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    47 lbs down- with excess skin :(

    Posts: 41 Member
    edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    Hey everyone! So i have a slight dilemma.

    I belong to LA fitness and they only allow you to have a trainer if you sign up for a minimum of 3 months- seeing the trainer EVERY WEEK. I do not have the money to do that- but I need some toning advice so i thought i would ask you all.


    I have lost 47 lbs so far- goal is 8 more to put me at 5'0" and 115 lbs. However, In the process my stomach is incredibly flabby, with lots of stretch marks. Obviously with summer quickly approaching i would like to be comfortable in a bikini but my stomach really turns me off.

    Right now at the gym im going 4 days a week, strength training approx 45 - 60 min including abs everyday and alternating arms and legs on other days. Cardio 30-45 mins/day 4 days a week.

    Any advice on toning up this excess skin and minimizing the stretch marks? Im willing to try out any new work out regimens.


    thanks
    danielle.

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    • Posts: 397 Member
      I'd also love the answer to this. Great post.
    • Posts: 78 Member
      bump! Me too!
    • Posts: 4
      HI, I will start by first saying a really big congtatulations i think you have been doing a fabulous job on your weight loss.
      I do not have an answer exactly yet for you. But i will look into it for you. My sister is a trainer . Maybe she has some advice on the topic other than surgery.
    • Posts: 56
      Ask your nearest plastic surgeon. If you really do have excess skin it can't really be worked off. Not to be a downer. It's not that big of an operation though.
    • Posts: 5
      There have been amazing reviews on red light therapy. I go to Planet Fitness and they have it but a lot of tanning salons have it now. Check it out!
    • Posts: 52
      My understanding is it takes time for the skin to go back to normal, and there may be some parts that just don't ever look right.
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