Excess skin.

[Hectorsmum2]

I am 6 stone and 3 pounds slimmer and still have a long way to go. However I have started to develop a tummy overlap and wondered if anybody had any advice re management of this.I want to try and avoid surgery which is not available on NHS anyway as far as I am aware

[Eryl Visitor]

Although I didn't loose as much weight as you have, I had loose skin for a while after I lost weight and people said I looked old and wrinkled, it did tighten up over time and now people never mention it. You must give time for autophagy (cell death and division, in effect the body consuming itself) to happen and the new skin will be tighter. One thing that may speed up autophagy is intermittent fasting or more rightly called time regulated eating. Try to restrict your eating to an eight hour window. I don't have breakfast but eat my first meal around twelve and I finish my evening meal before eight.

[Hectorsmum2 Visitor in reply to Eryl]

Thank you Eryl. I was hoping time would help, yes fasting does help autophagy.