Does Losing Weight Fast Cause Loose Skin?
Q: My current boyfriend says I have a loose pussy from being fast and hoeing around before we started dating. Having loose skin from being fast with my weight loss is something I don’t want to add to the list! So is there any truth to that? Does losing weight fast cause loose skin?
A: Right out the gate, let’s do away with the idea that sex with the shitload of guys you’ve fucked can loosen the vagina over time. That’s not medically possible because the vagina always returns to its normal shape and width after expanding to accommodate the insertion of a penis, sex toy, fist, bottle, baseball bat, or whatever else your freaky ass is into.
Penetrative sex by itself can’t make the vagina loose. Instead, the only way for the vagina to become loose is as a result of childbirth or the effect of aging and the loss of hormones weakening the vaginal muscles. So if you haven’t delivered multiple babies and are relatively young, then your pussy isn’t as loose as your boyfriend says it is. If anything, your boyfriend complaining of your pussy not being tight enough for him is either a sign that his dick is lacking in girth or it’s no longer sensitive from years of beating off with his hand around it in a death grip!
As for your question, it’s popularly believed that the faster you lose weight, the more likely you are to have loose skin from the fibers in the skin not having adequate time to adjust as the fat cells shrink. Concerning the truth of that matter, the short answer is there’s no relationship between loose skin and the rate of weight loss. The long answer is that loose skin has little to do with the loss of weight and more to do with the gaining of it.
The skin is the largest organ on the body and it’s composed of three layers. The epidermis is the top layer. It produces new skin cells, contains melanin that gives skin its color, and provides protection from UV damage, infections, and other threats from the outside world. On the bottom layer is the hypodermis, which provides the body further protection by cushioning the bones, muscles, and organs and acting as insulation from the cold. It’s in this layer that fat is contained. The middle layer, or dermis, is where nerve endings, oil and sweat glands, hair follicles, immune cells, and connective tissue are found.
Central to this discussion on loose skin is the dermis, as collagen and elastin are also produced there. Together, these proteins provide the skin with structure and elasticity so that when the fibers making up the skin are stretched, the skin can snap back in place to its original shape, as occurs when you pinch yourself on the front of your hand. Now, when you gain weight, the fat in the bottom layer causes the dermis to expand and stretch. The fatter you become, the more the skin has to stretch itself to conform to the extra adipose tissue. And the longer you remain fat with the skin stretched, the more the elastin and collagen fibers weaken and lose their ability to recover from the stretching.
Age and genetics can affect the skin’s strength and elasticity but the amount of weight you gain and the length of time you’re overweight are the primary factors that determine whether or not you’ll have loose skin once weight is lost, as well as the severity of it. So yeah, if you’re significantly overweight and have been so for a prolonged period, then you’re more likely to experience some degree of loose skin as opposed to someone who only has a few pounds to lose.
When you see someone with loose skin after weight loss, what you’re seeing is the manifestation of the damage to the contractile fibers from them getting and staying fat — not an indictment on the pace in which they lost weight. With that said that the rate of weight loss has no effect on loose skin in the way commonly thought, losing weight too fast can contribute to loose skin in another way.
It’s generally advised to lose no more than 1-2 lbs per week to avoid the adverse effects associated with rapid weight loss. Among those risks is the excessive loss of muscle mass. Losing muscle from rapid weight loss is problematic because the loss of skeletal tissue can exacerbate the appearance of loose skin because there isn’t as much underlying structure to support the skin with both the loss of adipose and muscle. It’s for this reason that you should lose weight at a moderate pace while engaging in resistance training to preserve as much muscle as possible to help mitigate any slackness.
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Glossary: adipose, fat, fitness, genetics, hormones, muscle, nutrition
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