How to I get rid of loose belly skin w/o surgery?
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The suggestions from leviballen will probably work if you need to lose FAT from your belly area.   Probably more sensible is a simple, no pils, healthy eating and exercise program.  The only way to lose FAT from your belly area is to lose body fat overalll.  AS much as we woud like it to be differnt there is no easy fix to losing belly FAT and there is no such thing as spot reduction.  It doesn't work.\n\nHOwever, you didn't say you had FAT to lose in your belly area.  You indicate that your problem is loose skin, which is a whole different problem from belly fat.  If your problem is loose skin I am sorry to say the only solution is surgery.  There is no other way to get rid of loose belly skin.  The skin has stretched and lost its elasticity and it will not shrink back, no matter how much exercise or dieting you do, no matter how many Total Lean packs you buy.  \n\nAlso, you didn't indicate you had stretch marks, though suggestions have been made for those.  There are many products on the market that claim to get rid of stretch marks.  Stretch marks are permanent because they are caused by the thinning and breaking down of the layer of skin that has the collagen and elastin -the stuff that makes our skin elastic.  NOthing can fix this, no creams or pills.  However, the marks fade and get smaller and less obvvious all on their own over time, though the skin can never completely return to normal.  In the early stages some stretch marks do seem to be able to be treated by lasers which help get rid of the red color and may help with making things look better.  A cream called tretinoin has  been reported to be successful in some studies, but not in others, and reputable doctors all over the world indicate that there is no way to get rid of stretch marks.  YOu will find lots of sites that want to sell you stuff, but BEWARE.\n\nMy advice would be to be careful and don't spend your money on stuff that doesn't work.  Actually the greatest factor in determining whether you have stretch marks is your genes.  Some people get them, some don't.  If you do have stretch marks think of them as signs that your body has produced something wonderful, two new lives.\n\nGood luck and take care.
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There is no such thing as "spot reduction" (ie: losing belly fat). There is no machine, exercise, diet, or magic pill that will remove the fat from just your belly area. Fat will come off from your entire body. Your midsection will be the last place you notice it coming off, but it is. You just don't see it right away because it is larger than other areas of your body.\n\nTo lose the fat from your whole body, you need to eat less, eat healthy, and exercise more. Cut back on the calories, and make most of those calories come from proteins and good carbs. Cut back on the refined sugars and fatty foods, especially trans-fat. For exercise, you don't need a magic machine. Get out and go for a walk. There are a lot of different videos you can buy and exercise in front of your TV. You can buy a set of dumbbells and a bench and do some strength training at home. Or get a gym membership and exercise there.
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Oh girl! You'll have to work at it. Don't put it off any longer. If you do, you will never regain your posture. A little each day, try to bring yourself to normal posture. You had that tummy tuck for a reason. Now show it off!!
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I wont recommend a surgery at this initial stage ... i hv spend a big part of my life in Asia (India)(M now settled in UK) N will recommend u 2 follow wot v call the Grand Mom's tips ... drink plenty of water, avoid drinks (huge intake) ... tke loads of fruits n salads n if possible try looking for a homeo treatment ... \n\nThis will definately help u in not only controlling the stuff but will also assit u in minimizing / eliminating\n\nCheers ... God Bless
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Congratulations on losing the weight. \n\nI had the abdomnioplasty done back in 2002.  Given the choice over again...I would not. \n\nI had some internal bleeding, that had to be reopened, and spent another week in the hospital, now, I have an incision from hip to hip...and an indented scar tissue over my belly. \n\nI would opt to do it via exercise.  Be proud of your accomplishment of losing the weight.  Skin is elastic...exercise and time, will make it tight. \n\nThe risk was not worth it. \n\nGood luck.
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You could pay for one of those wrap treatments that promise to lose inches in hours if cost isn't an issue. I've not tried it msyelf but they get rave reviews in the magazines. Other than that maybe try sculpting undies - M&S do great ones that pull you in and give you a slimmer outline. I think you can even get tights that pull it all in too. Good luck and enjoy your night out x x x
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Because of your age your best bet would be to have the fatty tissue removed from underneath. Find a reputable surgeon and research the price.\n\nI'd recommend cucumbers, teabags, etc. but that's a very temporary fix if any.
