Moms with mombod - did you ever get back in shape?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^ ps I’m 39 & the youngest of my 3 kids is 6 now. The middle one weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 22.5 inches and basically I don’t think my stomach is ever going to recover from that lol. I was 5’5, 110 before kids. 135 before I started exercising & now 128 with only the exercise I said above but no diet.

So sad to hear your story because I fear the same thing has happened to me. My last child was also 9 lbs 6 oz and really did a number on my abdominal muscles. I was 5’4, 108 before kids, now 113 with COVID weight, and although I’d like to not be packing this round gut I just can’t get motivated to diet. 42 and feeling hormonal changes already. Hoping the thought of beach this summer might be a little motivating.

How are you 5'4 and 113 (BMI on the border of underweight) and "packing a round gut"? How is this physically even possible? Are your arms amputated or something?

DP. I was like this! 5'4 and about 115 and reeally soft. I'm now about 125 but body comp is WAY better. This is a great example. Body on the left is the lightest, on the right the heaviest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ ps I’m 39 & the youngest of my 3 kids is 6 now. The middle one weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 22.5 inches and basically I don’t think my stomach is ever going to recover from that lol. I was 5’5, 110 before kids. 135 before I started exercising & now 128 with only the exercise I said above but no diet.

So sad to hear your story because I fear the same thing has happened to me. My last child was also 9 lbs 6 oz and really did a number on my abdominal muscles. I was 5’4, 108 before kids, now 113 with COVID weight, and although I’d like to not be packing this round gut I just can’t get motivated to diet. 42 and feeling hormonal changes already. Hoping the thought of beach this summer might be a little motivating.

How are you 5'4 and 113 (BMI on the border of underweight) and "packing a round gut"? How is this physically even possible? Are your arms amputated or something?

DP. I was like this! 5'4 and about 115 and reeally soft. I'm now about 125 but body comp is WAY better. This is a great example. Body on the left is the lightest, on the right the heaviest.

Scratch that, not the lightest by weight, but a great example of the number on the scale not necessarily meaning much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ ps I’m 39 & the youngest of my 3 kids is 6 now. The middle one weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 22.5 inches and basically I don’t think my stomach is ever going to recover from that lol. I was 5’5, 110 before kids. 135 before I started exercising & now 128 with only the exercise I said above but no diet.

So sad to hear your story because I fear the same thing has happened to me. My last child was also 9 lbs 6 oz and really did a number on my abdominal muscles. I was 5’4, 108 before kids, now 113 with COVID weight, and although I’d like to not be packing this round gut I just can’t get motivated to diet. 42 and feeling hormonal changes already. Hoping the thought of beach this summer might be a little motivating.

How are you 5'4 and 113 (BMI on the border of underweight) and "packing a round gut"? How is this physically even possible? Are your arms amputated or something?

DP. I was like this! 5'4 and about 115 and reeally soft. I'm now about 125 but body comp is WAY better. This is a great example. Body on the left is the lightest, on the right the heaviest.

Scratch that, not the lightest by weight, but a great example of the number on the scale not necessarily meaning much.

Eh, don't believe everything you see on the internet. I don't believe those pictures give accurate weights. Definitely fudged to make a point

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ ps I’m 39 & the youngest of my 3 kids is 6 now. The middle one weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 22.5 inches and basically I don’t think my stomach is ever going to recover from that lol. I was 5’5, 110 before kids. 135 before I started exercising & now 128 with only the exercise I said above but no diet.

So sad to hear your story because I fear the same thing has happened to me. My last child was also 9 lbs 6 oz and really did a number on my abdominal muscles. I was 5’4, 108 before kids, now 113 with COVID weight, and although I’d like to not be packing this round gut I just can’t get motivated to diet. 42 and feeling hormonal changes already. Hoping the thought of beach this summer might be a little motivating.

How are you 5'4 and 113 (BMI on the border of underweight) and "packing a round gut"? How is this physically even possible? Are your arms amputated or something?

DP. I was like this! 5'4 and about 115 and reeally soft. I'm now about 125 but body comp is WAY better. This is a great example. Body on the left is the lightest, on the right the heaviest.

Scratch that, not the lightest by weight, but a great example of the number on the scale not necessarily meaning much.

Eh, don't believe everything you see on the internet. I don't believe those pictures give accurate weights. Definitely fudged to make a point

Even if they do, the picture on the left still shows a slim woman. She's not "packing a round gut" by any stretch. She has less muscle than the image on the right, but overall still looks way more fit than most Americans.

[Anonymous]

The picture on the right is most zoomed out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ ps I’m 39 & the youngest of my 3 kids is 6 now. The middle one weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 22.5 inches and basically I don’t think my stomach is ever going to recover from that lol. I was 5’5, 110 before kids. 135 before I started exercising & now 128 with only the exercise I said above but no diet.

So sad to hear your story because I fear the same thing has happened to me. My last child was also 9 lbs 6 oz and really did a number on my abdominal muscles. I was 5’4, 108 before kids, now 113 with COVID weight, and although I’d like to not be packing this round gut I just can’t get motivated to diet. 42 and feeling hormonal changes already. Hoping the thought of beach this summer might be a little motivating.

