(Un)realistic goals for stomach

Emtabo01

When I stand straight up with perfect posture and I look straight down, without sucking it in, I think I shouldn't see the pooch of my stomach.

When I lean/bend over I want my stomach not to be flabby looking, wrinkly, etc.

Are these realistic goals? For those who are fit and toned already are these things you have overcome?

I'm female, 32yo, 5'7, 134 pounds, do cardio 5xweek and NROL4W 3xweek. My stomach area is the last thing that really needs to improve, but I don't know if my goals are really even attainable. I've had 2 kids too.

tigerlily8045

I think that for some people it will be. I personally know that I will always have a little pooch no matter how much weight I lose. I have had that always. I have seen some people on here with some rocking abs and no pooch so I do believe it is possible. How much time that will take, well I don't know.

ejwme

Your tummy likely isn't as poochy as you think it is, but I see mine when I look down (and nudge the girls out of the way), and I've never had kids. Everybody is shaped different.

Having goals is awesome, however when humans lean and bend, even skinny ones, skin folds and wrinkles. Despite editors of fashion magazines and photoshop trying to convince us otherwise, real people have bends, folds, ripples, and wobbles. Even real, in shape people. I still remember the epiphany I had as a college student, I was watching coverage of olympic marathon race (women's) on the news, these super skinny, buff, fabulous women were getting ready, and I saw one bending over to deal with a shoe, and her abdomen got the same folds and wrinkles I was so ashamed of. My whole view of my tummy changed.

Not saying goals aren't great, but perspective is vital to achieve any goal. Maybe looking at some real athletes without photoshopping, who have similar shapes as you, might give you a good idea of whether you're looking at things properly and what level of effort would take to achieve it?