This is her follow up email to me – quite telling!!
“I thought you might like to see this image. I took a shot yesterday to compare the image of the day before I started with you, 3 weeks into our Skype meetings and now 4 months later. I cannot believe the difference that doing the Tupler method made. I had been doing crossfit for about a year in my “before” picture and eating cleanly but you couldn’t tell it because of the gap. I actually weigh 147lbs (as of yesterday) now but was 145 in both of the two images on the left…so the scale is so deceiving. Now I can actually see the results of my hard work. There are still things that I have to modify while working out, so I don’t reopen it, but I’m back to my regular routine & coaching at the box again. Thank you SO much!”
Well, here Is my own 8 week post baby #5 before and after!
First picture was taken a couple of days after having the baby, and the Second picture is exactly 8 weeks after.You can see I had a small diastasis with the first picture .Since I splinted this pregnancy AND of course did 10 sets of 100 seated TuplerContractions per day, my recti only split this time to
1 on top
2.75 in middle
1 on bottom
By the time I was 4 weeks Postpartum, my diastasis was fully closed.
What did I do? Same as always:I Splinted my Recti of course – both day and night, and did 10 sets of 100 Seated Tupler contractions. That’s IT!I didn’t start doing any other exercises until I was 6 weeks + Post partum.
Interestingly I found it much easier to bring my waistline in…usually I had to go several months out to get back to a 25 inch waist…this time that happened by week 6!
Because of this I think to myself “Why didn’t I splint during my other 4 pregnancies?!?!?”
SUMMARY OF POST BABY DIASTASIS AND WAISTLINE
AFTER BABY #3 I did not splint during pregnancy or after – took 11 weeks to close diastasis and bring waist to 26
AFTER BABY #4 I splinted after pregnancy but not much during – took 7 weeks to close diastasis and bring waist to 26 1/2.
AFTER BABY #5 I splinted during AND after pregnancy – took 4 weeks to close diastasis and 2 weeks after that to get to a 25 inch waist.
So I thought I would post some of the crazy awesome results just 2 days before the due date of #5 so you could get a taste of some of the great case studies and before and afters. Then in April or so I will post my own before and after results after baby #5. Enjoy!
Client AG
This client (ABOVE) is in her 30s and is a health conscious mom recently of 5 young kids– 2 of them are still nursing.As you can see, she has had SIGNIFICANT results!She lost 7 inches in her belly button ALONE in just 4 weeks.She lost 15 inches across her entire midsection in just 4 weeks!How did she do it?She splinted consistently and she followed the 6 week program – doing 7 to 10 sets of Seated Tuplers each day.You can notice the bulging of her belly near the belly button has significantly decreased.She is starting to get definition of her abdominal muscles.Also, you can see her diastasis that was fairly severe with very deep connective tissue between the two halves of her rectihas improved significantly to be very shallow connective tissue and her diastasis is considered closed – just a tiny little almost imperceptible divet 3 inches above and 3 inches below the belly.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
34.5
37
38
3
4VD
3M
Week 4
30.1
30
34.5
.75
.75/closed
closed
CLIENT BL
before
after 4 weeks
before
after 4 weeks
This client is a Pilates and Yoga instructor with 2 young kids – one of themis still under 1 and is still nursing.You can see with her numbers that her diastasis as well was fairly severe with deep connective tissue.We saw a huge improvement with the connective tissue and width of the diastasis in the first 2 weeks and continued improving.She wore the splint consistently, modified some of the movements she taught,splinted consistently and watched her body mechanics.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
31.25
33.75
35.5
4M
4 MD
4.5 M
Week 4
28.25
28.1
32.8
closed
1.5 S
.4 S
CLIENT MC
before
after 4 weeks
before
after 4 weeks
This client has 3 young boys.She recently had gall bladder surgery with a scar near her belly button.She could tell she had a diastasis and wanted to heal it.Her waist and abdomen started shrinking and her concerned husband wondered after2 weeks whether or not she was “too skinny.”She began to notice very nice definition in her obliques as well as can be noticed in her after pics.She has made progress with her diastasis and should finish closing in a couple of weeks.She splinted consistently and did the Seated Tuplers 10 sets consistently.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
28.5
30
34
3S
3MD
3M
Week 4
27
26.7
32
1.75
1.25
1.25
CLIENT MV
before
after 4 weeks
before
after 4 weeks
This client has never had kids but knew she had a hernia she was very worried about and also suspected she had a diastasis recti.Sure enough she had both.She wants to have kids and felt the umbilical hernia was getting in the way of realizing her dreams, and she did not want to have surgery for it.Her hernia was giving her pain and was noticeable to her at all times.She did the Seated Tupler exercises very consistently and was able to reduce her hernia by 80% in just 4 weeks.It now does not cause her pain but feels like little bubbles as most of the organs poking through have gone back behind the connective tissue and recti muscles as her diastasis has decreased significantly.You can also see her waistline, while tiny before, also reduced even more, which was a nice perk!
