Speaking of belly flab

I, like so many others, have that hanging pouch that comes from a couple of
pregnancies.

One of my strategies to combat it (besides low carb living) has been 15 min
of abdominal exercises every day (working up from 5 at the start) -- and
building up the underlying muscles.

For those of you who have been successful in your weight loss -- has this
pouch been elminated through fat loss? Or in the absense of an Extreme
Makeover, am I damned to carry it with me forever, along with the stretch
marks?

Just wondering.

Dawn (aka Brightstar/Neonite)
238+/199.5/140

BrightStar wrote:
:: I, like so many others, have that hanging pouch that comes from a
:: couple of pregnancies.
::
:: One of my strategies to combat it (besides low carb living) has been
:: 15 min of abdominal exercises every day (working up from 5 at the
:: start) -- and building up the underlying muscles.

Be careful....building up the muscles too much while keeping the fat may
make your problems worse. What you're doing probaby is okay, but just that
alone won't rid you of the fat. Dieting, cardio, and weight training will
help. You can't spot reduce flab by doing ab exercises -- and they don't
burn a lot of calories, in general. Deadlifts and squats done on a regular
basis will notch your metabolism up and help you lose that belly flab
(except for the skin).

Do your best to lose the fat and hope that the skin shrinks. Oh, it can't
hurt to have nice abs, you just probaby don't want them too big

::
:: For those of you who have been successful in your weight loss -- has
:: this pouch been elminated through fat loss? Or in the absense of an
:: Extreme Makeover, am I damned to carry it with me forever, along
:: with the stretch marks?

You can lose the fat -- the skin and stretch marks might be another matter.

BrightStar wrote:
:: I, like so many others, have that hanging pouch that comes from a
:: couple of pregnancies.
::
:: One of my strategies to combat it (besides low carb living) has been
:: 15 min of abdominal exercises every day (working up from 5 at the
:: start) -- and building up the underlying muscles.

Be careful....building up the muscles too much while keeping the fat may
make your problems worse. What you're doing probaby is okay, but just that
alone won't rid you of the fat. Dieting, cardio, and weight training will
help. You can't spot reduce flab by doing ab exercises -- and they don't
burn a lot of calories, in general. Deadlifts and squats done on a regular
basis will notch your metabolism up and help you lose that belly flab
(except for the skin).

Do your best to lose the fat and hope that the skin shrinks. Oh, it can't
hurt to have nice abs, you just probaby don't want them too big

::
:: For those of you who have been successful in your weight loss -- has
:: this pouch been elminated through fat loss? Or in the absense of an
:: Extreme Makeover, am I damned to carry it with me forever, along
:: with the stretch marks?

You can lose the fat -- the skin and stretch marks might be another matter.

After two prenancies, both ending in C-sections, and years of yoyo dieting, I
can't get my lower abdomen as tight as I'd like. The fat is gone but the loose
skin remains. I'm seriously considering a home equity line of credit to pay for
a few tucks.

You may want to google "icrazyhorsei", though, and check out her regimen for
tightening abdominal skin. It seems to have worked for her. She swears by using
copper peptide creams along with Pilates. I think the trick is to follow the
plan while the weight is coming off, not years later.




Brenda
135/106

"Brenda" wrote in message
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BrightStar wrote:
:: I, like so many others, have that hanging pouch that comes from a
:: couple of pregnancies.
::
:: One of my strategies to combat it (besides low carb living) has been
:: 15 min of abdominal exercises every day (working up from 5 at the
:: start) -- and building up the underlying muscles.

Be careful....building up the muscles too much while keeping the fat may
make your problems worse. What you're doing probaby is okay, but just
that
alone won't rid you of the fat. Dieting, cardio, and weight training
will
help. You can't spot reduce flab by doing ab exercises -- and they don't
burn a lot of calories, in general. Deadlifts and squats done on a
regular
basis will notch your metabolism up and help you lose that belly flab
(except for the skin).

Do your best to lose the fat and hope that the skin shrinks. Oh, it can't
hurt to have nice abs, you just probaby don't want them too big

::
:: For those of you who have been successful in your weight loss -- has
:: this pouch been elminated through fat loss? Or in the absense of an
:: Extreme Makeover, am I damned to carry it with me forever, along
:: with the stretch marks?

You can lose the fat -- the skin and stretch marks might be another
matter.

After two prenancies, both ending in C-sections, and years of yoyo
dieting, I
can't get my lower abdomen as tight as I'd like. The fat is gone but the
loose
skin remains. I'm seriously considering a home equity line of credit to
pay for
a few tucks.

You may want to google "icrazyhorsei", though, and check out her regimen
for
tightening abdominal skin. It seems to have worked for her. She swears by
using
copper peptide creams along with Pilates. I think the trick is to follow
the
plan while the weight is coming off, not years later.




Brenda
135/106

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I'm doing the abdominal exercises in
conjunction with 20min cardio daily for maximum fat burning. And that
doesn't include the 45 min recreational swimming I do 3-4 times/week with my
boys.

You'd think the weight would be dripping off me, but I think my CCL is
fairly low -- if I go above 40 or so I stall or start to gain. Which sucks.

BrightStar wrote:
:: I, like so many others, have that hanging pouch that comes from a
:: couple of pregnancies.
::
:: One of my strategies to combat it (besides low carb living) has been
:: 15 min of abdominal exercises every day (working up from 5 at the
:: start) -- and building up the underlying muscles.

Be careful....building up the muscles too much while keeping the fat may
make your problems worse. What you're doing probaby is okay, but just
that
alone won't rid you of the fat. Dieting, cardio, and weight training
will
help. You can't spot reduce flab by doing ab exercises -- and they don't
burn a lot of calories, in general. Deadlifts and squats done on a
regular
basis will notch your metabolism up and help you lose that belly flab
(except for the skin).

Do your best to lose the fat and hope that the skin shrinks. Oh, it can't
hurt to have nice abs, you just probaby don't want them too big

::
:: For those of you who have been successful in your weight loss -- has
:: this pouch been elminated through fat loss? Or in the absense of an
:: Extreme Makeover, am I damned to carry it with me forever, along
:: with the stretch marks?

You can lose the fat -- the skin and stretch marks might be another
matter.

After two prenancies, both ending in C-sections, and years of yoyo
dieting, I
can't get my lower abdomen as tight as I'd like. The fat is gone but the
loose
skin remains. I'm seriously considering a home equity line of credit to
pay for
a few tucks.

You may want to google "icrazyhorsei", though, and check out her regimen
for
tightening abdominal skin. It seems to have worked for her. She swears by
using
copper peptide creams along with Pilates. I think the trick is to follow
the
plan while the weight is coming off, not years later.




Brenda
135/106

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I'm doing the abdominal exercises in
conjunction with 20min cardio daily for maximum fat burning. And that
doesn't include the 45 min recreational swimming I do 3-4 times/week with my
boys.

You'd think the weight would be dripping off me, but I think my CCL is
fairly low -- if I go above 40 or so I stall or start to gain. Which sucks.

Remember, though, it's not just about the weight loss. I'm down to the lowest
I've been in almost 20 years and my tummy pouch is still there.

I work out frequently and have pretty good abs, you just can't see them because
of the flabby skin. You can see definition in my upper abs, even with the loose
skin, though everything looks much better when I pull the loose skin down ALA
tummy tuck.



Brenda
135/106