Toning/tightening skin????

brooke0206
brooke0206 Posts: 255 Member
edited September 22 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone have any suggestions for aid in tightening skin as we lose weight? I have just recently started on my weight loss journey so I dont know how my skin is going to react to the weight loss as of yet. I will admit that from my pregnancy with my son I have stretch marks on my stomach and I just dont want to end up with a nasty wrinkled stretch mark covered skin.... I know that the stretch marks are there and that unless I see a specialist or something they arent going to be gone completely but I am only 25 and have hopes of maybe one day being able to wear a bikini again.... Any ideas or advice from personal experience would be great! I know that they say your skin will shrink back down on its own as you lose but I guess its one of those things that I have to see to believe. I started this weightloss journey at 220 (my heaviest) and want to eventually make it down to 140-145 and I just cant see my skin tightening up after that much weight loss????

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  • FutureMrsEssman
    FutureMrsEssman Posts: 81 Member
    bump
  • nancyggg
    nancyggg Posts: 96 Member
    You need to exercise. both cardio and weight bearing. there are lots of good programs out there to help with it. Right now I am using Chalean Extreme. I am a coach with Beachbody and have used several of their programs. THere are so many different programs. I am sur eyou can find one you will like. Lots of fun trainers out there right now.

    A healthy diet helps a lot. Exercise is a small part of it. Eating proper nutrition is key.

    You can do it!!
  • photo_kyla
    photo_kyla Posts: 322 Member
    I agree. I know I've still got lots of loose skin and (gasp) cellulite from the last time I lost a bunch. I'm looking for tips on this one too.
  • brooke0206
    brooke0206 Posts: 255 Member
    bump?
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    exercise.
  • brooke0206
    brooke0206 Posts: 255 Member
    I understand that I have to exercise as well as eating healthy. I am doing both of those. I was just wondering if that alone is enough to do the trick or if there was something else I could do to help as well... Thanks for the feedback!
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    bump?

    it just means she wants to bookmark this thread for easy access later on. posting in a thread puts it into your "my topics" and it also "bumps" it to the top of the boards, getting more attention
  • brooke0206
    brooke0206 Posts: 255 Member
    bump?

    it just means she wants to bookmark this thread for easy access later on. posting in a thread puts it into your "my topics" and it also "bumps" it to the top of the boards, getting more attention


    Thanks for that help! Im still new to this site and dont know everything there is to know!
  • catrinamclaugh
    catrinamclaugh Posts: 3
    I hear you, I am in the process of trying to lose my tummy too. And it makes me wonder if I can get rid of the lose skin. I exercise every day....and although I do see a little improvement, not enough to make me feel secure about getting rid of the lose skin altogether. But keep up the good work you can do it!!!!
  • precioustypeoflove
    precioustypeoflove Posts: 197 Member
    strength training water water water water water !!! lol and moisturizer!!!
  • precioustypeoflove
    precioustypeoflove Posts: 197 Member
    and loss it slow !!!
  • vickiele1
    vickiele1 Posts: 394 Member
    Does anyone have any suggestions for aid in tightening skin as we lose weight? I have just recently started on my weight loss journey so I dont know how my skin is going to react to the weight loss as of yet. I will admit that from my pregnancy with my son I have stretch marks on my stomach and I just dont want to end up with a nasty wrinkled stretch mark covered skin.... I know that the stretch marks are there and that unless I see a specialist or something they arent going to be gone completely but I am only 25 and have hopes of maybe one day being able to wear a bikini again.... Any ideas or advice from personal experience would be great! I know that they say your skin will shrink back down on its own as you lose but I guess its one of those things that I have to see to believe. I started this weightloss journey at 220 (my heaviest) and want to eventually make it down to 140-145 and I just cant see my skin tightening up after that much weight loss????

