Is a little pooch ok?

laurenmaura
laurenmaura Posts: 45 Member
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I am 5'4'' and 170. That being said I am super curvy and have a very small waist. I recently bought a jersey maxi dress that looks amazing except I have a little lower belly pooch. I can not use shape wear because of the lines. Is it ok to have a little pooch or is that totally gross looking. Should I try to keep looking for something to smooth it out? Please Help I love this outfit and luckily it is super comfortable!

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I sure hope so....'cuz I totally rock mine
  • FeraFilia
    FeraFilia Posts: 4,664 Member
    If you like the dress, and like how you look in it... who cares what anyone else thinks? :)
  • RacquetChick
    RacquetChick Posts: 164 Member
    Do you feel comfortable in it or will you constantly be wondering if you look okay? The only person you need to please is yourself but if you are going to be worried about it every time you wear it, it might be a mood killer.
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Do you feel comfortable in it or will you constantly be wondering if you look okay? The only person you need to please is yourself but if you are going to be worried about it every time you wear it, it might be a mood killer.

    This. Gross is also too strong a word, there are some gorgeous plus size models who have way more than a little pooch.

    That said, I have a morbid fear of being asked if I'm pregnant, plus I slouch, which makes it worse, plus, all my weight is now in my belly, so I tend to either not wear clothes that let it poke out (except to swim) or I wear something under it to stop that from happening, which you already said won't work for this garment.

    So, have someone else look at it. If that person thinks you could be mistaken for slightly pregnant and you can't stand anyone else asking if you are, maybe wait awhile to wear it.
  • Ferrous_Female_Dog
    Ferrous_Female_Dog Posts: 221 Member
    If you feel comfortable, that's all that matters
  • elprincipito
    elprincipito Posts: 1,200 Member
    Yes.
  • AbbeyDove
    AbbeyDove Posts: 317 Member
    There's some comfortable shapewear out there. I found some at Target--I didn't want something to squeeze me like a sausage. This stuff is more like a light pair of shorts that just smoothes you out a tiny bit. I have a little tummy from my c-section, and it works great for that, plus it's light and not tight feeling. I think it's got the word "Comfort" or something like that in the brand name.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    I was always a bit sensitive about mine and then when we were at a pool while on vacation, my husband pointed out that most women in bikinis, except for very thin ones, have a small amount of belly fat right below the navel. If you have studied art history, sculpture and paintings from the Renaissance era show women with bellies, which was considered beautiful, called a "Venus mound" (not what you think!). Sometimes I think we were all born in the wrong era.
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Ok for whom?
  • TXRanchGirl
    TXRanchGirl Posts: 303
    depends on how comfortable you are with yourself..

    I have some..Its below my navel..I am not sure if its fat or skin..but I hate it..hate it hate it hate it

    I took a risk and wore a two piece, in public, for the first time afew weeks ago..thought I looked good..then I saw pictures..and was throughly embarassed...I promptly went out and bought a tankini..

    thing is..I see women much bigger then me walking around in two pieces..

    so the moral kiddies is..if YOU are comfortable, do it. if YOU are not comfortable, dont do it.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Yes
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    Depends on who you are askling. I would wear the belt if it has a belt a little looser to compensate.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    I was always a bit sensitive about mine and then when we were at a pool while on vacation, my husband pointed out that most women in bikinis, except for very thin ones, have a small amount of belly fat right below the navel. If you have studied art history, sculpture and paintings from the Renaissance era show women with bellies, which was considered beautiful, called a "Venus mound" (not what you think!). Sometimes I think we were all born in the wrong era.

    I know a guy who called it a FUPA. do your own guessing. I am not writing it down. But it's a fact, he called it that.

    To the moderator, I'm not cursing or namecalling, just in case.
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    I was always a bit sensitive about mine and then when we were at a pool while on vacation, my husband pointed out that most women in bikinis, except for very thin ones, have a small amount of belly fat right below the navel. If you have studied art history, sculpture and paintings from the Renaissance era show women with bellies, which was considered beautiful, called a "Venus mound" (not what you think!). Sometimes I think we were all born in the wrong era.

    I know a guy who called it a FUPA. do your own guessing. I am not writing it down. But it's a fact, he called it that.

    To the moderator, I'm not cursing or namecalling, just in case.

    Yep, mine is a FUPA, too. Easy enough to google the meaning. And I am determined to get rid of it. I absolutely hate it and it's where I'm now keeping virtually all my extra fat. Like some kind of confused camel that didn't know where the hump was supposed to go. Although come to think of it, I wouldn't want a hump of fat on my back, either!
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    I didn't know that term! I looked it up. The pictures on the Web are digusting, though. Not like the paintings or sculptures. I have to admit I went to a spa once where women used the hot tubs, etc., completely undressed, and most had bellies there, but not that bad. I guess my limit is if it's an "overhang." (Thank God mine isn't yet!)
  • Archer9304
    Archer9304 Posts: 113 Member
    I'm not fat ... Just fluffy :bigsmile:

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