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Strange Famous · 08-05-2005, 02:19 PM

I want to get a tattoo... but I have a question.

Im a pretty big guy (about 280 lbs) and I will hopefully be losing some weight at some point... will weight loss badly mishape a tattoo?

Im not planning on getting anything huge, or tattoo'ing my belly or anything, I just want three characters, maybe an inch high, on my upper arm.

If I change shape a little (and Im thinking how much weight am I gonna lose from my arms anyway) will it make a biu difference?

Johnny Pyro · 08-05-2005, 02:29 PM

Ha, its not a lame question, I can relate to this, I was around 280 at one time and I have 14 tatoos. There are all on my arms and calves. I lost about a 100 pounds and they look the same. My friend sue has 17 tatoos (everywhere) I helped her loose 80 pounds and she never said anything about it and her ink looks the same. I think if you get any on your stomach it might look weird if you loose the weight, but mine look the same. I was worried about the same thing. Also got to the the gym while your loosing the weight to tighten up a bit just to make sure.

noodle · 08-05-2005, 02:57 PM

Yup, I have six and lost 80 lbs. No changes in most of my tats. The one on my lower back is shifted a little bit, but I entirely reshaped my back at the gym.

You're right for thinking about where to get them. Aim for where skin doesn't stretch or shift much. This chick in my home town had this amazing solar system tattooed across her entire belly. She got pregnant. Needless to say, Mars and Pluto are now next door to each other and the sun is covered by the moon. She carries around her own eclipse and it cracks me up every time I see her.

JStrider · 08-05-2005, 03:26 PM

on your arm it shouldnt change shape too much

but you should really talk to your tattoo artist about your concerns, they should be more then happy to answer any questions you have.

perhaps you could use it to reward yourself once you have reached one of your weight loss goals? - just an idea

streak_56 · 08-05-2005, 04:10 PM

I have mine on my upper chest.... and I gained weight and it didn't change mine at all.

Anxst · 08-05-2005, 05:07 PM

The upper arm should be fine. The skin there is quite elastic, and major weight loss probably won't change it too much. Definitely talk to your tattoo artist, though. He'll be able to look at your arm and give you a good estimate of how weight loss will change it.

uncle phil · 08-05-2005, 05:09 PM

why do you feel the need for a tattoo?

ngdawg · 08-05-2005, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fredweena

This chick in my home town had this amazing solar system tattooed across her entire belly. She got pregnant. Needless to say, Mars and Pluto are now next door to each other and the sun is covered by the moon. She carries around her own eclipse and it cracks me up every time I see her.

THIS is some funny shit!!

djflish · 08-06-2005, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fredweena

This chick in my home town had this amazing solar system tattooed across her entire belly. She got pregnant. Needless to say, Mars and Pluto are now next door to each other and the sun is covered by the moon. She carries around her own eclipse and it cracks me up every time I see her.

I know a girl who had a tattoo of the ying-yang sign on her upper arm. It was perfectly round, but she put on a lot of weight and it warped. Now she's lost all the weight, but her tattoo is still twisted and not round anymore.
I would wait until you've lost the weight and then get the tattoo

Daknjak · 08-09-2005, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

why do you feel the need for a tattoo?

Because even your local tatoo guy has mouths to feed.

08-05-2005, 02:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	possibly lame tattoo question I want to get a tattoo... but I have a question. Im a pretty big guy (about 280 lbs) and I will hopefully be losing some weight at some point... will weight loss badly mishape a tattoo? Im not planning on getting anything huge, or tattoo'ing my belly or anything, I just want three characters, maybe an inch high, on my upper arm. If I change shape a little (and Im thinking how much weight am I gonna lose from my arms anyway) will it make a biu difference? __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

08-05-2005, 02:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Johnny Pyro Hey Now! Location: Massachusetts (Redneck, white boy town. I hate it here.)	Ha, its not a lame question, I can relate to this, I was around 280 at one time and I have 14 tatoos. There are all on my arms and calves. I lost about a 100 pounds and they look the same. My friend sue has 17 tatoos (everywhere) I helped her loose 80 pounds and she never said anything about it and her ink looks the same. I think if you get any on your stomach it might look weird if you loose the weight, but mine look the same. I was worried about the same thing. Also got to the the gym while your loosing the weight to tighten up a bit just to make sure. __________________ "From delusion lead me to truth, from darkness lead me to light, from death lead me to eternal life. - Sheriff John Wydell Last edited by Johnny Pyro; 08-05-2005 at 02:33 PM..

08-05-2005, 03:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	on your arm it shouldnt change shape too much but you should really talk to your tattoo artist about your concerns, they should be more then happy to answer any questions you have. perhaps you could use it to reward yourself once you have reached one of your weight loss goals? - just an idea __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

08-05-2005, 05:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Anxst Condensing fact from the vapor of nuance. Location: Madison, WI	The upper arm should be fine. The skin there is quite elastic, and major weight loss probably won't change it too much. Definitely talk to your tattoo artist, though. He'll be able to look at your arm and give you a good estimate of how weight loss will change it. __________________ Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.

08-05-2005, 05:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	why do you feel the need for a tattoo? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

08-05-2005, 04:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
streak_56 who ever said streaking was a bad thing? Location: Calgary	I have mine on my upper chest.... and I gained weight and it didn't change mine at all.