A bit of a backstory - my wife had a c section in 2010 and then gave birth naturally to our second daughter in 2013. Until recently she's never been one for going to the gym etc, annoyingly she's never really needed to. But fast forward 12 years and she's now self-conscious about the bit of belly overhang she's got (I call it relaxed muscle, but from the little I know it does seem consistent with c-section belly post pregnancy). Personally I don't see a problem with it but it bothered her enough to join a gym (I think the turning point was when a child at the school she teaches at thought in all innocence she was having another baby). As I'm into fitness (training to be a gym instructor) she's asked me for a diet and fitness plan.
Over the past three months she's lost weight, around 10lbs maybe more, down from 11st (she's 5'6) and lost some of the overhang (I've noticed and so has she). She won't take any OTC supplements but eats a healthy balanced diet, drinks alcohol occasionally and works out twice a week (weights and cardio). I've also encouraged her to increase her none exercise activity time by aiming to get 10k steps per day. With her being naturally slim, save for the bit of 'relaxed muscle', she doesn't have much to lose and her progress (to her) is slow.
I just wondered if any kind ladies on here wouldn't mind sharing their experiences so I can pass them on. I feel a little out of my depth because anyone I've ever trained with in the past has been blokes. It would be nice to see her get some self confidence back, as no amount of positivity from me is cutting it.