Stomach excersise

• By Sunshinebaby7806
• Posted July 4, 2009 at 12:42 pm
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Thank you all that have replied... Im setting up an excersise plan with all your tips and ideas... hopefully they will work and ill look somewhat normal without the muffin top lol!
you all are awsome for giving me your ideas!!!
hope everyone is enjoying the 4th of july!!!!
~Becky

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• By nogo
• Posted July 3, 2009 at 11:22 pm
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Hi,

All the above are great. I have one idea that hasn't been mentioned. If you can get a large exercise ball, you can lie on it with your head past it on one side and your feet on the floor with your knees bent at a 90degree angle on the other. Cross your arms across your chest and bent back just a bit, then up, back, up. Also, just holding your body level is working the abs. This way you're not squishing your stomach or bowels together, putting pressure on the diaphragm, which causes nausea.

Hope you find something. Blessings, Jan

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• By mphotographer
• Posted July 3, 2009 at 8:41 am
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I just recently learned about doing ab. exercises while lying on your back without lifting your head (I have neck pain so doing regular sit-ups was really difficult). I do these before I eat and they don't bother my stomach as far as making me feel nauseous. I have found that I have to wait at least 2 hours before or after meals to do any exercise.

The ab. exercises were given to me by my PT and they really work your abs.: Lie on your back and raise your pelvis slightly and then flatten your back on the floor. It's important to keep your lower back on the floor at all times to protect your back. Then place your legs in the air with your knees flexed at a 90 degree angle (position looks like you are sitting on a chair that fell over :-)). Keep your hands at your sides and alternate lifting your arms up part way for a count of 20. Then, add moving your legs forward just slightly while moving your arms or do this move separately, for a count of 20. Then move your legs out a little farther while continuing to move your arms.

The other one he showed me is back lying, knees flexed at 90 degrees, hands slightly under your lower back for support and slowly straighten your legs out, keeping them close to the floor and then bend them back, for a count of 20.

Even though I lost a lot of weight after having GP, I too have that stomach roll. I think part of it is getting older for women. I have talked to a number of friends that have lost weight, but they can't lose that little roll. Not fair :-)). Good luck-Mphotographer

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• By jajera
• Posted July 2, 2009 at 10:46 pm
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Try standing ab routines. If you have on demand i believe it is under am pm abs or you could ask a trainer at a local gym. Standing abs is a way were gravity isn't working against you when you are lieing down and you should have a better chance of not getting sick. Also a lot of standing abs is great for your legs which is an aditional bonus!! Good Luck

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• By GPAllie
• Posted July 2, 2009 at 12:47 pm
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Becky,
I don't know of any exercises for stomach muscles since I am unable to do sit ups or similar due to a back injury,
However, I have read about some exercise that you can do with your stomach to help with motility. The exercise is in this book at chapter 22:
Diabetes Solution Revised and Updated 2007
Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars
Richard K. Bernstein, M.D., F.A.C.E., F.A.C.N., FCCWS

The exercise is described in the book as a yoga exercise and is explained like this:
"pull in you belly as far as you can, then push it out all the way. Repeat this with a regular rhythm as many times as you can, immediately after each meal. Over a period of weeks or months, your abominal muscles will become stronger and stroger permitting more repititions before you tire.. Eventually shoot for 100 repetitions. This should reqquire less than 4 minutes of your time -- a small price to pay for an improvement. " (page 356 of Complete diabetes Solution, by R. Bernstein). He also mentions an exercise called the "back flex". "Sit or stand while bending backward as far as you can. Then bend forward, about the same amount. Repeat at least 20 times." (Again, page 356 of the Bernstein book).

Seems like these exercises that are recommended for motility would also help with flattening your abdomen, but I'm no expert.

Good look,
Allie

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