I've always had a bigger frame, but before I was pregnant with my now four year-old twins, I had a flat stomach. I guess it would have been considered being "skinny-fat." Even at my smallest, I was never toned. Now that I've been working out steadily for six months, a large part of that using small 5 lb. weights while doing Biggest Loser DVDs, I've developed in the last few weeks a line starting just below my breasts all the way down to the top of my pelvic bone. Holy crap, I have a defined line in my abs! I've lost about 13 1/2 inches from my natural waist, 13 from around my belly button, and 12 from my hips. Incredibly proud of my progress so far. (As far as my ticker, I haven't weighed in a month or more so I don't know how accurate it is. I go by inches mostly). HOWEVER--I have so much loose skin left! I'm still 6-8 inches or so on all areas in terms of how many inches I want to lose still. So I understand more toning will help, but I wonder how much.
I dropped my loofah in the shower yesterday and bent to pick it up. I caught a glance of my line and grinned , but then to my horror I realized that it looked like I had three pairs of breasts!! A few inches under my breasts there were a couple of "mounds, and below my belly button on either side of the line there were two more! YUCK! I've worked incredibly hard, I'm going to KEEP working this hard, but man, is that discouraging! I sincerely hope that more toning will help quite a bit. I really can't afford a tummy tuck...but it might be something that I would look into in a few years if this doesn't change. Anyone else have the same crazy abs??

mine are the same way. I have that line down the middle, but depending on position I'm in those extra little things are there too. Those go away as you get smaller, at least for me they do, or did the last time I was smaller. good luck.

I'm glad to hear they got smaller! Thanks atreyyena!