Pregnant looking after I eat....

alexbusnello
alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
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Who else looks very pregnant after they eat a lot or eat certain foods, even if you're sucking in? It eventually goes away, but some days I have it all day long and it's annoying and gross....I know it's normal because food is in there, but there are these girls who eat and eat and eat or drink whatever they want and their stomachs don't expand at all.... = / I feel so fat and gross when this happens, but feel a lot better after it goes away. I drink a lot of water, herbal teas and black coffee so those seem to help.

Who else gets this?

I can put my forearms around my stomach when it's relaxed after eating a certain amount of food or a certain type of food or meal, like I'm hugging my baby! o_o
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  • MaryB2
    MaryB2 Posts: 331 Member
    Who else looks very pregnant after they eat a lot or eat certain foods, even if you're sucking in? It eventually goes away, but some days I have it all day long and it's annoying and gross....I know it's normal because food is in there, but there are these girls who eat and eat and eat or drink whatever they want and their stomachs don't expand at all.... = / I feel so fat and gross when this happens, but feel a lot better after it goes away. I drink a lot of water, herbal teas and black coffee so those seem to help.

    Who else gets this?

    I can put my whole arms around my stomach when it's relaxed after eating a certain amount of food or a certain type of food or meal, like I'm hugging my baby! o_o

    I'm not sure if that's normal, maybe you should see a doctor.
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    Who else looks very pregnant after they eat a lot or eat certain foods, even if you're sucking in? It eventually goes away, but some days I have it all day long and it's annoying and gross....I know it's normal because food is in there, but there are these girls who eat and eat and eat or drink whatever they want and their stomachs don't expand at all.... = / I feel so fat and gross when this happens, but feel a lot better after it goes away. I drink a lot of water, herbal teas and black coffee so those seem to help.

    Who else gets this?

    I can put my whole arms around my stomach when it's relaxed after eating a certain amount of food or a certain type of food or meal, like I'm hugging my baby! o_o

    I'm not sure if that's normal, maybe you should see a doctor.

    How is this not normal?
  • peckish_pomegranate
    peckish_pomegranate Posts: 242 Member
    Yeah, it's just the food inside you waiting to digest. I get a little food baby belly after eating too. The smaller you are, the more it shows.
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    Yeah, it's just the food inside you waiting to digest. I get a little food baby belly after eating too. The smaller you are, the more it shows.

    But the girls I was talking about are smaller than i am and they get nothing....it isn't fair.. = /
  • shanmackie
    shanmackie Posts: 194 Member
    i definitely get a belly after i eat. i've used it to scare boyfriends for a moment. :p that's about the only fun thing about it. it looks awful on me. :(
  • MaryB2
    MaryB2 Posts: 331 Member
    Who else looks very pregnant after they eat a lot or eat certain foods, even if you're sucking in? It eventually goes away, but some days I have it all day long and it's annoying and gross....I know it's normal because food is in there, but there are these girls who eat and eat and eat or drink whatever they want and their stomachs don't expand at all.... = / I feel so fat and gross when this happens, but feel a lot better after it goes away. I drink a lot of water, herbal teas and black coffee so those seem to help.

    Who else gets this?

    I can put my whole arms around my stomach when it's relaxed after eating a certain amount of food or a certain type of food or meal, like I'm hugging my baby! o_o

    I'm not sure if that's normal, maybe you should see a doctor.

    How is this not normal?

    It's not normal for me. My stomach doesn't expand any noticeable amount after eating. Which is why I said "I'm not sure if it's normal" because it's not normal for me and I don't know about other people.
  • peckish_pomegranate
    peckish_pomegranate Posts: 242 Member
    Maybe they have a hollow leg, I don't know. My sister is very small and she also gets food babies, so maybe it's a genetic thing.
  • MimiCro
    MimiCro Posts: 96 Member
    lmao, yep...if u eat tons of food, ofc...
  • Selunca
    Selunca Posts: 208 Member
    It happens to me sometimes, but only after I've eaten a metric **** ton of food. If I eat my normal intake, doesn't normally happen.
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    It happens to me sometimes, but only after I've eaten a metric **** ton of food. If I eat my normal intake, doesn't normally happen.

