My Chubby Belly
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Hi, all. I am kinda new on here, especially on the website. I really needed some advice ASAP! So, when I started dieting/exercising, I weighed roughly 190-195. Now...I am down to 153. But there's one problem...I seem to be losing weight everywhere but my baby belly. I have stretch marks, etc because I had twins, but I need to get rid of my muffin top and my pooch on my lower belly. I heard that doing sit ups wasn't going to do much, I have to do cardio to lose weight. Well, I've been doing that, too, but I need to get rid of this belly. HELP!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
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I know what you mean, I have heard that belly is the hardest and the last place your fat will dissapear. I have been struggling with that too. I had to stop my cardio (running) due to some knee problems, but I started Zumba and I have also heard you can do a diet to lose belly fat. I haven't done the dieting, you are very limited on wheat, flour, and all those types of starch, I am guess I don't want it bad enough?...lol...Good luck
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Im same.
I believe it's two fold. Apple body types I've heard always lose belly fat last.
Second, your body loses weight in reverse from where it gained. So if your belly was first thing to get big, then that might explain why its the last to go.
*breathes* still waiting for that to go myself.0 -
i didn't gave birth but i have beer belly that acquired in 3 years addiction to beer. Now, im trying to be healthy. i have stretch marks too. I have seen some good pilates exercise for muffin top. It seems promising. u might wanna check it out0
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We tend to lose our belly last, so just keep doing what you are doing. Maybe add some strength training and plyometrics for a full body workout.0
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You also have to remember that with twins, your body went through an epic change, and you may always have "twin skin" due to diastasis of the abdominal muscles.0
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I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.0
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You can't spot reduce.I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.0 -
You can't spot reduce.I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.
No, but you can tone, which can help shift abdominal weight distribution.0 -
Your genetics, gender, and your diet will determine how long it will take. All you can control is your correct calorie deficit and nutrition.
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What? You reduce belly fat via diet. "Toning" will not give you a chiseled mid section and will most defiantly not "shift abdominal weight distribution"
You can't spot reduce.I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.
No, but you can tone, which can help shift abdominal weight distribution.
http://news.menshealth.com/the-most-useless-exercise-ever/2011/08/25/
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Side bends with mod. weight.
Plank position and then bring alternating leg to ur chest.
Lay flat on back, hands under hips and hold legs 2 inches from floor. Then alternate raising them up.
Bicycle crunches.0 -
Side bends do nothing for the obliques. " Next time you go to the gym, count the number of times you see a person grab a dumbbell in one hand, and while they’re standing straight up, they start doing side bends to the side that they’re holding the dumbbell in. THIS DOES NOT TARGET THE OBLIQUES, so please stop doing this. It does work a very deep CORE muscle (quadratus lumborum), but 99% of the people doing this have the misconception that they’re targeting their obliques. The oblique muscles run diagonally and they can only be targeted if there is some type of crunch with rotation of the trunk to the opposite side (right shoulder going towards the left hip & visa versa). If there’s no rotation happening, such as in those Stupid Gym **** “one-arm dumbbell side bends”, then the obliques are not being targeted"Side bends with mod. weight.
Plank position and then bring alternating leg to ur chest.
Lay flat on back, hands under hips and hold legs 2 inches from floor. Then alternate raising them up.
Bicycle crunches.
http://www.stupidgym****.com/tag/ab-exercises/0 -
What? You reduce belly fat via diet. "Toning" will not give you a chiseled mid section and will most defiantly not "shift abdominal weight distribution"
You can't spot reduce.I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.
No, but you can tone, which can help shift abdominal weight distribution.
http://news.menshealth.com/the-most-useless-exercise-ever/2011/08/25/
Where does this stuff come from?
I never said that toning will give you a chiseled midsection. I did however state that it will redistribute weight. Adipose tissues is rather gelatinous. If your abs are severely weakened or damaged (such as during pregnancy) visceral fat will protrude (the dreaded mommy-belly). By strengthening your core (coupled with continued weight loss) the mommy belly is mitigated because the abdominal muscles are holding back visceral fat.
Your abs get wrecked in pregnancy. With severe diastasis, no amount of toning will fix the bulging of the abdominis rectus. That's why Tupler Technique ab exercises (targeting the transverse abdominis) are recommended, especially for women who had significant weight gain or a multiple pregnancy.
You are right that for most people, the issue is subcutaneous fat and no amount of core work will change that scenario. However, postpartum women are a different story.0 -
Do pilates! It completely transformed my tummy. I have stretch marks from being overweight, but not from pregnancy. Either way pilates will make you feel stronger than ever! Be sure to have an instructor that actually comes around and fixes your positioning because the slightest move can make the biggest difference. I did it twice a week for 17 weeks at a community college (the classes were waaaay cheaper) it will tone everything, but mostly your core. You can't always get rid of the lower pouch though, but soo many women have it. Also know that your body is going to lose weight the way it wants to so your tummy might not get in good shape until other body parts do. Have fun & good luck!!0
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I have trained a large amount of women, dealt with trainers who specialize in training with pregnant women (forgot the scientific). I have never encountered a female who has had the problem. I can see this happening right after pregnancy but not years down the road. I will look more into this.