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
26.75
26.75
33
3
1 to 3
4S
Week 4
24.3
24.5
31.1
1 VS
.75
.2 S
CLIENTNH
before
after 11 weeks
before
after 11 weeks
You might remember this client from her SIGNIFICANT hernia reversal.Here are her follow up pictures.She has lost a total of 14 inches from her abdomal area and now has a 23 inch waist line – SUPER TINY! Hernia still gone!
This is the tale of two friends in two different states with diastasis recti. I had Skype Client Sessions with these two ladies since there is no one in their area who is licensed in the Tupler Technique. (to find out if anyone is in your area, go to www.diastasisrehab.com
The first one client JC contacted me several months ago wanting to lose her “mummy tummy.” Her friend KC contacted me a few months later after hearing about the Tupler Technique from her friend. Here are their results!
CLIENT KC
Front view – before and after
Side view -before and after
KC was a very fit person with two kids.She noticed with her 2nd child something had definitely changed in her midsection.Her belly looked different.When she would get up from a laying down position or do sit ups, she noticed the “mound” over her belly and knew something was awry.She had the separation of her abs which she had been hearing about from her friend in a another state.She was very active – did cross fit 4 to 5 times a week.She could see that when she did…GULP…sit ups….the mound…the organ protrustion coming up from her midsection. She has been diligent with following the program – the seated tuplers, avoiding certain movements, good body mechanics – getting up and down correctly, and consistent with SPLINTING. This is just after TWO and a half weeks!!
DIASTASIS
WAIST
Upper
Middle
lower
WEEK 1
28 ½
29
33
2.5 shallow
3 deep
2 shallow
Week 3
–
28
–
.75 very shallow
2 shallow
1.25 shallow
CLIENT JC
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
This client who first found me while doing research online, has 3 kids – all C sections.She had experienced pain and numbness around C section scar.She has been active and has been complementing the Tupler Technique with eating well and weight training.I find that when people Eat right, especially low glycemic, do the Tupler Technique and complement with running, elliptical, or other exercises with moves that are complementary to the program, they get the BEST results. This client has been encorporating the Tupler Technique into her day, doing the right body mechanics and splining!
DIASTASIS
WAIST
Upper
Middle
lower
WEEK 1
33.5
36.75
38
1.5
2
3
Week 3
33
35.25
36.5
–
Closed
1
2
Also, one other thing I have noticed is that when people have a FRIEND to do the Tupler Program with, it helps immensely because FRIENDS keep each other motivated! Both clients still are on their way to closing completely their diastasis, but are on the path of REAL PROGRESS – both functional and cosmetic – as is seen in their case studies and in their before and after photos!
My favorite thing about doing workshops is the before and after results!! I see some of the most amazing things!!
CLIENT NH
BEFORE
4 weeks later
Before
4 weeks later
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
32.25
30
28.25
3
7D
4
Week 4
25.25
27
28.25
closed
3 S/M
closed
NH was told by several surgeons and doctors that SURGERY was the only answer for her hernia. Of course! This is the easiest thing in the world for a doctor to tell ANYONE with a hernia. However, what they DONT tell you is you can fix a hernia was SPECIFIC INTRINSIC EXERCISES which all of my blog readers now know fondly as Seated Tupler Contraction exercises!!
Also, what THEY don’t tell you is that hernia surgery has a HIGH REOCCURANCE rate for the return of hernia – some say 50%, some say as much as EVENTUALLY 100%…not to mention the not so fun part of RISK OF INFECTION, and STILL not really addressing the problem!!!!
The problem being WEAK CONNECTIVE TISSUE because of a Diastasis Recti – or split in the Recti muscles. This client with practically NO FAT ON HER BODY – had a severe diastasis of 7 D. Anytime your recti are separated to a 7, you have a HIGH RISK of a hernia because its so easy for the thinned out connective tissue to get a tear or imperfection and part of an internal organ will pop through.
