How to Get a Flat Tummy Post-Pregnancy

Jen Chaney — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:33:00 GMT

Obviously I did something very wrong after delivering my son a year ago. If only I had followed the advice of Brooke Burke -- you know her as the actress and former hostess of E!'s "Wild On" -- maybe I'd be rocking tight abs and an itty-bitty waist.

Burke, who delivered her fourth child (yes, I said fourth) a month ago, recently wrote a blog post that shared her secrets to slimming down after having a child. Indeed, as FameCrawler recently pointed out, she does look fab.

So what's her secret? Well, for starters, follow a solid meal plan, something she helpfully outlines in her post. Nothing earth-shattering here, just lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, a healthy amount of protein and a series of reasonably portioned meals and snacks throughout the day. In other words, this is dieting from the department of No Duh.

Burke also is a big advocate for belly binding, a practice in which new moms wrap their torso in a fabric that's supposed to get rid of that excess blubber much more quickly. This is no surprise since she hawks her own belly-binding product called Tauts. This concept is apparently pretty common in other cultures, and it's very possible it works although it seems like one extra headache to deal with at a time when most mothers are just scraping to survive each day.

There is nothing wrong with Burke's advice, really, except for one small thing: I think it might be b.s. I believe she uses her wraps and eats the diet she describes. But I don't think that's all she does. I suspect she has a trainer on retainer who helps her get back in shape as soon as she possibly can. I also strongly suspect she has genetics on her side (and really, don't you kinda hate her for that?).

All I know is I could have eaten that diet and worn an extra-strength corset as soon as I got home from the hospital and I would not have looked like Brooke Burke. Hell, I could have bypassed kids entirely and I still couldn't have rocked a body like that. So while the E! lady's advice may be helpful to a degree, let's be honest: When you're Brooke Burke, you kinda live in a different world than the rest of us.

Photo: FameCrawler on Babble.com

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How to Get a Flat Tummy Post-Pregnancy