You’ve been working hard in the gym and monitoring your calorie intake – not an easy feat, especially during the holiday season. (The eggnog will get you.) Now, you’ve lost a lot of weight. Yay!

THE OUTCOMES OF weight loss are usually warm-welcomed: your energy levels are higher, your athleticism has improved, and you're likely feeling generally healthier (not to mention more confident).

There are endless upsides to releasing unwanted weight: improved health, increased energy, elevated confidence. The list goes on. But one possible downside to significant weight loss is developing ...

He transformed his life 180 degrees — by losing 360 pounds. When Cole Prochaska hit his scale’s maximum weight of 585 pounds in 2021, he was sure he weighed more. The 39-year-old South Carolina store ...

You may be able to tighten loose skin after weight loss with a variety of lifestyle and medical treatments. Exercise and diet can help support muscles to fill out sagging skin while surgery can remove ...

After significant weight loss, many people are left with excess loose skin around their abdominal area. An abdominoplasty—or “tummy tuck”—is a surgical operation that removes this excess skin and ...

Losing weight takes time and effort. Still, while some people revel in their accomplishments after reaching a goal weight, others may feel less at home in their new body — literally. After significant ...

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The trainer, who lost 160 lbs., is "really looking forward" to life after skin removal surgery, she tells PEOPLE Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL ...