Loose skin or fat? Pic

Mommytohim09
Mommytohim09 Posts: 3
in Fitness and Exercise
Check my profile pic I don't know how to post on here. But is it fat or loose skin? I had a c-section and gained a lot of weight with my pregnancy. Is there anyway I could get a flat stomach? What should I do? What kind of diet? Exercises? Please help I'm very insecure and depressed. Any advice I'll appreciate

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  • april1445
    april1445 Posts: 334
    I'm a massage therapist. I've seen lots of bellies and lots of skin. That is baby belly. There is almost nothing you can do about it outside of surgery.
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
    I would say it depends how long ago you had your baby and how hard you have worked to get rid of it.
    If you had a baby recently, like within the past few months, it takes a little while for that extra skin and fat to go away.
    If you haven't worked to get rid of it at all yet, I am sure exercise and eating right would help, but I don't know that it
    would all go away. I have had 3 c sections and while I have hard abs underneath, I have a bit of loose skin that isn't
    going to go anywhere.
  • Mommytohim09
    Mommytohim09 Posts: 3
    I'm a massage therapist. I've seen lots of bellies and lots of skin. That is baby belly. There is almost nothing you can do about it outside of surgery.


    This is me sucking it in to show the loose skin. So no exercise or diet will help?
  • Mommytohim09
    Mommytohim09 Posts: 3
    I would say it depends how long ago you had your baby and how hard you have worked to get rid of it.
    If you had a baby recently, like within the past few months, it takes a little while for that extra skin and fat to go away.
    If you haven't worked to get rid of it at all yet, I am sure exercise and eating right would help, but I don't know that it
    would all go away. I have had 3 c sections and while I have hard abs underneath, I have a bit of loose skin that isn't
    going to go anywhere.


    I had my baby 3 years ago and I just recently started working out and dieting.
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    I don't know, I think it looks like there's still some "fluff" under there. Keep eating at a deficit and exercise, and just give it time. My belly looked a lot like that after having my son. I didn't have a C-section, though, so it might be different for you. Good luck!
  • chooriyah
    chooriyah Posts: 469 Member
    I'd check out the success stories on the message boards - I've definitely seen some awesome transformations post-baby on here. Mostly through weight-lifting, that seems to be the most effective...

    Good luck x
  • angdpowers
    angdpowers Posts: 311 Member
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    I had my baby 3 years ago and I just recently started working out and dieting.
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    I don't care what ANYONE says -- THIS WILL IMPROVE!! yes, there is still unwanted fat there and yes, you will need to do a lot of both cardio and strength training to get rid of this. It will be worth it, but it WILL get better. Your just getting started. I don't care that you had your baby 3yrs ago, you are just starting to do something about it. Don't let yourself feel defeated before you even get started!!!
  • T1mH
    T1mH Posts: 568 Member
    You can't spot remove so just keep working at it. When your at a healthy body fat % then it might be time to consult a doctor on what your options are if it bothers you enough to want to do something surgically about it.
  • nass09
    nass09 Posts: 10 Member
    I would like to know too. Bump

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