Belly question

Hi! I have the same exact problem and I do plan on having a tummy tuck also. I do think it will get smaller but the hanging part is still going to be there.

I have had one natural birth and one c-section and I have that fold as well. Mine is not too bad but it still makes my stomach look weird without clothes on. It is better, but not sure it will ever be the way it was before the surgery. I guess I am just holding on to the hope that it will flatten out a lot more! Best of luck to you!

I've had 4 children and all c-sections. But the folding often happens to c-sections.

I've lost 120ish pounds.
Two huge pregnancies/babies as well.

Not where I want to be, but getting close.

I've had one traumatic C-section (daughter's ok, she's 6 now). HW: 352 lbs CW: 248 HWaist: 60+" CWaist: 44"

In the last month, I've been really surprised by the change in my C-section induced belly flap. Looks better than surgery! Here's what I did that worked:

1. Eat and live Paleo/Primal. Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym! Bone broth, which can be made easily in the crockpot/slow-cooker can help with skin elasticity and a healthy youthful tone. I'm 44 and my tummy is shrinking at an awesome rate.

2. Vitamin D3 - 100,000 IU twice/week for over a year is what it took me to get enough for my labs to come out right. This vitamin works more like a hormone and profoundly affects body composition.

3. Lift Kettlebells. See Laura Brooks from ontheedgefitness.com and from YouTube, as well. Her DVD - Ultimate Body Sculpt & Conditioning with Kettlebells is available from her website and from Amazon.

4. Z-Health Performance changed my life, starting with repairing the damage done by years of being sedentary to my brain and to the rest of my body. It's great at repairing injuries, restoring mobility and re-educating the neural system.

YMMV

I have loads of stretchmarks and a little hang of lose skin . Some of the stretchmarks are really wide and go from above my belly button down to my thighs and round the back.

I'm not gonna let them deter me from my goal tho. I want a 6 pack under my wrinkly belly too

Don't worry about the overhang. Its part and parcel of having babies

Good luck on your paleo eating.

I have an awful stomach from my pregnancies, my stomach muscle tore when pregnant with my youngest and had physio but it looks awful ! I know its negative to say but i honestly dont think i can ever get rid off it It dress fine but i feel disgusting with it... its really bad and welcome any suggestions x

Heres a pic of my belly after a c section with my son 9 yrs ago

I have an awful stomach from my pregnancies, my stomach muscle tore when pregnant with my youngest and had physio but it looks awful ! I know its negative to say but i honestly dont think i can ever get rid off it It dress fine but i feel disgusting with it... its really bad and welcome any suggestions x

Lizzie,

A Z-Health trainer can help you repair the injury you got while pregnant. The reason your physical therapist was insufficient is that they aren't up to date on the latest breakthroughs in rehabilitation of your condition. I am one of less than 400 trainers in the country who is certified in Z-Health, R-Phase. If you go to my profile, you can get the link to find a qualified trainer in your area. Remember if what you tried didn't work, that doesn't mean you (or your PT person) did something wrong, it just means that you haven't found your solution yet. Took me 3 1/2 years of neurologists, physical therapists and other assorted specialists telling me that they'd exhausted their knowledge base and didn't know how to help me walk again before I found Jen and Z-Health.

In 2009, I found my coach, Jen Waak of keyboardathletes.com, and I'm still training with her. I've dropped over 100 lbs, restored my lost mobility to the tune of walking/running 5K, hefting a 16 kg/35 lb Kettlebell several times per week, enough endurance and energy to keep up with my 6 year old daughter who is training for Triathlon and recovered my passion and joy in living.

That stubborn torn/separated muscle didn't heal because you didn't know how to heal it. It is however a simple scientific process and will transform not only your looks but your personal satisfaction with how you move and how you feel to put it back right.

Let me know if you find someone you like or need a little help. I'd be happy to facilitate your finding what you need to be your best!