You can see you close the bottom and top parts of her diastasis recti completely (technically they were 1/8 to 1/4 of a fingerwidth – almost imperceptible – so I am calling them closed) The middle you can see went from 7 DEEP connective tissue, to 3 Moderate to Shallow connective tissue – which is a huge improvment in just FOUR WEEKS. Any surgeon or doctor would tell you this is NOT POSSIBLE. Also, note the WAISTLINE!! I measure 3 places for the waistline – 3 inches above belly button, at belly button, and 3 inches below belly button – corresponding EXACTLY to where we measure the diastasis – really giving a full picture of the changes going on. 3 inches ABOVE the belly button, she lost SEVEN INCHES in just 4 weeks! UNBELiEVaBLE!! She also lost 3 inches AT the waist – though in the pics it looks like more to me.
And CHECK OUT WHAT DID happen to her hernia. You would REALLY ASK – WHAT HERNIA????? Based on the latter pics. It has completely reversed. She says her friends and family are amazed, knowing how many doctors she consulted, knowing how far the belly button had been protruding…and in only FOUR WEEKS!!! I am guessing by the time I have my follow up with this client in a month, her diastasis will have completed healing, her belly skin adjusted to the smaller belly, her waist in another 2 inches at the waistline. That is a total of 10 inches across the midsection in Four weeks – and cosmetically INFINITELY BETTER! No more taping of the belly button!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE working with women who have hernias. Since I have reversed two of my own, including ONE WHEN I WAS 6 months PREGNANT with #4. I have a particular fondness for helping people reverse theirs. I would estimate approximately 60 to 70% of my clients currently have a hernia. Maybe only half of those knew they had one because many have never asked their physicians about it, or just thought that was “just what their belly looked like after having a baby.”
So, how did NH achieve these results??? This client did the program RELIGIOUSLY – she followed the Diastasis Rehab® Guidebook (can be purchased here on my site – right hand side) to the tee. She wore her Diastasis Rehab® Splint and did ALL OF HER SETS OF EXERCISES. Do you have a hernia? Have you seen doctors and surgeons for it? Does your belly button look odd? Do you have burning or bulging around your belly or belly button? If so, you probably have a hernia!! There IS a natural way to heal your body and you HAVE the ability!!
Many of you have been asking to see more BEFORE AND AFTER PICS!! Well, I have the lastest from the last Diastasis Rehab Lose Your Mummy Tummy® Workshop which took place over 5 calendar weeks! It is amazing to see what can happen in just FIVE WEEKS!
WINNER OF THE BEST BELLY AWARD: V.A.
before
after
before
after
This client is very athletic, and this was the last piece of the puzzle.She had great technique and it showed! Her waistline shrunk quite a bit – unbelievable the difference seen in the before and after pics!Other parts of the waistline were measured and in all she lost 8 inches across her midsection in just FIVE WEEKS! You can note the significantly decreased protrusion of the belly around the belly button, the greatly improved tone of the recti, and an overall fantastic appearance!
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
38
1
3
closed
Week 6
35
closed
1.5
.25
A.F.
before
after
before
after
The client had a C section that caused her to lose a lot of feeling and connective with her lower abdominals.She splinted consistently, made HUGE headway and healed her connective tissue and improved her technique until it was rock solid! You can see in her pictures her belly size has decreased significantly. If you look above and below the belly button in the frontal view, you can see how much the appearance has improved by decreased belly width, her belly button appearance and improved tone.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
32
3
5
5
Week 6
32
1
1.25
1.75
A.K.
before
after
This client really shrunk her diastasis and had GREAT technique and she splinted.She was already active and athletic so this was the last piece of the puzzle. She closed her diastasis in the middle by DAY 2 of the workshop, which is 3 calendar weeks.This is normally the most difficult as it’s the weakest point of the connective tissue. She lost 3 inches across her midsection and her connective tissue is now in great shape!
