Loose skin is one of the biggest problems after weight loss. After months of healthy living and plenty workouts, you’ve lost weight. That’s a big deal! And now, you have another problem to solve – excess skin. Do you dream about fitting into the clothes you want, and look beautiful, healthy and toned? I can help you, read my 20 tips on how to tighten loose skin after losing weight if your skin is slow to rebound.
1. Don’t put off your weight loss
From year to year, our skin loses elasticity. I mean that the younger you are and the less amount of time you’ve been overweight, the more elastic your skin will be. So if you want to lose weight, do it now! Don’t put it off! The younger the age at which you start losing weight, the better the chances your skin will rebound and
tighten itself back up again.
2. Say no to unsteady diet
If you always gain and lose weight more than 25 pounds each time, that’s unsteady diet, and it’s terrible for your body, including your skin. If you can’t go on balanced diet consult a nutritionist. Healthy diet will help you lose weight, and keep it for a long time.
3. Don’t Lose Weight Too Quickly!
Your skin will rebound quicker in natural way if you lose your weight slowly and safely. I know it takes some time to lose your weight and keep it for long, but don’t be hurry, remember about balanced diet, workouts and other things that can help you to tighten your skin after weight loss.
4. Scrubbing
Scientists assert that using sea salt scrubs or other kinds of scrubs can help to tighten skin after losing weight. Scrubbing increase blood flow and make your skin elastic and healthy. Use a good scrub in the shower twice a day, several times a week, and you’ll get a desired result!
5. Collagen Cream
Collagen cream is designed specifically to cope with loose, sagging skin. Regularly nourishing of your skin with a collagen cream can help you to tighten skin after weight loss. Of course, such cream is expensive, but it has dramatic effect! However, you should know that collagen creams isn’t for everyone, that’s why ask your friends for advices before you buy plenty products that aren’t effective.
6. Massage Therapy
My friend told me that regular massages helped her to tighten skin after losing weight. She had loose skin on her upper thighs and upper arms, and now she has a beautiful arms and thighs. Nobody knows about massage therapy effect, but fortune favours the bold. Try it, and you’ll see effect!
7. Seaweed wrap
Another my friend told me that his skin was tightened after he has got a seaweed wrap at a local spa. He enjoys its benefits and still goes to spa every 6 to 8 weeks. In internet, I’ve found only good references about this local spa, and not a single negative. Before you decide to get a seaweed wrap at your local spa, find out all information about it.
8. Weight training
Weight training helps you not only to get desired weight, but also to tighten your skin after weight loss! Don’t worry about looking too buff and masculine, just add weight training to your workout three times a week, and you’ll see your skin look tighter and sexier!
9. Drink more water!
Hydrated skin is healthy skin! According to my results, I can say that 64 ounces of water a day can help you to keep your skin healthy and elastic. Don’t drink soda, it loaded with unhealthy chemicals! Remember, water is a key to healthy, elastic skin!
10. Yoga
Yoga will help you not only reduce stress, be more flexible, lose or keep weight, but also tighten your skin after weight loss. Start do yoga, and within a few weeks, you’ll be surprised how much flexible, relaxed you and your skin can be.