How to Lose a Double Chin Fast

Proper posture and exercise can help reduce a double chin.

A double chin is considered aesthetically unappealing. It is often a sign that someone is overweight. Getting rid of a double chin can be challenging, but through a combination of exercise, weight loss and improving posture, you should be able to quickly reduce your double chin. Some of these can be easily done while sitting at a computer or waiting in traffic.

Things You'll Need

• Gum

Instructions

1. Improve your posture by sitting up straight and keeping your back and chin properly aligned. Use an ergonomic chair when you are sitting for long periods of time. If you work in front of a computer, use an ergonomic keyboard and keep your monitor high enough that you don't have to look down at it. The top of the monitor should be at eye level.

   Try strengthening your back and doing yoga or pilates to give you proper posture faster.

   Improving your posture can help keep a double chin from developing or reduce the appearance of a double chin.

2. Lose weight all over by exercising regularly and eating healthy, low-fat foods. A double chin is often caused by excess fat around your chin and jaw. When you lose weight, your face is often one of the first places to lose fat. One pound of fat is the equivalent of 3,500 calories that need to be burned during exercise or removed from your diet. To lose weight quickly, consult a nutritionist or fitness expert. You can also use an online calorie calculator to find out how many calories you are consuming or expending.

3. Focus on your chin muscles by exercising them daily. Try opening your mouth wide, putting your lower lip over your bottom teeth and opening and closing your jaw in a scooping movement.

   You can also open your mouth wide and stick out your tongue, holding this pose for a few seconds. Relax and repeat.

   A third exercise requires you to lean your head back as far as is comfortable and open and close your mouth repeatedly.

   To strengthen your chin and jaw quickly, repeat these exercise several times a day.

4. Chew sugarless gum. Chewing gum will exercise your jaw and chin. It also helps some people stave off the urge to eat, resulting in weight loss, which can help a double chin.

Tips & Warnings

• Some people have a double chin even after weight loss and with the proper posture. This is a result of genetics. Plastic surgery may be the only option for these people.

References

• Article Base: Double Chin Exercises for a Leaner Face
• Well Being Information: Double Chin Exercises
• Double Chin Exercises
• Grace 'N Glamor: Tips to Get Rid of a Double Chin