Warming: possibly TMI for some of you.
I don't know if it is fat, loose skin, or separated stomach muscles postpartum (or some of each), but when I am in a push up or plank position and tighten my stomach muscles, my stomach is nice & flat from the sides to the middle. Then, from the bottom of my sternum to my pubis, I have a ridge that hangs down towards the floor that is absolutely DISGUSTING! So, basically, I apparently have no muscles in the middle of my stomach because it hangs down?
I noticed this when I first started working out last April & have seen absolutely no improvement. I do cardio (running) 3-4x/week, strength training with cardio (Jillian's 30 Day Shred or similar) and/or pilates on alternate days.
What is a girl to do? It is really embarasssing.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Anyone else have this problem?