Thinning out your face...

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Jason Salamone

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I understand that as you lose weight, your face automatically starts to thin out too. Is there anything out there additionally exercise-wise that you can do that really helps to naturally thin out and tighten up your face to it's greatest potential?

I see people with crows feet, turkey necks, no cheek bones, etc. I just want to prevent those kind of things from happening as much as possible as I get older, but I will never entertain the idea of getting plastic surgery and/or botox.

Jason Salamone
 
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So's your face!

Other than avoiding overexposure to harmful sunlight and drinking plenty of water, I think your face appearance is mostly genetics. You COULD get a thinner appearing face by getting all your back teeth removed, but that's not really the answer you were looking for, is it? As far as I know, there isn't any exercise to slim your face. Maybe I'm wrong! Just chiming in here!
 
A couple years ago, I had bad bronchitus. The only thing that seem to get rid of it was prednisone (a steriod). Well, that drug messed me up so freaking bad, I will never take it again, no matter what. Because of that med. I was constantly starving and craved the worse foods at all times. It completely messed up my sleeping habits, among other things. So yeah, I put on a lot of weight at that time, and it definitely showed in my face big time!

I lost most of that weight I put on at this point and my face thinned out as a result, but still not to where I would like it. I still have about 20 more pounds to lose in my opinion, which really isn't that much to lose. I can lose 20 pounds in a healthy way in only about 6-8 weeks if I really put my mind to it. I just hope when I lose the additional 20 pounds that my face will be completely thinned out and look sculpted the best it can.

Jason Salamone
 
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I started running quite seriously about 18 months ago and that thinned my face out substantially, BUT the most important thing I have to stress is that wearing a hat and polarized sunglasses whenever you are in the sun is the key to keeping a youthful complexion.
 
1. You cannot spot reduce.
2. This is the articles and research forum, have a mod move this to weight-loss if you aren't posting any articles.

Cheers,
BB.
 
blueprint said:
You cannot control the rate of fat loss from your face - this is controlled by the amount of bodyfat you carry overall and your hormones,

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Yeah, I guess it goes a long the same lines as the whole spot reduction myth. I understand that overall weight loss is the only way for my face to look thinner. I was just wondering if there was some addtional exercises that would help make it look a little more sculpted once it has thinned out?

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You lose weight unilaterally. I have this conversation with clients all the time. When they ask me "Jake, what's the quickest way I can get a six-pack?," I generally reply by saying "quit eating garbage, increase your muscle mass, and burn more calories."
 
i don't think there's much you can do with your face other than surgeries, sorry if this isn't the answer you want to hear. anyway, by taking supplements or beauty products could be the only way to improve appearance plus a healthy diet.
 
austin bootcamp said:
You lose weight unilaterally. I have this conversation with clients all the time. When they ask me "Jake, what's the quickest way I can get a six-pack?," I generally reply by saying "quit eating garbage, increase your muscle mass, and burn more calories."
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This is really only partially true. While it's true that fat is highly motile, and that your body pulls fat from the entire body when creating energy, it does not mean that it's going to utilize from each adipose site equally.

Which brings me to my second point: some people will still not have "six-pack" abs, even at relatively low body fat compositions. Distance runners can typically be a great example of this, whereas their activity is a high fat utilizer and they may have good diets, but they still sometimes have that runner's belly. Why am I bringing this up? Because some people also end up having higher proportions of fat stored in the face and neck than other people... and sometimes all the exercise and diet in the world doesn't really change that. So it's important that while we can recommend changes that will help a person improve their physical appearance, we must also be conscious of the fact that not every body will respond the same to diet and exercise, and we must also effectively manage expectations, and foster an appreciation of self that doesn't revolve around the cover of GQ, Maxim, or Cosmo.

As far as the OP is concerned though, like others have already stated, outside of something stupid like liposuction, there isn't a way to spot-reduce and the adipose mass has to come off gradually in unison with fat from the rest of the body.
 
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Your asking about something entirly different: your assuming a thinner face will prevent or hold back fine lines and wrinkles. It wont. Infact they are more likely to show more as fat layered beneath the skin is what stretches the wrinkles out. You lose the fat? well unless your younger then say 24 your likely to have some lose skin and the older you are, the more there will be to sag. Added to this high impact exercise, things like running or similar will add pressure to your skin tone and it will start to stretch as a result. You lose tone and gain excess skin, not fat, just stretched skin. I'm not talking about elephant ear sized sagging, but it is noticable after so many years. I'm just trying to point out to you that without the fat, the excess skin will still exist and normally it shrinks itself up as crepe skin, giving you a look of fine lines and wrinkles.

