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Weight Loss Forum / WeightWatchers / March 2010Firming
Hello, Gang! New to the newsgroup. Am just finishing up my 55th week on WW. Have lost over 116 pounds. All along I have been doing cardio and toning workouts, which have helped immensely, but I do still have issues with loose skin, especially on the stomach, inner thighs and upper arms. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions that would help to get rid of it (or at least firm it up a bit)...preferably not involving surgery? I'm less than 10 lbs from my goal so it's not really a matter of losing too much more flab. Thanks in advance Kathleen > Hello, Gang! > New to the newsgroup. Am just finishing up my 55th week on WW. Have [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Kathleen Time, exercsie, and massaging body lotion in night and morning! It HELPS, it doesn't cure, and it takes about 2 years for the skin to shrink from that big a loss - if you are young and don't have dry skin. The older and/or dryer the skin, the longer it takes to reduce. Be patient. You have done really well so far.  SignatureKate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! Thank you so much, Kate. Funny we have the same name. I've got the time, I've been doing the exercise and I do the lotion once a day at the moment but will up it to twice. I am 43 and my skin is definitely not dry as I have always used lotion. Any special lotion you recommend or will any do? I ask b/c I started using Clinique back in September for the neck and face and it works wonders...in addition to the neck & facial exercises I learned to do. As long as I know the skin will shrink up, I can wait. Thanks again. Kathleen >> Hello, Gang! >> New to the newsgroup. Am just finishing up my 55th week on WW. Have [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Be patient. You have done really well so far. > Thank you so much, Kate. Funny we have the same name. I've got the > time, I've been doing the exercise and I do the lotion once a day at the > moment but will up it to twice. > > I am 43 and my skin is definitely not dry as I have always used lotion. It's whether it's NATURALLY dry that really matters. If your skin is naturally on the dry side and you got stretch marks when pregnant, the skin is less elastic than for some folk, and t will take longer to shring... > Any special lotion you recommend or will any do? I ask b/c I started > using Clinique back in September for the neck and face and it works > wonders...in addition to the neck & facial exercises I learned to do. Anything nice that you like! Clinique is fine. Lush massage bars are fine... Even baby oil wil do! It's not just the skin softening and moisurising that makes it work, but the massage. > As long as I know the skin will shrink up, I can wait. Thanks again. It helps and it takes time, and you may always have some loose skin after losing so much. I lost 70 lbs and have kept most of it off (but suffer from water retention now, which is worse than fat to get rid of!), and I found it did help with me. Swimming also helps! SignatureKate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! OHMIGOSH!! 70 lbs is awesome!! And especially keeping it off. I know what you mean about the fluid retention. I find with that, the more water I drink helps me get rid of the extra fluid. Doesn't make for a great night's sleep but it gets rid of the fluid. I'm glad to hear of someone else who has lost alot and has kept it off. Now that I am near goal, that is my biggest worry...keeping it off. I told the gang at work just the other day to call me on it, if I start putting weight back on. Lucky for me (in this respect) I have alot of pride so that will push me to keep working. Unfortunately I am no where near a pool. I live in the middle of NoWhere in Ireland. > Mognfox wrote:o >> Thank you so much, Kate. Funny we have the same name. I've got the [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Swimming also helps! > OHMIGOSH!! 70 lbs is awesome!! And especially keeping it off. I know what > you mean about the fluid retention. I find with that, the more water I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I live in the middle of NoWhere in Ireland. Cool! I live in the middle of Ireland ;-) Congrats on the loss. Thanks. We're probably neighbors and don't even know it. Know of any Yanks married to an Englishman in your area? That might be me! Sad that we've been in this house for going on 6 1/2 years and I have neighbors I still don't know. Weigh in tomorrow. My leader says I could make goal before Easter. That would be AWESOME!! >> OHMIGOSH!! 70 lbs is awesome!! And especially keeping it off. I know what >> you mean about the fluid retention. I find with that, the more water I [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Congrats on the loss. good luck, Lee > Thanks. We're probably neighbors and don't even know it. Know of any > Yanks married to an Englishman in your area? That might be me! Sad that [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> Congrats on the loss. Down nearly 4lbs this week, which puts me just over 5 lbs from GOAL!! Wahoo!! > good luck, Lee >> Thanks. We're probably neighbors and don't even know it. Know of any [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>> >>> Congrats on the loss. outstanding, Lee > Down nearly 4lbs this week, which puts me just over 5 lbs from GOAL!! > Wahoo!! [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>>> >>>> Congrats on the loss. time works wonders, you might consider buying pure shay butter... costly but wonderful, Lee > Hello, Gang! > New to the newsgroup. Am just finishing up my 55th week on WW. Have lost [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Kathleen Thanks. I've actually heard of that and I'm sure I've seen it somewhere. Kathleen > time works wonders, you might consider buying pure shay butter... costly but > wonderful, Lee [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Kathleen definitely shop around, you can pay 21 dollars for six ounces, or 11 dollars a pound if you buy in bulk, lasts forever also, Lee > Thanks. I've actually heard of that and I'm sure I've seen it somewhere. > Kathleen [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> >>> Kathleen Hmm, my friend has a shop with all kinds of stuff like that. She might be able to get me some in bulk. Good idea. Thanks > definitely shop around, you can pay 21 dollars for six ounces, or 11 dollars > a pound if you buy in bulk, lasts forever also, Lee [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>>> >>>> Kathleen i split a net order with a friend so if your friend has a shop it might be even easier, Lee > Hmm, my friend has a shop with all kinds of stuff like that. She might be > able to get me some in bulk. Good idea. Thanks [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>>>> >>>>> Kathleen |
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