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winnietheb

Wed, Sep-12-07, 23:43

Hope this is the right forum mods

Well guys I started low carbing in the early part of june and I have lost about 35 lbs so far, and tho far from goal I am happy with how it is going. But...my stomache is still a trainwreck. It just sort of hangs there all droopy. I have super pale skin, and I got stretch marks terrible when I was pregnant with my daughter. Some are a quarter inch wide. Though they are not so red now my skin has a crinkly weird texture.

What can I do in the way of excercise to help fix this. Weight loss has been great but this going to take concerted effort. Hoping that tummy tuck or just living with it are not the only answers.

Pipistrel

Thu, Sep-13-07, 03:41

Its a difficult one because you probably dont have much fat there, its just loose skin from being stretched. having good abdominals will help but apart from that the only thing i would try is massaging the skin with oils which might supple it up. We have a product here in the UK called Bio-Oil which people swear by for stretch marks http://www.bio-oil.info/en/home think its about $10, or if you have loads of money strivectin cream http://www.kleinbecker.com/index.html about $100!