Ab pics if you've had kids.

kopmom

Wow EVERYONE looks fantastic. For those who you have made such great progress what do you say is the biggest help to getting the abs to tighten up?

Clean Eating and Heavy Lifting (I do Stronglifts 5x5). I also started with Jillian Michaels 30 day shred which does give results as a good starting point before moving to heavy lifting. I also run and am usually training for a half marathon but after my next one on April 7th my plan is less cardio and more lifting

usmcmp

Wow EVERYONE looks fantastic. For those who you have made such great progress what do you say is the biggest help to getting the abs to tighten up?

I think genetics plays a big part.
In the hospital, my ob/gyn commented on how "flat" my abdomen was after my third and said most women don't look like that.
I didn't feel very flat but I was thankful.

Not genetics. Genetics determine if you have a 6 or 8 pack. Genetics determines if the elasticity of your skin allows for the sin to shrink or not. My entire family is obese. Heavy lifting (squats and deadlifts for sure) and a moderate calorie deficit have helped me earn abs.

jheads

My most recent. Top row is at 170 before I started trying to lose weight. I had 3 kids in 3 years (they are currently almost 4, 2 1/2 and 9 1/2 months now). Bottom row is last night at 128. I've been nursing, eating a 15-20% cut of my TDEE and doing Jillian Michaels and Leslie Sansone videos at home for the most part.



I still have loose skin and more to trim off my middle, hoping to get into more lifting and running soon - it's been hard to get to the gym with three littles but I need to make it a priority!

Your pictures are so inspiring to me! I just took my "bare skin" before pics today and they look just like yours. I am a mom of 5 (20,15,11,6,2) and it is encouraging to know that there is hope for me!!!

aimelee

I have a 3.5 year old and a 5.5 month old.


Here i am right now, 5 months postpartum. still have some toning to do, but i'm being patient!





This was me after baby #1 (when he was about 2), before i got pregnant with #2. Trying to get back to this!

jporter2004

All of these pics are AMAZING! Congrats ladies, you have all inspired me to go do my Insanity workout now

SwampWitch75

My most recent. Top row is at 170 before I started trying to lose weight. I had 3 kids in 3 years (they are currently almost 4, 2 1/2 and 9 1/2 months now). Bottom row is last night at 128. I've been nursing, eating a 15-20% cut of my TDEE and doing Jillian Michaels and Leslie Sansone videos at home for the most part.



I still have loose skin and more to trim off my middle, hoping to get into more lifting and running soon - it's been hard to get to the gym with three littles but I need to make it a priority!

Wow! I love how you've gotten this way via Jillian, 20% your TDEE, and with nursing. Just what I plan to do. Inspiring!

Establishedn1986

My son is two now.

<--- here are my abs although I'm fairly chunky yet. They'll look better in about 5 weeks.

Bwahaha, there's always a man to respond to these kinds of threads!

My inspiration for this exact thing comes from Chalene Johnson and a couple of the ladies in the ChaLean Extreme videos. Chalene has 2 children, and there's one lady from the video (don't remember her name, but Chalene picks her out) who has had multiple children. They have lean bodies as if they never had 1 child yet. It proves that, yes, we can have children AND abs!

That chick looks amazing! She has 7 kids! A single, then twins, then quads! Her body is my inspiration too!

VelociMama

This thread is great. Good job ladies.

heatherloveslifting

41 years old, 2 kids, 1 c-section, not finished yet, but so much better:

xscarletXbegoniasx

wow you ladies are so inspirational! i can't wait until I can show off my pix in here

lin7604

I have had 3 kids... There is hope!!

Amazing!

WOW is all i can say. AMAZING work! what did you do to achieve it?

Treadmillmom1st

I'm 41 and have 3 children aged 9, 7 & 4, this i the first time I have ever proactively worked on getting a 6 pack, I feel I am getting closer every week. Note the wrinkly skin by my belly button, it's allot better than it was, but so ugly when I do the plank as it just hangs.

RandiLandCHANGED

I have had 3 kids... There is hope!!

Amazing!

WOW is all i can say. AMAZING work! what did you do to achieve it?

2200+ calories and heavy lifting

Babes1986

Mine are getting there I think I am going to do Insanity and see where I can get my abs to by summer maybe I can rock a bikini once again after all

vabheegaard

Loved this site! Thanks for sharing! What an inspiration!

trmhb

I just want to say WOW & Thank you to u all for posting ur success. You have given me so much hope to losing my tummy after having 5 c-sections though I may not get a flat tummy with the abs but to know that it may be possible....THERE IS HOPE!! Thank you for sharing ur pics!

lafantast1c

You look FAB! Way to GO!

mazdauk

You are all amazing! I am 48 with 2 kids (19 and 13) and had a c-section for the younger one. I really hate that little flappy bit, but I'm working on it! I know it will be the last bit to tone up, but as I'm not looking to get lucky round the pool I can live with it if I can get back into a reasonable bikini rather than looking like a shopping bag full of potatoes.

Joniboloney

My most recent. Top row is at 170 before I started trying to lose weight. I had 3 kids in 3 years (they are currently almost 4, 2 1/2 and 9 1/2 months now). Bottom row is last night at 128. I've been nursing, eating a 15-20% cut of my TDEE and doing Jillian Michaels and Leslie Sansone videos at home for the most part.



I still have loose skin and more to trim off my middle, hoping to get into more lifting and running soon - it's been hard to get to the gym with three littles but I need to make it a priority!

You look amazing! Keep up the hard work!

mickeyullrich

Thank you all for posting these pictures...I actually feel like there is hope right now. I haven't seen my abs since my daughter was born almost 11 years ago. I have had 4 C-sections and my kids are now 10, 8, 4 and 3 and my stomach just disgusts me. I am finally trying to lose all the weight I gained from having children and I have been fearful that my stomach will always be squishy, but you ladies are inspirational! Great job!