#3 – THE BAND’S SLOWER WEIGHT LOSS
PREVENTS SAGGING SKIN
This is another fairy tale. According
to several plastic surgeons I’ve heard speak on the subject, the effect of
weight loss on skin depends mostly on your genetics and your age (because skin
loses elasticity as we age). Other factors can be how obese you were, how long
you were obese, how you carried your weight, and how much (and how) you
exercise as you lose weight.
I’ve heard obese
women say that they’d rather be obese than have sagging or excess skin. To my
mind, that’s a sad statement, because I’d rather have sagging or excess skin
(as long as it didn’t interfere with my ambulation or activities) than excess
weight. Don’t get me wrong: I loathe the excess flab on my midsection (whose
nickname is “The Danish Pastry”) and I’m not thrilled about my batwings, throat
wattles, or anything else that’s happened to my skin in the past few years
(during which I’ve undergone the double-whammy of weight loss and the fast
approach of my 60’s). On the other hand, I think I look pretty good for a woman
my age, especially when I conceal my figure flaws in flattering clothing which,
I might add, no longer needs to be purchased at Lane Giant.
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