How overweight do you have to be to have the skin flaps after weight loss?

[Anonymous]

Like this:
thesweatybetties.com/.../Loose-Skin.jpg

How overweight do you have to be for that to happen after weight loss?

Is it possible to get that if you just go from upper range of healthy to lower range of healthy?

[realerthanreal]

No idea. But I'm guessing your stomach had to flap even before. Pretty much a big round balloon that's been deflated. I'm sure being 20 to maybe even 50 pounds overweight doesn't do that. That's why it's good to exercise while losing weight. That could've been the result of gastroplasty too.

[Drooogie4]

When I lost about 50 pounds , I had extra skin. But not "flaps" ... I'm almost considered underweight now, and I still have loose skin that can feel fat

[Asker]

how tall are you?

[Drooogie4]

5'7" ish. I went from 165 to 115..

[Asker]

crap.
that's roughly what i'm planning on doing, and roughly my height.
I'm doomed.

[Drooogie4]

Its not bad.. Its gone down over time too. But I think it just depends on your skin.
Stay hydrated and workout. It helps the skin snap back a little faster too. But that's the slow part.

[Drooogie4]

But at least you know its because you lost it, and that it not filled skin haha