https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:33:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-921019 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:24:40 +0000 SupernovaJ 921019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cardio and super low carb diet is the only way to lose flab. I'm very skinny but always gained weight in my middle section, noticeably. I finally got sick of it and cut grains. I still eat complex carbs via fruits and veggies but that's it. For cardio, you don't have to do the hours of running on a treadmill. 25 minutes of HIIT cardio 3x a week is enough, which is not a lot at all. Even if you don't stick to this extreme dieting, it's fascinating seeing your body change after looking a certain way your whole life. Weight loss or changing body composition is a true science. Try playing with your macros (macronutrient ratios). Now that I'm down to 13% body fat it's messed up my cycle. I would easily gain a lil pooch to get pregnant now. We just started TTC. Oh the irony. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-912258 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:11:45 +0000 blackbird 912258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bee, no one says you have to live without it :) I still eat rice (i'd much rather have rice than pasta!!!) but it's more of a once-a-week treat than a nightly side dish. </p> <p>Ugh burpees. I freaking love/hate burpees. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-912250 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:05:34 +0000 Freckles 912250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I actually think rice is okay. I find that cutting out/down bread and pasta is good enough for me. If you know that carbs are something you can't live without, cutting it out just won't be sustainable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-912248 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:04:35 +0000 Freckles 912248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Burpees. </p> <p>Seriously, burpees worked my abs like crazy. You get the cardio and the ab workout. But yes, you need to do cardio if you want to get rid of the flab! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-912244 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:03:41 +0000 Mrs. Bee 912244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: i don't think i could live without rice though. maybe if i could have quinoa... but no grains is tough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-912236 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:00:45 +0000 blackbird 912236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. bee, cauliflower rice is not a bad substitute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-912185 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:34:31 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 912185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>last week a few times i searched on youtube for "10 minute HIIT" and did those. easy to find 10 minutes and if you have time do a couple! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-912155 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:21:17 +0000 Mrs. Bee 912155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: but.... rice???? how can i live! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-912106 Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:00:10 +0000 blackbird 912106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What @Mrs. High Heels said!</p> <p>Abs are made in the kitchen and fat is burned off with loads of sweat </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911817 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 23:12:43 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 911817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I work out abs everyday and have seen great results- but! As soon as I eat any grains, I bloat again and my tone is gone. I so strongly believe that a grain free diet has to be in place first for a truly flat stomach. Only then did all the ab/floor-work give me results. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911808 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:58:24 +0000 mrsjazz 911808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I've seen lots of before &amp; afters of P90x where people got rid of pot bellies, but they were doing the whole program (tons of cardio and weight lifting, too) and eating a good diet! You're Paleo, right? Or a modified version? I think your diet would be fine, but you have to add the cardio, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911805 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:53:38 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 911805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: you have to do cardio to really get rid of it, and eat a clean diet. just doing abwork won't work if there's a layer of flab above your ab muscles. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911802 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:50:22 +0000 sandy 911802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: The only time I've really had a super flat stomach was when i stopped eating carbs. Even when I used to work out a lot my stomach never got super flat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911799 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:47:44 +0000 mrsjazz 911799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: I was just about to suggest AbRipperX, too. Holy hell will that shred your abs.</p> <p>It's probably not supposed to be on Vimeo, but check this link: <a href="http://vimeo.com/64669952" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/64669952</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911798 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:46:49 +0000 Mrs. Bee 911798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>do they get rid of your pot belly though? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911797 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:44:02 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 911797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you can get a copy - AbRipperX from the P90X DVD set is pretty great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911793 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:36:27 +0000 luckypenny 911793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Planks! I do lots of variations - lifting a leg up for 10 seconds at a time and alternating, moving hips from side to side (try to get one hip to the ground) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911754 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:03:31 +0000 HLK208 911754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about a class? I did a yoga/Pilates class yesterday and my abs are killing me today!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911750 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 22:01:58 +0000 matador84 911750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You prob don't want to hear it but 30 ds is pretty good. I'd also do brazil butt lift to tone..it'll help abs too even though focus is on legs/butt-it'll help core. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-ab-workout#post-911736 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 21:51:27 +0000 Mrs. Bee 911736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep saying I'm going to do the 30 day shred but just haven't been able to work up the motivation. We've been going out every day since it's summer, and the heat and humidity are draining me.</p> <p>But none of my shorts fit and it's either buy a bunch of new shorts, or get working on this belly. I've never had much success losing belly fat. I've always had a pooch even pre-kids and couldn't lose it no matter how hard I worked out.</p> <p>Of course now post 2 kids it's worse than ever. What are the best workouts to tighten up my abs? They are so sad! I saw a woman today wearing a bra top, and she had a 6 pack. Maybe I would wear a crop top too if I had abs like hers! </p>