Post baby belly
raeraebeau
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Hi guys I'm 26 years old and have a 5 1/2 yr old and 21 month old (both girls) I'm struggling with losing 16 lbs to my first goal (really 26 lbs to my final goal of 140 lbs) my main hated part of my body is my stomach. It's just gross. Bloated and jiggly. No matter how many crunches I do I don't see a difference. Has anyone had success flattening the post baby pouch?
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I'm completely flat and all I've done since having my little guy is Zumba. I shake it hard.
Actually, ... I do look a little poochy at the end of the day sometimes. Food baby perhaps?0 -
My stomach looks bloated at the end of the day as well. My youngest is 13 months and I am finally starting to notice very positive changes. Heavy lifting has helped!0
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I have the same problem but haven't been working hard enough. I would suggest interval training and more strength to burn the fat.0
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My sister has the same problem even after 3 years. Unfortunately with her there is nothing she can do she had a c section and when they did her incision it tore the muscle and it didn't repair itself. Whats been helping mine and my waist has been cardio and more cardio I can already see a difference from before I am only 8weeks PP so there is lots of work left to go.0
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my youngest is 6 months and i have lost almost 30 pounds since she was born and my belly is very flabby still. Im doing Turbo Fire right now and it is seeming to help alot! Ive noticed a change so far, cant wait until i finish. Would deff recommend Turbofire because she works the abs a ton!0
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my youngest is 6 months and i have lost almost 30 pounds since she was born and my belly is very flabby still. Im doing Turbo Fire right now and it is seeming to help alot! Ive noticed a change so far, cant wait until i finish. Would deff recommend Turbofire because she works the abs a ton!
I've been doing turbo jam. My laptop with the video on it needs a cord replaced.but as soon as it gets fixed I'm going to start up again. Part of me feels like its all extra skin and I'll never get rid of it0 -
I'm 9 weeks pp and he post baby belly is super annoying! that's the only thing keeping me from wearing my smallest pp jeans...the muffin top is NOT flattering! ha! before getting pregnant I lost 86b lbs and a total of 36 inches..a foot from my belly alone! it wasn't toned but it was flat and hey that was good enough for me! I've got 15lbs of baby weight left and I'm so ready and determined to get back down to where I was! Right now I'm doing the 30 day shred and all of me is sore so hopefully I'll see some results when it's over!
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I've been trying to cardio, cardio and some strength training. I have 10 lbs to get to my pre-preg weight (I'm 14 weeks pp). I think getting back in to shape will help with the weight but getting toned back up is proving to be a challenge. I'm with Chicky, some days I'm just not trying hard enough. Eventually, I'll get back in to the intensity needed.
Time and effort- you can do it!0 -
Everything I've read about pregnancy, mommy tummies, and how it all works, says that there is a specific muscle - the transverse abdominis. It is a girdle that wraps around your tummy area to hold everything in when it is strong, or let it all hang out when it's not, like after stretching it during a pregnancy. There are specific exercises to do to get it back into shape and can make a huge difference in what a belly looks like. I'm not always great about doing the specific exercises, but I've had luck with just doing them a little bit.0
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I am a bit further out from Post Partum as most. My youngest is almost 4. I have lost over 30 since I split from my kids dad. The belly is most definately the hardest since I was always over weight. I have found that Mewlingstork is quite accurate. Recently I have been doing Pilates. It most definately helps with the tummy. It is very gratifying to feel muscles you have never felt before. Hopefully a few of you have already had luck with lossing the baby belly.0
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Abs are made in the kitchen. It's great to have good core strength, but crunches won't give you a flat tummy. Diet to a lower BF%. I would also recommend weight lifting, squats in particular. More muscle = greater metabolism burn. This is what I did pre-baby and I had fairly keen abs.
Right now I'm just working on my cut, will bulk when I hit roughly 20% bf. Baby is just over 5 months and I am a jiggle monster currently as well.0 -
I have a six month old (girl) and my stomach is pretty jiggly still. I am hoping that running will help flatten it out. It's gone down but just a little. I've started reading Wheat Belly so we'll see what they are suggesting, if not, I'll keep up with my greens and see if that helps. Anyone have any suggestions?0
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Baby #5 is now 6 months old and my belly and but are the worst! Actually, I've always had a bigg butt, but I did not mind since my tummy was flat. It has gone down significantly but I still look about 3-4 months pregnant. I just started 30 Day Shred and my abs feel tighter.0
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My stomach basically hangs, I can kind of smu**** against my body and see how good I look .... But I have no idea how to actually flatten it0
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If I pull mine in it's pretty flat and when I don't pull it in - well I still have 30 lbs to go to pre preg weight so I guess that's what that is.
