Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
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stretched loose skin

mrdanus
mrdanus
Posts: 14
Joined: 2006/07/22
United States
2006/12/14, 11:59 PM
im 17 and i lost about 70 lbs and now the skin around my waist and stomach is somewhat stretched. i don't have very much fat there at all, but it makes it look like i have a lot more. any way to tighten up the skin??
mikencharleston
mikencharleston
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2006/12/15, 06:32 AM
Just keep working out. You are young enough that your skin has a lot of elasticity that it should tighten up. It just takes time.
coolnatedawg
coolnatedawg
Posts: 813
Joined: 2005/03/09
United States
2006/12/15, 09:09 AM
drink a lot of water to keep yourself hydrated and maybe even rub some lotion there to keep up with elasticity. mainly its just a matter of time...
too lost about that much relatively quickly, and it all tightens up eventually- especially if you decide to bulk up some
adalos
adalos
Posts: 174
Joined: 2006/02/04
United States
2006/12/15, 06:38 PM
buy yourself some preperation H ointment (seriously), and put it on at night before you go to bed. my friend wraps a layer of loose saran wrap around his stomach after he puts it on and then goes to bed with it and takes it off in the morning. it really helps shrink excess skin and reduce stretch marks.