Big Ladies with Rolls and losing weight...

I'm interested to see what those who are closer to or at goal have to say. I am the same way, waist sits between two rolls. I've went from a size 30w to a size 20/22w but I constantly look like I have muffin top, even when wearing jeans that are too big due to the upper roll on my stomach. :grumble:

Exercise! This is where it's at. I've only lost 34lbs, but I've gone down 2 sizes. This is amazing because I'm 6'2 and it takes tall people a LOT of pounds to drop a size. Last time I lost weight without exercising, it took me 40lbs before I lost just ONE size down.

If you're not working out, start. If you are working out, increase the intensity, frequency or add weight training. I guarantee you will see a difference.

Since I first started working on my body over a year ago, I definitely had some rolls. I was 5'2" and 175lbs. Funny thing is, looking down at myself I see the same person as then. But looking at pictures it's a huge difference. They will go away with time, but they can be stubborn. Rolls are solid fat and take time to burn off.

I started losing weight again recently, and had a decent roll/crease on my side, a bit high. I put pics up of it, before and after for a month. It's actually started to go away, though I can't see it looking at myself. Just keep at it and they will dissipate, I promise you! If you want to see results, take a picture once a month or so. You'll be completely shocked at the difference

OK this is why I definitely think it is important to take progress pictures!!

I know exactlly what you mean and although there seems to be no difference there will be trust me I just now started seeing them shrink and some of my back fluff disappear at 70lbs it will probably take more pounds for me since I am only 5'4" BUT ya know what? They will eventually go away,currently I am trying Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and I'm seeing some big changes in my rolls.Good luck doll!!

I know exactlly what you mean and although there seems to be no difference there will be trust me I just now started seeing them shrink and some of my back fluff disappear at 70lbs it will probably take more pounds for me since I am only 5'4" BUT ya know what? They will eventually go away,currently I am trying Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and I'm seeing some big changes in my rolls.Good luck doll!!

I am 5 ft 2in or there abouts and I here ya..i can't believe i would have to wait til 70 to see things go away..i have a HUGE stomach..hoping to get that to shrink

well.....i have a waist, but its much bigger than i want it to be. i have lost 40 (gained 1 lb this week) and my waist sittin at 34 inches.
it doesn't look that big when you look at it, but trust me i have measured it regularily. and i have a "pudge" on each side just under the waist that just won't go away. hubby calls em love handles. im hoping another 15 lbs to my goal and they'll be gone. like i said....im hoping.

I'm hoping exercise will help with this problem. :grumble:

I too have been blessed with rolls. I started at 284 lbs and am down to 235 lbs. I have gone from size 26 to size 20/22 so I know I have lost inches. Sometimes I feel my rolls are getting bigger, but I think my bust is getting smaller.

I hold up size 20 pants every day and think my *kitten* won’t fit into these, but manage to get them on.

I do walk and do some weight training too. I am looking forward to a time when the rolls go away forever.

I have the same issue, of course.. I am 5'2" and started at 240 lbs. As of this morning, I weighed in at 214 (yay! 25 lbs gone!). While my rolls were pretty bad in the beginning, they were 'full' looking. Now they are thinning out and while it doesn't look pleasant to me, when it's covered and I take a pic with a shirt covering my belly up, you can't really see there are 2 different rolls there. Shirtless I can see the thinner rolls and to me, I think they are looking floppy. Bad bad look.. ewww. But my husband points out that it's better they are thinner and kinda floppy looking than full of fat!
Taking pictures has helped a lot. And one poster here mentioned taking rear photos. I never even considered that! I can slide my hands down over my butt and feel the difference. A few coworkers have asked me where my a** has gone.. hubby comments that I lost that dreaded third butt cheek *shudder*... there was a mini cheek above my real two. I can't believe I just admitted that.. but it's true. After only about 12 lbs or so, I noticed it was shrunken a lot, nearly gone. Somewhere between 12 lbs lost and 20 lbs lost I noticed (as did he) that it's GONE! Only 2 butt cheeks again, LOL
Exercise will help a lot of course. I noticed that while I was really hard core into my cardio workouts, the flab was diminishing and when I do more toning, I can feel the muscles underneath. Who knew I had actual ab muscles?! HA!

the more weight you lose the smaller the rolls will get

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Hey ladies! I have gone from 270 to my current 228 and i can see a big difference in my rolls!! They are definitely still there cuz i still have a ways to go but they are shrinking for sure, my lower belly has gone done the most, doesnt stick out anymore like it used to. I will say though when i lost the 42lbs, even when i took pics i didnt see a big difference, i could tell they came in but they where still looking the same. About 3 months ago i started eating at a 20% decrease from my tdee, have not lost a pound, but lost a bunch of inches and went down to a size 14 in my pants. I started weight training 3 days a week, cardio 3 days. For not losing a single pound, my whole body is reshaping, it is crazy. I have gotten more compliments the last month then ever and now i see a big difference in my pics. I have seen a huge difference in the back rolls and the middle of my stomach is where the most is, the sides have slimmed out alot and the roll is barely there on the sides. They will definitely go down but i highly suggest lifting weights if you are not doing so and making sure you are fueling your body properly. It has made a world of difference for me! Hope this helps ladies!!

As I have gotten older, I never lose my muffin top although I do lose my back roll. I've been a yo yo dieter so even though I'm not at my goal weight now, I was in my comfort zone 3-4 years ago and still had a muffin top. Heck, I even had a muffin top when I was at my lowest weight ever and definitely within BMI recommendations. Anyway, more recently, in my 30s, I did cardio and weights usually for 45-90 minutes 3-4 times per week at that time and still muffy would not budge. However, I can attest that FOR ME, back exercises made all the difference in the world in getting rid of the upper roll and making my body look more balanced due to a wider v shape in the back. I've lost 40 pounds recently and muffy is my top trouble zone.

I lost a lot of weight, but my stomach is still huge and I have hanging skin below it. I lost all my weight in my neck, arms, chest and legs, which are all now small. I am going to keep losing wt. and hope that the stomach rolls go away. I have lost about 8" from my waist, but I look like a stick figure with a circle for my stomach...lol. Anyway I believe that it will eventually shrink, but I have also had a lot (I really mean a lot) of abdominal surgeries in the past 4 yrs. so I don't know for sure if that has anything to do with it.