A show of hands please - Mum's with 6 pack abs?
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jo_marnes
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Seriously, I need to know if this is possible (without surgery!!)
Before anyone starts, I know the body fat % and diet info.... I just wanna speak to someone who has done it.
And I've carried 3 kids to 40+ weeks - I don't wanna hear from the person who had one child at 30 weeks and was therefore not stretched like a beachball. I have a low body fat, I am toned everywhere else, it's not fat on my belly, it's skin. I want to know if I will ever see my abs. I work them hard and I'm pleased with the strength they have..... but a glance at them one day would be nice.
So ladies, please, if you have mastered this, please tell me it is possible. Thankyou!
Before anyone starts, I know the body fat % and diet info.... I just wanna speak to someone who has done it.
And I've carried 3 kids to 40+ weeks - I don't wanna hear from the person who had one child at 30 weeks and was therefore not stretched like a beachball. I have a low body fat, I am toned everywhere else, it's not fat on my belly, it's skin. I want to know if I will ever see my abs. I work them hard and I'm pleased with the strength they have..... but a glance at them one day would be nice.
So ladies, please, if you have mastered this, please tell me it is possible. Thankyou!
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No kidding. I'm no where near where I eventually hope to be....but I was just wondering that same thing today. I've carried two kids 42 weeks (yeah for extra incubation, not! One was 8lb4oz, the other 9lb,3oz so uhm, yeah, I was huge). And I just can't imagine where this skin is gonna go....two kids, and then gaining a TON of weight after them to a hefty 220 lbs...blech.0
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It is possible!!!
I've only had one kid (carried full term)
I started my pregnancy at 87kg and finished my pregnancy at over 110kg...
I am now down to 59kg and have a six pack to show for it...
I will be honest though... I only show off the top half of my stomach as the bottom half is covered in some pretty saggy skin (which I'm working on reducing (slowly) through more muscle toning, a good elatin/collegen cream and lots of vitamin C tablets....
Best of luck with it all... It can be done with hard work and determination...0 -
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Actually, I think I'm getting there. If I glance down when doing planks there is still sagginess, but it's massively improved on what it was like. I do have ab muscles showing, which I never thought would happen. Keep going, it'll come.
I've had 2 good sized babies, both carried to 40+ weeks.0 -
:flowerforyou: Bump!!!0
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Hah, I knew there wouldn't be many!! Damn0
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