Will that #$%@! "mommy pooch" EVER go away???

I have the same problem. I would be close to being down two sizes if it wasn't for the pouch. I had a child by c-section, plus I believe part genetics. My Mom and Grandmother were built the same exact way. I have started doing some specific abs workouts with my cardio to help. I am seeing some help, but I have a long way to go before I consider it a complete success.

Depends on the person. Sometimes it requires surgery to ever make it go away.

Some of it does depend on genetics, so there is a chance it may never truly go away. Just keep up with the cardio and strength training and that might help though. I also really love pilates, which is a good core workout.

Darlin', I've got the SAME EXACT THING going on, and I had my son 13 years ago. I'm currently doing the Jillian Michael's 90 Day Body Revolution. I have friends who are moms who did it and now they have six pack abs. YES, we CAN LOSE what I call the "spayed cat" stomach!!!!

Feel free to add me-I am interested to know how your journey goes!!! I am right there with you!!!

i actually look almost identical to your body. same "pouch" and all! im wondering the same thing!! i've also had two kids.

I have my doubts :ohwell:

I've had one kid, and mine had gotten really bad. Its shrinking ever so slowly, reverse crunches do wonders for the pooch! It may take a while but it does happen eventually!

I had a Tummy Tuck and I didn't die.:huh:

In fact, it's helped my libido (like, wow, sex is fun again):devil: ... Oh, and my endurance has increased ten fold. Prior to TT I couldn't finish a 5k. 6 weeks post TT I finished a 5K in 28 minutes.

Both my babies were 9 lbs, both c-section, 19 months apart. My OB sewed me together lopsided , a huge pull to my right. Tummy tuck corrected that, but also helped my IT Band pull.

There is new technology today that will help tighten saggy skin, which doesn't require abdominoplasty and it's also affordable. For me, a TT was the right decision as I had a 6 cm diastasis that was not correcting with tuppler technique. Redraping was required because the way I was sewn back together.

You look great and congratulations on the weight loss. I wish mine would go away, but I don't have a lot of faith in it. I think it comes with having kids, like the other lady said our badge of honour. lol

I don't know but I'm getting ready to try something new. At the salon I go to they are raving about this wrap called "It Works" or "ItWorks". Every woman I spoke to had nothing but praises to say about it. One woman said she lost 10" around her waist and her stretch marks had began to fade. It's $35 for each wrap but if it'll take that pooch away I'm all in. You can look it up online.

OMG, my tummy looks exactly like yours! Mine too has shrunk with the weight loss but I think a little pouch might stay However, it's quite low and nothing compared to my sister's "pouch" who has huge stretch marks/ extra skin all over her stomach (starting above the belly buton down to the pubic area). So... consider yourself lucky that it's only a little pouch, I guess

Let's not even start talkin about stretch marks... You can't see them really because the pics aren't the best quality, but my freakin stomach and hips and inner thighs looks like a roadmap for the US.

All the above for me! I'm 49 and after 2 kids (25 years ago) and an extra 30 pounds for so many years I don't think it will ever go away

Your tummy looks likee mine....lol....nice to know I am not alone...

I am trying out a radiofrequency treatment as of next week to tighten the skin in that area. It takes about 8 treatments. It gets your body in the treated area to rreproduce the collagen that is not longer <working>.... It is between 6-8 treatments..... it can takee up to six mnths before you have the 100% results. I seem to be a good candidate.... Let's hope it works.... will post before and after pictures when it is done.

Sagging skin depends a lot on age. As we get older or for every year after the age of 30, your skin loses elasticity until it's all gone. Having multiple babies will also reduce the elasticity of your skin. This is the reason for wrinkled skin and the same reason why grandma's skin is droopy. The younger you are, the more elastic your skin will be. Ever heard the saying, "as smooth as a baby's bottom"? Since you are still in your twenties, then your skin will adhere back to your body the fastest. With women who have had a baby, it can take 2 full years for their skin to adhere back to there body but there are ways to speed up this process to make it doable in 8 months.

1) Cardio and eating a healthy diet. The more cardio you do, the more blood that flows around your body replenishing your skin with nutrients.

2) Building muscles. The more muscle mass you have, the less gaps there are between your skin and body.

3) Vitamin E creams to help reduce stretch marks.


However, Moisturizing your skin is the least important. Cardio, muscle building, and eating the right nutrients are your best bet.

I think the pooch won't go away for some. I was 26 when i had my last baby. I didn't gain lots of weight. I'm not seriously overweight and never have been. Up until this last year when I got really sick I was about 5 lbs overweight. I did crunches, reverse crunches, transverse crunches and was a size 1. I still had the pooch. While my kids were in the 7.5 range, I'm very small. You couldn't tell I was preg from the back because my kids stood on my spine and went out in front. My belly was huge and I have stretch marks to prove it. I really think that I am just destined to have that pooch of loose skin.

While it would be kind of nice to be able to put on a bikini, I don't really worry about it. My hubby loves me, stretch marks, pooch and all. I think I would be more devastated if I couldn't get rid of the little turkey wattle under my arm which seems to be going away.

I can definitely relate.....interested in seeing the answers.