Re: Re: starting week 6 stats and a question

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much!! It is great to hear positive comments!! My neighbor is doing

BFL with me and has the same fat pouch. I had never had it before until I

gained weight after my 3rd c-section, the vertical incision. I figured it was

just age that made me gain differently. There is actually a 4 inch difference

between my waist and that pouch. Yikes!! I'm sure it will shrink, I just wish

it were the first to shrink!! Of course we all have somewhere we wish we could

lose first and that rarely happens!!

Thanks again,

From: thetenaciousj

Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 9:28 AM

Subject: Re: starting week 6 stats and a question

WOW! those are great results! good job!

I don't know about the tummy thing, I do know either way, it is going to look

100percent better. Is your neighbor jealous?

> I'm starting week 6 and so far so good. Just wanted to post my stats...

>

> inches lost = 18 all over

> body fat change = -4.8% (still way too high, but going in

> the right direction)

> weight loss = 19 lbs (22 lbs of fat with a 2.8 lb gain in muscle)

>

> those are all from biofitness and while I know it isn't exact, I figure

whatever it is

showing is accurate for me to use for comparison.

>

> I have enough weight to lose that what I've done isn't all that noticeable,

but my

clothes do fit differently. And I'm liking the numbers. My question is, I

have a fat

pouch on my abdomen and a neighbor was telling me that it might be difficult

(her

word was impossible) to lose because of my c-sections. I have had both bikini

cuts

and one vertical cut starting about 1/2 " below my belly button to my pubic

bone. Any

truth to what she is saying??

>

> TIA,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Having been lucky enough to see many C-sections in my nursing rotation, I can

vouch for the fact they don't cut the muscle. In fact, that is the longest part

of the surgery...separating the abdominal muscles to get behind them. They do a

manual blunt dissection, meaning they separate the muscle fibers with their

fingers and don't use a scalpel to slice the muscle. This aids in recovery and

has much better results for the woman. I had always thought they just cut

through it and was surprised when I saw my first C-section. The nurse I was

following explained the benefits of blunt dissection and although it takes

longer than cutting, it's also safer..much less risk of damaging the bladder as

well.

M. = )

returnto4 <no_reply > wrote:

:

I don't know about the vertical cut, but I had the horizontal bikini

cut and I'm flat as a board. My doc said they don't cut the muscle.

That was almost 10yrs. ago.

Marie

>

> > I'm starting week 6 and so far so good. Just wanted to post my

stats...

> >

> > inches lost = 18 all over

> > body fat change = -4.8% (still way too high, but going in

> > the right direction)

> > weight loss = 19 lbs (22 lbs of fat with a 2.8 lb gain in muscle)

> >

> > those are all from biofitness and while I know it isn't exact, I

figure whatever it is

> showing is accurate for me to use for comparison.

> >

> > I have enough weight to lose that what I've done isn't all that

noticeable, but my

> clothes do fit differently. And I'm liking the numbers. My

question is, I have a fat

> pouch on my abdomen and a neighbor was telling me that it might be

difficult (her

> word was impossible) to lose because of my c-sections. I have had

both bikini cuts

> and one vertical cut starting about 1/2 " below my belly button to

my pubic bone. Any

> truth to what she is saying??

> >

> > TIA,

> >

> >

> >

> >