One year transformation - Rybelsus

Noticing loose skin now that I'm 60 lbs down and trying to set realistic expectations. What did you learn to expect?

Loose skin crept up on me around the 50 lb mark too, mostly arms and belly, and it kept slowly tightening for months after. I stopped comparing to the extreme surgery stories online since most people end up somewhere in between. The scale wins outweigh the saggy bits for me so far.

The booth thing is real, congrats. I'm only about 10 lbs down so far but I already notice my face looking older, which I hear gets more noticeable as the number climbs. From what others here say, loose skin often firms up partially over a year or two, especially if you keep some strength training in, but genetics and age play a big role too.

Down 35 myself and already seeing some looseness, so this thread is helpful. For me the biggest mental shift was accepting it slowly firms over a long time, not months. Also strength training made more difference in how it looks than the scale ever did.

Congrats on the 60 lbs, that's a big deal. I'm at a similar spot and the loose skin on my arms and belly surprised me most, but it firmed up a bit over several months. What helped me mentally was focusing on how much better I feel moving around than on how the mirror looks.

Congrats on 60 down, that's a big deal. At my heaviest loss I noticed the same thing around my arms and stomach, and honestly it just kept slowly improving for months even after my weight settled. Time and staying hydrated did more for mine than I expected, but some of it stuck around and I've made peace with that.

At 23 lbs down I'm already seeing a little looseness in my arms, so the 60 lb mark must be a whole adjustment. What helped me was focusing on how clothes fit and strength training making everything look firmer even if the skin stays. Congrats on the booth moment, that's the kind of win that keeps me going.

48 lbs down on my end and the arms are already getting a little loose, so I figure I'm heading where you are. What helped my expectations was accepting some of it is probably permanent and focusing on how much easier everything physical feels now. Lifting a couple times a week has been the one thing that made the mirror less jarring for me.

60 down is huge, congrats. I'm around 51 lbs gone and the skin on my inner arms surprised me most -- it's honestly looked better the longer I've maintained, just really slowly. Strength work helped my shoulders and chest look fuller, which makes the rest less noticeable even where the skin itself hasn't changed.

45 down here and my stomach is the stubborn one, but yeah, I stopped expecting it to bounce back fast. Biggest mental shift for me was realizing the mirror lags behind the scale by months. Some of mine will probably stay, and honestly being able to carry groceries up the stairs without dying is worth the trade.

Down 45 myself and my arms and thighs went loose way before my brain caught up. What helped me was tracking strength gains instead of skin -- watching lifts go up made the mirror stuff feel like a background issue. Mine seems to tighten a tiny bit every couple months, so I'd say give it way more time than feels reasonable.

Similar boat at 47 down and my lower belly is the holdout too. What surprised me is how much of it I just stopped seeing once my clothes fit better and I could actually move around like a normal person again. A year out from your start you've got a much better read on what's staying, but even at 60 lbs gone I'd bet some of yours keeps quietly improving.

Only 18 down so far but my face and neck are already looser, so this thread is good reality prep for me. Hearing that it keeps tightening months out makes me feel better about not rushing to judge yet. Congrats on the 60 -- that alone is worth some sag.

At 15 down I'm already seeing it under my chin, so threads like this are basically my preview. Good to hear it keeps changing over months rather than weeks -- I was mentally giving it a much shorter timeline. Filing that away for when the mirror stuff starts bugging me.

Halfway there myself at 31 down and my arms are the part I keep checking, so this thread is useful homework. What I've noticed is the mirror on a bad day lies worse than the tape measure or how my jeans fit, so I've stopped judging the loose stuff by reflection alone. Sounds like patience is the main tool either way.

Down 40 myself and my upper arms got loose way faster than I expected, but I've noticed the crepey look softens a bit even a couple months after the scale stops moving. Slower loss seemed to give my skin more time on the midsection at least. From what I've seen in my own mirror, age and how fast it came off matter more than any cream I've tried.

Down 38 and my stomach is the spot that keeps me humble, so hearing the crepey stuff keeps softening after the scale stalls is honestly the most hopeful thing I've read all week. My expectations have shifted from "tight again" to just "less noticeable than yesterday." Seems like the slow timeline cuts both ways.

Only 3 lbs in myself so my skin worries are way down the road, but the bit about crepey texture softening months after the scale stalls is what I'll be banking on. One thing I noticed already even at this early point is how much water intake seems to affect how my skin looks day to day. Congrats on the 60, that's a serious year.

Sixty in a year on oral only is impressive. Early days here too, but my takeaway reading this is the skin stuff keeps improving long after the loss ends, so I'm trying to see it as a slow-second-act thing rather than a verdict.

39 down and my arms are the stubborn part, but the thing I keep telling myself is the loss finished months before the skin will. Congrats on doing 60 in a year on the oral version, that patience piece is exactly what I needed to read.