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Losing weight and using cocoa butter?
If you lost 30+ lbs, did you use cocoa butter or something else on your skin to prevent sagging?
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Posted 7/21/11 1:45 PM  |
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MrsG823
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Re: Losing weight and using cocoa butter?
The only thing I know that will help prevent sagging is exercise. I have heard of using cocoa butter for strech marks but never to prevent sagging skin.
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| Posted 7/22/11 12:41 PM |
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Re: Losing weight and using cocoa butter?
Okay, so as long as I'm doing free weights, abs, and cardio I should be okay?
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| Posted 7/22/11 12:56 PM |
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DirtyBlonde
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Re: Losing weight and using cocoa butter?
Resistance training will help you build lean mass and that should help you maintain skin elasticity.
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| Posted 7/22/11 1:18 PM |
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Re: Losing weight and using cocoa butter?
Posted by DirtyBlonde
Resistance training will help you build lean mass and that should help you maintain skin elasticity.
I never knew this. This is good to know! It will motivate me to keep up with my weight training.
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| Posted 7/22/11 1:21 PM |
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DirtyBlonde
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Re: Losing weight and using cocoa butter?
It stinks that over time our skin loses elasticity no matter what. But keep up the weight training - building a layer of muscle can take away some of the sagging skin.
Keep up the good work!
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| Posted 7/22/11 1:34 PM |
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DGoldfarb0776
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Re: Losing weight and using cocoa butter?
Posted by DirtyBlonde
It stinks that over time our skin loses elasticity no matter what. But keep up the weight training - building a layer of muscle can take away some of the sagging skin.
Keep up the good work!
Unfortunately for me I'm going to have to have plastic surgery if I want "perfect" arms. I lost over 75lbs and it looks like I have chicken wings under my arms. 
This is due to the fact that my skin is no longer so elastic due to the weight I was and how long I've been that weight.
I've been told that I should still tone them though and that if eventually I wanted to do the surgery, it could leave me about 25lbs of stretched out skin (not just my arms but other areas) lighter.
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| Posted 7/22/11 4:26 PM |
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OrganicMama
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Re: Losing weight and using cocoa butter?
Dry skin brushing with a natural bristle brush will help (google it). Also helps prevent stretch marks when pregnant 
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| Posted 7/23/11 10:59 PM |
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