How much progress does it look like I've made on my stomach?
96leah
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From the first two images (taken at the same time), to the third one, taken 18 months later.
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The lighting, pose, and quality makes it hard to judge.18
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Definitely hard to tell, there’s clearly a bit of movement blur there.
Whoever it is looks fairly slim though. I have to say that I think they’re wearing Spanx under the dress though, so again hard to be sure exactly what’s accurate.4 -
To me, it looks like there is some adipose tissue that could still be lost to reach "flat" status.3
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quiksylver296 wrote: »To me, it looks like there is some adipose tissue that could still be lost.
Thanks, that's what I thought; someone above said 'fairly slim', but I don't know what fairly slim means exactly
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BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »Definitely hard to tell, there’s clearly a bit of movement blur there.
Whoever it is looks fairly slim though. I have to say that I think they’re wearing Spanx under the dress though, so again hard to be sure exactly what’s accurate.
Not Spanx, but some tights which do flatten things out a bit.
What does 'fairly slim' mean? I was asking more how far does this stomach look from being flat.1 -
A better photo would help, without shape wear or tights, .pretty hard to tell otherwise.5
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I would call this a "flat stomach".
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Well I think you have a lovely stomach. You really don't have to send a photo of yourself over the Internet to some strangers to either affirm...yes, that's a lovely tummy or OMG it's horrid put a sack over your head.
We live in an age where women are obsessed with how perfectly healthy portions of them look. We're not talking a body part mutilated in a car accident, but perfectly nice stomachs, breasts, hips, etc. It's so sad. We aren't all meant to look the same, and those supermodels on TV and magazines are genetic freaks and most of the images are manipulated by clothes, makeup, Photoshop, and more.
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I agree with what others have said (very unclear photo for the question asked, overall looks like there might be more weight available to lose that could change things).
Even so, I think this thread might be a good one for you to look through, as a way to calibrate your expectations (in a world where much of what we see is carefully posed and even photoshopped celebrities, as the standard):
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10689837/does-this-uterus-make-my-stomach-look-fat/p1
ETA: This may also be useful:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p114 -
I say make your stomach composition to your liking not other peoples opinions. If your wearing tights to hold your stomach in then specifically your not happy with your body's composition. Maybe try working with a personal trainer or tummy tuck etc. I hope this advice doesn't offend you by any means. Your picture is blurry though...4
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kenyonhaff wrote: »Well I think you have a lovely stomach. You really don't have to send a photo of yourself over the Internet to some strangers to either affirm...yes, that's a lovely tummy or OMG it's horrid put a sack over your head.
We live in an age where women are obsessed with how perfectly healthy portions of them look. We're not talking a body part mutilated in a car accident, but perfectly nice stomachs, breasts, hips, etc. It's so sad. We aren't all meant to look the same, and those supermodels on TV and magazines are genetic freaks and most of the images are manipulated by clothes, makeup, Photoshop, and more.
Hi, thanks for this post. I don't think that there is a 'problem' with my body (I'm not overweight), I just wondered how far it looked from being properly flat, that's all. I know the media has a problem with women being too thin!
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AprilMLowe wrote: »I say make your stomach composition to your liking not other peoples opinions. If your wearing tights to hold your stomach in then specifically your not happy with your body's composition. Maybe try working with a personal trainer or tummy tuck etc. I hope this advice doesn't offend you by any means. Your picture is blurry though...
