belly pooch

Learn to live with it. Only serious surgery will get rid of it.

Learn to live with it. Only serious surgery will get rid of it.

Gee, way to kill a dream

I'm just speaking from personal experience. I've had 3 children and my highest weight was 188. I had what I call my "kangaroo pouch" then and I still have one at 122 pounds. It is quite a bit smaller but it's still a pouch that overhangs like an empty bag. My goal weight is 120 and I know it won't vanish miraculously.
I workout 6 days a week and eat pretty well, so I believe I'm being realistic here.
I ca still wear a bikini (although not a micro) and I'm happy with my body so I won't opt for the tummy tuck.
It's expensive and painful and I'm ok with myself.

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Learn to live with it. Only serious surgery will get rid of it.

Gee, way to kill a dream

I'm just speaking from personal experience. I've had 3 children and my highest weight was 188. I had what I call my "kangaroo pouch" then and I still have one at 122 pounds. It is quite a bit smaller but it's still a pouch that overhangs like an empty bag. My goal weight is 120 and I know it won't vanish miraculously.
I workout 6 days a week and eat pretty well, so I believe I'm being realistic here.
I ca still wear a bikini (although not a micro) and I'm happy with my body so I won't opt for the tummy tuck.
It's expensive and painful and I'm ok with myself.

Edited for typo

No offense, but there is a big difference between what a 60 year old body can do vs. what a 27 year old body can do.

OP, you are young enough to make great progress, but it isn't easy. If you still have fat to lose, you will need to continue eating at a deficit to get rid of the fat. You should also exercise to strengthen your core to firm up everywhere. I like heavy compound lifts (SL 5x5) and I also would recommend planks specifically for the abs. So once you lose the fat, you have some abs there waiting to reveal themselves. Good luck!

Wow tootoop224-you look great!
Yeah, I think you could be correct. I had all my babies by the time I was 28 so I was pretty young when I developed the "pouch", but I never did the great exercise you've recommended at the time so by the time I got around to losing the weight, I suppose my skin had been stretched out for too long not to mention genetics?
I did lose all the weight about 8 years later but then regained and stayed fat for a few more years.
I wish I knew then what I know now.
OP, best wishes for losing your pooch, but if it doesn't work out that way, it's still ok.