I love my kids.  I love my kids.  I love my kids.  But, I hate the destruction that they caused to my body.  I’m what you would call “skinny fat.”  In clothing, I look fairly slim.  My friends are even amazed that I lost my pregnancy weight so quickly even the second time around.  But, seriously, I am composed of 100% fat.  This was recently confirmed by my doctor, who informed me after my newest addition to the family, that my stomach muscles were non-existent.  Most women have a common condition called diastasis recti, which is a separation of the abdominal muscles during pregnancy.  But, of course, this last child not only separated my stomach muscles, he completely obliterated what was left.    I love my kids.  I love my kids.  I love my kids.

So what if I’ll have to work a little harder to regain strength in my core.  So what that I can barely sit upright because my middle section seems composed of pudding.  I actually have a strategy.  Protein to the rescue.  It will help to rebuild and tone my stomach muscles in addition to exercise.

Do you have a strategy that could help?  Post it in the comment section or email me at blog@dirtylawndry.com.