I don't have any photos on this computer, or I'd post some. One is after I'd lost 75 lbs. A second is 6 months later, and a third is 5 years later... all at the same weight. I personally think I look a lot thinner in the 5-year photo, even though I know I weighed the same. The fact is, it took a while to stretch that skin out, and it's going to take a while for it to tighten up again.
In the first two, I still had a double-chin, albeit it wasn't nearly as pronounced as when I was 75 lbs heavier. But it eventually went away. In all the major flab-areas, it all shrank and went away eventually (enough that I got a second set of stretch-marks when I eventually put weight back on again...)
This time around the block, I'm trying some of that nivia body-makeover skin-tightening stuff. We'll see if it helps, but I'm already seeing signs of losing weight faster than the skin stretches back. I've got horizontal lines across my belly and my hips, and now a big dimple in each butt. While it makes me happy that I can visibly see signs that I'm losing, it kinda grosses me out and makes me pause and sigh.
But today, I was able to wear pants that I haven't worn in over a year. So that's something! The skin will eventually stretch back - you just be patient, and keep doing what you're doing.
--Janis
No skin off my back
