did your belly return to normal?

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  • naomi8888
    naomi8888 Posts: 519 Member
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    I responded to the other mom thread as well. Some women can bounce back. I looked great with my first 3 kids. No stretch marks or loose skin, then kid four (first 4 kids in 5 1/2 years) BAM....stretch marks. Then even more with kids 5 and 6. I gained 50-60lbs per child and my last 4 babies were 9+ lbs.

    Anyway, it can go back to looking great or you could have some loose skin. In my profile picture, I am posing to show that I can stretch it out to look good for a picture. But below is what it looks like when I am standing normal. Just remember, I had 6 kids, so my tummy got REALLY stretched!!!

    8 months pregnant with child #6
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    Lost all weight, but you can see the looseness of the skin.
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    AMAZING for 6 kids. And not trying to sound creepy but if that's your bum in your ticker - wow, you are doing alright!
  • jroja021
    jroja021 Posts: 74 Member
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    I was young too and mine went back to normal. That's a plus to being young I suppose!
    that's what I'm hoping!
  • TinkrBelz
    TinkrBelz Posts: 888 Member
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    You look great!! And wow contests on the big babies! Mine decided to come early but everyone told me he wouldst been a big one if he had stated cooking for the rest of the 2 months he had left.

    Do you believe my doctor induced me 10 days early because they were getting so big and I wanted to deliver them. He said 10lbs babies are hard to push out, and I am a small girl. And my breast milk was pure lard from my 50lbs of fat gained during pregnancy, i swear they were butterballs until they started walking!!!
    AMAZING for 6 kids. And not trying to sound creepy but if that's your bum in your ticker - wow, you are doing alright!

    Thanks...and yep, that is my butt. Now you know why I have 6 kids!!! haha!
  • laurensayz
    laurensayz Posts: 70 Member
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    I have a 3 year old and 2 year old. I was 105 pre pregnancy with #1, gained to 170, lost back to 115, got pregnant again 4 months later and then gained back to 165.


    This was about a month or two after I delivered my second. I was 165 before delivery and probably 135 in the photo. This was in May of 2010.

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    And this is me about 1 year post partum (1 year ago), probably about 125-130, but I could tell my skin was getting a little better.

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    And this was a month or so ago at the gym, the wrinkles are ALMOST gone, and are going away even faster now that I'm drinking 8+ cups of water a day (staying hydrated helps tons!). I'm not doing any special lotions or anything, just my normal Olay body lotion.

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    Its kinda hard to see the few that are left in that last picture because I used a phone not a regular camera but whats left are like light wrinkles and really only show up when I'm sitting down or suck in my stomach a lot.
  • jroja021
    jroja021 Posts: 74 Member
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    You look great!! And wow contests on the big babies! Mine decided to come early but everyone told me he wouldst been a big one if he had stated cooking for the rest of the 2 months he had left.

    Do you believe my doctor induced me 10 days early because they were getting so big and I wanted to deliver them. He said 10lbs babies are hard to push out, and I am a small girl. And my breast milk was pure lard from my 50lbs of fat gained during pregnancy, i swear they were butterballs until they started walking!!!
    AMAZING for 6 kids. And not trying to sound creepy but if that's your bum in your ticker - wow, you are doing alright!

    Thanks...and yep, that is my butt. Now you know why I have 6 kids!!! haha!

    LOL butterballs... thankfully the baby made me lose weight and let me eat a ton every day! I miss the days where I could eat a whole pizza take a walk lose a pound a week!
  • TinkrBelz
    TinkrBelz Posts: 888 Member
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    You look great!! And wow contests on the big babies! Mine decided to come early but everyone told me he wouldst been a big one if he had stated cooking for the rest of the 2 months he had left.

    Do you believe my doctor induced me 10 days early because they were getting so big and I wanted to deliver them. He said 10lbs babies are hard to push out, and I am a small girl. And my breast milk was pure lard from my 50lbs of fat gained during pregnancy, i swear they were butterballs until they started walking!!!
    AMAZING for 6 kids. And not trying to sound creepy but if that's your bum in your ticker - wow, you are doing alright!

    Thanks...and yep, that is my butt. Now you know why I have 6 kids!!! haha!

    LOL butterballs... thankfully the baby made me lose weight and let me eat a ton every day! I miss the days where I could eat a whole pizza take a walk lose a pound a week!

    I called breastfeeding my liposuction!!
  • jroja021
    jroja021 Posts: 74 Member
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    Lauren you give me hope!!! I am definately hoping back on the water train!
  • maddiey
    maddiey Posts: 231 Member
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    I hope this helps! I am also 20, well just turned 20 a couple weeks ago. I used to weight 210, and now I weigh 171. I lost the weight over 2 years. I've noticed as I lose weight the stretch marks look smaller, and definitely less noticeable. Espeically on my arms, where my fat has definitely disappeared! On my tummy, they look better, but not fantastic. I hope that helps! I'm waiting for my belly to look better (:
  • jroja021
    jroja021 Posts: 74 Member
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    Thank you all for your advice and experiences!
  • Salvi30
    Salvi30 Posts: 196 Member
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    I hate my stomach! It will never look right. Even if I starve myself, which I have. Sucks.
  • paulsmisses
    paulsmisses Posts: 178
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    I'm still on my weight loss journey... but I wanted to know from the ladies if your belly turned out smooth? I'm still young, turning 20 this month but ive given birth so I have stretch marks in my belly and lower abdomen that are starting to sag a little... did yours go away or at least did the belly tighten up with time? My weight was 180 and I plan to get down to 130 or 120. I'm 5'3''

    sadly, my tummy will never return! gave up hope after two pregnancies, a lot of stretch marks and a cesearan, i have the classic muffin top!
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
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    I hate my stomach! It will never look right. Even if I starve myself, which I have. Sucks.

    You're running every day! I bet you will get your flat stomach back. Just sayin.
  • islandjacquelin
    islandjacquelin Posts: 14
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    I have stretch marks and loose skin but it isn't that bad and is worth it because I would rather have loose skin and be healthy than have that skin filled up with unhealthy fat.

    I totally agree!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,404 MFP Moderator
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    A few things to consider. A tummy may not fully return, but you will give it a better chance with the more muscle your body has, so shooting for 130 or 120 may not be a good option. Many people have trouble getting six packs due to the lack of muscle mass. So you are at 180, lets consider you are 35% body fat. So your lean body mass (LBM) is 180 - (180*.35) = 117 lbs. LBM is the amount of muscle, tissue, bone, etc.. pretty much anything that isn't fat. If you got to 120 lbs @ 20% body fat, you would only have 96lbs of LBM, so you would lose 20 lbs of muscle. Realistically, if you want a tight body with definition, you should aim for 18% and a body with 117 lbs of muscle will look better than a body with 96. So to see your weight goal, lets reverse engineer your goal. If you want 18% body fat, and you want 117 lbs of muscle, then you should aim for:

    117 * 1.18 = 138.


    Below are two stories of women who gained weight to look better. I believe a lot of the problem is many women concentrate on weight, that the lose too much lean body mass and make it harder to look ripped/fit. And the best way to cut body fat is with heavy weight lifting.

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/392784-skinny-fat-vs-fit-photo?hl=skinny+fat

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