I have to lose a lot of weight - so far I've lost about 30 pounds and have to lose about another 120. I've noticed that my body looks kind of funny as I am losing, like with indentations in certain parts of tummy and bulges elsewhere such is in a "love" handle on one side of my back. Has anyone heard of things like this or know whether bodies adjust and even things out? Is there anything you have heard of to make skin adjust well? I have lots of hanging skin on the arms, though maybe it is fat.

I lose weight the same way, I think just about everyone does, it might just depend on where you are losing it first. I lose weight head to toe so my legs look really funny just like you are going through. My top part evens out and then my bottom half gets all crazy. I would recommend some toning exercises, especially for the arms. Someone else told me that it will take a great time for your skin to snap back into place but toning does help. Good luck.

thanks smallfri! anyone else know about this problem? it still is not going away :(

Definitely exercise while dieting. It will make a world of difference in your skin tone and how quickly your body gets in shape. It will take time for your body to balance itself out. Even now I still have more fat on the right side of my body. I can grab a little chunk on my right side that just doesn't exist on the left. That's just the way it is. I don't know what you mean by indentations though. That doesn't sound good. Cellulite looks like indentations, but if that isn't what you're talking about maybe you should check with your doctor.

Congratulations on the 30 lb. loss!! That is wonderful and things will only get better!!

Thanks bijoumoon. By indentations I guess I mean the way my stomach looks as it looses weight. It seems like parts of it pull in, and parts do not, or if they do, they do it much slower so it seems like they don't

Thanks bijoumoon. By indentations I guess I mean the way my stomach looks as it looses weight. It seems like parts of it pull in, and parts do not, or if they do, they do it much slower so it seems like they don't Ok, so maybe you mean fat rolls? I know I used to look like a mini michelin man (woman) in my belly/hip area. :) If that's what you mean, as you lose weight the rolls will shrink and eventually the indentations (where the roll creases in) will become flatter and smoother. You'll continue to lose fat all over and everything will shrink. Even now though I still have more fat on the right side. Nothing major, but I can notice it. You'll be amazed as time goes on how much better and better your body will look!

I haven't excercised much, and after about a year and 3 months I'm finally getting satisfied with the way my skin and body shape is looking. For a while I had weird cellulite that just sat there like a giant icky orange peel texture... but its starting to go away. I think sometimes you just need time, particularly if you've been overweight a long time and lost weight quickly. For me, I lost weight slowly, but I've been 50lbs overweight for at least ten years... so I didn't expect things to go back to how they had been instantly.

It does get better ... just as everyone says, losing slowly and healthily and drinking plenty of water help. For the stomach, an exercise discipline such as Pilates that trains the deep muscles below the top layer (sorry, not explaining this well) is important ... one exercise that could (for me it did) help right away is what bodybuilders used to call "stomach vacs" ... you can just think of it as zipping up tight jeans ... just kind of "scoop" and pull in your stomach muscles (gently ... don't hurt yourself! :laugh: ) and visualize blowing all the air out as with a ziplock bag and zipping on the jeans from bottom to top (even making the zipping motion with your hand) ... hold gently at the top for a count of whatever, repeat as much as ya like, it's a gentle exercise you can do anywhere and nobody really knows you're doing it.

Think of it as sandpapering an uneven surface... you have to scratch the surface up even more with the sandpaper to eventually get it smooth- so, initially, things look worse before they look better.

I think that weight loss is a bit like that. You don't lose weight uniformly- the body will cling on to weight in certain areas (usually hips/tummy/thighs for women) so you'll really need to lose all the weight before you can see the finished product. Don't distract yourself from the final goal by worrying about how your body looks during the transition. Think long term.

I have age going against me, and ill health, but one of the reasons I gave up dieting a while back was because losing was not uniform. My tummy had always been flat and as I lost, there was a big bulge beginning to show up below a dent which went accross my tummy above the bulge. :down: I thought I was looking worse and didn't like how I looked. It's scary losing weight. You never know what you'll find, but it sure comes off different than it went on!! This thread has given me peace. BB :peace:

beach buns - what you describe is kind of what happened to me - did it ever get better?