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    I'm sure I already know the answer to this, but I thought I'd see if anyone had any magic solutions. After having a baby, I have some slightly stretched skin on my lower stomach. It's not really noticeable until I bent over, then you can tell. Anyone have this problem? Have any cures/cover up secrets? I would like to dance, but I feel that this is a major problem and not sure if that would fly too well with club patrons. Besides it makes me really uncomfortable. What does everyone think?

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    Start moisturizing at least twice a day and do Roman sit-ups.The skin's elasticity should bounce back after doing this.
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    Yep.. What OTB said.. Roman sit ups.. lots of em.... and moisturize...


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    A good portion of the dancers at my club have had children. It's very noticeable on most of them. HOWEVER, the customers still love them. They make the most money at the club. You'll find that a lot/most of the customers will seek out perfections rather than the imperfections. Be confident and no one will care. When you stop caring, they stop caring. Good Luck!
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    im sorry, talking to a dumb girl... what are Roman sit ups?? lol


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    How to do Roman Sit-Ups:

    1. Sit on the Roman Chair and hook your toes beneath the
    restraint bar near the floor.

    2. Cross your arms over your chest. You will keep your arms
    positioned this way throughout the entire exercise.

    3. Bend your body backward moving your hips until your back
    is about 6 inches above a point parallel with the floor.

    4. Move forward until you feel your abdominal muscles relax.

    5. Crunch your shoulders forward and down putting intense
    stress on the abdominals.

    6. Relax and respect the movement downward until your back
    is 6 inches above a parallel plane to the floor.

    7. Continue until you have completed the desired repetitions.

    8. Resistance may be added by propping the front end of
    Roman Chair on a large block of wood.


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    Default Re: Tighten skin on lower stomach

    Exercise will only do so much from what i've found. I've had three kids, the smallest of which was 9lbs. I have really great abs but I have a little area of skin that's just shot to hell due to the size of my kids. It's just one of those things. Outside of a tummy tuck which leaves a hell of a scar I don't have a clue what can be done for something like that. I've always said if they could kinda haul it up and tuck it into my bellybutton i'd be golden! (my "funny" spot isn't too big) In the meantime I can't say it's hurt my money at all. If anything I get general disbelief when mentioning I have three kids. Don't sweat it too much.

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    LPP Protein, large amounts of Vitamin C 5,000-7,000 mg., MSM, Shea Butter and Nivea firming body lotion w/ Co-enzyme 10 (applied liberally) will help firm up loose skin.
    I recommend doing a variety of sit ups ( including Roman)
    Spinning,precor machine,Tae-Bo and Pilates aid in tone the overall body as well as the lower abs. I also like using ankle weights to tone the lower abs.
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    There is a girl at my club who has really, really loose skin on her stomach, but she never has a problem making money.

    I think as dancers we feel guys are more critical about our appearances than they are. If you only have a problem with your stomach when you bend over, you will be fine. And the lights will do alot to disguise that anyway.
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    Sirona for a change it's nice to see what a womans body looks like! That is a beautiful picture! And guys will go through this to with age....lol. We women are not alone.

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    Pamela, thanks! It was taken before I started dancing, i've toned up quite a bit since then but my tummy's always been pretty decent for a lazy ass like myself. I don't know, i'm pretty comfortable with my flaws I guess.



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    Flaws??? You're kidding me, right. You look amazing in that picture, a falw is a failure/defect. There is nothing about your body that needs to be overlooked. You're a "Yummy Mummy".

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    Mini tummy tuck. Sit-ups will tighten the muscles underneath but will do nothing for the skin itself. You can have a rockin' pair of abs but if you have a marsupial pouch hanging over them, there's no point.
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    Try a Belly wrap! lol.. I just suggested this on another thread. After having my baby I wrapped my belly professionally every 6 weeks, but I wrapped it at home almost everyday.. along with exercise and a healthy diet, I now have a perfectly flat belly.

    P.S.. I waited 5 months before doing this to allow my body inside to heal.


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    There's a tummy tuck that can be done with the incision in the belly button. It wouldn't be for serious cases, but the minor thing you girls are talking about, can be fixed this way with no visible scar.

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    This may be a bit off topic...but what's a belly wrap?

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    One of woman's cardinal rule: Body parts can be fake,everything else has to be real.

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    Bridgette, do you know what this tummy tuck is called? I have not heard of it in CA yet but would love to look into it.

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    I had a regular tummy tuck last August and so far the scar is doing so well that itisbarely visible. A customer has never noticed it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farrah_Holiday
    Thanks for the info.
    No problem.
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    A bit of advice on the Romans, they are great exercise, but if you don't keep your butt flexed and really tight the entire time eventually this movement can cause a lot of lower back problems. If you feel any tweeks or pain in the back after a while, do the same movement on a ball (physioball, swedish ball, whatever the hell they call them these days). Back spasms from this movement done incorrectly over time are nearly irreversible and will hit you about twice a year thereafter... personal experience

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