Spot-specific weight loss

[tobetinytina]

I was wondering if anyone knows how to lose weight in the neck area below the chin. I've been losing lots of weight and have been very careful about exercising and eating right. That said, I've seen decreases in my thighs, butt, and waist, as well as my fingers, but the double chin-like area between my chin and neck just seems to stay the same.

This may be a weird question, but are there some exercises or something that can be done to help reduce that area. It's something that I really don't like about myself and I'd like to have a better defined chin without having the additional lump to my profile.

[ChristySmiles]

Good question! I think it's one of those places where the weight comes off last, but I did a bit of research online to see if I could find the answer. I found a lot of funny products that look like the thighmaster for chins (chinmaster?) but they all had very bad reviews. I did find a few exercises that were recommended across numerous sites, including:

- keeping a good posture so you don't encourage sagging and wrinkling
- sleeping on your side with your head tilted slightly back (comfortably, not to the extreme)
- sitting with a good posture and sticking out your tongue because it accesses neck muscles
- sitting with good posture and opening and closing your mouth
- push out your lower jaw and stretch your lower lip as high as possible over your face and hold it for ten seconds, then release. This one should be done 10 times every day.

[suzie]

Sometimes you do have to be patient. It's always the places you wouldn't mind being bigger (your chest, for example) that shrink first, and the places you'd like to have go away (your rear or your chins) that hang in the for the long haul.

[tara]

Make sure that you're not doing things that will stretch out the area more than you have to. Also, moisturize your skin with a very good product. The neck is an area that we often forget to moisturize, but it's very important. This will help to improve the elasticity of the skin. Therefore, if you do lose weight in that area, you're less likely to have stretched out loose skin if you take good care of it using a proper moisturizer.

[antoniojones1968]

Keep a really good posture and stop your head from dropping forward as we all tend to do. This will stop your neck from creating the baggy skin there in the first place and allow it to tighten up. It will also make you look better, even if there's the same amount of neck flab present that there always was.

[brightstar]

These are great ideas!

[KraftyJo]

when all else fails, duct tape LOL

[char]

While we're targeting certain difficult zones, does anyone know how to shrink "bingo wings"? That flappy flab on the back of the upper arms? I didn't think I had a problem with it until I caught myself in a reflection in a window while I was waving at someone My hand wasn't the only thing flapping.

[kellykatt]

While we're targeting certain difficult zones, does anyone know how to shrink "bingo wings"? That flappy flab on the back of the upper arms? I didn't think I had a problem with it until I caught myself in a reflection in a window while I was waving at someone My hand wasn't the only thing flapping.

Sure! Get yourself a little dumbbell. The weight will depend on how strong you are. I use 5 pounds but my sister uses 2 pounds. Test some out in the store to see what works for you. Then, lean forward on a 45 degree angle, and align your upper arm with your body. I find if I put my foot up on a chair (same foot as the arm) it's not hard on my back to do this. Then, move only your elbow and, holding the weight, straighten your arm out back and then curl it in, slowly. don't move your whole arm. Keep your upper arm aligned with your body the whole time.

[ChristySmiles]

While we're targeting certain difficult zones, does anyone know how to shrink "bingo wings"? That flappy flab on the back of the upper arms? I didn't think I had a problem with it until I caught myself in a reflection in a window while I was waving at someone My hand wasn't the only thing flapping.

Swimming is also great for your arms as well as your whole body

[Penny]

I have a question about losing weight on a specific part of your body. How do you lose weight in your face? I don't know how you could do workouts for it. I didn't used to be so pie-faced though.

[Tiff]

I have a question about losing weight on a specific part of your body. How do you lose weight in your face? I don't know how you could do workouts for it. I didn't used to be so pie-faced though.

I think that's a matter of working on fat loss as a whole. So you need to eat a lower cal diet, work out, and drink lots of water to stay hydrated. As you lose weight overall, it will start to come off your face, too.

[silvertoes]

I agree @Christysmiles, posture is very important to keep off that unwanted sagging part of your body. Postural muscles such as the muscles that hold your vertebrae in position are built more for endurance than for strength; their job is to hold and maintain stability rather than create a movement. As for your information, our neck is part of the cervical spine that holds our head. So its really important that you know how to incorporate proper posture with your everyday routine.

[madscientist]

I agree @Christysmiles, posture is very important to keep off that unwanted sagging part of your body. Postural muscles such as the muscles that hold your vertebrae in position are built more for endurance than for strength; their job is to hold and maintain stability rather than create a movement. As for your information, our neck is part of the cervical spine that holds our head. So its really important that you know how to incorporate proper posture with your everyday routine.

Thanks for this, that's some very interesting information. I bet when you hold yourself upright like your body was designed to do, everything will just run a little bit better. It might be hard at first if you're used to slouching (I know my abs hurt if I sit up straight too long) but over time, you can work back into it just like using any other muscle on your body.