Things You'll Need:
- Low-fat, nutritional food
- Skin lotion
- Water
- Dumbbells or other strength-training gear
- Girdle or body-shaping product
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Step 1
Maintain a low-fat diet and eat lean proteins to help minimize extra skin.
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Step 2
Keep your skin healthy by moisturizing every day with lotion and drinking plenty of fluids. It is important to consume at least 8 cups of water each day. Proper hydration is always helpful for the appearance of skin.
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Step 3
Develop and stick to a strength-building fitness routine. Weight training will allow you to tone the muscles under your skin, which can improve the appearance of the skin by taking away some of the sagging effect. If you lost weight through dieting alone, you probably lost muscle as well as fat. Through proper use of dumbbells and resistance-training machines, you can help build back your muscle mass.
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Step 4
Add a cardio element to your fitness routine. Aerobic exercise benefits the skin by boosting circulation and encouraging blood flow.
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Step 5
Hide the skin under your clothes by using a girdle or other body-shaping products. Spanx is a common brand that can help reduce the appearance of skin and smooth away lines under your clothes (see Resources below).
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Step 6
Research the possibility of surgery, often called body contouring, to deal with the excess skin. Surgery is the only method for permanently removing the skin, but it is expensive and requires several weeks of recovery time. This should be your last option, and you should carefully review each of the different procedures available to you on the American Society of Plastic Surgeons website (see Resources below).