No, not offended at all. I actually just wanted honest answers and not sugar coating, such as 'oh lots of women are unhappy with their bodies because of the media etc...when they look normal and fine'.1 -
It’s not flat. But you look slim.6
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Also, to make yourself even seem real instead of a troll with a ghost profile pic, I would consider adding a profile pic:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032273012-How-do-I-add-a-photo-to-my-profile-
and then maybe adding something about yourself in the profile section:
https://support.myfitnesspal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032272772-How-do-I-create-my-public-profile-page-4 -
if you're using your stomach as a gauge to decide a healthy weight for you... don't. It's really only a good way to judge the day you're having and not overall health. Moreover, depending on your age, genetics, whether you have had kids, you can easily store loose skin and muscles on the stomach and that doesn't mean you should strive to lose it... you can drive yourself crazy. Maybe focus more on how awake you feel, how strong you feel, how confident you feel, than how flat your stomach "should" be.7
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kenyonhaff wrote: »Well I think you have a lovely stomach. You really don't have to send a photo of yourself over the Internet to some strangers to either affirm...yes, that's a lovely tummy or OMG it's horrid put a sack over your head.
We live in an age where women are obsessed with how perfectly healthy portions of them look. We're not talking a body part mutilated in a car accident, but perfectly nice stomachs, breasts, hips, etc. It's so sad. We aren't all meant to look the same, and those supermodels on TV and magazines are genetic freaks and most of the images are manipulated by clothes, makeup, Photoshop, and more.
Hi, thanks for this post. I don't think that there is a 'problem' with my body (I'm not overweight), I just wondered how far it looked from being properly flat, that's all. I know the media has a problem with women being too thin!
Beyond the unclear photos, and such, part of the problem (for me, in answering very concretely), is that there's IMO no such thing as "properly flat" in some objective sense. There are a wide range of female bodies, even at healthy, sensible weight and when in good condition (athletically speaking). There are also a very wide range of personal and cultural perceptions about what would be ideal, let alone "proper".
That's why I suggested you go look at some other threads (links in post above).
If we had clear photos, front and side (standing still, good lighting, wearing something at least close fitting (but not a compression garment) or more ideally something with a low waist plus a crop top/bikini top (but not underwear); and if you added something about what you see as "proper", we might be able give you honest feedback. It need not be fancy. Cell phone snaps work fine.
If you're at a healthy weight, and are happy with how your body looks in your very own personal view, then I think your stomach is "properly flat". If you're at a healthy weight, and don't want to lose weight, but don't like something about your look**, then it's probable that the best solution is off in the direction of some type of exercise (different exercises for different desired results). If you think you'd feel better at a lighter weight and a little thinner, and your doctor says that would still be in a healthy range for you, then that's an option, too.
For some of us, our ideal body is just not going to happen: If I wanted the tall, lean, yet still curvy look of some healthy top models, it would be out of my reach, because I'm only 5'5", with a narrow-hipped, wide-shouldered, flat-chested body of somewhat rectangular or wide-top triangle shape. (I don't want that kind of model's look, happily, this is just an example). We see those kinds of posts, sometimes, often from rather young and very unconfident women, who seem to feel that if they could just look like a celebrity of a certain very different body type, their lives would improve. That kind of scenario is sad, and it's likely that some of our responses are colored by having had to answer those sort of posts (even though yours is different).
IMO, the photo posted above of a "flat stomach" is a woman who's quite lean (leaner than most healthy women walking around not being photographed by professional photographers
); probably quite active (some muscularity, hard to see how much in that small a photo); and with a fairly small natural (genetic) abdominal rise (from the arrangement of pelvic bones and internal female plumbing), though that may be partly an illusion of this particular pose. That's not a criticism of the post or the model in the photograph in any way, it's just my observation about it in context of trying to think about what "properly flat" might be for someone's who's not the woman in the photo.
** My encouragement to anyone would be to celebrate her (or his) body, and seek happiness in all the amazing things it can do. I'm hoping that's the headspace in which you currently find yourself. That way of thinking is still compatible with wanting certain self-improvements, either in appearance or physical capability. In fact, care and nuturing may be easier to cultivate for loved, valued own body, vs. one that routinely provokes only discontent or (the difference between those extremes is attitude, not objective body shape). Self confidence engenders a sense of personal agency, which is a form of personal power. But that's just my cranky li'l ol' lady opinion. :flowerforyou:3 -
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IMO You have a very cute shape but you're the only person it should matter to.
