"B" belly success?

emilyasdf

I had a huge B belly. The bottom of the B hung low and I have stretch marks around my hips and bellybutton. My belly was so big, for a while even after losing a good amount of weight, I didn't really have a waist. The belly's gotten much smaller, the top bump of the B is significantly smaller now, if I continue to lose weight and tone, the top bump will soon be gone and I will just have to deal with my lower belly pooch. But I'm much happier with how it is now, for me, the potential of left over skin from weightless far outweighs the health risks and psychological effects of being obese had on me.

sola24

I am 110lbs now and still my belly is a huge B and fat just refuses to go from there. I am just going to keep on working out and hope it will go away one day. Keep the success stories and pics coming ladies. I need some motivation!

gopgirl425

I just went to the restroom to check...and yes it is definitely a B belly. I just always looked at it as the hour glass shape of my body. Mine has no doubt gone down a lot and I hope will continue to decrease as I lose more weight.
Good luck to everyone...hope we all get the I belly we want.

VeryKatie

I have more of a slight "W" belly.

40andFindingFitness

I think I had a "w" belly that's now a "B" belly. Making progress.

middlehaitch

I am so glad this thread was revived.
I am a B belly and it drives me crazy. Even at my goal weight it bloops over waistbands.
I always referred to it as my top tummy and bottom tummy and couldn't figure out why I had it, and others didn't.
Just ran to the bathroom to slap on a swimsuit and take these.
I am at my goal weight but need some time in the gym.

Before 130lb



After 101lb






I am hoping to improve it by March.
Cheers, h.

hismogwai

It just gets smaller ... well so far, im 5 lbs off my goal weight though, so im not holding my breath but I am going to do another round of insanity... if anything can get rid of it it will be 2 months of crazyness hehe ill let you know

rachylouise87

i have a b belly which worsened since having 3 kids. now its a b belly with a mummy apron which is a combo of lose skin and fat. not cool. im glad now its starting to shrink i can feel the muscle underneath but its flabby over

gramarye

I've lost about 85 pounds (somewhere in the 290s to 205 now), and I still have a B. I had a kid five years ago, which contributes, but my lower half is... more pliable, I suppose. And the top half is smaller. Overall, I fit fine into clothes and like the way I look, B belly and all.

That said, when I'm feeling really down on myself, I tell myself that my belly button looks like a Shar Pei because of the way I've lost fat there. XD

cnadiger

godblessourhome wrote: »

i have it, and while the top 'hump' of the 'b' has flattened out some, the bottom bump is still a problem.

^^This. The lower hump is getting all loose and flabby but the upper is getting smaller. But I considered it a problem at every weight, not just highest and lowest.

Toria718

my sisters and i do, my youngest sister is a fitness competitor, hers went away at around 18% body fat...this is after being 180lbs. she is 124 or so for competition, i want to get there some day soon. i'd show you pics but they arent online yet

eta, she won the fitness model group

HappilyRubina

It's an old thread but I have a B-belly. Absolutely hate it. Lower roll is bigger. But well, I'm trying to lose it atleast to the point where it stops interfering with my tucked in shirts. If I find results, I'll post.

rdkstar

Mine is nearly gone. I'm hoping to report a success soon. I have lowered my goal by another 5 pounds in the hopes it will be gone. Only time will tell.

Change1992

Yeah, I have a B belly but I didn't when I was slim so am hoping once I lose the weight, I'll also lose the B shape but who knows! Fingers crossed!

turtlez23

I have a D belly but noticed when I was getting close to 230lbs and my high waist pants that the B belly was starting to happen. I still think my D belly is gross though, it just hangs low. ugh.

brosis85

I have never had a "b" belly but I am a personal trainer and it is possible to get rid of it. Where I am from we call it 'rolls' instead of a gut. haha But if you burn fat (remember you cant spot reduce) and you do exercises and eat to build the muscle up underneath, eventually it will flatten out. But first it will get smaller ... then it will go away Good luck!!

LivingtheLeanDream

I have a lower case d belly ...i.e just a lower pooch, with loose skin from pregnancies...its a lot smaller than when I started, each lb makes a little difference but I'm not sure it'll ever go

KombuchaCat

mrsamanda86 wrote: »

...I think I have a lower case "b" belly lol I'm pretty tiny from under my boobs to about an inch or so above my belly button and then my lower belly gets nice and big :grumble:

Same here, my upper belly does not stick out but my lower belly is quite jolly and full LOL! I have really full hips and the lower belly just kind of melds into them. It gets larger or smaller but really never totally goes away, even when I was 110 lbs in high school I still had a larger lower belly. I think that the belly shape is very much governed by genetics. My mother is shaped the same way.

LivingtheLeanDream

KombuchaCat wrote: »

mrsamanda86 wrote: »

...I think I have a lower case "b" belly lol I'm pretty tiny from under my boobs to about an inch or so above my belly button and then my lower belly gets nice and big :grumble:

Same here, my upper belly does not stick out but my lower belly is quite jolly and full LOL! I have really full hips and the lower belly just kind of melds into them. It gets larger or smaller but really never totally goes away, even when I was 110 lbs in high school I still had a larger lower belly. I think that the belly shape is very much governed by genetics. My mother is shaped the same way.

I also think genetics play a huge part I am the same shape as my mother...except I have bigger boobs much to her dismay LOL

TexasDarling09

Because of my before weight (375) it won't ever really be FLAT or toned (my skin is crappy, seriously, awful) but the bottom seems to go much faster than the top, unfortunately. I hate it. hate it hate it hate it. If you have metabolic syndrome, pcos, hypothyroidism, this seems to be more the case (the bottom shrinking, top not shrinking) per my Dr/Dietician.

amusedmonkey

Since I started at 300+ it will never go away and I will have a good amount of loose skin at any weight, but I'm looking forward to the day when it will shrink enough to squish itself flat under jeans. The top part is for me has lost more than the bottom part, which I'm happy about. I'm well endowed, so my T-shirts usually cover the fact that I still have the upper bump. I'm not really bothered by my belly in general, since the shrinking process seems to be going much better than I imagined.

KimofTas

I have the dreaded B belly however I use Nancy Ganz Shapewear (like spanx) and I think I will continue to use them even when I'm at my goal weight if my B belly still exists. Stops the wobble and flattens me out a bit!

dunnodunno

Bump.

mrsjodiejones

I can't believe I never knew about this before!! I lost around 6 stone in my 20's and the b belly has been there ever since. Got worse when I was pregnant and now back at my goal weight, it's still there! Although I do very little exercise. Probs need to do some serious toning to get rid of it.