How to prevent the appearance of saggy skin when losing weight?

Losing excess weight is a great joy and success for any woman. This makes it possible to wear open clothes, not hesitating short tight dresses. Extra pounds are carried with them and many complexes. However, sometimes a sharp decrease in weight can lead to trouble. A very unpleasant consequence of losing weight is saggy skin. So that the skin does not hang, and wrinkles do not get bigger, you need to take good care of it both during weight loss and after. There are several simple rules that will prevent the appearance of saggy skin, or if the problem does occur, correct it.
  1. Lose weight should be slow. The desire to get rid of excess weight is understandable. But do not forget that when you gain weight, which occurs gradually, the skin also stretches gradually. Sharp weight loss, of course, will lead to sagging of the skin. In this regard, to lose weight, without causing harm to the skin, you need to slowly, dropping 2-3 kg in a month period. It is better that the process of losing weight is stretched in time.
  2. No strict diets. Take a closer look at a balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, and "harmful" carbohydrates in very limited quantities.
  3. Take note of the rule: you can eat everything, but never overeat. Slogans in which they promise a loss of 7-10 kg in one month are best avoided. They are based on the fact that, first of all, when the diet is observed, the body loses water. This leads to rapid weight loss. Further, due to fasting, weight decreases due to loss of muscle mass, but not fatty layers. From the last to get rid of more difficult, therefore, when returning to normal nutrition, the body quickly gaining lost kilograms and even more.
  4. Eat plenty of water. It dissolves and removes slag. Water is the source of life, which will maintain the water balance of the whole organism, including the skin, while preserving its elasticity.
  5. During showering, you should rub the problem areas on the body using a hard sponge made from natural bristles (sisal, loofah). It is good then to take a contrast shower, which tightens and tones the skin, helps to cheer up, refresh. All this improves blood circulation, including the flow of blood to the skin. Within a few minutes, take a hot shower, then 30-60 seconds - a cold shower, but not icy. It is recommended to repeat the procedure 2-3 times.
  6. Use a body scrub once or twice a week. It will help to remove dead and old skin cells, as well as pollution. In addition, it is shown that the scrub improves the blood supply to the skin, makes it smooth and tender.
  7. Massage. Do massage in the cabin or at home, do it yourself. For the abdominal skin is effective plucked massage. It eliminates excess inches from the waist. Lying on your back, relax and start making tiny movements in the clockwise direction of the tummy. With each round, the intensity of tingling increase, so that the skin slightly flushed. Then, stroking his tummy clockwise, moisten it with a pull-up cream.
  8. Applying firming creams. Their purpose in restoring the skin of the abdomen, chest, waist, forearms, hips. Cream smooths the skin, stimulates the renewal of epithelial cells, softens, tonifies the skin, eliminates stretch marks. And remember that the cream will make your skin soft and silky, supple and elastic, but only if you follow all the other rules described in this article.
  9. Sport. Never forget about sports, as this is the most effective means for losing weight. And most importantly, doing sports, you will always be happy with your appearance. It does not matter what kind of sports you are engaged in - aerobics, swimming, running, bodybuilding - the main thing is that it brings positive emotions. The instructor will help you to choose the set of physical exercises correctly. It is important that the loads during their implementation are allocated to the muscle groups you need. This will put the figure in order, make it tight, strengthen the press, get rid of cellulite in problem areas, strengthen health. Remember that without physical exertion it is not possible to lose weight efficiently and correctly. It's good if the sport becomes your way of life.