    At your age, your body is still good on collagen. If you reduce your weight slowly, do strength training as well as cardio, keep your fluid intake up and eat the good foods i.e. veggies and fruits, you will likely not have the saggy tissue left over. Just don't get too anxious and remember to eat healthy.
  • mirakle
    mirakle Posts: 2
    My advice: loose weight gradually (about 4-5 lbs month). The production of elastin and collagen decreases during the aging process making it more difficult for the skin to contract. Sagging skin, depending on how much, can be helped by laser treatments and as a last resort, surgery.
  • AmandaR910
    AmandaR910 Posts: 991
    My OB said to lose weight in the healthy way (ie SLOWLY) and work out and WATER!!!
  • PLUMSGRL
    PLUMSGRL Posts: 1,134 Member
    Does anyone have any suggestions for aid in tightening skin as we lose weight? I have just recently started on my weight loss journey so I dont know how my skin is going to react to the weight loss as of yet. I will admit that from my pregnancy with my son I have stretch marks on my stomach and I just dont want to end up with a nasty wrinkled stretch mark covered skin.... I know that the stretch marks are there and that unless I see a specialist or something they arent going to be gone completely but I am only 25 and have hopes of maybe one day being able to wear a bikini again.... Any ideas or advice from personal experience would be great! I know that they say your skin will shrink back down on its own as you lose but I guess its one of those things that I have to see to believe. I started this weightloss journey at 220 (my heaviest) and want to eventually make it down to 140-145 and I just cant see my skin tightening up after that much weight loss????
    google american laser- 2 new treatments out there one for tummy, back, or butt cost around $700-2000 depending on the area to be done (one time treatment) the other can also be done on arms or thighs $400-2000 (requires multiple treatments)...
    If you're young (under 40) then your body is still producing collegen which is the key to skin elasticity, the 2 new laser treatments stimulates the production of collegen...good luck!
  • Ely82010
    Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
    Cellulite Alert!
    Women of all ages can fall prey to those unsightly bumps. Here's what you can do
    By Selene Yeager , Selene Yeager is a contributing editor to Prevention.

    Yikes! All of a sudden I see that my thighs are getting kind of bumpy. What can I do to smooth them out again? I'm in my late 30's and never thought I'd get cellulite so young!

    Cellulite doesn't discriminate. It can show up on girls in their teens--or younger. That's because, despite what you've heard about cellulite being some mysterious condition linked to "trapped toxins" or poor circulation, cellulite is simply old-fashioned fat. It just looks different because of how it's arranged.

    Everyone has strands of connective tissue that separate fat cells into compartments and connect fat to skin. In women, these fibers form a honeycomb-shaped pattern, so any increase of fat tends to bulge out like stuffing in a mattress. You see less cellulite in men because their fibers run horizontally, forming a criss-cross pattern that prevents bulging or dimpling

    Though cellulite can pop up any time, it is true that cellulite does seem to appear out of nowhere and get worse with age. That's because our tissues change. Those strands of connective tissue thicken with age, and our skin gets thinner, making cellulite more noticeable. More importantly, we gain fat with age. The average woman loses 5 lb of muscle and replaces it with about 15 lb of fat every decade of her adult life, says Prevention advisor Wayne Westcott, PhD.

    "Because fat is exceptionally soft, it doesn't keep our skin taut like muscle does. It also takes up more space, so it bulges out," he explains.
  • vickiele1
    vickiele1 Posts: 394 Member
    Does anyone have any suggestions for aid in tightening skin as we lose weight? I have just recently started on my weight loss journey so I dont know how my skin is going to react to the weight loss as of yet. I will admit that from my pregnancy with my son I have stretch marks on my stomach and I just dont want to end up with a nasty wrinkled stretch mark covered skin.... I know that the stretch marks are there and that unless I see a specialist or something they arent going to be gone completely but I am only 25 and have hopes of maybe one day being able to wear a bikini again.... Any ideas or advice from personal experience would be great! I know that they say your skin will shrink back down on its own as you lose but I guess its one of those things that I have to see to believe. I started this weightloss journey at 220 (my heaviest) and want to eventually make it down to 140-145 and I just cant see my skin tightening up after that much weight loss????
    google american laser- 2 new treatments out there one for tummy, back, or butt cost around $700-2000 depending on the area to be done (one time treatment) the other can also be done on arms or thighs $400-2000 (requires multiple treatments)...
    If you're young (under 40) then your body is still producing collegen which is the key to skin elasticity, the 2 new laser treatments stimulates the production of collegen...good luck!

