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Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:45 pm  |
Chimp stage: I got there in no more than six weeks! Following intructions of 'Keep on... etc', you have to do ALL exercises every day, from trainers at FE ... following 'my' mirror I obviously dropped it... never heed the instructions I got from trainers at that point,... so Claudia's point is for sure correct, look at yourself in the mirror, follow your own instincts... Glad the Flexeffect point of view seems to have changed for the benefit of others who like facial exercises but not to overdue certain parts of the face.
Hugs, A. |
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Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:25 pm |
| DarkMoon wrote: |
ClaudiaFE,
Question if you don't mind a non-facial exerciser asking? One of the main reasons I haven't jumped in on the bandwagon so to speak is I have a very thin frame, small boned, you know the ballet dancer type! It applies to my face as well, I am so narrow naturally I can (and do) buy children's frames for my glasses! No LOL, I don't look like a freak, but the possibility of gauntness that I have read some have experienced with all programs really scares me off. What would be your advice under the circumstances? Plus I want lid lifts!!! 
Sorry didn't intend to hijack the lip thread, I can re-post on another thread if you prefer just tell me where?
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Wow, Darkmoon, I thought I was the only one who had to buy children's frames. Don't tell anyone, but my glasses are "Barbie" brand glasses in the color "Root beer"....I went to 8 other stores and couldn't find anything else that would even remotely fit!!! So I totally symphasize about having a tiny frame.
As a thin person who started in a gaunt phase, I've only had positive results...though I use the mirror test and am very attuned so really haven't run into any problems.
But even if you were to say run into problems, you can always not do exercises for the problem area and you can tailor the problem. It seems that even most people who run into problems, still stick with facial exercises or electric toning devices, they just drastically change what exactly they are doing. And if your eyes are the issue, it seems that most people get great benefit from eye exercises.
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34 y.o. FlexEffect and massage. Love experimenting with DIY and botanical skin care products. Appreciate both hard science and natural approaches. Eat green smoothies + lots of raw fruit and veggies. |
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Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:47 pm |
| DarkMoon wrote: |
THANKS cm5597, LOL,
It's almost embarrassing to post that you need to buy childrens frames for your glasses! Every Time I deal with a new person when buying they insist I try adult frames which not only fall off my head, but make my eyes look like they are way too close together! 
It's soooo good to know I am not alone. |
Oh, man, I have the same problem Normal adult glasses look like clown glasses on me because of my small frame and my eyes are super-close together. It's funny, though, as it's not that obvious until I actually put on adult glasses.
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Back to exercises my main issue is lifting the lid area, that's my biggie on what decided to droop on my face!  |
It seems to me from reading others' posts that running into eye problems (e.g., overbuilding) is not that common (c.f., gauntness or the buccinators sucking inwards). It seems that the two eye problems that some people run into are (1) overbuilding (for people who have been exercising for a long time and/or are super-zealous and are not monitoring their build closely enough, though this problem is easily fixed), and (2) in rare cases, sometimes the under-eye area can look a little worse for the wear from exercise and massage, as the area starts to heal and move the damaged tissue out (or, occasionally, it will look worse if people overdo it and are doing 3-4x the recommended amount of eye exercises).
If you are a little reluctant, I would say just to move slowly so that you can build confidence and figure out what works for you. At this stage, I think a low-cost programs like Facercise (just the book or older copy of the DVD), Ageless If You Dare (if that's still available), or Senta Maria Runge's Facelifting by Exercise are all great first introductions to facial exercise (or for many, they are enough in and of themselves).
Personally, they have given me the best results over everything else I have tried, not only in terms of giving me my cheeks back, but they have also done wonders for my skin. Of course, to each, their own, but I have to sing the benefits of them and how grateful I am |
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