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Having lost my goal weight (20kg altogether from start to finish), I’m now focusing on building muscle and staying strong. Not really counting calories or carbs anymore, focusing now on getting enough protein for muscle building and maintaining nutritionally dence diet. Doing regular weight/resistance exercise, and getting so into it! (Never thought I’d be so keen to work out 😂) The thing about losing 20kg - as many of us know- is you get a lot of loose skin. I’ve been following a routine and definitely noticed some improvements, particularly in upper arms and Tummy . Don’t think I’ll ever fully shrink my skin back (part of aging gracefully) but If anyone is interested, I’ll tell you guys what’s helped and worked for loose skin:
Get a good quality stiff bristle body brush. Once a week, On dry skin, brush your entire body with the brush (brush strokes towards the heart) and really get into it, like for ten minutes straight you brush your whole body and any problem areas to stimulate the skin and blood flow and lymphatic drainage (Your skin will turn red and feel a bit raw, but don’t worry, It’s good!). Then jump in a cool shower or the ocean or a pool, for at least 5 minutes. Afterwards moisturise with a pure cold pressed oil like rosehip, coconut oil, black seed oil, argon oil or pure shea butter.
Moisturise with pure oils every day after a shower, and give your skin a thorough massage like you’re kneeling bread. This helps get the blood flowing and stimulates the shin to make more collagen. Use pure, 100% natural oils for this, to really nourish the skin. You can buy pure oils cheaper on line, it’s an investment sometimes a bit expensive but it’s worth it.
I’ve Been doing this for the past year and a half and my skin has definitely noticeably shrunk. It does take several months to see results. But like everything else on this FatSecret Journey, consistency, commitment and patience is what pays off.
Hope this helps someone 💗
Love ya’s
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67 kg
Lost so far: 8 kg.
Still to go: 2 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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View Diet Calendar, 13 January 2024:
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1367 kcal
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Fat: 64.40g | Prot: 120.96g | Carbs: 78.89g.
Breakfast: Pure Product Whey Protein Isolate/Concentrate, Barambah Organics Full Cream Milk. Lunch: Barambah Organics Low Fat Natural Yoghurt . Dinner: Woolworths Steamed Jasmine Rice, Avocado, Chinese Cabbage Salad with Dressing, Woolworths Chicken Thigh Fillets No Skin (112g), Olive Oil. more...
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Gaining 0.8 kg a Week
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