Loose skin or soft fat?

  • Hey everyone,

    Recently, I've noticed that the skin on my inner thigh has changed. It feels a lot softer and I can move it about more easily because it feels stretchier (I know this sounds gross but I'm trying to describe it). I was wondering if it's loose skin or just fat. It doesn't look like conventional loose skin, I mean doesn't hang or anything (infact unless i pull on it or fold it, it looks the way it always has done) it just feels... Softer than it used to.

    I haven't lost enough weight to suffer with real loose skin and I'm young (22) so I don't think my skin has lost a significant amount of elasticity which makes me question if it really is loose skin.

    And if it is fat, is the change in consistency and feel a sign that it's slowly being lost (and i just didnt notice on the rest of my body) or am I just imagining the whole thing?

    I basically just wondered whats going on and if anyone else had this?
  • I get that. When I start to lose weight, my spare tire deflates and becomes (i think) more noticeable. I think its just the way the fat cells shrink, and it will eventually even out and firm back up again.
  • that was happening to me too. the skin shoud catch up eventually.

    I do have actual loose skin though, but for the most part the skin caught up. I found the best way to find out if it's loose skin is to take a bath or go in the pool. If the skin sort of floats there...it's loose skin
  • I've found the same thing.. it seems like my body is getting flabbier the more I lose. but as long is it catches up eventually, I can deal with some initial jiggliness!
  • Working on toning should help with that as well.
  • I have the same problem - couldnt tell if it was fat or skin. but i decided either way its got to go, still figuring out how to do that if it is loose skin.... going to try the bathtub test tonight.