Who all females carry most their weight in their stomach?

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  • Louise1247
    Louise1247 Posts: 670 Member
    Yes the bigger pics did help!! :D And u look good from the back!! Especially if u continue the workouts :)
    I cant wait to be your weight... Im 153.9 at the moment- but im 5'6.1"

    Are u kidding me?! lol those love handles are awful!! the face tht my waist keeps gettin smaller while they dont budge, doesnt help at all lol
    I'm sure u'll look great when u get there!

    Same- my waist has slimmed and the hips havent as much- BUT i love my hips so i cant complain- its just the tummy that i hate!
  • Louise1247
    Louise1247 Posts: 670 Member
    Any1 else have that fat underneath the boobs? lol tht is stubborn too!


    yup yup yup ! I was sunbathing yesterday and tht part was folded- im gonna end up with a white stripe lol. Lovely
  • Kadgert
    Kadgert Posts: 5
    big hugs hunny. Dont let others posts dishearten you. Im only 5ft1 and 11st. I'd like to lose 2st but I know Im probably being a little ambitious. soooo a stone will do for me. I carry my weight in my lower tum (big overhang) bottom and thighs. We can shed it together one way or another, stay positive you can do it. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:heart:
  • Kadgert
    Kadgert Posts: 5
    those pics are bloody brill well done xx
  • Kadgert
    Kadgert Posts: 5
    can I ask What is Turbo fire ? :noway:
  • sweetchildomine
    sweetchildomine Posts: 872 Member
    Ahhh. I'm glad I'm not the only one!!!! I feel like everything else is toning up great but my tummy just WILL NOT BUDGE!!! I'm kind of self conscious now because you can tell I work out on other parts of my body but then here comes the jiggly belly!! lol I'm hoping that if I stay patient and keep going that it eventually will catch up to everything else! lol
  • tremilla
    tremilla Posts: 98 Member
    I think everyone has the right to complain regardless of size. We all have our own reasons for not being happy with our bodies regardless of what you weigh. At 5'2" I used to be 215 lbs but I'm down to 182. That's alot of weight for a person my height AND thats a lot of weight for me personally. Trust me we're all struggling to get the bodies that we want.
  • Microfiber_wechange
    Microfiber_wechange Posts: 640
    can I ask What is Turbo fire ? :noway:

    A 90 day weight loss and body sculpting program created by fitness innovator Chalene Johnson.
  • Sneakypeek1972
    Sneakypeek1972 Posts: 91
    haha try being 248 lbs, you is skinny, stop worrying :D
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    WOW! I jumped in here to see attitudes in the first page!

    I store all my fat in the belly... I lost the extra everywhere but my hips/belly. Its slowly going away, but taking forever! I'm 155lbs and down to size 8 jeans and still have inches of flabby chub! So annoying! My Muffin tops are ridiculous!

    Just because somebody might be happy to be at my point in my progress, doesn't mean I'm completely happy with it. I'm grateful to not be 200lbs anymore, but you bet I wont stop till I see my abs... and even then I wont be done. Then I'll work to gain muscle again... I am happy to see that people realize how snarky they were being... but GRRRR!
  • Tink_889
    Tink_889 Posts: 244 Member
    I always carry weight on my stomach as well. Even when I was poorly and at an incredibly low weight (for me) I still had a bit of a tummy. It was so frustrating!

    I hope you find a solution :)
    x
  • SassyJuliana
    SassyJuliana Posts: 96 Member
    Can I ask something? WHY do people complain when they are in there 100's??? HAve you ever thought of people in there 300's that have MORE FAT than you!! Just be thankful that you are not big as me!!!!!

    Hey, girl. While I respect your opinion, we are all in individual, intimate journeys - whether it's loosing 200 lbs or 10 lbs.

    Congrats to you on your weight loss success, but I hope you can see - and respect - everyone's challenges.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    Can I ask something? WHY do people complain when they are in there 100's??? HAve you ever thought of people in there 300's that have MORE FAT than you!! Just be thankful that you are not big as me!!!!!

    So apparently we can't complain and be insecure about our bodies unless we are obese.. Got it. Will def. keep that one in the back of my mind.. :noway:

    To OP:
    As others said.. Lift weights and heavy ones at that.

