Help! My daughter is 14 months old and I still look pregnant! I have six pounds left to lose to get to my pre pregnancy weight, but apparently those six pounds are all sitting in my stomach. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to get rid of the belly? I'm sick of well meaning grandmas asking me when I'm due! For what it's worth, she is my third child and I didn't have this problem after my first two kids were born.
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I saw something on Rachael Ray either this morning or yesterday called the Belly Fat Diet which I'm going to put to the test myself. It comes in a book or you can go online to Bellyfatdiet.com. Also have you tried Pilates?
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I am so glad you asked this question. I tore my ligaments when I was pregnant. Then, my hip was out of place during most of my labor (so several hours). On top of that, I had an epidural that was left in overnight and it cause some serious back pain. Now my daughter is just over 2 years (yes, I said years) and I too still look pregnant. I was unable to exercise after my daughter was born. Heck, I couldn't walk upright until she was 5 months old. So the extra weight became comfortable and decided to take up permanent residence. I am used to wearing sizes ranging from 1's to 5's and now I couldn't get my rear in a 5 to save my life. I have started taking Karate lessons at my church. It seems to be firming some things up and I have lost some weight - I am in an 8 now. The classes are VERY low cost. It is $12 for the first person in the family, $10 for the next, then minus $2 for each additional family member. The classes are open to adults and children. There is also belt advancement with the classes. If you are interested, the classes are on Sundays at 2PM at the Meadowbrook United Methodist Church (www.mbrookumc.org). We'd love to see you there.
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I feel your pain. I have an 8,4,and 2 year old. All of which I walked out of the hospital wearing my size 2 jeans. I now have a 5 month old daughter, and this time I am NOT losing my baby weight. I have an extra 15 pounds on me and it's driving me crazy. I am very good about eating healthy, but I just don't have the time to work out like I used to. I just ordered a product from Arbonne that is supposedly supposed to help with "belly fat." I'll let you know if it works!
Ha! Join the mama-of-three club. My belly is driving me mad - BUT I have found a new exercise that is very good for abs and back and losing weight. I go to Zumba at least 4 times a week. It is a dance based exercise class - latin dances, hip-hop, etc. IT IS SO MUCH FUN! I don't feel like I am working out and have alreay lost 5 pounds in two weeks. YEA!
Good Luck!
L.
I know exactly what you are talking about. My daughter is 10 months old and my stomach still pooches. I started doing some crunches however, and I have noticed a big difference. The reason it makes you still look like you are pregnant is because your stomach muscles now, are completely stretched and therefore are not as tight as it used to be. By doing crunches you are trying to "repair' those majorly stretched out muscles which will tighten your stomach and make you look less pregnant. The more children you have the more your muscles in your stomach stretch out, and the longer it will give that appearance. It could also be the amount of weight you gained. I experienced an 80 pound weight gain while pregnant. Now I am 118lbs and everything looks okay except the stomach. I have noticed a HUGE difference since I started doing crunches so try it out. 10 minutes a day and I guarantee in even a couple of weeks it will be a big change. Good luck!
Sit-ups and crunches will help to a degree, but your problem may be that the muscles have actually separated. I forget what it's called, but it happened to me too. Nothing short of surgery will fix it completely. I haven't had surgery (yet!). A regular ab workout does help a lot.
Oh, and then there's those special tummy-flattening panties. Not exactly a sexy option, but clothes sure do fit better over them!