What? You reduce belly fat via diet. "Toning" will not give you a chiseled mid section and will most defiantly not "shift abdominal weight distribution"
You can't spot reduce.I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.
No, but you can tone, which can help shift abdominal weight distribution.
http://news.menshealth.com/the-most-useless-exercise-ever/2011/08/25/
Where does this stuff come from?
I never said that toning will give you a chiseled midsection. I did however state that it will redistribute weight. Adipose tissues is rather gelatinous. If your abs are severely weakened or damaged (such as during pregnancy) visceral fat will protrude (the dreaded mommy-belly). By strengthening your core (coupled with continued weight loss) the mommy belly is mitigated because the abdominal muscles are holding back visceral fat.
Your abs get wrecked in pregnancy. With severe diastasis, no amount of toning will fix the bulging of the abdominis rectus. That's why Tupler Technique ab exercises (targeting the transverse abdominis) are recommended, especially for women who had significant weight gain or a multiple pregnancy.
You are right that for most people, the issue is subcutaneous fat and no amount of core work will change that scenario. However, postpartum women are a different story.0 -
wow me to...except the twins part.... let me know if you find anything that makes it go qucker!!! 0
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This Makes Sense!!Side bends with mod. weight.
Plank position and then bring alternating leg to ur chest.
Lay flat on back, hands under hips and hold legs 2 inches from floor. Then alternate raising them up.
Bicycle crunches.
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Zumba Rocks!0 -
I have had 2 sons and have the belly to show for it....since starting here I have lost 22 lbs, but overall I have lost 35 since being at my heaviest and while I can say I still have a belly, it HAS gotten a tad smaller, just from the weight I have lost so far. And I know this simply from my clothes and how they fit. I have always heard you cannot "spot reduce", you will just lose equally all over. But I am definitely not an expert. I say just keep doing what you are doing and you will continue to lose.0
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What? You reduce belly fat via diet. "Toning" will not give you a chiseled mid section and will most defiantly not "shift abdominal weight distribution"
You can't spot reduce.I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.
No, but you can tone, which can help shift abdominal weight distribution.
http://news.menshealth.com/the-most-useless-exercise-ever/2011/08/25/
Where does this stuff come from?0 -
I have trained a large amount of women, dealt with trainers who specialize in training with pregnant women (forgot the scientific). I have never encountered a female who has had the problem. I can see this happening right after pregnancy but not years down the road. I will look more into this.
What? You reduce belly fat via diet. "Toning" will not give you a chiseled mid section and will most defiantly not "shift abdominal weight distribution"
You can't spot reduce.I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.
No, but you can tone, which can help shift abdominal weight distribution.
http://news.menshealth.com/the-most-useless-exercise-ever/2011/08/25/
Where does this stuff come from?
I never said that toning will give you a chiseled midsection. I did however state that it will redistribute weight. Adipose tissues is rather gelatinous. If your abs are severely weakened or damaged (such as during pregnancy) visceral fat will protrude (the dreaded mommy-belly). By strengthening your core (coupled with continued weight loss) the mommy belly is mitigated because the abdominal muscles are holding back visceral fat.
Your abs get wrecked in pregnancy. With severe diastasis, no amount of toning will fix the bulging of the abdominis rectus. That's why Tupler Technique ab exercises (targeting the transverse abdominis) are recommended, especially for women who had significant weight gain or a multiple pregnancy.
You are right that for most people, the issue is subcutaneous fat and no amount of core work will change that scenario. However, postpartum women are a different story.
It happens most often in women who have either multiple pregnancies, RAPID weight gain, or who are caring for another older child after 2+ pregnancies- if you don't give your rectus abdominis time to heal postpartum, the diastasis increases.0 -
What? You reduce belly fat via diet. "Toning" will not give you a chiseled mid section and will most defiantly not "shift abdominal weight distribution"
You can't spot reduce.I'm no expert on anything, but I remember back in the day, my friends and I toned our bellies without realizing we were doing it by going out dancing 3 nights a week. I know you've just had babies, and I'm not suggesting you hit the clubs, but there are several great 'dance" workouts that people seem to enjoy a lot. You might want to try something like that if you enjoy dancing.
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No, but you can tone, which can help shift abdominal weight distribution.
http://news.menshealth.com/the-most-useless-exercise-ever/2011/08/25/
Where does this stuff come from?
That was a good read.... thanks for posting that link0 -
I've had 3 c-sections with big babies (9'6,9'3, and 10'4) i know exactly what you mean! i do jillians 6 week 6 pack in addition to kickboxing or 90 day supreme and finally see it going down. my last baby is almost a year so it has def been hard and i've struggled here and there...but when i stick to it my stomach shrinks almost immediately0
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All right, guys. This was for suggestions, not debates. Thank you for all who replied, though. Pilates actually sounds like a good idea. I had my daughters three years ago in March, so I have had plenty of time to heal, lol. I wouldn't mind still having a lottle pooch, but it kinda looks like I am about 6 monts pregnant or something. Thanks again to all who replied! Have a wonderful day!0
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*a little and *months. Dang texting! Hehe.0
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Hehe, thanks. Jillian will definitely be my best friend when I get near my goal weight. She is amazing!0
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