Vanity, smanity.. is there a tablet I can take to get rid of my muffin top ?

[didireallysaythat]

Ok, here's the deal. My youngest is 22 months. I've been doing pilates once a week for 20 months, I've lost a stone, I've started running, I've dropped a dress size, the separation between my stomach muscles remains two fingers but the bulge is so much better. So I'm in better shape and feel better than I have in years.

But I've got a muffin top which I can't get rid of. So tell me the best way to de-muff ?

[MedusaIsHavingABadHairDay]

spanx :D

And time... honestly! I had 3 children in two years and badly gapped stomach muscles but it did improve eventually. Ok I no longer have my flat 20 yr old stomach but I don't have a muffin top left either. Keep exercising and being healthy and it will reduce as much as it can.

[AnnaMosity]

Eat les

[DonaAna]

Hi, 3-finger separation here, DC are 2 and 4. I tried Spanx and waist cinchers and they are way too sweaty and uncomfortable for daily wear. Have done a lot of Tupler exercises (basically sucking my navel towards my backbone).

Have taken a hard look at what I eat - out goes extra wine, bread with olive oil in the evening, unnecessary cheese & extra helpings of food (as inspired by French Women Don't Get Fat and Mindless Eating books). Trying to cook healthier, eating a lot of fruit & veg, plain yogurt (with a drizzle of acacia honey and dried mulberries, delicious!), do a 1-hr jog /walk 5 out of 7 nights per week. Lots of mineral water from a Sodastream machine. And I haven't cut out my favorite foods - will still have a dessert of ice cream or a muffin.

Result: almost no muffin top left, at my ideal weight. Separation down to 1 finger. Can wear a bikini in public. Since this is not a flash diet, I'll try to stick to all of this more or less permanently.

Be merciful to yourself too. At 39, low-waisted jeans won't probably be my 1st choice ever again - midrises look much better and offer some support. Seek out clothes that flatter and hide small imperfections. Beauty and style is not about perfection, it's about knowing yourself and accepting yourself.