I used to be extremely overweight. I had a very well-paying job, but because of responsibilities at home, I had no me time. I ended up overeating to comfort myself in times of stress, which were frequent.

I finally decided it was time to do something about my sad personal situation. I told my husband that I had to have an hour to myself for exercise every day, and he would have to help out around the house. When he learned about my plan to lose weight, he was happy to help.

Immediately after starting my diet and exercise routine, I opened a savings account to put aside money for the surgery I knew I would need in the future to get rid of my panniculus. If I was going to go to all the trouble of getting a new body, I wanted it to be awesome.

Within a year, I had enough money in the account for the surgery. I decided to keep losing weight for another year, though. I wanted to get all of the fat out of the way so all the doctor would have to remove would be excess skin.

@Perdido - As the uterus retracts back to its old shape, so does most of the abdomen. This won’t happen in every case, though, and your sister-in-law really needs to start exercising as soon as she can.

I started doing core strength training workouts and yoga for new moms about four weeks after having my baby. My doctor told me that since I hadn’t had any complications with the birth, my body should be ready for exercise.

This was essential in helping my body regain its muscle tone and shape. If I hadn’t exercised, I probably would still have my panniculus.

My sister-in-law has a panniculus because she gave birth three weeks ago. She has been asking everyone she knows about how to lose the extra skin, and almost everyone has told her that it will go away on its own.

Is this true? Does the panniculus just resorb into the body, or is there something she needs to do to help it along? I’m sure that right now is the best time for her to take action, because some people I know still have their panniculus years after giving birth. She is still in her twenties, and she doesn’t want to be stuck with unattractive flab for the rest of her life.

One of my coworkers has panniculus. She is severely overweight, and daily activities like walking from one side of the building to the other are difficult for her.

She recently went on a diet, and she has lost twenty pounds so far. She got motivated to lose weight when the boss called her in his office to discuss personal hygiene. The odor from her panniculus was becoming offensive, and he thought that she just wasn’t showering.

Embarrassed but not in a position to quit her job, she found a reason to stick to her diet. After she loses the fat and the skin folds are all that are left behind, she plans to have them surgically removed. It will take awhile, though, because she currently weighs about four-hundred pounds.