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Loose Skin and Weight Loss

How To Get Rid Of Loose Skin After Weight Loss  I receive a ton of e-mail from people who are concerned about having loose skin after they lose the weight. In fact, this is one of the biggest concerns and most frequently asked questions I receive from men and women who have a lot of weight to lose. Here's a question about loose skin I received from a reader of my syndicated "Ask Tom" fat loss column: "Tom, I began a fat loss program using your  Burn The Fat system  and it worked so well I got down to 15 1/2 stones (from 19). However, this has caused me a problem: Excess abdominal skin. I didn't crash lose this weight, it came off at the rate of about 2 lbs. per week just like you recommended. Now I'm unsure of whether to carry on, as my abdomen has quite a lot of excess skin - I feel like I've turned into a bloody Shar-Pei! Does everyone go through this? Will the skin tighten up? I was overweight for more than 12 years. Am I going to end...