I don't want the reduction to affect the size of my body, what I want is only my belly.
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do crunches, leg lifts, drink a lot of water and stay away from carbs that are not whole grain.  Eat plenty of fiber, veggies and watch your fat intake.
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Nudity makes me unconfortable because I don't have the body I wish I had.  If I lost a few pounds I wouldn't be as uncomfortable about it.
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You're a little on the thick side but don't worry about it, get in shape and ease into a regimen of fewer calories and more activity and you will be just fine. Keep your curves, girl!
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If its just post-operative swelling it should be fine when it dissipates. The apron effect (sagging belly) is from having kids and not having retained strong stomach muscles not from the hysterectomy.
548708
read what you wrote i love to eat.  stop eating! stop watching tv and go exercise\n\nbut dont lose the but i like big but\ni got a big butt and i cant lie
14741
Yes. Its call surgery. Tummy tuck.\nYou will get a flat stomach, but a scar from side to side, (where the hip bone starts to the other side)\nIt looks BAD. (unless you are looking to be the bride of Frankistein for the rest of your life)\nSo, maybe yoga, or a gym to do ab work is not that bad.\nHey, if the obese people on TV Biggest looser can do it, a bet is a pice of cake (ji, ji) for you.
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Sit ups would not do that.  If you start to lose a good amount of body fat, your breasts MIGHT be one of the first places to lose the fat.  Situps would not have the effect of losing a lot of body fat though, so don't worry about it.
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You are not fat and unattractive.\n\nTo some, you may be FATTER and LESS attractive than you were, but you will still be sexy if you feel sexy.  I am just a mere man, so I don't completely understand how women do this, but they can double their attractiveness just by changing their state of mind. Perhaps it has something to do with a woman's state of mind.\n\nYou can work on your jelly belly by doing sit ups but your hip size has enlarged because your pelvis has moved to allow a baby through, so I doubt you will go back to an 8.\n\nAnyway, Marilyn Monroe was a 16 and tell me SHE wasn't sexy.  It doesn't matter what size you are.
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DONT GET YOUR NAVEL PEIRCED LOSE WEIGHT FIRST
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I don't think you can. You can reduce the appearance of it by losing weight, but it's just the result of how your fat is deposited in your body. Unless you get plastic surgery.
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Women are biologically supposed to have more fat around their midsection, as it is preferable for childbirth. Believe me, there's nobody out there who is critisizing you for it, because we all have it or had it at one point. If it really worries you, try walking a lot (it really helps the abs) and maybe doing crunches to help define the muscles.
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I don't want to have surgery, but unfortunately i have to.  I'm having a breast reduction in September, and I'm scared to death.  I can either live in pain for the rest of my life or go thru with it.  I'm only 5'2, and my tiny frame can no longer support my DD's. My spine is out of whack and i have lost the natural curve of my neck due to the weight. Some people take plastic surgery too far, but sometimes i think its necessary.
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I have a friend who lost 100+ pounds and her doctor had told her the way to prevent the loose skin is to lose the weight slowly and exercise.  You probably aren't going to prevent it in the lower belly area though.....that's the only place she has sagging skin....and it still doesn't look THAT bad.\n\nNicole
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give it time it will go...it's mostley fluid but make sure you don't eat too much. It's not so much the situps and ab workouts you do because that will tone your muscles and get them into shape. It's how much fat that's on the outside so just watch your weight and give it time and your tummy will go down :)
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Wear a bra that supports you and make sure you are physically fit.\nDon't slouch.\nBe proud of your body. Make sure you are strong and limber.\nYou sound hot to be honest. dont get a reduction unless it is actually causing pain. \nIf that's the case make sure you ask the doc about the above suggestions (ie get stronger and wear better bras) before you allow someone to cut you open and tear pieces of your body out.
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Don't worry about losing the weight. Worry about toning and tightening the tummy if that's what you're really concerned about.\n\nTry some of the great abdominal workouts that are there. Even if you spend 30 minutes a day working on an exercise ball, you should see some improvement in the midsection.\n\nYou could also practice deep breathing and contracting your core when you exhale and hold for a count of five.\n\nYour tummy won't be entirely gone by just losing weight. And without toning those muscles, when you gain, it's more likely to be more apparent in that particular area.
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Your measurement around there will decrease.