To OP is your belly bigger than you'd expect it to be with the weight you have to lose? Hope that makes sense. I assume you've been checked for ab separation? In any case I'm sure it will go away once you lose the rest of the weight!! Good luck0 -
Hey everyone my name is kait I'm 25 and I just had my 1st child. I gained 50 lbs with my pregnancy and I'm haven trouble losing the last 20 I really want to be back in bikini shape for summer.0
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Crunches can be the worst thing to do postpartum. They can make an ab seperation, or, make it worse. Try googling "transverse abdominis and postpartum" and you will get great info on how to flatter your tummy. Here's something that's helping me: http://www.befitmom.com/abdominal_reconditioning.html
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My belly sag is awful! I'm working on it and hoping the extra skin goes away.0
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What's amazing is if I stand up straight my tummy looks somewhat flat. But when I move it shakes all over the place and if I sit I have these god awful enormous rolls Before I had my son my stomach was always flat. Even when I was chunky I just never gained weight there it always stayed tight and flat. NOW definitely not!!! I still have MANY pounds to go and wish I could tell all those people who said "ohhhh eat what you want it's your time" to kiss my very large *kitten*!0
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I have it horribly, but I've been overweight since my first pregnancy (7 years ago). I'm 9 wks PP and Hailslyrics is 100% right. I've read about it since my first. You have to strengthen those muscles back together or no matter what exercise you'll always have that little pooch. :ohwell:
Could be worse, you could have the yucky flap like I do :noway:0 -
I had a c section so I have this little ledge that hangs over the incision. SOOOO sexy! LOL0
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I have the same problem too after a C-Section! It's awful.... I was overweight before pregnancy and my son is now 21 months old. Last summer, I did the Ducan Diet with exercises 3 times a week and lost about 14Kg, then I got a new job abroad and we moved to a new country. This move with the stress and everything caused me to let go and gain about 5-6kg back.
Now I saw this site and I wanna try it cause I am fed up with what I look like, especially my tummy hanging like this!!!
I have the Zumba DVDs and I plan to do them at least 3 times a week and watch my calories because the other diet is hard, needs planning and expensive to buy some special products.
I just need some support because my husband does not know how to help me in my struggle because he has never experienced how i feel
I hope i can make some friends here to be able to recah my goal of loosing 20Kg total (I weigh 82 and wish to be 62) as soon as possible (probably by the end of the year...0 -
I started the wheat belly diet x8 weeks ago and have noticed I am no longer bloated in the belly region. Still have lots of weight to lose, but at least the belly isn't ballooning out like it was!0
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Hi! I am a mom of a 2 yr old and a 1 yr old and what I found worked for me was doing the 30 day shred workout. That combined with losing weight has made my abs better then they have ever been. Aside for my fading stretch marks I think my abs look great. Exercise is key, good luck!0
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My husband tells me "you look beautiful " I'm like no tell me I'm fat and you'll pay for a tummy tuck lol, I'm kidding but it's not motivating meI have the same problem too after a C-Section! It's awful.... I was overweight before pregnancy and my son is now 21 months old. Last summer, I did the Ducan Diet with exercises 3 times a week and lost about 14Kg, then I got a new job abroad and we moved to a new country. This move with the stress and everything caused me to let go and gain about 5-6kg back.
Now I saw this site and I wanna try it cause I am fed up with what I look like, especially my tummy hanging like this!!!
I have the Zumba DVDs and I plan to do them at least 3 times a week and watch my calories because the other diet is hard, needs planning and expensive to buy some special products.
I just need some support because my husband does not know how to help me in my struggle because he has never experienced how i feel
I hope i can make some friends here to be able to recah my goal of loosing 20Kg total (I weigh 82 and wish to be 62) as soon as possible (probably by the end of the year...0