I was just wondering, if being in my early 20's would help my skin "shrink" ?

Thanks!

Being younger is definitely a plus when it comes to skin elasticity. Also, a younger person probably hasn't been overweight for as long as some of us oldsters so their skin may recover better from weight loss.

You have to exercise though! If you dont exercise and just cut off calories, your body will not tone up. This is happening to a friend of my mother. She is now frantically upset that since she lost 50lbs eating nothing but salad for 3 months and doing no exercise. She's complaining about her loose skin like there's no tomorrow. Whilst my mother has been dieting properly with plenty of exercise, she's lost 20lbs in 5 months, and she looks and feels fabulous!

They're not exactly in their 20's, but my point is that exercise is imperative to a healthy looking body, no matter what your age.

Loose skin cannot be exercised away. That is a complete untruth. Exercise can tone your muscles up but it cannot make extra skin go away.

Being younger should be a definate benefit. I am 23, though, and still had to deal with excess skin issues. So, it depends.

I'm 23 and am also dealing with excess skin. I have a ton of it. But it depends on a lot of other factors, my starting weight was high, I've been fat my entire life (when I graduated high school I wore size 38 mens jeans and they were tight). So all anyone can say is best of luck and hopefully you wont have a problem.