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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know, ridiculous question.

But if you have been this size (large 8, small 10) and gained that single belly roll or muffin top (You know what I'm talking about), what are you talking about in terms of weight?

10 pounds?  20 pounds?

I have hit perimenopause (oh joy) and combined with the pandemic I have that roll.  I think I was delusional that it was a 10 pound gain but now I'm losing weight and 3 pounds 
down and the roll is not budging. 
I'm actually not sure what my starting weight was (I was never a scale-user prior to this). [/quote]

At 135, I have a slight roll. At 132, I do not. [/quote]

At size 8 I had to lose 35 lbs for a flat stomach.

I'm now a size 2. I've had three kids. I look like a swimsuit model. It can be done! But I'm hovering around 115 lbs now so it does take a lot of hard exercise and dietary dedication.

But I don't think it's especially helpful when people say it can't be done or genetics or "once you have children you'll always look like someone who has carried and birthed children". [/quote]

I mean, it is genetics. I could get down to 115 but I’ll never look like a swimsuit model since my body is permanently changed from being pregnant. Lots of loose skin and separated abs. [/quote]

I'm PP you replied to and I had those things at first, too. But I kept at it for a year and both the ab separation and loose skin have improved so much that I don't see them any longer.

[b]I think people tend to give up without ever reaching their goals. [/b]
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I think people who had success tend to have a success bias and stop believing people who say they're struggling to accomplish the same goal.

The truth is every body is really different, and what is achievable for one is not for another. Many people are not disciplined enough to reach 115. And I do think that frequently people give up too early, but there are also just as many people who are working their a's off who will never achieve that goal.

Fine line between motivating the former group to get off their butts and discouraging the latter so much they sit back down on the sofa with this kind of a platitude. [/quote]

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