B Belly / double belly - anyone else?

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  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    I would recommend this thread (below) to get a good overview of women’s bellies.

    I would post pics of mine here but it is in full view on page 2 of the above mentioned thread in all it’s glory in numerous positions- including the ‘clinging shar-pei’ while planking’ and ‘belt eating while sitting’.

    I tend to not wear too many dresses, skirts, or pants that hit right at my waist because of the belt eating proclivity- I can end up with a rash, unless it is a soft cloth belt, leather and anything over an inch or two are terrible when seated. I also don’t wear shirts or t-shirts tucked in.

    I’ve never thought of it as a problem, just part of me, and never thought my style of dress awkward or particularly catering to a body flaw- more dressing in a style that suits all of my body and personality.

    I have had it no matter my weight, and no matter the amount or type of exercise I do or, for most of my life, don’t do.

    I did find belly dancing, mentioned up thread, really thought me how to use all of my abdominal muscles, not just my abs, and that really helped with posture and engagement when doing anything from taking the laundry out of the machine, going for a walk, or lifting heavy things and putting them down again.

    Cheers, h.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1

    I had to go look just for the "clinging Shar-pei" :) Now I have a name for my plank belly! I'm very impressed by the level of dedication it must have taken to get a picture of your belly while planking.
  • nooboots
    nooboots Posts: 480 Member
    beany200 wrote: »
    I’m over weight and the heaviest / biggest and most unhealthy I’ve ever been, with serious lack of control where food is concerned (but that’s for another thread). But beyond being over weight, I have the worst shaped tummy and it has always been that shape - albeit smaller, but still that capital B shape (pic attached). Making it impossible to find clothes that flatter. I’ve never had kids/ been pregnant, my belly has just always been like this for as long as I remember.

    I find my self envying bigger ladies that have belly’s that are “all one” and smooth.

    Does anyone else have this shape of belly? And more has anyone had this shape and successfully lost it? I’d love to see before and after pics if any of you had any. It seems like a really rare body type because I have never come across others online that have openly shared pics of themselves with this shape, except for pics used in tummy tuck “before and afters” and it seems to happen to some pregnant women too.

    I fear that the only way I’ll ever not have it is if I get lipo to remove the fat from the “upper” belly but I can’t afford that.

    I’m tired of it being a “thing” in my life that is holding me back. It’s a kick in the teeth to be “the wrong kind of fat” too. I guess I just need inspiration.

    If you look at more 'naturally' shaped women in the 60s and 70s, (or further back) in bikinis, that is the shape that is natural for most women. You are normal!

    Once you lose weight it will get smaller, you have lovely curves.
  • beany200
    beany200 Posts: 12 Member
    @seltzermint555 thanks for the encouragement! And I feel you (re: the wind hit your T-shirt and showing that upper tyre!) but you’ve inspired me to keep going :)

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