Ladies, tell me about your tummies

At age 54, I am glad my stomach appears flat in clothes ...I weigh 131 at 5'8"... I never that thought I would be a size 10 again, much less have a wardrobe of size 8 and 6's that fit...

At this point in my life, I am not really interested in muscle definition visable from 50 feet. My goal is to be able to run a 5k without any walking and to be able to keep up yoga/barre 3.

Barre 3 has a lot of core work that smooths out my entire mid section.

Flat in the morning, full in the evening. And I'm a US 2-4. I drink a lot of water, 1-2 liters a day, and I often look like I'm preggers because I get so bloated!

Flat stomachs have NOTHING to do with weight. It's about body fat percentage. A woman starts seeing abs at 18%, so start there.

at my heaviest I still had no tummy buldges, my long torso and weight distr had it on my butt hips and boobs mostly. like was mentioned, weight goes on ppl different. I'd say try some pilates, core training type ab work and watch what you eat. Drink lots of water. like they said, the tummy is one of the hardest places for a lot of ladies to lose it.

This is a bit of a strange question but bear with me :ohwell:

I used to be a size UK size 18 (US size 16) and much to my amazement (and thanks to MFP) I am now just about a size 12 (US size 10). I always used to imagine that I size 12 was pretty small and that being a size 10 would involve a flat stomach. But now, at size 12, I still have a sizeable belly and I'm not quite at a healthy BMI or Body Fat % yet. You can't see my big stomach so much when I'm wearing clothes though so I am wondering - are many of the skinny looking girls out there hiding a belly under those nice clothes?
What dress size are you if you do have a completely flat stomach? I used to think I wouldn't go below a size 12 but I'm looking to revise my goals to fit in with being a healthy weight/body fat %.

You could be me with a few minor adjustments....I started at a UK 22...am now a 12 and was only ever heading for a 14....think Im gonna have to be a 10 to be happy(ish) with my tum though and have accepted it is maybe never gonna be as flat as I had hoped it would get

I am currently a size 16 (Aus), a few months ago I was a 10-12. I think my waist is about 36-37 inches, not sure about that though. Have a pair of 29 inch waist Guess jeans that I really want to be able to fit into one day!

I started at size 12 (US) and I'm now a size 8. I've always carried my weight in the hips and bum more than tummy so mine is pretty flat. No 6 pack, but it's smooth and has lost it's 'jiggle' and at age 51 I could wear a bikini in public without shame, so I'm cool with it.

I have a flat stomach...if you don't touch it. :laugh:

I have had 3 kids and there is a bit of a thing with moms and "mom belly". My stomach is firm....under the layer of mush and the little bit of fat that is left. I guess I could say it was "flat" around when I hit close to a size 8, but it also was about taking down my body fat percentage. But it being flat still doesn't mean I'm showing it off. And if I put on size 4 pants, I can squeeze a muffin top out of it too.

I'm 5'6" and it was around 150lbs that my stomach would be considered flat.

When I was healthy and uninjured and ridiculously active, and had a single-digit body fat, I still had a little pooch. No detectable fat anyplace else.

(At the time, that drove me totally nuts. Now, I would live to have that body back.)

It is a secondary sexual characteristic; I think most of us are stuck with it, barring surgery or extreme and unhealthy weight loss.

meh--my stomach is on display in my avi. It gets really bloated by mid-day and i hate that.

This is a bit of a strange question but bear with me :ohwell:

I used to be a size UK size 18 (US size 16) and much to my amazement (and thanks to MFP) I am now just about a size 12 (US size 10). I always used to imagine that I size 12 was pretty small and that being a size 10 would involve a flat stomach. But now, at size 12, I still have a sizeable belly and I'm not quite at a healthy BMI or Body Fat % yet. You can't see my big stomach so much when I'm wearing clothes though so I am wondering - are many of the skinny looking girls out there hiding a belly under those nice clothes?
What dress size are you if you do have a completely flat stomach? I used to think I wouldn't go below a size 12 but I'm looking to revise my goals to fit in with being a healthy weight/body fat %.

I was also a UK size 16, now a size 12, in some a size 10. I can't even remember the last time I was! lol. It's weird, I always imagined people in a size 10 or 12 were slim, but now i'm one of those my opinion has changed.

Congrats anyway on the loss! And good luck with the goals! I'll be joining you too!xx

I try so hard to work on my belly...even high school sized I was always asked how far along i am...ugggh this is why i reaaly really reallly started hitting the gym again....i will prove you all wrong work ladies I am NOT pregnant. Other than that I've grown accustomed to it.

Ugg my dreaded mid section! Ok so I to thought for sure I'd have a flat tummy at this point, well now I know better! I've also changed my goal size to something previously thought strange and impossible. However, I'm more geared toward healthy instead of sizes. I've been big my entire life. (Pre MFP) I've lost a total of 96.3lbs. I went from a tight 24 to a comfortable 12, (10 but I'm not one to accentuate my muffin top!) That being said I still have a belly, fat rolls, and back fat! :-( smaller rolls and what not but still. I do hide it under clothes, obviously. Here are some truths: belly fat really is the last to go. Putting muscle in your body will help. We are all built and shaped differently. Eat well and keep going! It's going to happen for all of us!! :-) If anyone is looking for support, and give support, send a request, please read my profile first. ;-)