    I did just google American Laser and they have a lot of complaints ranging from not providing the service they said they would provide to actually causing pain and skin damage to the clients. I would not recommend that corporation for sure. As for laser treatments - I think that at 20 something years old, if she eats healthy, drinks fluids, loses the weight at a healthy rate, and does both aerobic and strength training - she will likely not have an issue with saggy skin. The cellulite will also like decrease over time if she continues to eat healthy. Stretch marks, however, will likely remain.
  • brooke0206
    brooke0206 Posts: 255 Member
    Does anyone have any suggestions for aid in tightening skin as we lose weight? I have just recently started on my weight loss journey so I dont know how my skin is going to react to the weight loss as of yet. I will admit that from my pregnancy with my son I have stretch marks on my stomach and I just dont want to end up with a nasty wrinkled stretch mark covered skin.... I know that the stretch marks are there and that unless I see a specialist or something they arent going to be gone completely but I am only 25 and have hopes of maybe one day being able to wear a bikini again.... Any ideas or advice from personal experience would be great! I know that they say your skin will shrink back down on its own as you lose but I guess its one of those things that I have to see to believe. I started this weightloss journey at 220 (my heaviest) and want to eventually make it down to 140-145 and I just cant see my skin tightening up after that much weight loss????
    google american laser- 2 new treatments out there one for tummy, back, or butt cost around $700-2000 depending on the area to be done (one time treatment) the other can also be done on arms or thighs $400-2000 (requires multiple treatments)...
    If you're young (under 40) then your body is still producing collegen which is the key to skin elasticity, the 2 new laser treatments stimulates the production of collegen...good luck!

    I did just google American Laser and they have a lot of complaints ranging from not providing the service they said they would provide to actually causing pain and skin damage to the clients. I would not recommend that corporation for sure. As for laser treatments - I think that at 20 something years old, if she eats healthy, drinks fluids, loses the weight at a healthy rate, and does both aerobic and strength training - she will likely not have an issue with saggy skin. The cellulite will also like decrease over time if she continues to eat healthy. Stretch marks, however, will likely remain.

    I also saw that there were a bunch of complaints about American Laser. I dont plan on going that route anyway. I was hoping to do it all naturally and not have to worry about spending tons of money with treatments. And I am aware that the stretch marks will remain, I think I am going to try the mederma stretch mark therapy and see if I can at least reduce the appearance. Thanks everyone for the posts so far, I am finding that majority rules here and hopefully I will be ale to tighten skin as I lose if I just keep doing what I am doing by working out, eating healthy and drinking lots and lots and lots of water!
  • brooke0206
    brooke0206 Posts: 255 Member
    bump
  • dmulvehill
    dmulvehill Posts: 1
    dry brushing has really helped my stomach skin...5 pregnancies with 4 of them full term. goggle it!
  • brooke0206
    brooke0206 Posts: 255 Member
    dry brushing has really helped my stomach skin...5 pregnancies with 4 of them full term. goggle it!

    Dry Brushing sounds like something I can definately add into my day! I am intrested to see how it goes. Thanks for the info!! I think I will get a brush this week and try it out :happy:
  • poodlepaws
    poodlepaws Posts: 269 Member
    I'm hoping that being over 44 gives me a little chance of NOT having any major skin removal surgery. I'm having to lose 125+ lbs and am 69 pounds down....I just noticed the saggies starting above my belly button the other day and I already have the saggies at the bottom of my belly.
  • mommajen89
    mommajen89 Posts: 12
    I'm definately gonna have to try the dry brushing as well! I have 3 kids and had C-sections with all mine. My stomach is a problem area for me to say the least. With the almost 16 pounds I have lost, the only place we (me and my husband) see it is in my chest and my rear....go figure LOL But I'm definately intrigued by the dry brushing idea!

    Thanks for the tip dmulvehill!!!
  • lainey137
    lainey137 Posts: 39
    VIBROPLATE training. It's genuinely brilliant, if you do it properly. That and drinking plenty of water to flush out toxins.
  • GiGi76
    GiGi76 Posts: 876 Member
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  • photo_kyla
    photo_kyla Posts: 322 Member
    I recently had someone suggest that, once I get to my target weight, I get one of those full body girdles (like the ones patients wear post-lipo) to help redistribute and shrink saggy skin. Any thoughts?
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