Abs after Pregnancy

Yup. That lower ab area is difficult. Yes, core exercises help - but you could have rock solid abs there - but if you have a layer of fat covering them - they'll still seem squishy. Congrats on your weight loss!! That's awesome. Keep working on lowering your body fat % - it will work eventually. When you will see your lower abs is different for everyone. Genetically, I'm predisposed to carry my extra weight in my thighs, my stomach was the first thing to bounce back after pregnancy - but my legs are bigger than they've ever been. But I just keep on plugging away - knowing that eventually my body will have to use that stored fat for fuel because there isn't anymore left on the rest of me.

You can do it. Being patient is the hardest part.

I've been doing all sorts of exercises these past few months but I really started to concentrate on the ab area around the first of the year. I've been doing core exercises for lower and upper abs and it seems to be working quickly on the upper and not so much the lower. I know that area is stubborn but I wanted to see if it was just fat that was going to be worked off with the last few pounds.

It comes down to lowered BF% if indeed that is fat. You can do all the core exercises that you want, but if your body has fat in other places it wants to burn first, it will. This is normally the area that we all lose fat from last It really comes down to a mild caloric deficit + Work (cardio mixed with strength/compound training) + patience. It really does take time to lost that last bit. You can get there with just the deficit and patience, but you'd probably be happier with the results if you add in the strength/cardio training as well. You'll notice that many on here with low BF% and nice looking midsections do very little to no isolated core/ab movements.

Hope that is helpful.

I've been doing all sorts of exercises these past few months but I really started to concentrate on the ab area around the first of the year. I've been doing core exercises for lower and upper abs and it seems to be working quickly on the upper and not so much the lower. I know that area is stubborn but I wanted to see if it was just fat that was going to be worked off with the last few pounds.

It comes down to lowered BF% if indeed that is fat. You can do all the core exercises that you want, but if your body has fat in other places it wants to burn first, it will. This is normally the area that we all lose fat from last It really comes down to a mild caloric deficit + Work (cardio mixed with strength/compound training) + patience. It really does take time to lost that last bit. You can get there with just the deficit and patience, but you'd probably be happier with the results if you add in the strength/cardio training as well. You'll notice that many on here with low BF% and nice looking midsections do very little to no isolated core/ab movements.

Hope that is helpful.

It is! I appreciate you being kind about it. I guess I'm just getting frustrated and losing patience but I know that getting fit is an ongoing process so I'll just have to deal and keep on rolling! :flowerforyou:

Most definitely.... I just noticed how you're getting close to your goal weight as well, so it's really important now to not get frustrated as the results don't come as fast or as easy as they do in the beginning.