How can I gain facial fat? - PaleoHacks.com

How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T02:05:03Z

I'm 5'0 and 95 lbs. I'm happy with my body. I used to be 110 lbs but I've lost 15 lbs over the past few months without even trying just by cutting out the junk food. My body looks very good now but oh my god, my face:( I used to have a baby face and relatively chubby cheeks which I liked because it made me look younger. I look older now because my face is so gaunt. I want to try paleo for the rest of the year and see how I feel on it. Does anyone have any tips to gain weight on my face without regaining the weight on my body? Thanks!

Answer by jake for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T02:15:12Z

i have no scientific reasoning to this answer but i don't see any logical way to make this happen. it's like the antithesis of trying to spot reduce and we all know that doesn't work. don't be afraid to put a little bit of weight back on girls look much better, imo, when they aren't skin and bones.

Answer by Josh for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T03:12:05Z

I feel ya. Paleo made my face all skinny too. Just recently I was off in the woods for a two weeks. Consumed oatmeal and rice daily. Face chunk'd right back up. I miss that face.

Answer by meta for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T03:15:37Z

Make sure your not dehydrated, have enough salt in your diet and adequate rest. Other than that consider cosmetic interventions.

Answer by baconandlegs for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T03:41:50Z

I "lose/gain" in my face first, and it's probably just water retention. For me it's absolutely associated with higher carb levels than my normal. It always happens when I go off the paleo wagon.

So I dunno -- drink a lot of booze? Just kidding. Maybe you need to up your carbs as a % of total calories. Have a few extra potatoes.

But no idea where that's gonna end up on your body.

Answer by Jackie for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T04:14:53Z

In my own experiences with weight loss, I find that, as my skin overall tightens and catches up with weight loss, my face eventually does. I usually really like it when my face looks thinner, but then, my cheeks always come back, but I have made peace with that - maybe yours will too! I have found that skin seems to catch up a little afterwards, which is probably age dependent as well.

Answer by animalcule for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T04:18:25Z

That's not how it works. If your face looks gaunt, since you're already quite slim for your height, I'd try to regain some weight. Just 5 lbs to start and see if you look healthier. I was 95 lbs for a while as an adult and my face was also painfully thin. Now I'm around 105 and my face looks glowingly healthy. Rounded cheeks are beautiful, and while I'm assuming you're on the younger side, nothing ages a woman more unflatteringly than an emaciated face, no matter what the rest of her looks like...

Answer by CICO Suave for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T09:08:51Z

Two words: heavy cream. Basically anything with a high fat content. Eating fat = makes you fat. It's not rocket science.

Answer by Spears for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T13:40:56Z

If you don't mind me linking to a relevant article: http://www.tomvenuto.com/asktom/lose_fat_in_face.shtml

My own experience is that the very low carb version of paleo wasn't for me for this very reason. I'm now following Paul Jaminet's 'Perfect Health Diet' and my face looks healthy.

Answer by John the Drunkard for How can I gain facial fat?

2012-08-26T20:59:01Z

Have some patience. My face looked quite gaunt after I dropped 30 lbs. It seems to have 'settled in' to my new weight since then.

I have seen claims that 'loose skin' is actually skin plus traces of sub-cutaneous fat that hasn't gone yet. Don't know if this is true but it would explain my experience.

PS: I'm 56, you may have a lot more elasticity tham me.