Hi, Sacha. I can definitely relate to your problem as I, too, have always had a problem with my stomach area. One question: is this just your body type, i.e., are you generally bigger in your stomach area more so than the rest of your body? I am, and I find that even when I’ve lost weight this ratio of bigger stomach: smaller rest of body is maintained.
That being said, you can definitely improve that area by doing some ab work. I know everyone says that you cannot spot reduce, but when you’re losing weight (as you are by doing cardio and watching your diet), doing isometric exercise CAN tone up areas of your body. I’ve had great results with The Firm’s 5-day Abs (the one with the picture of the man on the front; there’s another one with a woman on the cover, but I don’t like that one as well). I’ve slacked off a bit lately, but when I did this regularly (5-7 days a week), my abs really toned up, so much so that they’re still toned now even though I’m not doing it as often. In fact, since doing the Firm abs, I’ve developed noticeable oblique muscles for the first time in my life! A couple of months ago, I was changing clothes and my sister was in my room, and she just could not believe how toned my abs have become.
One word of warning: try not to yo-yo diet too much (not that anyone actually TRIES to yo-yo). I was a yo-yo dieter my entire life, losing and gaining the same 50-60 lbs. Now that I’m 35 and losing for the last time (I won’t go into how I know it’s for the LAST time, but I do know), the elasticity in my stomach is not what it used to be. Even though I’ve had great results with the Firm, my lower abs tend to hang more than they used to.
Oh, by the way, I got my Firm abs video from Target for around $10.
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