Wrinkly belly!!!

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thedescentofhope
thedescentofhope Posts: 118 Member
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Help! I've only lost 6lbs so far but already I can notice some difference, this morning looked at my stomach to find its going wrinky! It looks the the stone of a peach!! I had a baby two years ago so I know this factors into it along with my 90lb weight gain, but what can I do to minimise/get rid of this? I'm willing to try anything and everything! I don't want to be left with excess skin and a fruit stone stomach, I'm only 20!

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  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
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    I don't want to be left with excess skin and a fruit stone stomach, I'm only 20!

    Lose weight slowly.
  • thedescentofhope
    thedescentofhope Posts: 118 Member
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    How? I've been eating what I'm meant to, healthily and no starving Etc and have lost 6lbs in 2.5 weeks, what can I do to slow it down?!
  • grettastaffordward
    grettastaffordward Posts: 1
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    You are young and your skin should shrink back down...it may take a little while... I would just keep doing stomach exercises and massage your stomach with lotions, that should help to tone it up...I once had a friend tell me she used a dough roller on her stomach...she claimed it worked...I never tried it...but thought I would share that...getting back in shape is hard work.
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
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    If you want to lose more slowly, then try eating your exercise calories back. You have your diary set to 1200. That's pretty low and will have you losing more quickly - especially if you are not eating back ex. cals and net below that 1200 cals each day. You can set your cal. goal to reflect a slower loss. You do have age on your side, but losing too fast will sometimes cause your skin to take longer to catch up. LIfting heavy - now not when you get closer to goal - is what is reshaping my body.

    Good luck! :flowerforyou:

    ETA: The ability to "spot reduce" is a myth. Ab exercises will work the muscles, but if the fat is still there - you will not see the muscles. Your body will lose fat as it sees fit. Lotion would only be good for moisturizing the skin.
  • JazRos10
    JazRos10 Posts: 15
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    The same thing happened to me when I had my first son at 20. The weight came off quickly and I was wrinkly too, but eventually it went away on its own.

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