it's a burger, not a baby

KirkseyOuzts
KirkseyOuzts Posts: 9
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone,

just wondering if anyone else here deals with having a little 'extra' in the front? if so how do you combat this issue i.e. hide/conceal/cover it or get rid of it?

im sick of people asking me if i'm pregnant! esp. when its just a pudge and not a full blown belly lls (no one ever bothers a man with a pudge or potbelly)

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  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    (no one ever bothers a man with a pudge or potbelly)

    "... men aren't fat, only fat women are fat"
    Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
  • Mollydolly10
    Mollydolly10 Posts: 431 Member
    Try to cut down on the amount of processed food you are eating. I find that when I eat lots of fruit and veggies, my stomach isn't so BLOATED!
  • charmainecurrie
    charmainecurrie Posts: 435
    they should make a t-shirt that says
    I'm not pregnant just fat!!
  • nikki91950
    nikki91950 Posts: 647
    haha it took me forever to figure out what the title of your post meant- clever girl!

    have you thought of looking into one of those body shaper things? they're probably a bit pricey, but i imagine they'd be worth it.
  • Skeith5
    Skeith5 Posts: 89 Member
    Men can't get pregnant...

    So if we have some pudge up front everyone knows it's because we are fat...
  • little_wolfie
    little_wolfie Posts: 91
    Heh. When I was pregnant I visited my mom at around 6 months in, and she was all "hey, you are just like me! You don't look pregnant, you just look fat!"

    Thanks Mom. That's something a pregnant woman wants to hear.

    I think you should definitely respond with "oh yeah, I'm due in about 4 hours... it's a burger... we named it McDonalds..." bahaha.
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    Maybe they are being nice, by thinking your pregnant they aren't assuming your fat.... lol I know it sucks though!
  • Sasha_Bear
    Sasha_Bear Posts: 625 Member
    LOL...I know exactly what you mean, my plan is to get rid of it. Watch your carb, and sodium intake that should help.
  • Larius
    Larius Posts: 507 Member
    Other than the obvious answer of fat loss...

    How is your posture? I've seen what looked like 20-30lbs. disappear literally overnight by correcting posture. Here's a description and some exercises to help http://inhumanexperiment.blogspot.com/2009/11/5-simple-exercises-for-correcting.html
    You may not need any exercises, though. Often all it takes is making the effort to stand up straight, head up, chest forward (within reason), and shoulders back.
  • BrewerGeorge
    BrewerGeorge Posts: 397 Member
    Wow, I didn't think that happened outside of bad sitcoms. Those people need to learn to keep their mouths shut. I'd embarrass them a bit, but that's just me.
  • natersmama
    natersmama Posts: 157
    lol. love the title. :laugh:

    ppl are stupid. my son was 6 days old and right beside me in my husbands arms when a lady asked me when i was due. then proceeded to tell me how tired i looked. HELLO! 6 DAY OLD BABY AND FIRST TIME PARENTS! i honestly doubt you look pregnant. i think ppl are just ignorant. when ppl asked me after that if i was pregnant, i would ask them if they were stupid. :bigsmile:
  • MikeSEA
    MikeSEA Posts: 1,074 Member
    no one ever bothers a man with a pudge or potbelly

    While I think women definitely do get the short end of the stick when it comes how strictly we look at body images, I'll just interject a tiny rebuttal:

    Do people often make fun of women when they have large breasts?
  • Peque1130deleted
    Peque1130deleted Posts: 309


    I think you should definitely respond with "oh yeah, I'm due in about 4 hours... it's a burger... we named it McDonalds..." bahaha.


    LMAO!!! :laugh:
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    Covering... I learned the art of covering with clothes and still looking pretty. Get the shirt in a size larger than it needs to be. I tend to wear a large depending on the cut, my jeans (always with a belt) about an inch under my navel (that takes the lower pudge away) and a shirt that sover ther top-most part of the jeans and belt. You can wear dresses, but avoid any really tight clothing (like leggings) unless you have something to wear over it.

    Get some awesome accessories that will take the focus away from the belly like a scarf, necklace, big ring, sparkyl hair clip...

    And most importantly, dress up the part of your body you really like. I love my boobs (god, it's good to be a woman) and wear my shirts a little tighter across them, have big prints, some low-cut but not skanky. You get the idea.

    And good luck ;)
  • PlunderBunneh
    PlunderBunneh Posts: 1,705 Member
    When I actually was pregnant, I used to the I-want-to-ask-about-the-baby-but-what-if-she's-just-fat?? look all the time. It was actually amusing. People would start to say something, and then change their minds, trying to avoid being rude.
    As far as non-pregnant whens-the-baby-due questions, I would settle them with a long hard stare until they apologize.
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    they should make a t-shirt that says
    I'm not pregnant just fat!!

    they make one that's close: http://www.cafepress.com/+im_not_pregnant_its_just_gas,109196839
  • HollyMac20
    HollyMac20 Posts: 259 Member
    That is my body type too. The little pooch around my belly button is the first to grow and the last to leave. I am aroun 20% body fat and still have a stomach pooch! I find that is does grow with my fluid level, so watching my sodium, sugar, starches and alcohol do keep it to a minimum. Then when I buy clothes, I try and find shirts that are a little on the loose side, not too hugging.

    In college I had a professor ask me "are you pregnant or just fat?" Talk about body complex from that day on!!!
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