    As I was telling a person on my friends list last night, DVD"s are only going to get you so far.. Eventually you need to start lifting some real weights like dumbells/barbells, which most find in a gym.
  • Lose_It_Leo
    Lose_It_Leo Posts: 91 Member
    Can I ask something? WHY do people complain when they are in there 100's??? HAve you ever thought of people in there 300's that have MORE FAT than you!! Just be thankful that you are not big as me!!!!!

    BECAUSE people can still be overweight and have higher risk of health problems in their hundreds! Playing the "I'm more in the danger zone that you makes my problems more important that yours so be grateful" is not exactly a nice image to show of yourself. Besides, that's your problem. Our own problems are own centre and we are entitled to moan about them. (And the same reason you can moan about us for moaning.)
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
    Ladies (and Guys,) We are all have a basic shape. Learn to love it and make the best of what you have got. If you gain weight as an adult, your body will deposit that fat on your belly. People that have been overweight as children will have their bodyfat spread more evenly over their bodies. Keep up the hard work, and good luck.
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
    Sorry, forgot to include this - Core strengthening exercises are the best for belly bulges.
  • Demmuscles
    Demmuscles Posts: 228 Member
    OP, All my extra weight is in my middle. If I gain, that is where it goes, legs etc seem to stay in proportion. Have a look at my before pics and you can see its all gut and hips, I didn't include the side profile but my belly protruded a lot. I focused a lot of my workouts on my stomach, you can read about it in my post :)

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/603903-nearing-my-200th-day-on-mfp

    To some other posters, don't get jealous - get motivated :flowerforyou:
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    OP, when I was a senior in high school I was 5'3" and weighed 108 pounds. I still had a little pouch of belly fat under my belly button. It's just been there forever. At the time I was even fairly muscular, with low total body fat. So now here I am, 30 years old, 2 kids later, and I'm fairly certain that I will never have a perfectly flat stomach.

    But I'm kind of ok with that. I just keep on trucking. Keep working out, keep eating right, keep cleaning up my diet so that I feel good and look better. I'm ok with not being perfect. The way I see it, I'm 30 pounds down from where I was 2 years ago, and I've kept it off. That's nothing to sneeze at. :)
  • ChelleDJM
    ChelleDJM Posts: 161
    I started at 351 and am now 306 and I opened this thread because even at my large size, I carry much of my weight in my stomach. I think when I do lose a bit more, that the tummy area will be the toughest. Yes, I will never have a flat stomach, but I do think it will be the most stubborn area. Thank you all for the advice on what to do to help a bit!
  • ILoveJesus72
    ILoveJesus72 Posts: 181 Member
    I am 5'9 and I carry ALL my weight in my stomach area. So much so that people close to me were genuinely shocked when I told them my starting weight of 266lbs.

    However, my B.O.B (big ol' belly as my hubby and I affectionately call our stomach's) is shrinkin' every day!! :)

    PS Body image and self worth has nothing to do with being in the 100's or 300's. It's a mental thang! So a girl that is skinny to me may not see herself that way. Mercy and grace are needed for all of us because we are all struggling to look and feel better about ourselves.

    I want to encourage my bigger sista's (those of us in the 200's -300's) not to judge our smaller sista's ok? It's not a competition we are in. Just encourage and get stronger.
  • shorty35565
    shorty35565 Posts: 1,425 Member
    OP, All my extra weight is in my middle. If I gain, that is where it goes, legs etc seem to stay in proportion. Have a look at my before pics and you can see its all gut and hips, I didn't include the side profile but my belly protruded a lot. I focused a lot of my workouts on my stomach, you can read about it in my post :)

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/603903-nearing-my-200th-day-on-mfp

    To some other posters, don't get jealous - get motivated :flowerforyou:

    Wow, that really motivates me! My love handles are worse, but ur belly stuck like mine too. Gives me hope that I can actually get amazing abs like urs!
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    Can I ask something? WHY do people complain when they are in there 100's??? HAve you ever thought of people in there 300's that have MORE FAT than you!! Just be thankful that you are not big as me!!!!!

    Just because someone is smaller than you, doesn't make them less deserving of support. If you want support...start your own thread.
  • saragato
    saragato Posts: 1,154
    Can I ask something? WHY do people complain when they are in there 100's??? HAve you ever thought of people in there 300's that have MORE FAT than you!! Just be thankful that you are not big as me!!!!!

