How far from Goal weight did you start feeling HUNGRY.

[asy]

I have a theory.

I've posted about it in other threads, but thought I'd amalgamate all my thoughts into one thread for discussion.

I'm wondering what the co-relation between distance from goal weight you get hungry and amount of weight to lose is...

My theory is regarding the amount of loose skin one carries when you've lost a lot of weight.

Theory goes, if, for example, my goal weight was 70kg, and I had 70kg to lose there'd be a fair amount of un-shrunk skin at the end of losing say, 60kg.

Whilst there's possibly very little actual FAT left to 'consume', my contention is that there's a certain amount, not sure exactly how much, but there's gotta be some weight attributed to the unshrunk skin.

If the person with a goal weight of 70, for example, started out at 95kg, and only had 25kg to lose, then, it's reasonable to suspect that their skin would shrink back entirely, and therefore the would be closer to their 'goal weight' when they get hungry.

Does this make sense?

For the record, I started getting hungry about 10kg from goal.

asy

[Lonniecee]

I didn't get hungry until about 1.5kg fom my end weight, so at about 59kg, BUT, this was only after I had reduced my water intake from 4L down to 2.5L, THEN, I felt hungry. Woke up hungry, hungry for lunch and dinner. It was an odd feeling after being so satisfied with so little for so long .

Lauren

[kazzzar]

Interesting stuff asy... i am 7 kilos from goal and have been told when I lose 2-3 more kilos that I am to order refeed. I am definatly hungry through the day now and have to be extra careful not to deviate.I was always under the impression that refeed would start when I reach 2 kilos from goal.I have my fair share of loose skin happening so your skin theory is very interesting.

[cath15]

I've got a question about the loose skin bit. I have a total of 30kg to loose and I have quite a big tummy. My kids were both big babies (8.8 lb and 9.9 lb respectively). I also have a hernia from my tummy muscles being forced apart while carrying them.

I am expecting to repair the hernia next year when I have been at goal weight for a few months. I was also expecting to have to have some loose skin removed at the same time. But I read somewhere that it shrinks back over time after goal.

What are people's experiences with this? How sucessfull is the shrinking? Is there any skin left at the end of say - 12 months? Or is unlikely if I wait that any loose skin will still be there?

I'd like to be able to go to the beach and wear a bikini. Maybe I'm being too ambitious?