How are you 5'4 and 113 (BMI on the border of underweight) and "packing a round gut"? How is this physically even possible? Are your arms amputated or something?

DP. I was like this! 5'4 and about 115 and reeally soft. I'm now about 125 but body comp is WAY better. This is a great example. Body on the left is the lightest, on the right the heaviest.

Scratch that, not the lightest by weight, but a great example of the number on the scale not necessarily meaning much.

Eh, don't believe everything you see on the internet. I don't believe those pictures give accurate weights. Definitely fudged to make a point

Even if they do, the picture on the left still shows a slim woman. She's not "packing a round gut" by any stretch. She has less muscle than the image on the right, but overall still looks way more fit than most Americans.

Yuck, no

[Anonymous]

FWIW my stomach has flattened and I lost weight when I switched to steady state low heart rate cardio. Keeps your body using fat instead of sugar for energy. I am really surprised because I did not have a lot to lose and am in my late 30’s. Also lift weights, which helps but the change came from switching from running to fast walking.

[Anonymous]

I have embraced my body. I try, but it's a no go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW my stomach has flattened and I lost weight when I switched to steady state low heart rate cardio. Keeps your body using fat instead of sugar for energy. I am really surprised because I did not have a lot to lose and am in my late 30’s. Also lift weights, which helps but the change came from switching from running to fast walking.

Where did you keep your heart rate? Under 140? I’ve been reading about this.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but I think DH preferred the mombod.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ ps I’m 39 & the youngest of my 3 kids is 6 now. The middle one weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 22.5 inches and basically I don’t think my stomach is ever going to recover from that lol. I was 5’5, 110 before kids. 135 before I started exercising & now 128 with only the exercise I said above but no diet.

So sad to hear your story because I fear the same thing has happened to me. My last child was also 9 lbs 6 oz and really did a number on my abdominal muscles. I was 5’4, 108 before kids, now 113 with COVID weight, and although I’d like to not be packing this round gut I just can’t get motivated to diet. 42 and feeling hormonal changes already. Hoping the thought of beach this summer might be a little motivating.

How are you 5'4 and 113 (BMI on the border of underweight) and "packing a round gut"? How is this physically even possible? Are your arms amputated or something?

DP. I was like this! 5'4 and about 115 and reeally soft. I'm now about 125 but body comp is WAY better. This is a great example. Body on the left is the lightest, on the right the heaviest.

Scratch that, not the lightest by weight, but a great example of the number on the scale not necessarily meaning much.

Eh, don't believe everything you see on the internet. I don't believe those pictures give accurate weights. Definitely fudged to make a point

Even if they do, the picture on the left still shows a slim woman. She's not "packing a round gut" by any stretch. She has less muscle than the image on the right, but overall still looks way more fit than most Americans.

It’s Kelsey Wells who has a couple workouts on the Sweat App. Her diet and fitness routine is well documented on IG.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW my stomach has flattened and I lost weight when I switched to steady state low heart rate cardio. Keeps your body using fat instead of sugar for energy. I am really surprised because I did not have a lot to lose and am in my late 30’s. Also lift weights, which helps but the change came from switching from running to fast walking.

What do you do for cardio?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:FWIW my stomach has flattened and I lost weight when I switched to steady state low heart rate cardio. Keeps your body using fat instead of sugar for energy. I am really surprised because I did not have a lot to lose and am in my late 30’s. Also lift weights, which helps but the change came from switching from running to fast walking.

What do you do for cardio?

It sounds like she does fast walking for cardio.

I just lost a decent amount of weight with walking as my primary exercise. If you cover a good number of vertical feet and keep a good pace, it can burn fat and get your HR up. (I usually do four miles and then jog another half mile).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW my stomach has flattened and I lost weight when I switched to steady state low heart rate cardio. Keeps your body using fat instead of sugar for energy. I am really surprised because I did not have a lot to lose and am in my late 30’s. Also lift weights, which helps but the change came from switching from running to fast walking.

What do you do for cardio?

It sounds like she does fast walking for cardio.

I just lost a decent amount of weight with walking as my primary exercise. If you cover a good number of vertical feet and keep a good pace, it can burn fat and get your HR up. (I usually do four miles and then jog another half mile).

I do a lot of cardio but it tends to be high intensity. My heart rate will be 135-180 during the workout. So it varies a bit. I track on Apple
Watch and I never burn as many calories in a 30 minute walk vs. 30 minutes of HIIT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW my stomach has flattened and I lost weight when I switched to steady state low heart rate cardio. Keeps your body using fat instead of sugar for energy. I am really surprised because I did not have a lot to lose and am in my late 30’s. Also lift weights, which helps but the change came from switching from running to fast walking.

What do you do for cardio?

It sounds like she does fast walking for cardio.

I just lost a decent amount of weight with walking as my primary exercise. If you cover a good number of vertical feet and keep a good pace, it can burn fat and get your HR up. (I usually do four miles and then jog another half mile).

How long is your workout? 1.5 hours? I’d like to start