HELP flab alert!!!

[Anonymous]

Well, I should have been asking this question a long time ago, but I didn't. Anyways, I lost weight in grade 8 which was a really long time ago. I lost 40lbs which was great right? But now I have to live with flabby skin. Looking at me you would think that I have a great body. I am tall and skinny, but if I take me shirt off and just touch my back it is like a rippling effect! I want to know what I can do to tone myself up. I shouldn't be looking like an old woman at the age of 19. People would think I am crazy because I am already skinny, but they haven't seen me naked! lol. I want to try a gym, but I am scared about going there and I don't know how to use the machines. Are there any exercises I can do at home that will tone up my stomach, back and legs? HELP!

[martyfellow]

When you want to lose weight you have to combine it with exercise to build up muscle so that the skin has something to hang on to!

Running is the single best exercise, but take it slow or you will hurt yourself. Combine it with workouts with HAND weights.light weights.again, take that slow or you will hurt yourself.

Be patient, it will take months to get enough muscle to fill out the skin no matter what you do.

Hey, congratulate yourself for losing the weight. It's not easy.

[melissarose8585]

Well, does it need toning? I've seen many people who lost massive amounts of weight for their frame and couldn't tone the skin because the elasticity was gone, and it wouldn't go back. They ended up with surgery to remove it.

You need to talk to a nutritionist or a doctor, and see what they say. They can recommend plans to target those areas if it can be toned, and supplements to increase the elastin in your skin. It will make this a much better process for you.

[Akikosmile]

Stay away from the machines until someone has shown you how to use them, and they will tell you what setting to use. Take it very slowly or you can injure yourself.

Before doing weights I'd do some aerobics to make your muscles loose and a little toned. Jogging can be good if you start small!

You're heading in the right direction so don't worry.

But this illustrates what happends with crash dieting, even when it works to lose weight.

[Asker]

Yeah, I know. It is a pity it has to be that way.

[ALWAYSclassy]

Have you tried dry brushing? I just got one a few weeks ago, and they say it is supposed to help with skin elasticity, tone, and circulatiory system, etc. Just use a natural bristle brush on dry skin. Brush from your feet all the way up your body. You have to brush in the direction of your heart and brush counter-clockwise. Do this before you take your shower. Hopefully that helps

[Asker]

Where do you get these brushes?

[ALWAYSclassy]

You can get them at walmart

[Bubbles]

What did you do to make it so lose in the first place? Did you lose it really really fast or something? You only said your back so is it only in that area? Going to the Gym would help, but no one has to see your body is it's only your back where a t-shirt, But lots of exerice should get it back to normal.

[Asker]

I didn't eat. Well, it is my back, stomach legs. Yeah, basically everywhere. I don't look fat, but I have saggy skin I guess you could say.

[Bubbles]

Working out is the key to get you back in shape, and eatting heathly too will help out. If you are a soda drining cut back or just stop and drink more water.

[Asker]

I do eat healthy, I don't think eating healthy will get rid of skin. I already am skinny enough I just need to get more toned. But thanks for your answer! :)