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
34
3
3
4
Week 6
32
3 shall
closed
.5
J.M.
before
after
This client closed her diastasis in the middle, the weakest point of the connective tissue, by DAY TWO of the workshop – which is 3 calendar weeks.She improved her connective tissue signifigantly on the bottom and top. Her technique is great , she is very strong, and she splinted consistently. She lost 2 inches in her waistline and 4 inches across her midsection! Her technique was great! You can see in her pictures that her recti have become more pronounced and her belly has shrunken.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
37.4
3S
3M
3S
Week 6
35
2.75 V
closed
3S
M.F.
before
after
before
after
Her skin on her pictures is so much improved.This was a huge concern of hers since her frame was so small.Her diastasis in two areas has deep connective tissue, which takes longer to heal and causes more of a “mummy tummy” than shallow connective tissue.Her technique was great and she splinted consistently.She cut her diastasis by ½ or more and her over all look of her belly is great improved. You can see in the pictures on the side profile the skin hangs over much much less. In the top pictures you can see how much smaller her abdominals had become from top to bottom – we worked on shortening her over-lengthened muscles and this improved her apprearance greatly.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
29.5
3deep
4 deep
3 shall
Week 6
29
2.75s
1.75
1.75
C.C.
before
after
The client had her work cut out for her for a workshop amount of time.5 or 6 fingerwidths distance can take more patience, VERY CONSISTANT EXERCISES and impeccable technique.Although this client didn’t get as many of the sets that she wanted to get in, she still CLOSED her diastasis in one area, and great improved the others, including making her lower connective tissue from deep to shallow which is a huge step in its healing! !In the other two areas we measure in inch loss of her midsection she also lost 3 inches! You can see in her pictures her recti muscles are much more toned and pronounced and the overall apprearance of her belly is much better.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
33.75
3
5.5
6
Week 6
33
closed
5
4.75 s
M.H.
before
after
This client had great success in bringing much of her diastasis closed! Her technique is great , she is very strong, and she splinted consistently. In the other two areas we measure ininch loss of her midsection she lost 3 inches!Many times more inches off come AFTER the diastasis is closed as you keep doing the exercises.You can note in her before and after pictures the waistline is becoming more pronounced, her recti and more pronounced, her belly button has improved visually, and the bulge on one side has decreased significantly!
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
32.5
3deep
4 deep
4
Week 6
32.2
.2
1.3
1.5 s
L.P.
before
after
This client improved significantly in her diastasis.She halved it in the middle, and brought it down even more significantly in the top and bottom section of her diastasis!Her pics show overall improvement of the belly area , her recti are much more pronounced, her belly button size decreased and her waistline will keep on shrinking – her technique is great and she wears the splint!
You might remember client MJ from several posts ago. But I thought a separate post was warranted with her results…there are several things to add, along with the new pictures!
CLIENT MJ Not only did Client MJ, who initially had 2 C sections and an umbilical hernia get down to a 23 3/4 INCH WAIST (week 6 picture shown at 24 inches), AND her DIASTASIS RECTI is CLOSED, but HER HERNIA ALSO POPPED BACK IN!!
So I have seen some pretty ROCKIN results lately! Just when you think you have seen it all, people blow all the prior results out of the water! And pictures to boot!
BEFORE:
AFTER: DAY 8
AFTER: DAY 8
BEFORE:
CLIENT MJ
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
27
3
4
5
Week 2
1.5
2.25
3.5
Week 4
1
1.5
2.25
Week 6
24 3/8
—-
1.5
2 VS
This client has 2 young kids and in her early 40s. She is a VERY regular gym-goer who started out with a size 27 inch waist. The catch was, people would still ask if she was pregnant because of her shape. I am posting her before and after pics of just ONE WEEK – but I will edit them when she gives me her latest. She is now a 24 3/8 inch waist. Who would EVER think they could break into the 24 inch waistline realm. SUPER MODELS go for the 24 inch waist!! She has also NEARLY closed her diastasis. She is a 2 VERY SHALLOW 3 inches below her belly button – her connective tissue is nearly healed. She did her 10 sets of 100 Seated Tupler Contractions each day and wore her splint religiously. So congrats MJ on your progress!
Client KM
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
43.5
3
3
4
Week 4
37.85
.5
2.5
.5
Week 6
36.3
—-
.75
—–
This client is a mom in her upper 40s. Her three children are grown. There is NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS!! I was amazed at KM’s progress! She will be sending me her pictures which I will put in place. KM has an umbilical hernia, and has had a stubborn midsection for a long time and finally felt it was time to “do something for herself” and take care of it finally. She came down SEVEN INCHES within 6 weeks. She wore her splint religiously, had GREAT technique and did 6 to 10 sets of 100 Seated Tuplers each day. Her diastasis is CLOSED!!! She is on fire to let other women know about this! SPREAD THE WORD PEOPLE!
