I am looking for any exercise(s) that will
possibly reduce the size of the stomach
apron I have. Ten years ago I gave birth
to a ten pound 23 1/2 inch baby boy. I
am only 5'1 and I weighed 200 pounds when
I gave birth. My stomach got really
streached out. You may be asking
yourself why I have waited ten years.
Mostly laziness. And I was a smoker up
until recently. But the main reason is
that I have iddm. I have battled with
this disease since I was 18 years old.
My weight has really fluctuated due to the
many different medications I have been on
to regulate my diabetes. Some of the
side effects of certain insulins is weight
gain. I have gained 30 pounds in two
months before! I now take four shots a
day and i've been seeing a nutritionist.
She has put me on 1500 to 1800 calories
per day and 50 carbs per meal. I know it
sounds crazy but I finally feel better.
I am feeling better every day. I
currently weigh 170 pounds. That's down
from 180! I need to start off
exercising slow. I am currently walking
one to two miles per day. I am obviously
not a vain person. But the chronic back
pain I am suffering from has got to go!
I know that the extra weight I am carrying
in my front is causing the back pain. I
want to lose the weight naturally so if
any one can help I would greatly
appreciate it.
Thanks,
deanne
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eric16
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 134
Posted: 08-16-04 19:44pm
Continue walking. The main idea of weight
loss is to have more calorie output then
input. Continue on your diet, it looks
like its working. I would look into
lifting a little weights now. This means
light. Maybe 2-3 times a week to a small
light, easy full body routine. Go slow
and make sure you have learned the proper
techniques before doing it. Make sure its
easy and nothing is hurting. Just light
easy excercise. If you want a little
routine ask.
Congrats on losing some weight. Just
continue what your doing and look into a
little workout routine.
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 08-16-04 19:58pm
Pilates also work wonders and are not very
hard on your body.
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zilbucks
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 210 Location: NY
Posted: 08-16-04 20:38pm
I said it before and i'm a gonna say it
again...Definetly I think swimming is the
absolute best excercise- your working all
your body muscles at once- and also for
your back pain getting in a pool and doing
some light swimming, would be excellent
cardio, and also easy on your back...Once
you've lost a little more weight i'd also
decreaase your calories as you lose, but
never go below 1200...And occasionally eat
a little bit higher cals on some off days,
around 1800-2000 just to trick your
metabolism so it doesn't become accustomed
to eating however many calories a day,
therefore you would be more consistently
losing your weight
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eric16
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 134
Posted: 08-16-04 21:44pm
Swimming... Yes great thing. Expecially
in this case.
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Deebeez
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 1
Apron Tummy ! Posted: 05-06-07 22:53pm
Hi there.
Amazingly, I've acquired an apron that
wasn't there
when I was even heavier.
For the last 16 years, I've increased an
average
overweight of about 40 pounds. Always
active, I hurt
my knees in the fund raisers and even
with weight loss, my tummy is loosely
drooping.
I heard that it could be bacterial, and
that scares
me. Other than a mostly healthy diet,
I've been drinking red wine for the last
several
years since husband's heart attack and
want to know if that
can be a contributor to this strange
attachment.
Also, it looks and feels like atrophy and
since I was always
in shape before this and excercised
passionately,
I know the difference.
Thanks for anything new on this besides
calorie intake.
