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Hi Natalie Jo
Sorry that I havent popped into your diary for a few days. Things have been really mad here. I seem to spend all day out walking and then at night my husband gets first choice of using the computer.
I am pleased that you are getting back into your project after the birthday celebrations.
I think that it is a good idea for you to use the cream that your mother got you from Avon. Don't just apply it like you would a coat of paint but really massage it in. I understand that the action of massaging is really important as well as the oil/cream.
I will tell you exactly what I do - you may want to do the same or something similar.
I massage my whole abdomen area for at least a full five minutes with bio-oil. I know that I am supposed to do it twice a day - but often it ends up being just once. That is the main place that I have stretch marks or am concerned about getting them. I have some in other places but nothing like my abdomen.
Bio-oil is expensive so for the rest I use body lotion or baby oil. Whatever I find in the house. I just want something to nourish the skin and use for the massage.
I definitely have loose skin at the tops of my thighs. I basically give them a good massage - about 120 down-up rubs on each thigh.
The tops of your arms are a place where it is easy to get loose skin. I give them about 40 down-up rubs on each arm. I also carry my little hand weights on some of my short walks so when I measured myself yesterday - everywhere was down or the same except my biceps which were slightly bigger. This was what I wanted.
My poor breast were gigantic and have lost a good chunk of their stuffing. Gravity hit them many years ago so it is not a pretty sight. I give them a creaming to try and help them out.
You mention spending a little time with your father in the Spring. I can certainly relate to spending time in a hotel and wanting to use the facilities - but deciding against. It is easy to feel awkward when you are a larger person. I felt that I never knew what to expect - and there are idiots everywhere.
The great thing is that it caused you to decide to take action - and that you have done so. You can look forward to next March when a new healthier you can enjoy yourself and not feel on the outside looking in.
As far as jogging goes - I think that it will be a while before you need to worry about jogging - whatever Steven says. I have been there.
I may have to jog at some point - but I have not got to that stage yet. I havent jogged in well over twenty years and frankly the very idea of it frightens me.
All that I do is walk. And I do not force a speed that I do not feel comfortable with. I must admit that I have speeded up over the months - but I notice that a lot of people think that you need to walk really quickly to get any benefit. That may be true for basically skinny people who are trying to drop 10 to 20 pounds - but certainly was not true for me.
I have however found that I plateaued and found that I needed to step things up in the manner that everyone describes - but that was easily achieved by increasing the distance walked by maybe a mile or so a day.
Dont worry about jogging - the idea of me jogging is enough to give me nightmares.
Take care
Love
Margaret
Sorry that I havent popped into your diary for a few days. Things have been really mad here. I seem to spend all day out walking and then at night my husband gets first choice of using the computer.
I am pleased that you are getting back into your project after the birthday celebrations.
I think that it is a good idea for you to use the cream that your mother got you from Avon. Don't just apply it like you would a coat of paint but really massage it in. I understand that the action of massaging is really important as well as the oil/cream.
I will tell you exactly what I do - you may want to do the same or something similar.
I massage my whole abdomen area for at least a full five minutes with bio-oil. I know that I am supposed to do it twice a day - but often it ends up being just once. That is the main place that I have stretch marks or am concerned about getting them. I have some in other places but nothing like my abdomen.
Bio-oil is expensive so for the rest I use body lotion or baby oil. Whatever I find in the house. I just want something to nourish the skin and use for the massage.
I definitely have loose skin at the tops of my thighs. I basically give them a good massage - about 120 down-up rubs on each thigh.
The tops of your arms are a place where it is easy to get loose skin. I give them about 40 down-up rubs on each arm. I also carry my little hand weights on some of my short walks so when I measured myself yesterday - everywhere was down or the same except my biceps which were slightly bigger. This was what I wanted.
My poor breast were gigantic and have lost a good chunk of their stuffing. Gravity hit them many years ago so it is not a pretty sight. I give them a creaming to try and help them out.
You mention spending a little time with your father in the Spring. I can certainly relate to spending time in a hotel and wanting to use the facilities - but deciding against. It is easy to feel awkward when you are a larger person. I felt that I never knew what to expect - and there are idiots everywhere.
The great thing is that it caused you to decide to take action - and that you have done so. You can look forward to next March when a new healthier you can enjoy yourself and not feel on the outside looking in.
As far as jogging goes - I think that it will be a while before you need to worry about jogging - whatever Steven says. I have been there.
I may have to jog at some point - but I have not got to that stage yet. I havent jogged in well over twenty years and frankly the very idea of it frightens me.
All that I do is walk. And I do not force a speed that I do not feel comfortable with. I must admit that I have speeded up over the months - but I notice that a lot of people think that you need to walk really quickly to get any benefit. That may be true for basically skinny people who are trying to drop 10 to 20 pounds - but certainly was not true for me.
I have however found that I plateaued and found that I needed to step things up in the manner that everyone describes - but that was easily achieved by increasing the distance walked by maybe a mile or so a day.
Dont worry about jogging - the idea of me jogging is enough to give me nightmares.
Take care
Love
Margaret
