Post your "mummy tummy" before/after! I need encouragement

Mary407

Here are my postpartum before and afters. I still have some loose skin and stretch marks on the lower part of my abs but I just tuck that into my undies :laugh: Clearly it looks way better once I lost the weight.

Dang! You look GREAT! Awesome inspiration!

CassandraBurgos83

Before my 2nd and after my first:



1 yr after my 2nd




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Happymom83

Dang girl!

thejadegirl

Wow, everyone looks amazing! I had my son 5 months ago, lost all the weight (plus a little extra) and though I'm at a healthy weight (I'm 5'2", 117), I have a huge baby tummy lol. Looking to tone that up a little! I have never really worked out/worried about the crap I ate, but now that I have my son, I want to be healthy and strong! (Not just thin!)

CassandraBurgos83

However he is 2 plus now and I've slacked a little. I'm on my way back to surpass that picture and be better than I ever was. We can all do this!

jennieodwyer

Awesome work! I cant wait till I cant post my even better results in a month or two

Thanks! It just takes time and patience. GRRRR!

jennieodwyer

Here are my postpartum before and afters. I still have some loose skin and stretch marks on the lower part of my abs but I just tuck that into my undies :laugh: Clearly it looks way better once I lost the weight.

Dang! You look GREAT! Awesome inspiration!

Thanks! Glad I can inspire someone

spunkychelsea

Everyone looks amazing! Replying so I can look later after baby #3 is out!

nicstir

Wow you already a inspiration to me. I have a mummy tummy and it bothered me before, but seeing people post theirs I don't feel shy about mine. I have the stretch marks also and baggy skin in tummy area, and i hoping to fix it with healthy eating and workout. Thanks for sharing

TiredMom12

This thread is great. My 3rd child is going to be 3 in a few weeks and I still have to loose 20 lbs. and tone up my belly. It definatley is harder after each baby, especially since I had my kids later in life (my 3rd was when I was 40) and my two youngest are 17 months apart.

So, for the Moms that have seen real changes post-baby, you say weights rather than cardio?

CassandraBurgos83

Weights for sure...or you can do a circuit workout with light to moderate weights including 30 sec cardio intervals in between.

smokeytex74

OK...So I'll post a side pic...Not quite ready for a frontal view just yet...So many stretch marks...and a belly button that is nothing to be desired after 4 pregnancies, and 2 surgeries....lol.....:ohwell:

This is me at 193, "spilling" out of size LARGE:embarassed:



This is me at 153.6 in a size MEDIUM



EDIT~ Also went from a 40DD bra...to a 36C!

How did you do this??? I have been eating better and working in some exercises, but 4 months later.. I still look the same

jennieodwyer

So, for the Moms that have seen real changes post-baby, you say weights rather than cardio?

I started with cardio and that was a good way to ease in but I much prefer to maintain a caloric deficit through diet (as opposed to lots of cardio) and use workouts only for strength and muscle retention (so mostly resistance training). That is just me though.

Happymom83

OK...So I'll post a side pic...Not quite ready for a frontal view just yet...So many stretch marks...and a belly button that is nothing to be desired after 4 pregnancies, and 2 surgeries....lol.....:ohwell:

This is me at 193, "spilling" out of size LARGE:embarassed:



This is me at 153.6 in a size MEDIUM



EDIT~ Also went from a 40DD bra...to a 36C!

How did you do this??? I have been eating better and working in some exercises, but 4 months later.. I still look the same

I was doing a lot of walking,using my recumbent bike, and doing ab exercises with weights, along with squats here and there...I fell off the wagon a few months ago...so this most recent pic shows my tummy a lil "flabbier" than it was But I'll keep working on it....The weights did seem to really "tighten" it up. I HAVE to get back at it.

cassika1

After my first two kids, I used MSM soap and took a MSM supplement. My stomach went back to (almost) prepregnancy size in regards to the loose skin. I didn't after my 3rd. My stomach horribly sags. I started with the soap again and I see an improvement. I do want to stress that MSM wont work unless you consume vitamin C as well. It's not a miracle worker. (maybe for some) But it does help quite a bit.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

So, for the Moms that have seen real changes post-baby, you say weights rather than cardio?

For me, yes.

Curvy_princess

Congratulations ladies.. you guys are doing an awesome job! Thanks for the much needed encouragement.

alexis831

I am still working on my last pregnancy. I had so many c-sections I lost count lol but this one was the hardest. This kid sucked the muscle right out of me.
Before my last kid.

After

Sparlingo

I'm pregnant with #2 right now, so my progress was, erm, interrupted the first go around .

That said, I did get pretty far. My post-partum weight was 164 lbs (a lot for my 5'0" frame) and my stomach was hurting for it!

My last update photo was at 111 lbs (got to 107 but then, well, baby). You can see the photos on my myfitnesspal blog entry from that date:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sparlingo/view/9-months-on-mfp-pics-progress-562921

For me it was a combination of weights, Zumba, and running. Nothing special for the diet. Crap stuff less often, veggies and protein a little more often, calorie deficit. Still had loose skin and a bit of excess fat on the tummy, but the stretch marks faded, the overhang was going away, and the more I focused on weight training the better my tummy looked. I'm excited to see where I can get after this next baby.

jardimgirl

I am still working on my last pregnancy. I had so many c-sections I lost count lol but this one was the hardest. This kid sucked the muscle right out of me.
Before my last kid.

After

great job! what exercises have you done?

Happymom83

Sparlingo you inspire me

Sparlingo

Sparlingo you inspire me

:flowerforyou:

jehavin

Here are my postpartum before and afters. I still have some loose skin and stretch marks on the lower part of my abs but I just tuck that into my undies :laugh: Clearly it looks way better once I lost the weight.

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I am going to friend you and beg you to lay out a step by step plan for me----I've hit a lot of my own goals but now I have AB ENVY!

jehavin

Weights for sure...or you can do a circuit workout with light to moderate weights including 30 sec cardio intervals in between.

I do agree with this but have to say that the best thing that has helped my core is moderate heavy deadlifts/squats (I would say the sweet spot is about 10-15 reps) and OHPs. When you are struggling to get that weight up, your abs are experiencing hypertrophy (growth through tearing due to overload) AND you're hitting those arm and leg major muscle groups, too.

HanamiDango

Dreamy mommies! I was over weight with all 3 pregnancies and the last two really messed with my flabby tummy. I am hoping I can look at least 25% as well as you lovely ladies do. Keep up the good work. :flowerforyou:

jennieodwyer

I am going to friend you and beg you to lay out a step by step plan for me----I've hit a lot of my own goals but now I have AB ENVY!

Thank you! Friend away

hula808

I must friend you all. So inspiring!

SugaryLynx

First pic was me like 37 weeks last year. The week one was June 20th of last year. Other is current. I love seeing everyone's transformation, you all look great. You can do it, OP!

pammy5125

It's been 24 years since my last baby and I still have my mummy tummy!:laugh: :laugh

Happymom83

SugaryLynx

You look amazing!