To those of you who have been told surgery is the only option – look no further!! I see amazing results everyday!! Look at your other options! I have seen so many great results recently, and I wanted to post a few of them!
Client SD:
This client is in her low 30s. She is a mom of 2 kids, and had an OUTTIE belly button. In only 2 weeks, here is what happened with her:
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
29 3/4
3
5
4
Week 2
28 1/8
.25
1.5
2.5
Her belly button issues have totally been resolved! Instead of feeling the need to put tape over her belly button, her connective tissue was drawn inward and healed nicely, as well as her diastasis coming together signifigantly ESPECIALLY for just 2 weeks!! Not her waist size is down more than 1 ½ inches! ! She did 10 sets of 100 of Seated Tupler Contractions everyday, AND wore the splint.
Client HB
This client is also in her low 30s. She also has 2 kids, and had C sections.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
28 3/8
1
3
3
Week 2
26 7/16
.75
.5
.25
This client is clinically closed – but I know we can close that upper the rest of the way. Her technique was fantastic and in only TWO WEEKS she has gone down 1 ½ inches as well! She did 10 sets of 100 of Seated Tupler Contractions everyday, AND wore the splint.
Client SH
This client is 41 and has 2 kids. She in below her prepregnancy weight, eats PRIMAL, and works out with a personal trainer 4 times a week, and does a video the rest of the week (and now works with me). She literally just had the last piece of the puzzle to go – her belly. Unbeknownst to her, she had a large hernia, extending 4 ½ inches along her connective tissue. It protruded out 1 ¾ inches with just a little movement in her abdominal region.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
32
2
3
4 1/4
Week 8
30
1.75
2.25
.5
The big news here is the hernia!! Her waist is looking much better, and the diastasis, especially in the lower region has significantly gone down. But the HERNIA…! It is now only 2 ¾ in length, and protrudes only .25 inches – a FRACTION of what it was both in length and in depth!!! She has been fairly consistent with 10 sets of 100 and wears her splint religiously!
Client SH #2
This client (different than the previous) is in her late 20s. She had twins 7 years ago via C section, and a 3 child via C section. She is a doula (my doula actually!) and wanted to put things back together again.
DIASTASIS
waist
upper
middle
lower
Week 1
29 3/8
3
8
4
Week 4
27 3/4
1.5
3 shallow
2.5
Only working with this client 2 times – she had AMAZING results!! She brought her 8 down to 3 shallow – meaning her connective tissue is really healing nicely and it shouldn’t be too long before its totally together. Her other areas are looking much better as well – AND she lost 2 inches in her waist. She did the 10 sets of 100 Seated Tupler Contractions and wore her splint. Moms of Multiples –pay attention!! You can SO do this!!
More results and pictures to come!! It is so rewarding to see amazing progress, to see the hope restored in the women I work with, and to help restore their midsection!!!
So AS PROMISED I am posting my before and after pics of my belly with baby #4. Here the before picture of my belly is actually going to be my pregnancy belly. I wanted to take a really great ugly shot of my abs after baby #4 since my waist was a full 2 inches bigger after baby #4 – it was 34 rather than 32. However, in my state of sleep deprivation and healing I failed to get that super ugly shot!
In this pregnancy shot – pregnant with baby #4, and my biggest baby of the crew, you can see the gully right at the belly button – which is my Diastasis Recti: This time it got to a 4 fingerwidths in the middle, and 3 fingerwidths on top, and 3 fingerwidths on the bottom.
Here is another belly shot where you can see how stretched out my belly got, you can see the outline of my diastasis at the weakest point of the connective tissue – the belly button.
Here is my recent after – I still have that last inch to go to get to 25 1/2 inches (currently at 26 1/2 inch waist)- but its a work in progress. This was taken 9 weeks after birth after closing my diastasis recti in week 6 and toning with the Tupler Technique®: I did 10 sets of 100 Seated Tuplers every day until my diastasis was closed. I also wore my Diastasis Rehab® Splint very diligently. I think that was a big factor to have closed my diastasis faster than after my 3rd pregnancy, when I didn’t wear the Splint nearly as often.
So that is that! Another baby down, another diastasis conquered!
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