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Considering you don't have an excessive amount of loose skin already it is
possible to lose weight and keep your skin firm in the process. The idea is to
keep your body well hydrated day in and day out. NEVER EVER let yourself become
dehydrated. Drink plenty of water throughout the day and NEVER EVER totally
eliminate your carbohydrate intake. From my experience most people who have lost
weight too fast by eliminating their carbohydrates ended up with a lot of excess
skin afterwards. The whole idea is to lose the weight to get healthier and of
course to look better with your clothes ON and with your clothes OFF. Here are
some tips
1. Follow a well rounded balanced diet such as my insulin response diet
located at http://www.tbfinc.com
2. Follow a full body exercise routine alternating with a split routine every
4 weeks. For example, full body routine 4 weeks, split routine 4 weeks, full
body routine 4 weeks, and so on.
3. Considering you don't have stomach ulcers and you are not on blood
thinners you should also take ONE TEASPOON of cold artic cod liver oil ONCE PER
DAY with your evening meal.
4. Take 1000-1500mg of lecithin per day. Lecithin has been known to increase
the elasticity of the skin.
5. Anything you can do to increase circulation will also help. Skin brushing
techniques are very good. Do a search on the internet for skin brushing to get
all the info you need. Deep massages are also good.
6. Most importantly if you are more than 75 pounds overweight DO NOT try to
lose weight too fast. The more you weigh the easier it will be to lose weight on
this program so ease into it slowly so you only lose about 3 pounds per week.
Doing this will prevent the sagging skin. If you lose weight too fast you will
end up with loose skin 90% of the time.
7. Some of my clients have done weekly body wraps with great success but it
can get messy. You can do this as an option but it's really not necessary.
As an option you can also take a supplement called collagen.
As I stated above one key to increasing the elasticity of your skin is to
keep your body well hydrated. Yes, drinking water will do this. The average
person needs at least ½ an ounce of water per pound of body weight. Possibly
more depending on the type of exercise you do on a daily basis. The reason why
so many people end up with loose skin after losing weight is because they go on
low carbohydrate diets that will in turn dehydrate the body. If you lose weight
and are dehydrated in the process you will see the scale weight go down but
unfortunately most of the weight being lost is nothing more than water weight.
If you are losing 2-3 pounds per week you are doing great. If you are losing 4-6
pounds you are pushing the limit. Any more than 6 pounds per week and you are
sure to end up with loose skin after losing the weight because chances are you
are restricting too many carbohydrates from your diet. Cutting out refined
flours/breads and sugars will yield the best results.
Also, instead of getting on the scale every week to measure your progress go
more by how your clothes are fitting. I always tell my clients to try on the
tightest pair of pants they have and then follow my program for 4 weeks and then
try them on again. After 4 weeks those tight fitting pants will be a thing of
the past.
Follow all the above and you will see satisfactory results.
About The Author
Johnnie D Jackow Sr. is the author of 2 fitness books and has specialized in
weight loss since 1996. His website Total Body Fitness has become one of the
most popular free websites on the internet. |
