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A good dietary regime and exercises all will be helpful in losing weight. Losing weight in a healthy way is important for maintaining the glow of your skin. Eat lots of fruits, dark green leafy vegetables, fruits and consume less of potato, sweetened and processed foods. Start your day by drinking lemon juice in warm water. Have fruits with lots of vitamin C in breakfast that will help you cut fats as vitamin C is a fat burner. Exercise daily for 30-40 minutes like walking or aerobic exercise.
I'm not sure that's a factor given the amount of weight you intend to lose. At your age, you probably won't have that problem, but as we age, we get loose skin whether we're losing weight or not. Better to lose it now than later. I would imagine that if you incorporate resistance training in your exercise regimen you can work on that, but know that once you do resistance training and gain muscle, you have to maintain it or it will turn into loose skin. Look.
) Plus, I was 10 lbs. heavier than I should have been when i got pregnant. So really... I have another 24 lbs to go. S UCKS!
To be honest with you, I haven't done a thing to loose the weight other than breast feed. My husband and I have good eating habits, so I really wouldn't change much there. I really need to get a move on it because I have heard that the longer you wait to work on your post baby weight, the longer it will take to get it off.
i suddenly notice that the flesh in my inner thighs hip and tummy muscles breasts all have started sagging and becoome so loose and my skin has started to wrinkle now itself and i am just 38.
I'm a 23 year old female who has a lot of loose skin. my whole life, i've been in fairly good shapes . in middle school I was obese but i lost weight right after... skin was still okay. I gained about 20 lbs in 2012-2013. ive lost all that weight and have done it really slowly! It wasn't like i just dropped it. I'm very thin, not much fat and workout like crazy and STILLL have loose skin.
When you tone muscle it becomes a heavy mass, heavier than fat, therefore you will weight more but as you said losing inches. This is totally normal and healthy! Im a qualified personal trainer and what you described there is totally normal, your losing weight in a healthy manner which is hard to do so fair play to you, keep it up! The thyroid will set you back and losing weight will take longer! If you are worried and need any advice you can PM me!
ve been steadily losing weight over the past few days even though I eat at least 3 meals a day (3 normal portioned meals, or 5 small meals). When I first weighed myself when I found out I was pregnant, I was about 145. Then when I went to the doctor 2 weeks ago I was 140, now I'm 137. Anyone else going through weird things like this? Oh and keep in mind I'm constipated, so I feel like I should weigh more?
Hi! I'm in my teens and hope to loose around 100lbs, I'm 5'11 making the bmi I hope to be around 16.5. I know this is a tough feat but I just wanted to know if anyone had succeeded in something like this. I've read that when your younger your skin will stretch back more easily, and that as long as you exercise you shouldn't have to worry about loose skin at my age. I've lost a lot of weight before but unfortunately put it back on due to stress eating from personal issues.
Not if you do chest toning exercises while losing weight. You don't want to lose weight without toning up your body as you go, anyways. Doing so would only cause you to have saggy skin and stretch marks all over your body. Make sure you are toning up! Also, spend the extra money to make sure A. you have a really good supportive everyday bra and B. you have a good, supportive exercise bra. As far as exercise goes, I recommend weight training every other day and cardio on the off days.
It's definitely not uncommon to have a lot of loose skin after losing a significant amount of weight. I don't know what you weighed prior to putting on 70 pounds, but 70 pounds is almost certainly "a lot of weight."
Exercise is a great start, but as you mentioned, if it's skin, you have probably lost a lot of elasticity over the years and it's not likely to just return to its previous appearance. Is it causing mobility issues, or is it purely cosmetic?
There is no guarantee that you will have no loose skin at all, but slow, steady weight loss from exercise and a healthy diet (nothing extreme) is your best option. Losing the weight slowly gives your skin time to regain it's elasticity. Exercise helps you tone up as well which again should help the skin tighten.
I'm no expert, this is just what I've read! But I do wish you all the best and hope it works out for you!
I lost 10 using the gym and pool before my struggle with tachycardia got worse. I agree that you need motivation but I also think you need to enjoy exercise. I went with a friend and had lots of fun. Not sure if it's a coincidance or not but I lost the 10kg before my sister join us at the gym. I have a lot of anxiety around my sister as she's a controling person and given any chance she will try to control me any way. I stopped loosing weight once she joined us.
It depends on what your starting weight is and the way you are losing it. If you have a higher starting weight and you are losing weight because you are eating healthier and exercising than your okay. If your doctor says its okay, you should be fine. Plus you have more than half your pregnancy ahead of you to gain some of that weight back. Don't stress, i am sure you'll be fine.
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