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double-chin?
13/f -------- i've begun to develop a slight double chin. :(( like, when i look down, the skin under my neck like comes out under my chin into a double chin, and i never used to have one. this happens to some of my friends who are skinnier than me, but it never really happened to me. i've begun to feel self-concious about it. i think recently i may have gained some weight, not enough to be really worried about, but my face appears to be a bit rounder. is there any safe and healthy ways for me to lose the double chin and go back to the way i was? any help is appreciated; thanks! <3
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I've heard that there are sort-of chin exercising balls that can be purchased that help you to exercise the area.
Here is the facial exerciser I was talking about:
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I also searched for how to rid yourself of a double chin and I found some really interesting exercises you can do:
" * Press your palm to your forehead for 10 seconds while resisting with your head and neck. You should feel your neck and chin tighten. Repeat the movement with your hand on the back of your head, then on each side, with your hand cupped over your ear.
* Lift your chin up and open and close your mouth as if you're chewing. Feel the muscles under your jaw and down the front of your neck tighten.
* Sit up straight in an armless chair, holding the bottom of the chair with your hands at your sides, tilt your head back and alternately close your mouth pushing your chin forward and them open your mouth as wide as you can.
* Lift chin slightly upward. With flat point of index and middle fingers press against indentation (hollow) formed by the two upper nodules of the larynx located at the curve from chin to neck. Do not be concerned in the beginning as to the precise location of pressure which you will discover through practice. Regard finger pressure as the resistance against the working muscles. Now press your back teeth firmly together and while maintaining this position, press the tip of your tongue against the inside of lower front teeth (gum line) increasing pressure with the tip of tongue in 10 or more gradual and definite steps (Count to 10). Hold end position of pressure for 6 seconds (count slowly to six). Release muscle work for 10 gradual steps (count to 10). Remove finger resistance. Repeat 4 more times.
* Slap under the chin with the back of your hand. When slapping, start gently and build up speed gradually. Do this for a couple of minutes each time, two or three times a day.
* Exercise the muscle called the platysma whose function is to pull down the corners of the mouth and pull down the jawbone. Open your mouth wide, and then pull up your bottom lip over your bottom teeth. Move your jaw up and down as if you're trying to scoop something up with it - imagine the movement of the shovel on a digger scooping up earth or debris on a building site. Perform ten repetitions of this exercise each time, and again do this two or three times a day.
* Say "NO": Lie flat on the floor, lift your head SLIGHTLY (such that it is not in contact with the floor) and look to the sides one by one without letting the head rest on the floor. Will look a bit like you are saying "NO." Say "YES": Again, lie flat on the floor, and bring your chin closer to your chest and bring it back making sure your head does not rest on the floor. This will look like you are saying YES. You will see the difference within a couple of weeks. No need to over do this. Just once a day...say, 20 reps."
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This link also has some really good exercises you could try, including how to substitute the actual name-brand facial ball with something around the house:
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In addition, overall body weight-loss would also probably cause your face to lose some weight if you're pudgy so you may want to incorporate new/more exercise into your daily regimen. There is no need to do any "unhealthy" method to lose weight--watching what you eat and finding the healthiest foods to choose to put int your body along with daily exercise is good.
I hope you get your double-chin taken care of so you don't feel as self-conscious. :)
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