Double Belly

jmapes9

I had this problem up until I was 20, so I'm sympathetic to it. When friends would see me without a shirt on, I jokingly called it my uterus. When I was 20, I went on a very unhealthy freakout diet, and lost most of my weight. After I failed, and began gaining weight again, I told myself I didn't want to have two stomachs anymore, and just started buckling my belt underneath my belly. Now I have one humungous gut (that I've been working on successfully for over 10 weeks).

SnarkyMam0610

I've had the "double belly" most of my life. I had two children and they were both c-sections. I have been doing some tightening exercises (drawing in my core muscles) and that seems to be helping it tone up and start to go away.

pinklily905

I have a double belly too. 4 kids didn't help, but my eating habits, and lack of exercise sure did me in. Time for change...Time, hard work, and dedication, I'm hoping, will make things better. I can hold on to my top belly...it's like a built in handle lol

Feel free to add me as a friend anyone. The more support...the better

jeawashko

i'm in the same boat, sadly i've lost 70 lbs and no matter what weight i lose, my double gut doesn't leave. i HATE it. my sisters have the exact same thing, too so i'm convinced it's genetic. in anycase, i feel like mine is never going away without surgery but i sure as heck keep trying!!

bluegrasschica

I'm built the same way and haven't lost enough weight yet for that to change. Hopefully I will lose the weight though

LindaCWy

I have it too, I blame it on losing and gaining weight so many times in my life.
Lost 30 in highschool, gained it back.
Lost 50 in university, gained 20 back
Lost 26 lbs since september, I work out alot and eat properly and I am the smallest I have every been at 141 lbs and although its improved, it's still there. Mine isn't wrinkly like loose skin, you can feel the fat stuck to the skin. My husband love it, I hate it, so I just dress around it and try to improve my posture as much as possible.

It will go away it just takes ALOT of time.

You are not alone...

jenbroussard71

I have this too...when I was at my lowest it was mostly gone (I had lost 71 lbs and put 30 back on). I think if I would have exercised more it would have been much firmer. This time I am eating right an exercising so hopefully I will have better results. I have two boys my youngest is 15 so I can't use that as an excuse.

TaintedVampyre

Looking at the pictures from the link makes me feel self-conscience. Only because I have so many of those tummy problems and I never want to consider lipo as an alternative to getting healthy.

frootcat

Looking at the pictures from the link makes me feel self-conscience. Only because I have so many of those tummy problems and I never want to consider lipo as an alternative to getting healthy.

Just look at the price, the risks, and the recovery periods and you'll go right back to not considering it

Seriously guys, thank you all so much for sharing your jiggly secret with me. I feel SO much better. I was half afraid everyone would read my post, no one would reply, and forever and ever on this site people would think of me as The One With The Creepy Belly. haha.

abigailmariecs

I have always had this problem and it is now even worse than ever. Now the bottom is covered in stretch marks. I escaped my first pregnancy without adding any stretch marks but due to the c-section and the lack of time between both of my children (13 months) I have stretch marks from the c-section scar up to my belly button.

The first time I lost the weight I also lost the top belly and most of the bottom belly. At one point I dipped below my optimal weight and lost the bottom belly; this was due to stress, instead of eating when stressed I read to get away from my problems which also means I forget to eat because I am so wrapped up in what I am reading I lose touch with reality, time, hunger, everything. Sorry that was a little off subject. The point I was trying to make is I am built wide even at my smallest I was in a size 8 at my hips and a size 6 at my waist. Because of this if I don't have at least a little bottom belly I tend to look sick. I end up with a "U" between my hip bones. There was never any inbetween it either pouches out or falls in. Personally I would rather have a little pouch then the "U," jeans fit better, I feel better, and I am much more confident about my body when it is there.

hatravers

i have it too but as the weight comes off its getting smaller but i can still grab handfulls of my upper belly! im hopeing it will eventually go

smiley245

So glad Im not the only one! I too would only see these types of bellies on plastic surgery sites. I thought I had a weird body lol
Ive been big pretty much my whole life and had 2 pregnacies with large babies. So my skin is streched, marked, and in this double belly format as well. A few years after my last child I had lost 100lbs. It shrank down a lot! I still had a small-ish pouche at the bottom but the top one was mostly loose skin. Sadly life happened and I gained most of the weight back. Looking forards to a small pouche again someday!

Surgery may be an option once i get to goal and manage to maintain for a year or so. then Ill look into it again.

