I get plenty of exercise, walk miles a day in my job, I'm not overweight....but I have no waist. Just a mushy bulge around my middle. My daughter calls it the *muffin*.

I don't like the muffin. How do I get rid of the muffin and curve in, where I now bulge and jiggle? I haven't gained any weight in 25 years, and yet I'm sure that I used to have a waist where now there is none.

What to do? Anybody else lost the muffin and regained a waistline? How'd you do it?

I want to know that answer, too.

HELP!!

After giving birth to 2 children and raising them, I can't even remember what my body shape used to be like, but I know for sure I have a muffin too, just like you!

I've gotten so used to my muffin, I'm not sure I want to get rid of it. My muffin is kind of cosy to have around, sort of like a pair of comfortable old slippers. But I must admit my muffin does cause hassles when it comes to clothes shopping. Maybe it is time I started a muffin-buster program too. But how Any helpers?

I wear ankle weights and walk like there is a grizzly bear behind me, uphill and downhill and increase the distance when it gets too easy.

Believe me, the muffin will turn into wasa bread after only 3 weeks...at least you will see huge results.

try some exercises that target spacificalie the waistline area.

crunchies, or if one can manage it lay on edge of bed with legs and lower bottom hanging off and raise and lower your legs. (beds arnt great becouse the matress is squisie but trying to think what can be done around the house, gyms have spacificke equipment for this exercise)

get a broom shaft put it over your sholder and hang your hands on it. do the bellow exeercises all with broom.

keep hips facing front and twist from one side to another so your looking over your sholder. bend over as if your gonna touch toes but try touching right hand to left foot. and the same with other foot.
stand upright legs apart and bend to the side with broom or without and try to get hand to kneew level do same with other side.

when walking hold tummie muscles tight, it also strenthen your whole tourso and save from back straine.

their just general waistline exercises that you can do around the house i am sure theirs manie more. If you tone the muscles at the front of the tummie and the side of your waist it will pull in your waistline.

any arobic exercise is good for general waighloss too.

i don't know for sure but isent the more apple shape of women part of having kids and to do with how our bodies change shape naturalie as we age. I not saying don't do anything about it if its upsetting ya but i just curiouse as to the hows and whys of this type of shape cange?

Use an exercise ball. Lie across it on your tummy and lift your upper body in the air. Like backward crunches. It's a killer but works.

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Celtic, you totally lost me with the broomstick in the bed thing....ah, I don't get it. You really do that?

Diane, exactly what is an exercise ball? Is it different than other balls? Would a soccer ball or something similar work?

Starting over, you're absolutely right I have a wrinkly cellulite-type doughy fat in my middle. I was not under the impression that cellulite cream was any more legitimately effective than 'breast enhancement' cream, but if you can cite some kind of evidence that the stuff actually really works, I'll buy a barrel of it from you!

I'm laughing, trying to picture you using a soccer ball for this. An exercise ball is quite large. I'll see if I can find a link for you. You can use them for a lot of exercises.

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