My Fat Belly And Me...Hope For The Future

Thank you for the timely and amusing post! I have felt rather discouraged recently, but your progress in the Battle of the Bulge made me think that there is some hope. :flowerforyou:

what an awesome story and inspirational too! I am 5 foot 2 and carry my weight in my belly as well. Sucks. However, in the past month I too, have noticed a change, and I too have added swimming to my exercise routine. Not as much as you have but still some. I have four little Chihuahuas and during the day they jump on everyone's laps. But not mine. They lie with me at night but never would jump on my lap. A few days ago, I realized that they were beginning to sit on my lap like they do with everyone else! I have come to the conclusion that it was so simple. The dogs have more room to lay down on my lap now! This is an embarrassing story but if you can spill your heart out and inspire us, I think I can share my horrible dog story. My dogs were telling me I was fat. and it gives me one more reason to keep slimming down! Thank you for your detailed story, inspiring to all us "belly weight" fighters.

ur an inspiration...coz i dont enjoy cardio too much...

Enjoying your posts. Your husband sounds like a wonderful support to you, like mine has been over the years. (Aren't we lucky?) Like you I have the 'stomach' thing going on. When first starting with exercise a dvd I was doing told me to 'now pull in your stomach muscles' I lay there thinking, 'just as soon as I find them I'll start pulling!' At 57 the 'stomach' has been through a lot - often abused by my overeating over the years. (could blame surgery, but that is plain cheating!) Now doing something about it and it is slowly but surely reducing back, not to its' former glory, but to an acceptable level. Good luck with your continuing weight loss and knee surgery when able.