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Bella · #1 (**permalink**) 12-15-2006, 12:32 PM

Ok, riddle me this.....Erik, Kai and Wiley all lost so much weight.....does anyone know if any of them had the extra skin removed after they lost all that weight? I mean really....where does it all go? I know a lot of people who've had bypass surgery and had the extra skin removed but I wonder if any of those 3 did.

Jules · #2 (**permalink**) 12-15-2006, 12:56 PM

Hrm, well it's not so bad on your skin if you lose the weight gradually rather over time. Many pregnant women rub vitamin E oil onto their skin to help it adjust to the size changes of pregnancy (that is supposed to be the very best for you), and there are also firming lotions with cocoa butter etc that are good for tightening the skin if you're gradually changing weight. I use a lotion from Palmers that I got a Wal-mart -smells heavenly and I think it's helping. It makes my skin feel great and soft anyhow.

Missy · #3 (**permalink**) 12-15-2006, 03:27 PM

If you lift heavy weights you are less likely to have saggy skin because the space you lose the fat gets filled up with muscle instead. I don't really have any saggy skin (yet) and I've lost 88 pounds so far....

nemo123 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-15-2006, 04:49 PM

I saw an interview on ET with Suzy interviewing Erik after the finale. She asked him to take off his shirt, which he did. He made the comment that he had some extra skin, and Suzy said, "don't worry about that, they can cut it off." He looked really good. He did have some shriveled loose skin at the bottom of his belly, but nothing like the amount that I thought it would be with his starting weight being 407! He was amazing!

lakeshorewish · #5 (**permalink**) 12-22-2006, 09:02 AM

I just dont know how they do it, i have some hanging skin in the legs and the arms and it drives me NUTS. ok, well i want to know what excercise helps with that, and what they did!!

doriesmith · #6 (**permalink**) 12-22-2006, 06:32 PM

I'm not sure they did anything different than we would do. I think alot of it is just genetics. Like some women get stretch marks when they are pregnant and others don't. I did get them and I only gained 28 pounds with both of my pregnancies (the last one was with twins!) but my friend didn't get any stretch marks at all and she gained almost 60 with her daughter! My sister in law had gastric bypass surgery almost 9 years ago and she had a tummy tuck, breast augmentation and the surgery to remove the excess skin after her weight loss and she said by far the excess skin removal surgery was THE most painful.