Fitness Friday - 30 Day Abs

I'm excited for another week of Fitness Friday!!! 

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  Have you all been working on your fitness goals?  The one benefit to my ulcer is that I've been eating super healthy recently....hopefully that will help heal it, and prevent any more in the future.
 
For a few weeks now, I've been saying that I'm going to do the 30 Day Ab Challenge again.  I almost completed it this summer and had seen some really great results. 
 
Recently, I've started it for a few days here and there, and then lose interest.  Which really is no excuse because I can do it anywhere and it really takes no time at all. 
 
So I need all of you to help me out.  Hold me accountable!  And the best way I thought to do this is by posting before and after pictures.  Now, I'm tiny.  I always have been.  But gaining and losing 75 lbs in 3 years has taken a toll on my stomach.  Unless I suck it in, I look 4 months pregnant all the time.  It just doesn't look normal for my chest to be way flatter than my stomach.  And I won't even show you what my stretched out stomach looks like when I bend over.  So here it is, in all it's bare glory.

 


 I started the Ab Challenge on December 4th, and will do it until January 2nd.  If I can keep it up, it'll be a great way to ring in the new year!

So anyone want to join in with me?  Are you brave enough to post before and after pics?  Let's ring in the new year with some fabulous abs!

What fitness goals have you been working on?  Come link up!!

Comments

  1. BrittDecember 7, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    Oh my gosh you are so tiny! Ab Challenge or not, you look fantastic!

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  2. Melissa CrottsDecember 7, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    OMG, you look exactly like me. I am tall and very thin, but my stomach pooches out too (2 kids will do that to you). I need to get on this!!

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  3. Melissa CrottsJanuary 24, 2013 at 7:03 PM

    I just discovered something tonight, and thought of you from where I left a comment on this post before. Anyway, have you ever heard of diastasis recti? It totally explains why us skinny girls can't seem to lose the pooch after babies. Be careful of the ab workouts you are doing becuase supposedly certain ones can make the pooch even worse.

    Check out:

    http://inspiredrd.com/2012/06/dear-diastasis-recti-im-so-over-you.html

    It's definitely the case for me, so I will be starting the exercises ASAP before spring! Hope this helps!

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  4. Elizabeth J. NealJune 3, 2013 at 4:10 AM

    I've started it for a few days here and there, and bestextenzereviews.com/does-extenze-work/ then lose interest. Which really is no excuse because I can do it anywhere and it really takes no time at all.

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