Avoiding Loose Skin During Pregnancy

Prenatal

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By Anjana Ns

Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 13:27

It is envitable and impossible to have a toned body during and after pregnancy as the baby keeps developing until the 9th month. The skin elasticity has to happen and is common in expecting mothers but there are a few ways to reduce and prevent loose skin and battle out stretch marks. Take a look.

There are many disadvantages of loose skin. It looks awful and give an aged appearance. There is always a chance of fat depositing in the region. The stretched skin during pregnancy is too stubborn and hard to cut down.

How To Avoid Loose Skin Through Food?

1. Nutrition is important for the expecting mothers. Cutting down on eating is not the right way. Fad, starvation or being on liquids will slower the metabolic rate and there are more chances of loose skin.

2. Eating whole, natural and unprocessed foods in small amounts will be the correct way. These foods need to be eaten in small proportions in equal intervals. Avoid eating foods weighing upto 1000 – 1500 calories in one shot.

3. Including more than half amount of water in your small meals will reduce your intake as well as improve metabolism. Fruit juice, herb teas are laso good substitutes.

Exercise To Avoid Loose Skin

1. There are resistance exercises to avoid skin sagging. Resistance training builds muscle below the sagging stomach. With gradual loss of tummy fat, the muscle takes the empty space without allowing the skin to sag. Simple stretches and trunk exercises will avoid the loose skin and conditions the lower half.

Gels And Warm Oil Massage

A cutting gel (ask your doctor before use) is applied on the stretched skin. The transdermal fat loss supplement absorbs fat and avoids loose skin.

Massaging Body with warm coconut oil or castor oil on the stomach and hot water bath will also stretch skin and prevent sagging.