And media is terrible because we all want to look like that perfect specimen and feel less than adequate when we don't.
Don't compare yourself, just be who you are and love yourself like that! 2 -
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Thank you Alex. Does it look to you as though I've made progress, in terms of weight loss, between the grey dress and red dress photos? Not many people have answered this question, because my comparison 'after' photo was not in my original post.
Many thanks.1 -
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Thank you Alex. Does it look to you as though I've made progress, in terms of weight loss, between the grey dress and red dress photos? Not many people have answered this question, because my comparison 'after' photo was not in my original post.
Many thanks.
The vast majority haven't answered because it's impossible to tell from clothed photos taken at different angles.
If you want to take progress photos you ideally need to take them in the same pose with skin exposed in the place you want to see the progress in or in clothing that is skintight (whilst bearing in mind the community guidelines for photos), you also need to have roughly the same lighting conditions. If you don't have someone that can take the picture for you, take one using the timer or using a full length mirror.
The easier way to do tell if you've made progress in specific areas is to take measurements.
https://www.verywellfit.com/how-to-take-your-body-measurements-1231126
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I don't see much difference in the abdomen area, but it appears to me that your waistline is much smaller and that your rear end is more lifted with more of a curvature from rear end to lower back and waist area. I'm not really comfortable commenting on others shapes, and you look fine in both photos.2
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Thank you Alex. Does it look to you as though I've made progress, in terms of weight loss, between the grey dress and red dress photos? Not many people have answered this question, because my comparison 'after' photo was not in my original post.
Many thanks.
That's not why I didn't answer your question. I found the fact that you used a picture taken while the person was moving to be very odd, and not something I have ever seen anyone do before. Also, unlike all the other B&A pictures I have seen, there's no way to tell that they are of the same person.
If you post an after pic that is clearly in the same room as the before pic, I would feel more comfortable commenting.7 -
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Thank you Alex. Does it look to you as though I've made progress, in terms of weight loss, between the grey dress and red dress photos? Not many people have answered this question, because my comparison 'after' photo was not in my original post.
Many thanks.
That's not why I didn't answer your question. I found the fact that you used a picture taken while the person was moving to be very odd, and not something I have ever seen anyone do before. Also, unlike all the other B&A pictures I have seen, there's no way to tell that they are of the same person.
If you post an after pic that is clearly in the same room as the before pic, I would feel more comfortable commenting.
All of the photographs are of me - the first two were taken at a house, when I was in the background of someone else's photo that ended up on social media. The second red dress one is a selfie I took in a changing room. Both dresses are skin tight.0 -
It's just not possible to tell from those photos, as others have said. They need to be as identical as you can get them.3
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Thank you Alex. Does it look to you as though I've made progress, in terms of weight loss, between the grey dress and red dress photos? Not many people have answered this question, because my comparison 'after' photo was not in my original post.
Many thanks.
That's not why I didn't answer your question. I found the fact that you used a picture taken while the person was moving to be very odd, and not something I have ever seen anyone do before. Also, unlike all the other B&A pictures I have seen, there's no way to tell that they are of the same person.
If you post an after pic that is clearly in the same room as the before pic, I would feel more comfortable commenting.
All of the photographs are of me - the first two were taken at a house, when I was in the background of someone else's photo that ended up on social media. The second red dress one is a selfie I took in a changing room. Both dresses are skin tight.
The first dress is not skintight and you've already said you're wearing tights. You can't do anything about the quality of these photos and you're not going to get the answers you're looking for, so perhaps just take onboard the advice given and take some better photos going forward and take measurements.
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The red dress person looks leaner to me. This could be because the red dress makes them so. Because the poses are different. Or... because they are leaner!0
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As many people said on your other thread, you need to post a proper, clear photo. Not one where you are moving, where it's blurry, or where you are wearing several layers of clothes.
Standing still in front of a full length mirror or taken by a friend wearing something skin tight like gym clothes.9
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