The best thing you can do is prevent the UVA and UVB rays which cause early aging more so then any high impact exercise and drink alot, eat plenty of good fats, vitamin D and E to keep your skin soft and supple (so able to spring back that bit better after things like weight loss and high impact exercise. It wont stop the aging signs- nothing will, but it can help more then anything else- protect your insides and your skin tends to follow).

There are skin treatments you can try, things like Retinol or Vitamin C, or surface type fillers (like serums) which are designed to plump up your skin to give the look of younger skin but again, its surface deep. No one can prevent wrinkles without surgery to stretch out the sagging skin with skin tucks and botox which even then only lasts as long as the chemicals ot until the face falls (face lifts need regular upkeep as the skin itself is not as stretchy as it used to be so is forever sagging at a higher rate then someone say 50 years younger. Once the skin is aged, its lost its ability to spring back into shape and retain its tight fitted look)

You see your really looking for something that weight loss cannot give you. It cannot help with fine lines it cannot help with wrinkles, infact if anything it has been shown to create the opposite effect. Sorry!
 
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There are some facial exercises that can help tighten the facial muscles. Also, to avoid skin damage from the sun - always use sunblock.
 
Agree with the sun point that everyone is making. Using natural organic moisturisers that include extra virgin coconut oil/olive oil may be worth trying (but perhaps not for those with oily skin already).

Lose body fat and at some stage it will come off your face. For me this happens quite quickly , so I know when I'm gaining or losing weight. For guys, getting leaner will also make you face more angular and probably more attractive to the opposite sex! (Best to aoid looking to gaunt though!)
 
I agree that exercise, low-sodium/healthy diet and staying out of the sun are the best ways to keep your face looking sleek and healthy. They offer facial yoga at my gym. I've never tried it has anyone else?
 
I've always had a baby-face and the only thing that helped to slim mine down was by drinking lots of water, as in around six 16 oz bottles a day (refilling with tap water of course, save money and the environment). Water cleanses your system and helps reduce water retention and bloating, which could possibly be your problem. Only down side is that if you're trying to bulk up, only drinking water will work against that. Other than that, all I know of is getting your body fat % down. Ive heard working your neck muscles will tighten/pull the skin in that area, firming it up and giving your face a more chiseled look, but I don't know if that's true or not. If nothing works, it's probably just genetics.

I don't believe in the whole thing of working facial muscles to get a slimmer face. Everyone says chewing gum will tighten the muscles and chisel you up but I chew gum pretty much 24/7 and never notice anything but a sore jaw.
 
illiniphase4 said:
This is really only partially true. While it's true that fat is highly motile, and that your body pulls fat from the entire body when creating energy, it does not mean that it's going to utilize from each adipose site equally.

Which brings me to my second point: some people will still not have "six-pack" abs, even at relatively low body fat compositions. Distance runners can typically be a great example of this, whereas their activity is a high fat utilizer and they may have good diets, but they still sometimes have that runner's belly. Why am I bringing this up? Because some people also end up having higher proportions of fat stored in the face and neck than other people... and sometimes all the exercise and diet in the world doesn't really change that. So it's important that while we can recommend changes that will help a person improve their physical appearance, we must also be conscious of the fact that not every body will respond the same to diet and exercise, and we must also effectively manage expectations, and foster an appreciation of self that doesn't revolve around the cover of GQ, Maxim, or Cosmo.

As far as the OP is concerned though, like others have already stated, outside of something stupid like liposuction, there isn't a way to spot-reduce and the adipose mass has to come off gradually in unison with fat from the rest of the body.
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Runners run for long hours at a time. What then happens is that their body starts to feed off their muscle and not fat after a period of time. Hence the reason that they are so skinny. I am sure you've seen people in the gym doing long hours of cardio and still overweight. Activity does not gurantee success but the right kind of activity ad diet. Your body will store fat at different places in your body. Even if you get rid of fat you may genetically have a fuller face than others. Your cheek bones may not be well defined.
 
blackbeard said:
1. You cannot spot reduce.
2. This is the articles and research forum, have a mod move this to weight-loss if you aren't posting any articles.

Cheers,
BB.
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Good words
 
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