How to get my belly back after having twins?

I gave birth to twins almost two years ago. I’m 5’ 4” and weigh 105 lbs. I’ve lost the baby weight, but can’t seem to get my stomach back. I’m not sure if it’s fat or just stretched skin. I’ve tried stomach toning exercises and they aren’t working. Is there anything I can do to get my belly back?

Answer #1

yep, exercise focused on the abdominal muscles is the only way. good luck! and congrats on the twins. I only had one child and he was a handful. my hat is off to you.

Answer #2

Considering you had twins, it’s probably a bit of both, fat and stretched skin! I had my twins almost 12 years ago, and have tried everything short of surgery, which is sounding exceptionally pleasing!!! My biggest downfall was that I didn’t attempt to start loosing the weight until they were 5, and even though I lost some weight after giving birth, I found it again, plus some. I’m 5’9’, and at my biggest was 250 lbs, with a lot of cardio and strength training, I’ve lost 100 lbs, but still have this stubborn belly to contend with. In my opinion, spot training isn’t always the answer, and some will argue it doesn’t even exist, just because a belly is big, doesn’t mean crunches will work, then your only toning the muscles under the layer of flab. I would highly suggest trying a good mix of cardio and strength training, I usually do every other day, 6 days a week. Even though I’m not completely thrilled with my results, I am happy! If you get FitTv, workout with Gilad, he is awesome!!! If not, go to his website, www.bodiesinmotionwithgilad.com He has lots of good DVD’s. Also look into the ABS Diet. There are foods you can eat to help. Foods high in protein are good for you, they keep your metabolism up, which in turn burns fat. Just remember, you want to feed the muscle, and burn the fat. And even though your doing strength training, you won’t bulk up like a body builder, but muscle does burn fat, so it’s good to do excercises that make us strong. Muscles also weighs more than fat, so you may notice the scale going up a little instead of down. I don’t even own a scale, I just go by how I feel, and how my clothes fit. We as women are very in tune with our bodies, we don’t need a scale to tell us. Good luck, it’s a lot of work, but with determination it can be done!

Answer #3

Remember back in the old days when mothers and grandmothers would wrap a woman’s stomach so tight after having a baby and you would stay wrapped like that until the stomach has gone down and the extra skin with it? Well that technique has come back in a more modern version and helped me lose my stomach just by wearing it. It is a orthopedic therapeutic garment that is made of bamboo and powernet. Those materials together works amazingly great. This garment helps you to lose 2 - 3 sizes in a matter of minutes while helping you to lose the weight while in the process. I had a baby 9 months ago on Aug 21, 2008. By December 2008, I still had a big pouch. People were mistaking me for being pregnant. Now I will tell you that doesn’t look good on a small frame woman. I started wearing the garment in December every day and in 2 weeks of wearing this garment, I noticed a dramatic difference. There is a website where you can get more information. It is www.drop3sizesin10minutes.com. There is also a website to order. That is www.jeannamichelle.com. Now to get measured and fitted for the garment, you will want to contact the number on the website located next to the name Jeanna Harris.

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