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The poster ahead of me is right...you need to do cardio and get rid of whatever fat is there first.  In my case a lot of it was just skin not fat so I moistured everyday to make the skin more pliable and shrink back down a little.  But once the fat is gone, good ol crunches will work for muscle tone.
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HA! I thought you were talking about the ones inside the turkey along with the giblets....DUH! \n\nAnyway, I do some exercises that I read about in Cosmopolitan, and they have worked wonders. One thing you can do is stretch your neck as far out and upward as you can. Repeat this whenever you think about it. Also, another good one (and this helps to prevent your facial cheeks from sagging is to silently mouth the letters A-E-I-O-U, making sure that you stretch your mouth like you are really annunciating each letter. It's best to do this in private, because you won't get funny looks from your kids or others!! LOL!) These simple exercises really do work, and make you look much younger if you do them faithfully! Luckily, my neck didn't show it very bad when I lost weight, because I started doing these exercises about 10 years ago. As you get older, your skin loses elasticity, and is much harder to tone. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of the loose tummy skin. Do you have any ideas?????? Good luck with the neck exercises, though! :)
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Eat a healthy, balanced diet.  In addition, increase your low fat dairy products.  Dairy helps your body burn that stubborn belly fat. Get alot of exercise, specifically targeting the stubborn area.  Crunches, etc.  Good Luck!
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Well if you've lost alot of weight in a short amount of time, chances are you will have 'saggy' skin. And the only way to get rid of it is plastic surgery. You can only do so many crunches and sit ups, but if you still have that excess skin you need to get it taken off surgically. Good luck!  : )
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hmmmm good one, ok those love handles, right on the lower part of your back near the sacrial area are the most difficult to get rid of, why because there is no real exercise to target them.   \nBut you could do back exercises to strengthen your lower back muscles which in turn-cause they are generally connected tone up those a bit to. \n2 sit ups but the ones where you twist, ex: on back sit up and touch left elbow to right knee.  Also some yoga asanas would help target those problems like cobra and locust---but you don't want to strain your back so make sure you are doing them right----find a teacher in your area---or Pilates. If you do cardio you tend to lose a little bit everywhere.. Lipo is the only last resort I could think of.
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Just exercise and take your time to get back into shape...that "extra" skin will go away...you may not ever have the flat tummy you once had, but you certainly will "shed" the gummy extra skin that you have right now.  I can remember how mortified I was following my first child...but it will get better : )  Enjoy your little one, he will grow up fast!!!
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The goosebumps you get on your skin are from special muscles contracting and pulling the skin together. If you notice, it doesn't stay that way forever.  And placing ice on injuries to prevent swelling have nothing to do with reducing the amount of skin you have.\n\nDepending on your age, skin elasticity, and other factors, most likely you need to lose the fat under the skin to make it go away.  You'll have to work out and do cardio for this.\n\nFor others that have lost a significant amount of weight and their skin is unable to return to its former size, the only real answer is cosmetic surgery to remove excess skin.  Once the skin loses its elasticity, you cannot magically get rid of your skin.
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Unfortunately you cant just lose fat from your abdomen and nowhere else. This is a myth called 'spot reduction'. \nJust doing abdominal exercises will not get you a flat toned stomach or sixpack, a combination of cardio, resistance exercises and a healthy diet will, but this will apply to the whole of your body and ultimetly comes down to percentage body fat and calorie expenditure.
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I am having a tummy tuck and liposuction for the same. I have tried every diet and exercise program you can think of for these areas and it has failed. Check into this with a plastic surgeon. Mine is scheduled for July 6th.
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Technically you are loosing WEIGHT but its just water. Your not loosing fat sadly =(    (damn! why cant it be that simple! =P) \n\nif you want to loose belly fat you should do about 30-60min of cardio 3-5x a week to slim your whole body; because you cant target spot an area (sorry! T.T) because even if you did a billion crunches and sit ups a day; the fat currently on your stomach would be hiding your 6-pack. \n\nI would also suggest doing crunches and sit-ups tho. So when you do loose your stomach fat your pack would be showing ^_~ hehe\n\nhope to help