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Newbie question about loose skin
Howdy! My husband reluctantly roped me into doing this crazy Atkins
thing with him a few months ago after me watching his weight fall off and getting no such results with my own efforts, and since then I've become a convert. I've gone from 245 to 207 in about four months, and he's gone from 373 to 299 in six months (you can tell who's been a little more cheaty with low-carb candies there! But other than the fact that we've got no clothes that fit us anymore, we do have a concern. What do people do about the loose skin? I've got a couple places that I like to call "blowout areas" where my skin just gave out at my top weight (about 285) that don't seem to be getting any less big or saggy no matter how much I lose, quickly or slowly, Atkins or not, excercise or couch-potatoing. My concern areas are my upper arms and upper thighs (surprisingly, my stomach and "pooch" despite pregnancies and childbirths seem to be getting down, but maybe I just expected less from that area so I'm seeing more) and he's worried about the skin around his face and on his chest. I was looking around on the web and the only advice that people seem to have is either "drink your water and pray" or "get surgery." Is there really no treatment for loose skin? I found a site shilling something called "Dynique" that had an admittedly impressive-looking picture of a guy who had been soaking in baths of the stuff on one side of his body, but I'm inclined to think that anything like this is right down there with the "Miracle Cellulite Cream" type stuff in terms of bogusness. I also saw a lot of mentions of herbal wraps and soaks that you could get at spas that claimed to firm skin, but being able to afford regular trips to the spa isn't really in our budget in this lifetime. So I went to the store to see if there were any skin-firming bath soaks that I could just walk into a store and buy and was surprised to see while there were relaxation baths and firming lotions, there wasn't even a product CLAIMING to firm skin through bath soaks. Is it possible that just the act of soaking in a bath in some kind of moisturizing agent might help return some elasticity? Is it just me, or are these companies missing out on a huge market by not just tossing some herbs, collagen and elastin into some bath beads? I bought some bath salts just to try out the whole soaking thing, but I'm finding it hard to find the time for regular long baths between two kids and a job. Or should I just either drink my water and cross my fingers or learn to love my flabby bat-arms? --Pook! ^_^ |
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Newbie question about loose skin
Pook! wrote:
But other than the fact that we've got no clothes that fit us anymore, we do have a concern. What do people do about the loose skin? There's nothing much you can do for loose skin, except try to fill it out somewhat with building muscle, and wait. It will continue to shrink somewhat for a year or even two after you're done losing weight. How much it will shrink depends on your age, your genetics, and how damaged (stretch marks) the skin is. Lotions or herbal wraps applied to the outside will not help. The moisture barrier below the outer dead layer of cells prevents things you put on the outside from getting into the live layers of skin. (Except for a few specific substances, like the carriers in nicotine patches and other medical patches) -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Newbie question about loose skin
"Pook!" wrote in message =
... .. My concern areas are my upper arms and upper thighs (surprisingly, my stomach and "pooch" worried about the skin around his face and on his chest.=20 snip=20 --Pook! ^_^ Hah!!know all about that - I have 2 areas - upper arms and tummy where = the loose skin just wobbles around. I have been working out for ages and = the muscles underneath are lovely and toned. you just can't see it for = the yucky flabby skin!!! The cure is Lycra!!! Just wear nice tight jeans and the flab = mysteriously vanishes!!! I now have a lovely flat tummy when fully = dressed =20 I also tend to wear 3/4 length sleeves as these are much more = flattering. In the mean time keep exercising and after every bath or shower, slather = on body cream with vitamin E in as this certainly helps with stretch = marks and my skin is a lot softer now. --=20 Elise 223/157/133 Atkins since 27/03/03 UK http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/elisebutt |
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