re: Progress during last year

Quoting MichiganMomOf*2*:" I carry all my extra weight in my belly. I was proportioned until after I had baby #1! Then the belly ... [snip!] ... 1 "non water" drink each day. Drinking pop & juice are just crazy extra calories that I realize I don't need to survive!"

Yeah, belly fat is NOT fun. I've had to come to terms with the fact that even if I lose weight, I'm still going to have saggy skin, lol. That was really hard to accept. And YES to the soda. I drink more coffee then I should, but I've cut out MOST soda. Occasionally if we go out I'll have some, but I used to finish of 2liters in a day or two. I also used to eat bags of candies. Seriously, bags. Or get ben and jerry's a few times a week.

Warning, lol, undie pics! This shows pretty honestly the change so far (no nice clothes that hide stuff, haha). I can't believe I'm even showing this, haha. But it makes me feel really motivated to keep up with it! I don't realize I've made progress sometimes until I see honest pictures.
Before:


This morning:

You've made Great progress!!! I have "honesty" pictures too, but I haven't dropped a whole lot since they were taken. (There were taken a month after having our most recent little one, so I had the "baby" belly still!)
I'm just ready to do this. I want new jeans!!!
Thank you for being motivation & inspiration  

<blockquote><b>Quoting MichiganMomOf*2*:</b>" I carry all my extra weight in my belly. I was proportioned until after I had baby #1! Then the belly ... [snip!] ... 1 "non water" drink each day. Drinking pop & juice are just crazy extra calories that I realize I don't need to survive!"</blockquote>

Have u ever checked to make sure u don't have that disorder where your stomache muscle is separated? I read a post on here before and IDR what it's called but you can't lose stomache fat because the muscles are separated.

<blockquote><b>Quoting she nan igans:</b>" Yeah, belly fat is NOT fun. I've had to come to terms with the fact that even if I lose weight, I'm ... [snip!] ... to keep up with it! I don't realize I've made progress sometimes until I see honest pictures. Before: This morning: "</blockquote>

You look hot mama!!! Just amazing! You should be proud!   I will take pics when I have this baby. I also need to accept that I have saggy skin. Where I have stretch marks from dd1 I have such loose skin. It looks so bad on my preg belly this time   I look so cute and then I see the bottom half of my tummy and I wanna cry. It's just saggy ish at the bottom. I feel like I just Hve a big fat roll. I don't honk it's really fat just loose. I wish they'd tummy tuck me when they do my csection haha!!

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting MichiganMomOf*2*:</b>" I carry all my extra weight in my belly. ... [snip!] ... I read a post on here before and IDR what it's called but you can't lose stomache fat because the muscles are separated."

I definitely don't have that disorder! It's not like I'm stick thin everywhere else then it looks like I'm 9 months pregnant all the time. It has to do with your genes as well.....usually if others in your family are overweight, you may all carry it the same way.

<blockquote><b>Quoting MichiganMomOf*2*:</b>" I definitely don't have that disorder! It's not like I'm stick thin everywhere else then it looks like ... [snip!] ... It has to do with your genes as well.....usually if others in your family are overweight, you may all carry it the same way."</blockquote>

Have u checked though? This girl said its hard to tell. You have to do a specific test to check for it. Like laya certain way and feel in certain places. Then there's specific stomache exercises. I know genetics can play a role too. But it couldn't hurt to eliminate the thought of the muscle thing just to be safe.

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting MichiganMomOf*2*:</b>" I definitely don't have that disorder! ... [snip!] ... I know genetics can play a role too. But it couldn't hurt to eliminate the thought of the muscle thing just to be safe."

Honestly I'm not looking for things to be medically wrong with me. I was thin until puberty hit. I could understand if it had been a problem since birth, but since it's just me being "un-motivated" to get my self healthy, I'll stick with my original plan to stop snacking & keep working out!

<blockquote><b>Quoting MichiganMomOf*2*:</b>" Honestly I'm not looking for things to be medically wrong with me. I was thin until puberty hit. I could ... [snip!] ... just me being "un-motivated" to get my self healthy, I'll stick with my original plan to stop snacking & keep working out!"</blockquote>

It's not like from birth. It's a thing that happens in pregnancy. I know you're not trying to look for "excuses" but it doesn't hurt to check it. You never know.

http://www.pregnancy-info.net/separated_muscles.html
http://www.babies.sutterhealth.org/during/preg_abdominalsep.html