Embarrassing Illnesses

Hello,

I just turned 21 years old a few days ago and I just wanted to tell my story. I have been a big kid most of my life. Steadily gaining weight untill I hit about 330-350 lbs. When I was 19 I decided enough was enough. I changed my diet and started doing cardio everyday untill I lost about 70 lbs. I then picked up weight training and started bodybuilding. I am now around 230 lbs, 6"1 with a big bone structure, and even though I have put on quite a bit of muscle I am still left without alot of loose skin. I eat healthy and workout everyday sometimes twice a day. I have worked so hard and completely changed my lifestyle around with no help from anyone. I did all my own research and made it all happen alone and now im stuck with a body I will never be happy with no matter how hard I work. If there is anyway anyone can help me I would be in debt to you for life! God bless everyone

Hi

I'm 20 years old and male the reason for the this comment is I gained a lot of weight at the age of 18 mostly cause of my height today i'm approx 6ft4 but within 6 months i lost 5 stone through stress which is quite scary because its an unhealthy way of losing weight. Today i'm about 15 stone but i have a lot of issues mostly with the front of my body. I have done many things to try and remove the embarrassing left over skin and today i've got to the point where i would do anything to make me feel more confident about myself.

If anyone can help that would be very much appreciated

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Hi, im a 17 year old boy with over sized man boobs. i found this video very helpfull and i wanted to know would the NHS help me? also how long did he have to wait untill he can resume his namal dutys?

Hi,
I'm 45, over the past 2 years i have lost 7.5 stone. I now have too much skin around my tummy. Will the NHS help me with the cost of a tummy tuck? I have done the hard work the doctors tell you to do to improve you health, with out any help so far surely they could help with this last bit!

22 months ago I gave birth to a 9lbs 10oz baby. I also had too muc amniotic fluid and, as such, was huge. I now have a very saggy tummy which is creased and uneven. I also have no feeling around my belly button. I find it hugely disfiguring and has shattered my confidence. Is surgery the only option????

hi im shantelle 23yrz old, 5ft 2. Ive just had a baby he is nine mths now i used to be a size 12 now im 18-20 i eat my three meals a day as required, but im not losing any wait, i go walking alot and try to do as much exercise as i can my mane problem is my stomuch it hangs and its not nice. im only 5ft 2 so my wieght shouldnt be, i dont know what to to now and is very depressing could you help me please

hi i have had four children my youngest being 8.i have lost about a stone and a half over the past 2 years.i have a very disgusting tummy which just hangs and all crinkly.i went to my gp and he said a tummy tuck would be expensive can't it not be done on the nhs i have no self confidence and just hate it can you give me any advice please.

hi i'm 29 years old and have 3 children. whilst carrying my first child 10 years ago i gained 4 stone and only started to loose it 3 years ago with regular exercise. i then became pregnant with my second child and very quickly afterwards i had my 3rd child. i am now the thinnest i have been for 10 years but i seem to have a lot of excess skin on the front of my stomach which is hanging down to my pubic area and only seems to be getting bigger the more weight i loose. i'm hoping to loose another stone in weight but i'm very worried how this skin is going to look if i loose this weight. i do regular yoga and aerobic and muscular workouts, but is there anything i should concentrate more on to help the skin and muscles around my stomach tighten back up? any help or advice would be very much appreciated.

Hello, I am female aged 51 years. I have yo-yo dieted since my teens and the result is my legs are horrible. I have sagging skin above my knees right the way up, more than you can imagine. It is very loose. I've always had big legs but now they are just so flabby. Even though I've lost weight. I don't exercise and doubt that it would help anyway. I cannot afford surgery and don't think there is another way?

I was quite large in my teens, 13 stone which is big for my 5"5 frame. I was moving away from home to go to Uni and went on a diet which resulted in SEVERE anorexia (4 stone 2 at my smallest). I over came this and ballooned back to 13 stone which I stayed at for a while. I then met my husband and fell pregnant. My baby tragically died and I went on to lose 2 stone. I have gone on to have 2 more beautiful children, both of whom were C-section births. After my 1st son was born,I lost 2 stone (9st) and after my second son I lost a stone and a half. I have been between 8 1/2 and 9 stone for about 2 years now but have the most repulsive stomach. I have a big flap of skin which hangs down and it has a crepe paper look to it. It disgusts me and is making my life hell, if I wasn't sane I would take a knife to it myself! My husband tells me I'm lovely but I feel disgusting. No amount of diet or exercise can shift it as it is skin, not fat. PLEASE HELP ME!