how can i get rid of my flabby belly

[jaynel]

Hi i had a c section nearly two years ago but i cant get rid of my flabby belly, i got to keep fit once a week, i watch what i eat, i do sit ups,when i rememeber, but i cant get rid of the flaby bit, any ideas??

[sazjaz]

i lost my belly just through running

[dinny]

how often, how much, sazjaz?

[fizzbuzz]

jaynel, have just started seeing a personal trainer for this very reason.

Did 7 weeks of situps (200) every night. Stomach still huge, but now hard.

Trainer has given me new exercises. Have been doing them 2 weeks, no difference yet, but they are much harder than situps.

Am completely pissed off with it, spent all weekend googling tummy tucks.(sad)

[sazjaz]

i ran 3 miles a day for 3 weeks ate lots of bananas . it really tones ur whole body , had to stop cos i was losing to much weight

[sazjaz]

lol

[JodieG1]

You can't spot reduce weight it comes off all over. Doing tummy exrcises will help the muscles but won't get rid of fat in this area. The way to lose the fat is to lose overeall weight and bodyfat.

good information here

[ScottishThistle]

Depends on your tummy muscles, if they're fu**ed you'll never get rid of it with diet/exercise I'm afraid!...A friend of mine had a tummy tuck at 29, Dr said he'd never seen anything like it!

[sazjaz]

i have a 4 pack the bottom set of muscles refuse to nit together

[fizzbuzz]

But how does having a ceasarean F* tummy muscles? I am a whole lot lighter than I was before getting prgnant and my stomach is awful.

Used to be a smallish size 14, now to fasten clothes I have to buy a 16, and they hang off me everywhere else. It looks ridiculous. Am really really pissed off by it.

[ScottishThistle]

Your muscles may not have knitted back together, it's not uncommon.

[Mandymoo]

so, if your tummy muscles dont knit back together, will your tummy always look like a bag of spuds?

[fizzbuzz]

How do we make them knit? Have loads of knitting needles!

[ScottishThistle]

Afraid so...you'll never achieve a flat un spud like tummy with muscles which won't knit!

[Mandymoo]

thats not fair! So, what are our options for a normal looking tum then?

[fizzbuzz]

Why won't they knit, or how did they unknit?
Am seriously pissed off now..........

[Gobbledigook]

Are you sure it's not overstretched skin? YOu won't get rid of that with any amount of exercise.

I'm very slim, my abs are quite toned, legs and arms etc, small waist. However, the bit under my belly button is all crinkly and a bit saggy and there is nowt I can do about it, short of surgery adn I ain't that desperate!

I'm just getting back into regular, high impact exercise now so I'll let you know if it makes a difference!

[sarflondon]

Hi Jaynel they are hard to get the hang of but bicycle curls are really good. Ordinary sit ups take a long time to work. I run a lot but didn't lose my saggy tum until I started doing these a few times a week.

[Mandymoo]

better start saving for a tummy tuck then hadnt i?!

[fizzbuzz]

Can you describe a bicycle curl?

[jaynel]

how do i do a bicycle curl? i am very slim everywhere execpt for my tum, i look about 3 months pregnant, it horrible, im going on holiday in may and dreading wearing a bikini