Buy your pants in a larger size.

Fauxie said:

CarrieMpls said:

I've lost 50 pounds in the last 8 months. I've done a lot of studying around the subject. Everything I read says you cannot "spot reduce". It's a common misconception that sit-ups will reduce your tummy. Exercise of any kind is good for your muscles but if you don't lose the fat over them no one will see how pretty and toned your muscles are.

So if you have fat/flab you want to get rid of you simply need to lose weight which means it's all about healthy diet and exercise - burning more calories than you consume.

If you're a healthy weight already with just a bit of a pudge and aren't willing to do the work then you have to learn to accept your body for what it is. Nothing wrong with that.

Or there's always surgery.

Unless you tense them up. I'm just starting to lose the fat on my gut, though I didn't have a massive amount to begin with. If I tense up my stomach the muscles definitely show though, but if not, they don't.

Swimming

less stressfull on the body - spine

just keep swimming swimming swimming

PREDOMINANT said:

Fauxie said:

Unless you tense them up. I'm just starting to lose the fat on my gut, though I didn't have a massive amount to begin with. If I tense up my stomach the muscles definitely show though, but if not, they don't.

I hate that, the muscles are there, honestly! They are just covered in fat. This was never a problem before I hit 35.

Re muffin tops, walking, and twisting (like the dance in the 60s) twist your top half but keep your feet and waist fixed.

whistle said:

connorhawke said:

Yeah but I can't hit a ball!!!! So funny I could pull off amazing gymnastics moves but when it comes to ball sports I'm hopeless!!!

i was going to recommend enthusiastic sex. does that count as a ball sport?

connorhawke said:

whistle said:

i was going to recommend enthusiastic sex. does that count as a ball sport?

It actually works wonders for the spine and is my favourite sport....actually the only ball sport I think I achieve at

Fauxie said:

connorhawke said:

It actually works wonders for the spine and is my favourite sport....actually the only ball sport I think I achieve at

Hawkki, just go on tour. A busy schedule of rehearsals and shows would see the muffin top gone for sure!

connorhawke said:

Fauxie said:

Hawkki, just go on tour. A busy schedule of rehearsals and shows would see the muffin top gone for sure!

*grabs megaphone and dashes off for tour opening in Reykjavik*

Travelling

Get them mobile phone danglies ready!!!

Fauxie said:

connorhawke said:

*grabs megaphone and dashes off for tour opening in Reykjavik*

Travelling

Get them mobile phone danglies ready!!!

I'm on it!

Lose a muffin top and make a mint!

how to lose a muffin top? Buy pants that fit!!!!!

" 'tis the season after all...peace on earth and goodwill towards total assholes... " - roodboi

CarrieMpls said:

Mach said:

Swimming

less stressfull on the body - spine

just keep swimming swimming swimming

Healthy diet and exercise is the only way. Cardio cardio cardio!!!

walk often and if it's possible, do stretches and ab workouts like pikes and crunches

CarrieMpls said:

PANDURITO said:

Muffin tops

I tried kickboxing recently that was abs-oriented.

I know you have a medical condition, and kickboxing sounds extreme, but the beginning practice was just some simple twists & punches that anyone could do, and it was like cardio & crunches mixed together.

And it's set to music, you don't have to lie down, and the teacher was hot

PanthaGirl said:

connorhawke said:

prb said:

Many people with the mildest form of this type of spina bifida do not even know they have it, as the disease is asymptomatic in most cases
thats what my sister must have...she had xrays a few yrs back...and said she had a vertebrae that wasnt completely closed, drs said it was a mild form of spina bifida. it doesnt affect her every day life (thank goodness)

sorry that it stopped your gymnastic career

im watching this thread with interest, i have degenetive (torn disc) disease in one disc and 2 bulging discs, as well as psoratic arthritis ( similar symptoms to RA ) makes exercise a hassle some times (who am i kidding, all the time )

running up and down stairs with boxes of stock hasnt helped lose weight, just aggrievates the back

People with your types of symptoms are normally suggested isometric exercises, right? I remember when I was doing the rehab thing after a gymnastics injury (when they found out about my condition) there were lots of people (myself included) who were working with those rubber things. Tie it do a doorknob and you've got the perfect exercise machine for spines....

Also very interesting but useless fact....this condition is a whopping 5% higher in those of Irish descent. Are potatoes to blame?
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NDRU said:

I tried kickboxing recently that was abs-oriented.

I know you have a medical condition, and kickboxing sounds extreme, but the beginning practice was just some simple twists & punches that anyone could do, and it was like cardio & crunches mixed together.

And it's set to music, you don't have to lie down, and the teacher was hot

ZombieKitten said:

NDRU said:

I tried kickboxing recently that was abs-oriented.

I know you have a medical condition, and kickboxing sounds extreme, but the beginning practice was just some simple twists & punches that anyone could do, and it was like cardio & crunches mixed together.

And it's set to music, you don't have to lie down, and the teacher was hot

winner!!!!