Mommy tummy

katgarrett13
katgarrett13 Posts: 1
in Health and Weight Loss
This is specifically for the mommas out there:

I had my son 8 months ago and I've lost all the weight. However, NOTHING looks the same as I'm sure most of you also experienced. I'm okay with that for the most part, but I'm hating the saggy, extra skin on my tummy.

Do you guys have any tips/tricks? I tried a postpartum girdle and hated it so I hope that's not my only option. Are there any exercises or foods/liquids I can add to my diet to help?

Thanks in advance!

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  • Mistyvs
    Mistyvs Posts: 56 Member
    Losing weight and toning the middle. You can't spot reduce. Try body wraps.
  • megan020103
    megan020103 Posts: 58
    I had 2 csections and unfortunately nothing has gotten rid of my extra skin. I think I may get a tummy tuck for this purpose when I hit my goal weight.
  • Sassy_Cass
    Sassy_Cass Posts: 408 Member
    Love your body - it can do amazing things

    Check out my blog post for today

    http://makingitworkmmm.com/2015/01/05/ma-ma-mommy-tummy/
  • keziak1
    keziak1 Posts: 204 Member
    After two c-sections, when my youngest was one, I ate low-fat and worked out pretty hard and lost the belly. Unfortunately it eventually all went to "pot" and I have a belly to lose again, and I'm much older. : - /
  • annavalente
    annavalente Posts: 119 Member
    Ive had two kids...youngest is now 4 and a half and my dreaded mummy tummy is still hanging around...albeit a little smaller :-/ ...I cant really suggest anything coz im still trying to get rid of mine but just wanted to say that ur not alone x
  • Itisneeded
    Itisneeded Posts: 147 Member
    Sassy_Cass wrote: »
    Love your body - it can do amazing things

    Check out my blog post for today

    http://makingitworkmmm.com/2015/01/05/ma-ma-mommy-tummy/

    Thank you! Kiss!
  • 1sisrat
    1sisrat Posts: 267 Member
    Lindsey Brins CFS method works, (don't do crunches). Planks are best. I'd do pilates if I were you... start easy though. Im 6 months post partum and still working up to it. I'm also taking a belly dancing class. Hulla hooping can whittle that middle. that's how I did it with my first child who is now 2.5 years old. eat healthy. realize that it is low muscle tone and your internal corset is loose after pregnancy. work at it a little each day and you'll be good. you CAN overdo it, so literally... a little each day.
  • 1sisrat
    1sisrat Posts: 267 Member
    oh and water... lots of water... will help the skin become elastic again. it's needs hydration!
  • 1sisrat
    1sisrat Posts: 267 Member
    I had 2 c sections
  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,819 Member
    Mistyvs wrote: »
    Losing weight and toning the middle. You can't spot reduce. Try body wraps.

    This boggles my mind. Telling the OP, "You can't spot reduce", is right on. Telling her to try body wraps immediately after completely contradicts that though.

  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    What is the theory of the body wraps? Are they being suggested because of some spot reducing myth or are they supposed to (and probably don't) revitalize the collagen and elastin in the skin? (Which breaks down as we age, which is why I suspect my skin bounced right back to smooth after my first two babies but hung sad and wrinkled after my third, who was born in my late 30s)

    Either way, body wraps probably won't do anything for you. Staying hydrated and moisturizing are your best hopes for the skin sag. For mummy tummy that is actually fat? Read the pinned "so you want a nice stomach" thread and follow that advice.
  • alanlmarshall
    alanlmarshall Posts: 587 Member
    Mistyvs wrote: »
    Losing weight and toning the middle. You can't spot reduce. Try body wraps.

    You can't spot reduce, so waste your time and money trying to spot reduce?
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Do some weight lifting. It will improve the shape of your body and make your feel better.

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