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I don't want a cream to do it for me, I love working out an watching my body change. I jut was curious if there was anything that would help me in the process..I asked on the fitness and exercise board because I thought there may have been someone who was in my shoes and would be able to give me advice.You all are jut so encouraging...let me clarify for you all...
I workout almost everyday, lift weights, tone and cardio..I am not one of those people who sit on my *kitten* all day and expect a miracle cream! If none if the creams work then great..that's all that should have been said. I don't understand why there needs to be so much sarcasm on theses threads...people post for advice not to have smart comments..
All do and whatnot, you posted on the Exercise forum asking for a cream to tighten things up for you. What did you expect, really?
well this thread now officially makes no sense...OP is losing weight, building muscle, and wants cream to tone up ...I think we just hit a trifecta here!0 -
Lifting weights....
only if you put cream on the weights first...0 -
Yes I am using a calorie deficit, because I still have about 20 pounds that I want to loose..I am scared if I eat enough to gain more muscle I will get fat again
Are you in a caloric deficit?
Thank you for the advice, I will look into it. I guess the main reason why I was asking is because I have loose skin from loosing weight. I have been gaining muscle, just want to firm my skin.
Working on it..toning = building muscle tho
No....no it doesn't.
"toning" is muscle definition. Tone is achived by lowering your BF%, uncovering the muscle that is underneath the fat. Strength training is beneficial here because it maintains as much muscle mass as possible so that while eating in a deficit you're losing mostly fat.
Building muscle is extremely hard, takes hours of training, eating correctly (caloric surplus), and testosterone usually comes in helpful. Being a female, you're really behind the 8 ball when it comes to building appreciable muscle.
Look into some heavy lifting programs to get started on so you maintain that muscle mass (add some noob gainz) so that when you lower your BF% there will be muscle there to give you definition.
The reason I ask is because if you are, I highly doubt your gaining muscle mass. You may have gained some early on when you first started working out, but gaining mass on a deficit (especially any noticeable) is next to impossible, especially for a female.0 -
good one! :bigsmile:Lifting weights....
only if you put cream on the weights first...0 -
Skin is slow to shrink. Give it 3 years and if you are still not happy you may want a surgical fix. If you increase the muscle mass under the skin it doesn't have to shrink as much but it still takes time.
This.
When people lose a lot of weight (and congratulations!), they often are left with a lot of loose skin. Whether and where you end up with loose skin depends on your luck with your genetics. Sorry, some peoples' skin is just more elastic than other peoples'.
It may shrink over time, as the post above suggests. But -- and this is hard to hear -- for some people, it just doesn't. Those people are left with a choice: either be happy they don't fill out all that skin anymore, and deal with it; or have surgery to remove it. I've seen the results of both. Although surgery leaves a scar (and may be expensive, and always a little risky), if I were in that position, that's what I think I would choose.0 -
Lifting weights....
only if you put cream on the weights first...
Oh? That's what I've been doing wrong! Thanks!
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Yes I am using a calorie deficit, because I still have about 20 pounds that I want to loose..I am scared if I eat enough to gain more muscle I will get fat again
Are you in a caloric deficit?
Thank you for the advice, I will look into it. I guess the main reason why I was asking is because I have loose skin from loosing weight. I have been gaining muscle, just want to firm my skin.
Working on it..toning = building muscle tho
No....no it doesn't.
"toning" is muscle definition. Tone is achived by lowering your BF%, uncovering the muscle that is underneath the fat. Strength training is beneficial here because it maintains as much muscle mass as possible so that while eating in a deficit you're losing mostly fat.
Building muscle is extremely hard, takes hours of training, eating correctly (caloric surplus), and testosterone usually comes in helpful. Being a female, you're really behind the 8 ball when it comes to building appreciable muscle.
Look into some heavy lifting programs to get started on so you maintain that muscle mass (add some noob gainz) so that when you lower your BF% there will be muscle there to give you definition.
The reason I ask is because if you are, I highly doubt your gaining muscle mass. You may have gained some early on when you first started working out, but gaining mass on a deficit (especially any noticeable) is next to impossible, especially for a female.
You might, but that's what you need to do to gain appreciable muscle. You don't gain appreciable muscle an lose fat at the same time unless you're morbidly obese. What you are seeing is the muscles that were under the fat on your body. Make sure you're lifting heavy, and as the fat is burned the more muscle definition you'll see.
As stated before as well, it can take time for loose skin to catch up with your weightloss.0 -
Thanks again for your advice
Yes I am using a calorie deficit, because I still have about 20 pounds that I want to loose..I am scared if I eat enough to gain more muscle I will get fat again
Are you in a caloric deficit?
Thank you for the advice, I will look into it. I guess the main reason why I was asking is because I have loose skin from loosing weight. I have been gaining muscle, just want to firm my skin.
Working on it..toning = building muscle tho
No....no it doesn't.
"toning" is muscle definition. Tone is achived by lowering your BF%, uncovering the muscle that is underneath the fat. Strength training is beneficial here because it maintains as much muscle mass as possible so that while eating in a deficit you're losing mostly fat.