AmyLRed

i dont have the double belly in the last photo of the link, but i do have an upper and lower, just not as pronounced. i have a good deal of loose skin and have the frowning bellybutton and such all shown in the other photos with a big overhang of my lower belly, which is what i dislike more than anything on my body. Its smaller than it used to be, but it will always be there (short of surgery of course)

DeniseNJohnson

Hi Everyone ! Am 34 with 3 kids i have the same problem. well to start i started the weight lose the 3 week in march i lost 32 pounds and i just a surg on my tummy so thats 10 pounds of skin and fat gone its only been a week but my key to losing the 32 pounds is walking on the treadmill for 35 min three days a week. and i change the way i eat and i feel so much better as i lose the weight my tummy started getin small so hope fully i will be back at the gym trying to tone it up i no its hard.

mightyminerva

I have it too! It is nice to know others have the same issue as me. I don't have any kids, so I guess most of mine is from being overweight most of my life. I'm down 42 pounds to 154, and it's still there, but it is smaller, so I guess if I keep working at it, it'll get better!

I'm the same. No kids, but overweight all my life and the "segmented" tummy. It's good to know that it's normal and that it gets smaller!

lisabrezina1980

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stephanj

Me too. Lost most of the weight after large pregnancies and c-sections. I love that some of us name them. I have my two "curtains" of loose skin hanging off my belly button.

llkilgore

I had one before losing 40lbs... Not anymore. It's a matter of losing fat. You MAY have leftover skin, but I wouldn't advise you get something like a tummy tuck until you've lost all the weight you need

This. At least 5 of the 6 women in those photos have significant belly fat to lose before they seriously consider a tummy tuck. I looked a lot like the 2nd photo at 135 pounds, and at 123 pounds I have less loose skin than the woman in the 4th photo. My belly button is more open than hers but still isn't round. But considering I lost the weight in my late 50's, I'm not going to complain about that. I was afraid it would be soooo much worse.

ready2tryagain42

I have had the double belly for a while now. Been heavy since I was in junior high. Although the upper belly flattened out a lot more when I had lost 40-50 pounds. Hoping to do that again..and keep it that way.

Sarah_Wins

Whats really awkward is measuring your lower belly, waist, AND upper belly. I'm 2/3 of the way to goal and my lower belly is almost flat; upper not so much. Weird huh?

The good new is it goes away with all our hard work!

mangobadango

I'm not the only one!!! I think the dip stays there no matter what unfortunately. But it does get less pronounced. Gotta read the rest of the thread for everyone else's views.

ETA: Just read through the whole thread. Interesting about the tight jeans theory, because that is what I think caused mine.

Sarah_Wins

I think the dip in the middle just helps our hourglass figures as we lose the rest, so look on it as a bonus! I don't like the square, blocky abdominals like most of the fit women I see. Curvy is sexier, by far!

7funnygirl7

I think the dip in the middle just helps our hourglass figures as we lose the rest, so look on it as a bonus! I don't like the square, blocky abdominals like most of the fit women I see. Curvy is sexier, by far!

Woo hoo! Then I am one sexy lady...LOL

dovesgate

I have it too - it's caused by a tight waistband. Even looking at the picture, you can see the line that goes all the way around.

The good news is that it can go away as your stomach shrinks. It won't for every single person depending genetics, loose skin, etc, etc, but I know mine is going away so there is still hope!

samra2012

ohhhh I used to have three of them!!! :grumble: but not anymore..... good food and tons of excersice worked for me!! I dont know how to upload a photo!!! :laugh:

Mummsy

I used to laugh at my mom b/c she had one when I was young and still does. I called it "Edna!" What isn't so funny is that now I have one and its bigger than hers! Working on that!

frootcat

I have it too - it's caused by a tight waistband. Even looking at the picture, you can see the line that goes all the way around.

I don't think mine is caused by clothing choices... unless I'm still being affected by nylons/panty hose I wore about 25 years ago! In order for pants to fit around my lower belly and butt, there's a gap at the waist.

miracle4me

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Poecile

I'm just like this, too! Oh, and how I hate it...I have the fluffy upper and the fluffy lower, which makes my bellybutton look like some strange alien smile. :embarassed:

I'm just worried mostly about loose skin once I lose weight. I'm planning to be 100lbs lighter by next year and at my target BMI range, but I'm super afraid that if I have loose skin, I'll just end up looking ugly even after my hard work. It'd break my heart if that happened. :brokenheart:

I've heard that Cocoa butter lotions help with skin elasticity, so I'm working with that right now, but...I just want to be rid of this double belly!

BigenFluffy

I have the same thing. I'm interested to see how it works out as I lose weight. I have a permanent "muffin top"