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