Building muscle is extremely hard, takes hours of training, eating correctly (caloric surplus), and testosterone usually comes in helpful. Being a female, you're really behind the 8 ball when it comes to building appreciable muscle.
Look into some heavy lifting programs to get started on so you maintain that muscle mass (add some noob gainz) so that when you lower your BF% there will be muscle there to give you definition.
The reason I ask is because if you are, I highly doubt your gaining muscle mass. You may have gained some early on when you first started working out, but gaining mass on a deficit (especially any noticeable) is next to impossible, especially for a female.
You might, but that's what you need to do to gain appreciable muscle. You don't gain appreciable muscle an lose fat at the same time unless you're morbidly obese. What you are seeing is the muscles that were under the fat on your body. Make sure you're lifting heavy, and as the fat is burned the more muscle definition you'll see.
As stated before as well, it can take time for loose skin to catch up with your weightloss.
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?You all are jut so encouraging...let me clarify for you all...
I workout almost everyday, lift weights, tone and cardio..I am not one of those people who sit on my *kitten* all day and expect a miracle cream! If none if the creams work then great..that's all that should have been said. I don't understand why there needs to be so much sarcasm on theses threads...people post for advice not to have smart comments..
What is "tone."
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If you want a cream that is good for the skin (but obviously won't "tone" you) look for CoQ10, shea butter and anything that will improve the elasticity of your skin. Do some googling and research. You'll likely pay a considerable amount for anything with good ingredients. I'm a formulator myself and most of what you'll find out there is crap. Best bet, learn how to make lotions yourself and add in ingredients that will help with skin elasticity. Other than that, time and keep pumping the iron.0
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You all are jut so encouraging...let me clarify for you all...
I workout almost everyday, lift weights, tone and cardio..I am not one of those people who sit on my *kitten* all day and expect a miracle cream! If none if the creams work then great..that's all that should have been said. I don't understand why there needs to be so much sarcasm on theses threads...people post for advice not to have smart comments..
For future reference your friends list may be a better source to go to for questions such as this....or at least start there and see what reaction you get first. It might save yourself a bunch of butthurt. Just a thought. Good luck though.0 -
A firming cream...Don't act like you haven't heard of this stuff..
Actually, I've heard of firming cream but not TONING cream. So I was with Dav on the :huh: There is a difference between firming/skin tightening creams and toning creams. Maybe instead of being snotty, you'd realize that people aren't mind readers and will automatically know what you mean.
And here's a link you might want to review:
http://www.burnthefat.com/loose_skin.html0 -
not even sure why you aere asking what is tone..
?You all are jut so encouraging...let me clarify for you all...
I workout almost everyday, lift weights, tone and cardio..I am not one of those people who sit on my *kitten* all day and expect a miracle cream! If none if the creams work then great..that's all that should have been said. I don't understand why there needs to be so much sarcasm on theses threads...people post for advice not to have smart comments..
What is "tone."
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tone - the signal that you get when you pick up a phone.
not even sure why you aere asking what is tone..
?You all are jut so encouraging...let me clarify for you all...
I workout almost everyday, lift weights, tone and cardio..I am not one of those people who sit on my *kitten* all day and expect a miracle cream! If none if the creams work then great..that's all that should have been said. I don't understand why there needs to be so much sarcasm on theses threads...people post for advice not to have smart comments..
What is "tone."
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tone - the signal that you get when you pick up a phone.
not even sure why you aere asking what is tone..
?You all are jut so encouraging...let me clarify for you all...
I workout almost everyday, lift weights, tone and cardio..I am not one of those people who sit on my *kitten* all day and expect a miracle cream! If none if the creams work then great..that's all that should have been said. I don't understand why there needs to be so much sarcasm on theses threads...people post for advice not to have smart comments..
What is "tone."
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ty!! that answers my q0 -
excuse me for acting snotty when I am getting treated like an idiot..A firming cream...Don't act like you haven't heard of this stuff..
Actually, I've heard of firming cream but not TONING cream. So I was with Dav on the :huh: There is a difference between firming/skin tightening creams and toning creams. Maybe instead of being snotty, you'd realize that people aren't mind readers and will automatically know what you mean.
And here's a link you might want to review:
http://www.burnthefat.com/loose_skin.html
Thanks for the link0 -
You all are jut so encouraging...let me clarify for you all...
I workout almost everyday, lift weights, tone and cardio..I am not one of those people who sit on my *kitten* all day and expect a miracle cream! If none if the creams work then great..that's all that should have been said. I don't understand why there needs to be so much sarcasm on theses threads...people post for advice not to have smart comments..
Agreed.
But in all honestly your best bet is to avoid products such as those...if you have stretch marks though, I'd use coco butter!0 -
excuse me for acting snotty when I am getting treated like an idiot..A firming cream...Don't act like you haven't heard of this stuff..
Actually, I've heard of firming cream but not TONING cream. So I was with Dav on the :huh: There is a difference between firming/skin tightening creams and toning creams. Maybe instead of being snotty, you'd realize that people aren't mind readers and will automatically know what you mean.
And here's a link you might want to review:
http://www.burnthefat.com/loose_skin.html
Thanks for the link
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