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How to Get Rid of Excess Skin After Losing Weight
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1. Why does your skin curl up when you lose weight?
The skin is an organ whose main function is to protect the internal organs. Unfortunately, people spend much of their lives growing, constantly moving, and occasionally, for example, rubbing themselves with a rough surface that creates wounds. That's why the skin, to be an effective protective coating, has to grow and stretch.2. Control the rate of weight loss
Rather than preventing the problem of excess skin after weight loss, it is better to act preventively, which in this case means controlling the rate of fat loss. Too fast weight reduction does not allow adequate adaptation by the tissues that make up the skin. The best recommendation is to lose 0.5 kg of body weight per week, the absolute limit should be 1 kg per week. This will allow the skin to have time to adapt to changes in fat cell volume.3. Build your muscles
Skin problems happen when you lose weight because you have too little fat to fill in, but you can replace the lost tissue with a new tissue that looks much better, and the extra pounds of muscle will allow you to fill your flexible skin, so the best way to do that is to do strength training while you're losing weight.4. Get some water
A proper water supply throughout the day ensures the proper functioning of all organs, including the skin. This will improve its flexibility and allow it to adapt more quickly to the new body weight. Water also affects the proper volume of muscle tissue.5. Take care of your diet
Make sure you have plenty of vegetables and fruits on your daily menu, which in addition to vitamins and minerals contain plenty of water, according to a 2007 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.6. Stop smoking, please
This point, of course, only applies to people who are active smokers. This addiction is by far the worst harm you can do to yourself. Not only does it have a significant impact on your health and your wallet its effects are felt by your skin as well. A 2010 study by scientists from Italy showed that in smokers, the biological age of the skin is nine years older than their chronological age. However, after three months of exposure to the drug, the average age of skin decreases by 15 years!7. Supplementation
While there is no pill that can get rid of the whole problem with one stroke, there are some remedies that will help to improve the whole process. They are particularly noteworthy: gelatin, which in 250 milligrams a day improves skin elasticity; omega-3 fatty acids, in particular eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid. These two fractions of fats are found in fatty fish in the sea. They have anti-inflammatory properties and can harden the skin.8. Give yourself some time
If you're just starting to lose weight, it's a good idea to plan this process properly calculate your calorie intake so that the rate of fat loss isn't too fast. However, if you've already struggled with the problem of vertical skin remember that even if you follow these tips, the whole process will still take time.
