Will I ever have a flat stomach again?!
Question: After my first baby, with diet and exercise, my stomach got flat again almost immediately. Now after my second (3 months ago), I have a lot of loose skin that appears like a low pooch. I know it is skin and not fat because I can pull it away from my body and the rest of my body is toned and back to how it was before. I do ab exercises every other day on the ab lounge or by another method and can feel the toned muscle underneath so please don't tell me to exercise (I also do cardio on the days I don't do abs). I just want to know by other moms who exercise and watch their weight, am I doomed to have this loose skin for the rest of my life?
Answers: After my first baby, with diet and exercise, my stomach got flat again almost immediately. Now after my second (3 months ago), I have a lot of loose skin that appears like a low pooch. I know it is skin and not fat because I can pull it away from my body and the rest of my body is toned and back to how it was before. I do ab exercises every other day on the ab lounge or by another method and can feel the toned muscle underneath so please don't tell me to exercise (I also do cardio on the days I don't do abs). I just want to know by other moms who exercise and watch their weight, am I doomed to have this loose skin for the rest of my life?
Hmmm!!! about 40 years ago I asked that same question!!! The answer is to rub in lotion and keep doing the exercising and eventually it will go away!
Some say the skin stays stretched because it looses the elasity but it does Unstretch eventually.
Take heart honey!! it will eventually get back to normal with your exercise program.
Yes, you may be able to get it naturally again if you do many crunches but don't worry with common cosmetic surgery today anything is possible. My mom got her stomach done and its flat! She had 6 kids! Also this pouch may be fat or water. I know you think its not fat but it could be. Also look into Smart Lipo its a new liposuction technique that uses a laser. The laser stimulates collagen which tightens the skin and removes fat!
there is a program out there called yummy mummy it was designed for women who have had children and are having problems getting there shape back. You can find it at http://diets.weebly.com