    To be fair, people only know the pain/aggravation/humiliation they've experienced personally. To someone in the 100s with, say, flabby arms and a gut it's awful because they haven't experienced being 300lbs and having more to work on.

    And this is coming from someone who is 300lbs. It's a useless argument, like when the trend for moms was to say "eat your food there's starving kids in Africa who wish they had that." Those kids never knew what it was like to be in Africa and starving, so what motivation does it give them? None.
  • ericachristie85
    ericachristie85 Posts: 69 Member
    Start lifting weights girl... You'd be surprised at what it can do for your body. :)

    In about a month, when I finish Turbo FIre, I'm goin to do Chalean Extreme. I hope that helps me.

    Chalean Extreme did it for me, and I carry all my weight in my tummy.
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    @OP

    I'm short, and short-waisted too. Most of my fat collects in lower belly and upper thighs. I'll echo some of the others that said strength training is key. I can do cardio like no one's business, but I saw the biggest visual change when I incorporated strength.
  • jennifer52484
    jennifer52484 Posts: 888 Member
    I feel overly skinny in certain parts of my body... like my chest-bone is visible, and my spine and ribs are visible.. i've been working so friggin hard to get my stomach hard but the area around my belly button is just not leaving. I lose weight and it comes from everywhere but the stomach. seems like someone is out to get me!! :P I am 5'5" 128lbs 28 years old
  • Donnacoach
    Donnacoach Posts: 540 Member
    I started in the 300 range and am down to the mid 200 range right now. I think that people, regardless of how much they weight, all feel differently about the way they look. Of course at almost 6 feet I don't look nearly as big with my 260 pounds as someone who is 5 feet 5. But, I still have every right to be upset about weighting 250 lbs, just as a person who is 5 foot 2 has the right to be upset if they weight in the 100's. If they don't feel healthy and aren't happy with the way they look then they have a right to state that. I don't belittle anybody who is smaller then me and who wants to lose weight. Everybody has a right to feel the way they do. Don't be jealous or angry with them, instead use them as an inspiration. Like, "Wow I want to weight what you weight some day.." Not like, "It makes me so upset that you complain because you weight 100 pounds less then me." Be supportive of those people as well. We don't know their circumstances any more then they know ours.
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Can I ask something? WHY do people complain when they are in there 100's??? HAve you ever thought of people in there 300's that have MORE FAT than you!! Just be thankful that you are not big as me!!!!!

    Oh boy....really biting my tongue here! Many people who are in the '100's' may have started out in the 300's. Or even if they didn't start out that large .... It takes a lot of hard work and discipline to make a lifestyle change so regardless of what your shape or size is EVERYONE has a right to their frustrations and triumphs!!

    Plus....way to hijack a thread and make it about you
  • denise33027
    denise33027 Posts: 108 Member
    Can I ask something? WHY do people complain when they are in there 100's??? HAve you ever thought of people in there 300's that have MORE FAT than you!! Just be thankful that you are not big as me!!!!!

    Edit: I wrote something mean and thought better of it. I'm sorry.

    We realise you are more overweight and unhealthy than we are (we being people in their hundreds, as you put it), but that doesn't stop us from being unhappy and insecure with the rest of you. Being skinny doesn't automatically make you happy and self-confident (of course, it helps, but that's not all there is to it).
    Yah but to be honest i wouldn't be insecure about myself being in the 100's because I honestly have no idea when the last time I was in the 100's. I would be very happy about my weight.. I am finally gonna be hitting the 200's soon and I haven't seen that in 4-6 years..

    That doesn't mean that we don't have the right to be unhappy with ourselves tho. I am anything but skinny. u can easily see that in my picture. I realize that they're ppl who are heavier than I am, but that's not my fault. So I think we're allowed to b self conscious too. You don't kno how ur gonna feel when u get in the 100s. I thought when I started I wouldn't feel self conscious where I am now, but I am. U never kno til u get there.

    It is all about comfort. Someone who is used to being around 120--will feel uncomfortable and insecure should they inch up towards 150 or 160. We all have different goals and different comfort zones, no one should be made to feel badly because they feel uncomfortable and insecure---no matter what their weight!
  • underdogsmom
    underdogsmom Posts: 19
    My biggest area is my breasts....not really lucky....I have to wear huge tops for my frame...I do have issues with my stomach....butt and thigh, as well as upper arms. My waist is small for a bigger girl, but I'm very hour-glass

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