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I completed this program and lost over 40 pounds! I am planning on starting again tomorrow! I will totally do it with you! That will motivate me to follow through!

I am not self consious about it. Like I said previously, nobody sees my stomach but me and my husband. I am a mother to a teeenager and in no way looking to sport a two-piece, I have two hernias. My muscles are separated INCHES in the center. There is something under your muscle called fascia. Mine is torn. I have had…

Wow! I have been a slacker but am thankful for so many responses! I worked out SUPER hard and was making my hernias MUCH worse. I have seen several doctors and will definitely be getting the surgery this fall. To all those who suggest that this is something that may get better in time, it will not. I literally cannot suck…

Can we see pictures??? PLEASE!!!!!

Thanks so much to everyone! I actually have seen three surgeons now. I definitely need a tummy tuck to fix the issues. My surgery will cost $8900. I started an online business in October to help with the cost. I am so excited that I have alreay almost made enough money for my surgery. I am thinking I may wait until…

I KNOW THAT! It will help hold your guts in and prevent future hernias though! And they can fix a hernia at the same time that this is done! And they can use your own flesh to repair the hernia instead of mesh like they would with just a hernia repair!

Very true! I read that loose skin is covered if you have an apron that hangs completely over your nether region. I have really loose skin, but it does not hang. I don't really even care about my skin. After surgery, I would have icky scars. To me, that is just as bad. I care about never being able to do another sit-up or…

Plastic surgeons will fix the hernias while they are in there. They said that is a very small part of the surgery so they would try to collect about 1,000 from insurance company after the surgery and then they will reimburse me. The general surgeon would fix hernias but not the diastasis. I am not going that rout because I…

Thanks! The doctors said that because the hernias and diastasis were severe they could not do laproscopic. The doctors said that I could try for insurance to cover diastasis. They said it has been done by others but it takes a lot of time and effort. Usually lots of documentation about how this effects me now. It is…

My problem is - I have NO core strength. I literally do not have muscles in the center of my stomach. I cannot suck my stomach in AT ALL. I don't have muscles there. The rest of my body is basically where I want it. I am not looking to be a swim suit model. I am a 32 year-old mother of 3. I don't expect perfection.

I realize tummy tuck is not hernia repair. My hernias can be repaired by a general surgeon. He would use mesh and cut from my sternum to my belly button. Because I have a three inch gap between my muscles and the facia is torn, there is nothing to prevent future hernias. That is why this is the best option for me. I have…

I have had three kids and have a lot of excess skin. I also have diastasis (ab muscles are torn apart) and two hernias. I need a tummy tuck to repair all of this. I have read that you can have kids after, but I have seen three doctors who told me I must be done having babies to get this done.

Thanks everyone!

I did it with a friend who is in her fifties and over 200. There were a few parts that she modified. She has knee problems so she did not partake in jumping jacks or jumping rope. She just marched around in circles for those parts. Just do what you can and keep moving!

I stayed home with my first two kids until they were in preschool. I then worked at the preschool and we were all together. I was going to school to be a teacher and once they were in school, I was teaching at their school. We were always together. I had a surprise pregnancy when my oldest was 12. I cried and cried,…

Did it twice and lost 30 pounds!!! Then I did Body Revolution (90 day program) and lost another 10 (but really toned-up). 30DS is a WONDERFUL program. Do it! You will be so glad you did!:smile:

I am 5'2" and currently 121. I was 163 in February when I started this ride. I probably still have 5-10 pounds of fat that I could lose, but I am a mom of three, almost 32 years-old, and am not looking to be a super model. I think I am at a healthy weight for my height. I am in a size 4 and that is the smallest they sell…

Drink water. Brush your teeth. That helps me. I once heard Bob Green (Oprah's guy) say that sometimes we SHOULD feel uncomfortable when we are losing weight. It is a normal body function and we will not starve to death. I remember those words and tough it out. I used to tell myself that I needed ice cream at bed time…

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Jillian! I had amazing results with her programs. DO IT!!!!

Thanks! My husband was inspired by all my work. He did insanity over the summer. I did Jillian Michael's Body Revolution. That is a great program. It is really tough, but not impossible! I lost 30 pounds in the first two months just by changing my diet! I gave up soda (which probably saves me 300 calories a day). I watched…

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I have done ab exercises for months with no results. I am a size four and still have loose skin that hangs down. I ate right and exercised for many months before going to the doctor to see why I was having no results. That is when I learned that there is no hope without surgery. Two doctors told me that pregnancy has left…

HECK YA!!! 235 days of logging has taken me from 163 to 124, from a snug size 12 to a loose size 4, from out of breath climbing stairs to burpees! MFP is incredible! Many thanks to whoever thought of and created this site!

Great advice! I will take notes on all this so I can take it with me to my consultation. Thanks so much for the suggestions!

Thanks for the advice! My insurance company gave me the name of several doctors in Vegas who accept Blue Cross. When I called them, they were more dermatologists/plastic surgeons and did not do tummy tucks. The loose skin is not as severe as many people have. There is no overlap of skin, no rashes. It really only bothers…

Nobody has any advice?

I visited a general surgeon today who told me that I have an umbilical and ventral hernia. I also have diastasis recti (ab muscles are separated). He told me that he can take care of the hernias but not the diastasis. This is repaired by sewing the muscles back together and is done as a part of a tummy tuck. He says if I…

So happy for you! I wish my car would rip my pants so I could go shopping!

Holy Sore Muscles, Batman! Even though I completed WO 11 and 12, these early guys still do the job! Just worked through 3 and 4. My tricepts hate me today. I am using heavy weights for the whole thing. I am so impressed by how much stronger I am. My form is so much better this time around. I skipped Hallow Man because it…