would adjust itself and it did. It's funny how weight loss can stir up a whole new set of body image issues.

There are ways of hiding stretch marks and flabby skin, whether hiding it under clothes that show odd a new figure, like skinny jeans. I used to have a pair of those not-your-daughters-jeans. Makeup and hair tricks can help show off beat features.

Self tanners can hide flaws. Not real tanning...that would cause skin damage. But my mom uses self tanner to hide spider veins on her legs during the summer.

There are products at the drug store that claim to tighten skin. Some have caffeine as an active ingredient. Not sure how well those products work. There are also things that help fade stretch marks.

Congrats on the weight loss!