I am a slow looser and it took me 1 1/2 year just to figure out how to eat to lose weight. What kept me going in the end was the effect of vigorous exercise on my body. I had been doing Jillian Michaels (first 30 min then 1 hr 6x/week) for four months before I finally found the right diet. Up to now I lost more inches through exercise than I did through diet. Exercise alone did not move the scale down, it actually made it go up. However, I got rid of a lot of fat and volume. My skin adjusted perfectly so far. There is nothing loose. I can't say for sure that it was the exercise, but I think it contributed a lot. Since February 2012 I started loosing ~4-5 lbs a month doing dieting and exercising. When I hit a plateau this summer, I changed my diet and now do not exercise. So far, I have no loose skin (knock on wood), but I have to see how this develops since I am loosing faster now. I will reintroduce toning work-outs using weights in the near future. So, overall I think loosing a bit slower and combining this with intensive exercise may be the way to go as it gives your skin time to adjust and/or it fills some of the space gained by fat loss with muscle, which gives you a more toned appearance.
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