Hi newmommy

It's hard to give you much helpful feedback without more information. Pregnancy and childbirth can really impact our bodies. They can also impact our self image. I'd suggest you start by speaking to your family doctor and having a professional determine if you're at a healthy weight.

If you're a healthy weight...perhaps you just need to tone up to be happy with your tummy. There are specific exercises that will build the muscles in your arms and legs until they are strong, lean and fit. More on that if you need it just ask. It would be helpful to know just how "new" you are at motherhood.

If you're not a healthy weight... perhaps you don't actually have "chicken legs" but instead friends and family are simply not accustomed to the changes in your body and are being less than supportive when acknowledging them.

As for the sit ups etc. You can target specific muscles for building but you can't target specific areas for fat loss. As long as your muscles are covered with a layer of fat you won't get the definition you're looking for. What can happen is that building the muscles (good for you) underneath the fat can cause an increase in waist size (you might not be happy with the change but you'll still be stronger and less prone to lower back problems).

The bothersome thing about extra body fat is that we lose it last from the place that we are most prone to store it. For many of us that it is around our middle.

Hang in there and good luck.

I joined DS when I was a new mommy. Now he is 6 so the stomach fat isn't that but I do have the droopy abdomen from my stomach stretching during three pregnancies and getting up to 190 lbs. I have lost 50 to 60 lbs. (my weight fluctuates by about 8 lbs.) So it looks even worse since I've lost the weight. I have been to doctors recently at my current weight and nothing was said, but just that I looked good. I had jeans on so my legs aren't so obvious. I've had people come up to me and grab my upper arm and say something. I exercise my legs especially. They are all muscle but staying skinny.

You are right about doing sit-ups. There will be muscle under the fat so my stomach is firmer but still big. My husband says I need to do a treadmill or something to burn calories. Maybe I will burn them in the tummy area I don't know. No more fat in my legs or arms to burn. Just bone, skin and muscle.

You are correct. My face and tummy was always the first place for me to gain. This unfortunately runs in my family. Anyone had any luck at liposuction and tummy tuck for that last problem area?
Husband says as soon as we can afford it he's getting me one. He thinks my legs and arms are fine.

I have wrist and ankle weights. I have seen such weights at Wal mart.
walk walk and walk some more. also use hand weight to do curls with your hands, followed by working out arms.
There are exercise that target different arm and leg locations. again I use weights.
Now I'm going to buy a bubble butt inplnats for myself. Granny going to be w/o use of baggy swim suit w oversize cover up. I have worked so dam hard to reach my goal.
You can have cosmetic surgery. have your breast put back in place are better and larger. point to sky.
I have tiny arms but when I flex my musal pop. I'm a lot stronger than I look.
For those with bingo arms, lay down marker, and have cosmetic on arms.
I'm having an eye brow/lid lift : )
research cosmic surgen. just because they used people as giiny pigs as part of their training, don't be another ginny pig. Just because there placks on wall and Dr has white coat don't mean that he the right Dr that above the rest.
Bed time for me. I missed my granny nap.
Oh ya. a friend of mine has calf emplants. her upper legs are fine but no matter what she did. he lower legs look like noodles. Now she has sexy legs.
Welcome aboard

Like Facing50 said, we can't target specific spots in our bodies for weight loss via diet and exercise. I personally don't like elective surgery, so liposuction is a no-option for me. If you do go for it, talk to several doctors and get multiple opinions!

You can continue to work out for overall weight loss, then work with a trainer to help you bulk up in your legs and arms if you want to get more definition in those areas.

Hugs and welcome!

Thanks you guys! I joined this group years ago when I started dieting but I don't call it dieting...I just changed how and what I ate and how much. I would cut what I would normally eat in half and do the wait 20 minutes rule. I also found that eating some cheese with my meal really helped keep me feeling full. Eventually my stomach shrunk and needed less food to feel full.

About my tummy and legs and arms. Plus my butt is pretty much non-existent. All my weight is between there and my chest.

I have thought about joining a gym and maybe a really good trainer would know what to do about my problem.

Admiral mentioned calf implants. I really need those too. I don't really want to resort to surgery but if I did, it would be my chest, my stomach, butt and calf implants. Maybe something to my face, but don't need that right now. Not my biggest concern. Summer will be here soon and I love to wear shorts but I get a little embarrassed.

I am a newbie here, but we could be twins! I have the exact same issue! I lost 50 pounds two years ago and looked great. But now everything has "shifted". I went from an 18 to an 8. But now, my 8's are not fitting like they used to. My belly seems bigger, I have bird legs and no butt. I am 55 years old, so a lot of this, I chalk up to my age, birthing two child and a hysterectomy, as far as my stomach is concerned. Plus, though I never had large breasts, they are saggy as well. What is weird though, is I still have those disgusting "back boobs" which makes sweaters look awful.

I need exercise, I know. But the comments here on your blog are excellent suggestions. Toning up is what I should have done, from the get-go! Now, I feel like what I am left with, looks "thick". Grrr, Isn't aging splendid? :)

best. I suggest breast up lift. Uncertain but cost may be around $7.000
sag is cost of doing damage to body, that woman allow men to do to them.
Anyone who has sag skin. will have it trimed and then work out. That's aprox $10.000 and up. your honey help you abuse your body so make sure he helps pay to get your body back so that you can get your body the way that you like.
I can only assume that you may not have worked out to get your body fit and ton prior to getting preg. most woman I know did and they contained working out at guy during and after having baby.
I nor anyone I know of let them self go before and after preg.
Now having said that most woman use excuse that their preg so they can pig out. will it might be a learning thing to re learn how to make grocery list and shop and cook and eat and work out.
Yes it can be hell to get healthy but we can do it.
I started at 105 went to 422 then to 100. Don't give up you can and will lose weigh.
Check out few surgon's and get refferance's .
The best investment that we ever had and ever will is our own health.

I'm looking forward to getting bubble butt. I have schedule but I think that I'm up to having it done in Feb.

Don't lick spoons nor peanut butter off yourf fingers.

Home madfe foods/sweets use less sugar saly eggs in recipes

I've heard that bicycling is very good to beef up the legs. I don't have that problem - have always had the opposite but I do agree with finding exercises that can tone up the muscles nicely. I would do as much of that as I can before checking out surgical options. Best of luck to you. :)

Hi NewMommy:
I, myself do not believe in surg, unless it is getting rid of cancer, which have done that with breast cancer.
Anyway, none of our bodies are perfect. We can always find fault with something. We all gain in different places. I only had 1 child, but my stomach area is the 1st place everything goes.
I would say just excercise, eat healthy, and you sound like a beautiful person. In time our bodies will reboot. I am 63, and mine is still changing, but with the right eating and movement, I can be the best I can for my age......