My skirt is getting lose and my stomach looks funny

[blessed]

Hey everyone,
My tummy looks funny, i got out of bed this morning and my shape is changing.
The top part of my tummy from below my ribcage is smaller and now my tummy looks like a big out of shape vase, small at the top and ballooming at the bottom.
When i put my skirt on it fits looser and i keep running my finger around the band, I look funny but i'm happy about it.
I started exercising on an empty stomach and drinking 2-3 tbsp. of flaxseed oil in a little bit of orange juice before i eat anything in the morning and trying not to eat too late at night but am having trouble with that.
I am OVERJOYED!

Ann

[rawpriestess]

Congratulations!!!

[divaitalia]

Why the flaxseed oil in the OJ before you eat anything?

Divaitalia ;)

[blessed]

I had read that it helps to empty your fat cells, i don't know all the facts but it seems to be helping and i take it that way because it won't be interferred with during digestion of any food. I take lemon juice that way too.

Ann :)

[aromaticwings]

Congratulations!! I have noticed mine changing also... when I behave... then I have to remind myself not to sabotage myself.. I found I see my shape changing and do not like the way things look.. looser skin.. maybe more jiggly or something and I go into a bing of sorts.. figured out this was me sabotaging myself... now I say look there I am changing but soon I will like what I will look like... the ugly duckling changing into a swan rushes into my head...

Keep up the fantastic work!!!

[blessed]

:D It's a long journey back and sometimes we i forget how long it took me to get in this shape.
I see how important it is to watch what i eat and when i eat and most important for me is how fast i eat. I had to learn to slow DOWN.
My husband says i use to eat like there were a dozen people at the table and food was limited, that's me saying that but it was true. I hated to let my food cool down so now i heat the plates and bowls up first and it seems to help me eat slower.
Thanks again.

Ann :p

[aromaticwings]

What kind of exercising are you doing?? Just walking or are you also doing weights??

[blessed]

:p I have an ab lounger that helps with sit-ups, an Nordic Track machine and a weight machine and bike and i almost forgot an exercise ball.
Before i became raw i had no energy to exercise, i just couldn't get going but then things changed and now i do about 5 min. on each machine before i eat in the morning and then again around the middle of the day an if i think about it later in evening.
Something must be working because i've been pulling at my skirt all day but the real proof will be when my husband says, you look like you may be slimming down, maybe. He's my mirror, after years of his saying that" I'm on the border line " i'll be glad to hear the opposite.

Ann :D :D

[Shan]

Congrats, that WONDERFUL! Way to go Blessed :)

[Finding Me]

Congrats! :D :) :D
My body is doing the same thing. I've started losing weight at my higher part of my waste by my ribcage. Now that the fat there is going.. i can't wait to see where it goes next. Hopefully my hips! Or my c-section tummy! :)

[blessed]

:p It looks so weird, i hope mine doesn't go to my hips. A couple of weeks ago my dh noticed that my rear was not as firm as it use to be, Oh Joy!
I have no idea where it will go but I certainly won't miss the fat.
Now everymorning i will enjoy looking at my body in the mirror to see the progress.
Thanks, it's nice knowing you're not going through by yourself.

Ann

[Finding Me]

LOL... I didn't mean going to my hips.... I meant "goes" as in "leaving." Sorry for the confusion. :) I was wondering where I would lose fat next.

[robertandenith]

Congrats!!!! :D I know what you mean about having a funny tummy! :p I started to work out again maybe this may help some! :o

[aromaticwings]

I have noticed other parts of my body as well doing weird things.. more dimpled areas where fat had been... Like now I have celulite but I do not think it is.. just fat being released and in spots here and there... I totally hate this look but hated even more the tight fat look too.. so I fight myself that I am "not" getting weight loss.. When my mind thinks I am not I remind it that I did not look that way before and that this look NOW is just more transformation that is showing... YIPPPEEEE!!!! :D

[blessed]

:p Now i think things are blocked up, i have this problem ever now and then.
I feel a heavyness in the bottom of my stomach.
I'll be taking an enemas today to get things started again.
My legs don't feel as tight and firm like they use to. I'm having a hard time waiting for my new body to come on the scene.
It's like waiting for Christmas, all the new gifts i will be getting myself... new size skirts and sweaters, dresses and etc.
I am sooooo excited.

Ann :D :D

[aromaticwings]

:D It's a long journey back and sometimes ......
My husband says i use to eat like there were a dozen people at the table and food was limited, that's me saying that but it was true. .....Thanks again.

Ann :p
No one has mentioned this to me but it sure feels like I do this also... especially when there is alot of food in the house... It is like I need to get my share before someone elese eats it all up.... it is so sad and I get to hating myself because of it....when I fall off the wagon this is how it is.

[rawandama]

My hubby asked where my butt went. Yay!! :p With my last pregnancy it was soooo big that it made my legs look really really short. This time it's hardly changed at all.

[blessed]

:D :D It blew me away when my husband said to me "your behind is not as firm as it use to be", oh that made my day. Now i look at it everyday to see if it has gotten any smaller and i try on skirts that have not fit in a long time.
I stand in the mirror and see myself getting smaller in my mind, someone said that it works if you visulize it you will get there.
Congrads to you for your husband's comment.

Ann :)

[blessed]

:D :D When I looked at my tummy this morning it has dents on the side under the ribcage, it looks so funny. Now it looks like i have a large puffy bowl at the bottom. And i can knead my tummy, before it was firm and bloated.
This all sounds funny but i'm loosing my tummy. I've waited so long to see this change.
I can't wait to fit into my old clothes.

Ann :D

[cr8tvinspiration]

So I was just reading this thread. So this is normal?? I was getting really discouraged because of this lower belly I've somehow made for myself. In fact, this morning, I was looking at me thinking..what did i do? Where my rib cage is ..the top part of my abdomen is quite flat, and then right beneath my belly button I have what I would call a round ball , although it is not tight. So, this is normal... why?

[blessed]

gain weight easily in their stomachs and thighs and it can be very difficult to lose but with the raw way of eating i'm seeing those problem areas slowly disappearing. :)

[Shan]

gain weight easily in their stomachs and thighs and it can be very difficult to lose but with the raw way of eating i'm seeing those problem areas slowly disappearing. :)


Those are totally my 'trouble' areas.... I'm so happy for you that you can see them disappearing.... gives me hope. Good job Blessed :)

[codajess]

This is my theory...I think that stuff looks worse before It looks better. I think it's like an overstuffed sausage. It was packed so tightly before, it looked firmer. As you (I) lose fat, it looks more jiggly and gross at first, because it's not as tightly packed. Works for me :D

[MaddMelon]

Yeah, I was starting to worry about my lower stomach. I can see quite a few ribs now, but my lower stomach still looks the same, therefore more pronounced. Blah! I hope it gets better soon.

[Smiley24_7]

Yeah i have that same problem.... losing weight in the ribcage but not the lower tummy lol... its so funny looking.