Does This Uterus Make My Stomach Look Fat?
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meagan8376 wrote: »
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Age: 42
Height: 5'6",
Weight: 125
BMI: 20.3
Number of Pregnancies: 0
Medical Conditions affecting appearance: none
Primary form of exercise: walking (35-45 miles per week)
Number of years doing aforementioned exercise: 2.5 years
Standing normally (imperfect posture) front view:
Standing normally (imperfect posture side view:
Sucking in, front view - saggy belly button lifted up (even when I suck in my belly button is not taut:
Sucking in, side view - note there's still a wee roll and that saggy navel:
So all I need to do to achieve the perfect tum is to keep my gut sucked in constantly, and also pull up my skin so my belly button looks "normal". And get a hysterectomy. And also learn how to live without oxygen. I'll get right on that...
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@singingflutelady My husband had a colostomy for a year. He has some scars from that and the mesh the doc used to try and forestall any hernia. He has a very bumpy belly. Real life is NOT all flat tummies, 6-pack abs and butterflies and roses. The thing I like about this thread is that it is REAL; extra skin, scars, ostomies and all. However, do not feel pressured to post any pics you are not comfortable with.
P.S. I can identify with the plank lady, @ilfaith, too funny!11 -
I realized what my plank belly reminds me of...a rubber chicken!
Oh my, that cracked me up. We've had scream belly, donut belly, rabbit belly and now rubber chicken belly. Can't wait to see what's next!
@ilfaith - thanks for sharing the good AND the bad. If people never saw the loose skin and just saw your six pack they, might think there was something wrong with THEIR plank belly.
@jayemes - actually sucking in the belly IS a great workout! Ladies, stomach vacuums are a great way to strengthen the pelvic floor. Pelvic floor health is something else that doesn't get talked about enough.
https://www.livestrong.com/article/187007-stomach-vacuum-exercise/
@rheddmobile - you have a REAL belly. One that's had a lot of life lived and unfortunate things happen to it. Very happy to hear your tumor was benign
I've seen the posts on the forum from women looking for flatter stomachs despite being slim. I don't really post because it feels weird posting to say 'well I'm slimmer than you...'. It's not a competition but I just wanted to say that I am 21, have never had kids, have been very sporty since childhood and am well into the underweight category. And don't have a totally flat stomach! That's just my shape and short of becoming an extreme body builder I don't think it's going to change much. Not that it needs to really.
@NadNight - I love this. Thank you so much for sharing.
@ceiswyn,@ggh15 - ugh, looks like the mods started cracking down in here on the underwear pics. I'm sorry that yours were removed because I loved the story they told.
@candycanebec - even though your belly button is frowning, it makes me smile!
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@mom23mangos LOL!!!! It does look like it's frowning! Maybe because I implied it wasn't normal.
But seriously, this thread is amazing, thanks for starting it. I'm not even on instagram and yet I too fall prey to negative self-talk/image issues, and comparing myself to others. This has been a real eye opener
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
Bwahahaha!!! That is the best @quiksylver296!!! You should post that on any thread asking how to get abs.2 -
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MelanieCN77 wrote: »
Is Uteri the plural form? OMG I don't need 2!13 -
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I'm 32, 3 full term pregnancies.
I'm 5'3 and currently 138#.
No c-sections or surgeries.
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candycanebec wrote: »
So all I need to do to achieve the perfect tum is to keep my gut sucked in constantly, and also pull up my skin so my belly button looks "normal". And get a hysterectomy. And also learn how to live without oxygen. I'll get right on that...
Our bellies look similar - and I am also bothered by the “frowny” belly button. However, looking at some of these pictures, I wonder if the fat deposition around the stomach that causes that is genetic, or maybe some other factor, rather than due to excess weight. A number of ladies that have posted do have fat there but they don’t have the same shelf over the belly button.
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FWIW, I think @candycanebec's belly button doesn't look "frowny" as such - to me, it looks like a flying saucer.candycanebec wrote: »
So all I need to do to achieve the perfect tum is to keep my gut sucked in constantly, and also pull up my skin so my belly button looks "normal". And get a hysterectomy. And also learn how to live without oxygen. I'll get right on that...
Our bellies look similar - and I am also bothered by the “frowny” belly button. However, looking at some of these pictures, I wonder if the fat deposition around the stomach that causes that is genetic, or maybe some other factor, rather than due to excess weight. A number of ladies that have posted do have fat there but they don’t have the same shelf over the belly button.
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Another set showing the difference posture can make as well as my plank stomach, post tummy-tuck.
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If I add some googly eyes, my stomach kinda reminds me of the Martians from Sesame Street.
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Okay.... Who woo'd Sesame Street Muppets???? That's just blasphemy!
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