. . . looking like this?
Seriously, I’ve lost about 9 kilos (20 pounds) since my operation three weeks ago. I don’t expect that the weight loss will continue to be so dramatic but I also don’t want to end up looking like someone let the air outta me. I can’t do much exercise at the moment other than some gentle walking. And I can’t afford any ‘magic creams’ to make my skin more elastic. But I’m sure there must be something I can do.
Any tips or suggestions?
casa azahar 
you have to get someone to grab you by the hair and lift you off the ground… all the skin from the toes up is now at the top of your head. Of course, you have to tie that off and are stuck with having beehive hairdos for awhile…
Az, you’re lovely. time will take care of what you see, but the rest of us don’t. Be happy, keep walking, keep healing…
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Do you take fish oil supplements, or some other sort of omega 3 supplements? I know they help with my skin’s dryness, and they might also help with elasticity.
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I don’t know what helps with elasticity. after having a second child the skin of my abdomen didn’t spring back the way it had the first time.
I’ve just learned to live with it. and to wear sexy corsets at every opportunity 🙂
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a few years ago when I lost 50 pounds (I subsequently regained 25 of them dag nab it), I researched this subject extensively. My conclusion was that there is nothing you can do except be patient. Even the “miracle creams” really don’t help, so don’t feel bad that you can’t afford them. What you can do is try gently massaging the areas that are loose to increase circulation to them so the skin has the nutrients necessary to get healthy.
I’ll join the chorus of “you’re lovely, be happy, keep healing, don’t worry”.
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Vitamin E seems to be a good thing for skin – I used to have terrible skin, but I’ve found that vitamin E and fish oils help a lot.
🙂
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I’ve heard that vitamin E is good for healing scar tissue, so I’m planning on getting some for mine – it’s looking quite Frankensteiny at the moment.
I’ll also check out fish oil supplements.
The idea of voluntarily going in for surgery just doesn’t sound like me, hospital phobic as I am. But I’m going to try out face yoga to see if that helps me not get too jowly.
I’ve been reading that through diet and specific weight training exercises you can actually get loose skin to tighten up. Apparently it’s also important to keep your body well hydrated. So I might be up to starting something like that at my gym in a month or so (they were very nice to me when I called and told them what happened – said they would put my monthly bank debit payments on hold until I come back and that my first month back will be ‘paid for’ because I’d missed all of May).
Meanwhile, “be happy, keep walking, keep healing” sounds like a good plan. Not doing too well on the “don’t worry” bit though…
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face yoga? I hadn’t heard of that before
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It’s actually become very trendy lately, but I’m just talking about doing certain things we used to do in class that are good for stimulating face and neck muscles.
Oh, and during a trip to the supermarket this afternoon I found some Nivea body cream that has liposomes & vitamin E and says it improves skin elasticity and firmness … for 6€ I thought I’d give it a go. Can’t hurt, might help.
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