Ladies who went from Muffin Top to Washboard/Flat

erickita89
erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey I'm looking for some help. I'm looking to achieve a nice flat stomach. I have a few too many jelly rolls and muffins in there LOL and i was wondering if there was anyone like me who was able to achieve a perfectly flat stomach.

Please help a sista out. Im looking for any and all advice on how to achieve this? I'll take anything i can get!:flowerforyou:

&& Please feel free to show off! let me see your before and afters so i can get inspired and motivated :bigsmile:

Thanks!

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  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
    Bump ( i shoulve known better than to post this on a Sat nite lol)
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    Lose fat.

    Tip - use the 'search' button.
  • Megabot
    Megabot Posts: 173 Member
    Haha well maybe now that it's Sunday you'll get some replies. I'm in the process of losing the muffin top, my trainer says a lot of cardio will help, but eating right is 60% of this goal, too. I started eating apples and bananas for snacks, so it's helping!!

    maybe some other people can post before/afters ;)
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    - Calorie deficit to lose the fat
    - Patience :)

    That's all there is to it. It can take quite a while depending on where you store your fat most but you'll get there. I'm working on it myself, never really had a flat stomach but determined to get one (and some abs) I have some progress pictures in my photos (before and during) taken over 2 months (30th dec - 1st march) if that helps somewhat. I just had a small calorie deficit and my exercise involves heavy lifting 4x a week.
  • DawnVanSlim
    DawnVanSlim Posts: 10,468 Member
    I believe my abs are a direct result of my diet. Exercising never made a difference in that area. Once I started paying attention to what I was feeding my body I saw great changes. I used to be a size 11-13. You can totally do this, just takes time, discipline, and commitment. Good luck! It's worth it!
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
    The only thing that works is losing the fat. Eat at a deficit and strength/resistance train. Do cardio. Eat everything in moderation. It will happen slowly.

    I have a mini-muffin now because I'm at the top of a "bulk." But my muffin is shown in that green swimsuit pic on my board. That was me on Friday. Now look at the one of me in the red swimsuit. That was me with about 6 muffins on top of the swim bottom.
  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
    WoW those pics of you guys are amazing. I am eating at a deficit and going to gym 5x per week and doing cardio and some lifting. ( focusing more on the cardio for now though...) Im werking on the healthy food im just waiting.... I want my rolls to go away
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member
    compare-side_zps410efbb7.jpg not sure if this will work (never posted pics on here before). There is about 10 lbs difference in each of the photos. Not done yet, but it is progress :)
    Hope this doesn't show up super small or super big cause I don't know how to change the size lol.



    okay... huge fail. I give up with photobucket!
  • Liftnlove
    Liftnlove Posts: 235
    I lift weights, do cardio, and maintain a small calorie deficit...nothing fancy. :)

    MFPabsJantoOct.jpg
  • sanvanhaaften
    sanvanhaaften Posts: 118
    I lift weights, do cardio, and maintain a small calorie deficit...nothing fancy. :)

    MFPabsJantoOct.jpg

    Omg! You look awesome, my jaw just dropped :-) and you are so modest! I can imagine how hard you must workout and watch what you eat ...amazing!
  • alyssa92982
    alyssa92982 Posts: 1,093 Member
    I got my abs from p90x which consisted of diet, cardio, and strength training:) eat clean cut out junk that's a good place to start:)
  • Yeller_Sensation
    Yeller_Sensation Posts: 373 Member
    - Calorie deficit to lose the fat
    - Patience :)

    100% this.

    I don't have a 'before' pic because I hated my two-level muffin top below my belly button, but there is a 'now' pic of me in my first ever bikini among my profile photos you can look at. The pic was taken in Jan.

    I first joined MFP on Dec 2011. Like most newbies, I spent a ton of time on cardio only and knew little about better nutrition besides the obvious (minimize the consumption of processed foods and refined carbs, yada yada yada). Then I started reading voraciously on the subject while an awesome buddy of mine got me started on strength training. I increased my consumption of lean protein, ate at a small calorie deficit, and lifted heavy 3x a week. That bikini pic took more than 10 months to develop. :)

    My macros are a little different now because I have different goals but I still lift heavy 3x a week. All compound movements. Lift heavy, lift heavy, lift heavy. :flowerforyou:
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member
    8524763835_0e4ac8e2c1.jpg
    compare- side by Erikalynne2013, on Flickr

    Okay. I ditched photobucket. Hope this works :) It's not washboard abs (far from it!!) but my muffin top is slowly shrinking :D

    edit: I changed my diet and became more active. You can't spot reduce, but losing in general sure helps :P
  • twins_plus_one
    twins_plus_one Posts: 13 Member
    The only thing that works is losing the fat. Eat at a deficit and strength/resistance train. Do cardio. Eat everything in moderation. It will happen slowly.

    I have a mini-muffin now because I'm at the top of a "bulk." But my muffin is shown in that green swimsuit pic on my board. That was me on Friday. Now look at the one of me in the red swimsuit. That was me with about 6 muffins on top of the swim bottom.

    Um.... I see absolutely zero muffins in those pics. You look great!
  • clreed0490
    clreed0490 Posts: 5 Member
    im not sure where i need to post this question but im wondering if ur skin can itch if ur losing weight? ive been working on losing weight and i believe i have some but here lately my stomach has been itching and i dont have any kind of skin problems it started right when i tried to lose weight
  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
    wow yall look great! i cant wait for my tummy to go down
  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
    8524763835_0e4ac8e2c1.jpg
    compare- side by Erikalynne2013, on Flickr

    Okay. I ditched photobucket. Hope this works :) It's not washboard abs (far from it!!) but my muffin top is slowly shrinking :D

    edit: I changed my diet and became more active. You can't spot reduce, but losing in general sure helps :P

    you look great! i hope i get to look like that soon

    i just want mylittle bottom pouch to go away so badly
  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
    I lift weights, do cardio, and maintain a small calorie deficit...nothing fancy. :)

    MFPabsJantoOct.jpg

    Omg! You look awesome, my jaw just dropped :-) and you are so modest! I can imagine how hard you must workout and watch what you eat ...amazing!

    amazing! in only 10 months? wow i hope in 10 months i will look that good
  • ndearing0501
    ndearing0501 Posts: 145 Member
    I've always had a "flat" stomach but didnt have too much definition. I've worked really hard on mainly focusing on my diet and I think I've had the best results since then. I'm also a runner so I do a lot of cardio when I have the chance. So I would suggest eating right and a good mixture of cardio and strength. But mainly focus on what you eat! Need ideas? Feel free to add me and search thru my diary.
  • Erikalynne18
    Erikalynne18 Posts: 558 Member

    you look great! i hope i get to look like that soon

    i just want mylittle bottom pouch to go away so badly

    thanks :) I have been working on it for a few months. The pics I posted were progress pics as of Jan 6, I've still been going since :) Hopeing to have an awesome body this summer! :D
  • carrieous
    carrieous Posts: 1,024 Member
    lots of cardio, ab work and planks and also cut out sugar, fake sugars and alcohol.
  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
    lots of cardio, ab work and planks and also cut out sugar, fake sugars and alcohol.
    Done. Alchohol is not in my vocab anymore. I'm working on the sugar still
  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member

    you look great! i hope i get to look like that soon

    i just want mylittle bottom pouch to go away so badly

    thanks :) I have been working on it for a few months. The pics I posted were progress pics as of Jan 6, I've still been going since :) Hopeing to have an awesome body this summer! :D

    Same here sista! Last year i refused to go to the beach with my friends cuz i felt so ashamed of my body. Not this year tho. Im not hiding from the sun this summer

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