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Does skin firm up after time? What have you found?
katematt313
Posts: 624 Member
I have been obese for a long time (now I am "merely" overweight). I have lost 60 lbs in the past year, and my skin has not rebounded as much as I would like, especially in my abdomen, upper thighs, and biceps areas. Do you find that time makes a difference when it comes to skin tightening? I have heard some say it does, and others say that they stay flabby no matter what. I'd like to hear from you about your experience.
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Hi! I have the same questions as you -- and in the same areas of the body. I've lost 95 pounds and have 50 to go. I'm 51, so this is an uphill battle. Here's what I'm doing, although I cannot say how effective any of it is or will be:
(1) I eat avocado, coconut oil, and other healthy fats daily. (2) I massage into my skin after every shower or swim an oil blend from the health food store marketed to pregnant women. (3) I massage coconut oil into my skin at least daily, sometimes twice. (4) I stay hydrated. (5) I wear a soft bra to bed. (6) I avoid GMOs, factory farmed meat, processed food, etc. I choose whole, organic foods. (Regular good eating stuff.) (7) I walk several miles nearly every day, and take a kickboxing class 3x a week. Hmmm... yeah. I guess I'm super concerned about the skin issues. Actually, I'm terrified. What do you do to encourage healthy skin?1 -
I have been scrubbing in the shower, then following with a collagen/elastin moisturizer (St. Ives brand), which I rub in pretty well. I was also told that discrete, repetitive movements to the area (crunches, other similar exercises), help out.1
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I have got loose skin hanging under my triceps where the fat used to be. Also the skin under my chin is not firm. I am 46 years old so this doesn't help. I really, really don't want these ugly bat wings forever. They hide the muscle I have built, and look gross! Aaaahhh!1
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A cream for stretch marks is generally good. I have heard other people say that brushing your skin to increase circulation works too.
I have been taking coconut oil. This had made a difference to my skin. Eaten that is. But I do user it on my face too.1 -
Drink lots of water, eat good whole foods, exercise and i use a cream from young Living and noticed a difference or rather improvement after 6 weeks of use. I will have my skin normal one day on my tummy again!! I have tried so many different products over the years. Time also helps : )1
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I'm 52 and so my skin doesn't bounce back like it should. I'm new to MFP, but what I was told to try from my doctor was to add CoQ10 and an Omega 3 supplement daily. My skin quality is improving everywhere. Hopefully since the quality is seeming more youthful the elasticity will follow also. I'll keep you posted.2
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Thank you EydieMarie for the supplements info. I am 10 yrs older than you and know it will take time because of the loss of elasticity with age- but it is not forever. I am accepting the results of losing 50 lbs this past year with tolerance because it is healthier for me to be at my present weight despite the excess skin. I have a lot under my arms and on my inner thighs with not as much a problem with my abdominal area. I do think over time there has been some diminishing though probably because of stubborn fat and redistributing of fat. I want to weight train and build muscle strength and tone now. Any recommendations for how to do that would be appreciated a lot!1
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eydiemarie62, how much CoQ10 and Omega 3 are you taking daily?2
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magnesium cream really helped me after I lost 60kgs.1
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Where do you find magnesium cream?
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Weight lifting and I don't mean light weights. Don't be afraid of heavy lifting. This will help with the sagging skin.2
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I’m an Aesthetician/Skincare Specialist. I will tell you from my experience of being an Aesthetician for 20 years and having a child. Our bodies were never meant to stretch as far as it does with extra weight/pounds therefore some people’s skin once it stretches it doesn’t bounce bk it becomes loose skin and even though weight training helps it normally will NOT cause the skin to go back to where it was before the extra weight. That’s why most people who gain a lot of weight have to have the excess skin removed because even though they workout it’s not just stret ched skin that you still carry around. It’s sucks but the body isn’t always as forgiving as we would like it to be but I will tell u weight training helps a lot❤️6
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