For women that have children

crunches work the abs muscle but it wont burn the fat on it. the tummy fat will be either less or all gone by the time u get to 117 or 115. fat from problem areas r the last to disappear because thats where our body like to store fat n has the most fat cell.

keep exercising n eat at a caloric deficit n get another few pound of fat off then it will go away. as for the loose skin only time can tell coz we all have different genetics.

lastly, HIIT n lifting will help u to get to ur goal if u havent try them yet.

PS CONGRATS on the new you

I'm 5'3.5" and had a csection 6.5 months ago. I'm swiftly approaching my lowest adult weight and am hoping to get to 130ish pounds. Who knows maybe my mommy tummy will be gone then but if not I'm okay with it.

The pooch may or may not go away depending on genetics and your muscles. Congrats on your success thus far!

I'm still blessed with my kangaroo pouch!

Haha OP we have a lot in common. I'm 32 with three kids, youngest is 2.5 years old and had one c-section and 2 vbacs. With me I have a feeling that it was my last baby that have me the loose skin even though with him I gained the least amount of weight (25 lbs). As I lost the weight I noticed that the leaner I got the more noticeable the loose skin is. I don't have a pooch atm but my stomach is now the first place I gain weight, so the pooch comes and goes. It's funny before kids esp my third ehem, I use to gain weight on my butt and thighs first.
OP just keep doing what you're doing, you're on the right track.

I'm very petite (5'2 & under 100) and, after my daughter, I thought my stomach would always stay a little "rounder". Then, a few months ago, it just went away. I have no idea why. I didn't change anything...I just defeated (not complaining). It was odd. So, hang in there. Sounds like you're doing everything right.

I have loose skin. 2 kiddos, both c-sections, and I was pretty obese after my first.

My recommendation is Strength Training with progressive overload.


**I look mad in the pic on the right, but I'm actually in a lot of pain. That pic was yesterday morning and last night I found out that my pain is being caused by mirena which after almost 3 years has made it's way into my abdomen.**

Edit: Oh and I'm 5'4.5". Currently around 132 lbs. The purple shirt pics, I was around 135 lbs.

I'm 5'0, 113.5 lbs (have lost 33). I still have a c section pooch unfortunately. It's the reason I'm continuing to work to lose weight, holding out a slim hope that it'll go eventually!

Yes. I had my son at age 23 and actually went down to a Size 1 (not intentionally...from taking a 12 hour, high activity job right after his birth) and never developed the "belly pooch" until about 11 years later when I had to do more sitting in a Surgical Admin position. I also gained General weight and the dreaded pooch. Apparently, posture from desk jobs and stress creates that pooch, too. It's visceral fat and hardest to lose.

But if you lose enough fat, you can definitely lose the pooch (or most of it). But good core strength and posture and stress management are equally important in losing it/avoiding it.

Those workouts that "target" certain areas are pure BS. You can't burn fat in just one area. You casn build muscle in a targeted zone, but until the fat is lost all over...those muscles will stay hidden. But building them is good for burning more calories daily, of course.