Since I started working out 4 weeks ago, I haven’t noticed any change in my waist size. This is somewhat depressing: I really want to have a flat tummy. How do all those celebrities do it? It amazes me how they get back their waist line within such a short time after giving birth.

     I know that it took me 9 months to get to this point so I’m giving myself 9 months to get back to a fab body. I’m the kind of person that likes to research stuff because I believe that knowledge is power and I’ve learned a few things which I’ve been applying over the last few days. Before that, let me just talk briefly about causes of a persistent large tummy after pregnancy:

1. Excess fat in the abdominal region
2. Ingesting the wrong type of food
3. Separation of the central abdominal connective tissue (diastasis recti)
4. Prolonged bulging of the abdominal organ (over the last 9 months)
5. Weak pelvic floor muscles
6. Weakness of the core muscles especially the transverse muscle. There are 4 major abdominal muscles: rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, internal oblique and external oblique muscles.

About the author

Dr Fomsky

Nigerian-born Dr Fomsky is a God-lover, a wife, a mom of three and a medical doctor by day. She is very passionate about hair, skin and weight management. Since she had babies, she's been struggling to keep her weight and her tummy down!
At night, she likes to read books, write blog posts and leave comments on other blogs. She lives in Paris, France and is also the author of Solving your relaxed hair breakage book
ABOUT DR FOMSKY'S
HAIR TYPE: 'Texlaxed' hair, High porosity, Fine hair strands, low to moderate density
CURRENT LENGTH: Between shoulder and armpit length
LOVING: Argan oil for sealing, Brown Butter Beauty Love Deep conditioner, Shescentit Blueberry Co-wash conditioner and Hairveda Red Tea Satin Moisturizer
LONG-TERM PLAN: Trim off bone-straight ends (6 inches left) over time