Rebecca’s Tattoo Blog

Can losing weight, gaining muscle and pregnancy result in your
tattoos losing shape?

Let’s start by discussing weight loss…

Yes, losing weight CAN result in your tattoo changing shape, but it
can also hold its shape just fine.

If you fit one or more of the descriptions below you should
probably consider waiting until you’ve reached your desired weight
before getting a tattoo:

1. You’re planning to lose A LOT of weight very quickly.

2. You’re planning to lose weight and tend to develop stretch marks
easily.

3. You’re planning to lose weight and you’re part of the older
generation of tattoo freaks and your skin is starting to lose a
little bit of its elasticity, alternatively you have a very dry
skin.

If you just wanna shape up a little and lose a few pounds, then you
shouldn’t have to worry - even if you fit one of the descriptions
above.

Now on to muscle building…

Same thing here, if you’re looking to put on a LOT of muscle mass
very quickly,  I can’t guarantee that your tattoo won’t be
affected, unless it’s placed on a part of your body where you can’t
gain that much muscle mass.

However, for your muscles to grow fast enough to affect the shape
of your tattoos you’d probably have to use steroids. If you’re just
into normal weight lifting the amount of muscle gain is nowhere
near quick or dramatic enough to ruin your tattoos.

What about pregnancy then?

When getting pregnant the skin on your belly gets very heavily
stretched, which may actually be dramatic enough to cause some
reallybad distortion. Also worth considering is what your
belly tattoo will look like if you have to have a c-section when
delivering your child?

Personally I would recommend all women not to get a tattoo on your
belly area unless you are sure you’re never gonna give birth.

So to summarize - weight loss or muscle building will in most cases
not affect your tattoo, but if you’re planning to gain A LOT of
muscles very quickly, or lose A LOT of weight, I suggest you wait
with a tattoo until you’re done with the transformation - just to
be on the safe side.

And again, all you girls out there, please think twice before
getting a tattoo on your belly area!

Now don’t use your tattoos as an excuse for not getting in shape
{!firstname}. Tattoos look so much better on a healthy, lean body,
and unless you’re planning to become Mr. Universe in 30 days or lose
half your body weight, it’s most probably not going to hurt your
tattoos.

And if you haven’t got your first tattoo yet, that’s just another
great reason to start working out now so that your body will match
the beauty of your tattoo once you get it.