    I wonder if i have a problem...
  • marvybells
    marvybells Posts: 1,984 Member
    One day recently I took a series of pics the same day at different times, what a difference. I went from a pretty flat tummy in the morning to looking 5 months preggers in the afternoon. I could use them as before and after photos & nobody would suspect a thing
  • ubermensch13
    ubermensch13 Posts: 824 Member
    My wife calls it a "pasta baby" :)
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    One day recently I took a series of pics the same day at different times, what a difference. I went from a pretty flat tummy in the morning to looking 5 months preggers in the afternoon. I could use them as before and after photos & nobody would suspect a thing

    that's how I am!
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    My wife calls it a "pasta baby" :)

    Awwww lol :)
  • DamnImASexyBitch
    DamnImASexyBitch Posts: 740 Member
    It depends on WHAT I eat. Foods high in sodium seem to bloat.
  • mlmartensen
    mlmartensen Posts: 1
    You could have a separation between abdominal muscles. Go to google and type in Diastasis recti. It's normally found in women who have been pregnant, but it can happen to anyone.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    My true love is food. I don't mind if he knocks me up.
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    It depends on WHAT I eat. Foods high in sodium seem to bloat.

    yeah, same here
  • Debby0904
    Debby0904 Posts: 151 Member
    Hate to tell you that it's more of a female thing. I was that way very young and still am at 45. Too many carbs seem to do it to me.
  • lovelyrunnerxxx
    lovelyrunnerxxx Posts: 1
    this ALWAYS happens to me. don't worry about it, it's just a food baby and some certain foods tend to make you bloat. :3
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    You could have a separation between abdominal muscles. Go to google and type in Diastasis recti. It's normally found in women who have been pregnant, but it can happen to anyone.

    Now that i think about it, can you feel the separation in your stomach muscles?
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    My true love is food. I don't mind if he knocks me up.
    He's cheating on you with me.
  • Yasmine91
    Yasmine91 Posts: 599 Member
    I gets the food baby all the time. I get it mostly whenever I have dairy :P
  • shelbyweeeee
    shelbyweeeee Posts: 154 Member
    You could have a separation between abdominal muscles. Go to google and type in Diastasis recti. It's normally found in women who have been pregnant, but it can happen to anyone.

    Now that i think about it, can you feel the separation in your stomach muscles?

    Yes, you can. If you lay on your back, bend your knees... then slightly lift up your head, at that same time, take your fingers (1,2,3 etc, however many you may need) and push down right above your belly button. If you have it, you will feel the muscles grab onto your fingers like a clamp (so to speak). I have it, and I can fit 3 fingers in my gap.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    If it happens when you're not eating an abnormally high volume of food, it might be a food intolerance. Does it seem to happen with any specific type of foods more than others? Like, dairy, gluten (though gluten would be hard to tell because it's in so many foods), certain vegetables?
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    You could have a separation between abdominal muscles. Go to google and type in Diastasis recti. It's normally found in women who have been pregnant, but it can happen to anyone.

    Now that i think about it, can you feel the separation in your stomach muscles?

    Yes, you can. If you lay on your back, bend your knees... then slightly lift up your head, at that same time, take your fingers (1,2,3 etc, however many you may need) and push down right above your belly button. If you have it, you will feel the muscles grab onto your fingers like a clamp (so to speak). I have it, and I can fit 3 fingers in my gap.

    Oh boy.....That might be it... = / I'll test this out later and tell you if I feel it or not...

    Does this mean I'm doomed to never have the tummy I want? = /
  • gappletree
    gappletree Posts: 10
    For me it depends a lot on what kinds of things I eat. If you eat a lot of bulky foods like raw produce, you're bound to get a bigger belly compared to if you eat the same amount of calories in nuts. Also, healthy foods can very well cause bloating. Cruciferous veggies or beans for instance. Just eat a good variety and don't worry about a little roundness, it's natural.
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    If it happens when you're not eating an abnormally high volume of food, it might be a food intolerance. Does it seem to happen with any specific type of foods more than others? Like, dairy, gluten (though gluten would be hard to tell because it's in so many foods), certain vegetables?

    All veggies, sometimes bread and pasta, water, rice, potatoes, oatmeal, milk. but then again, it depends on the day.
  • LiziAB
    LiziAB Posts: 55
    There are some foods that produce more gas, such as broccoli or cabbage, which may cause you to become bloated. Perhaps Beano might help?
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    There are some foods that produce more gas, such as broccoli or cabbage, which may cause you to become bloated. Perhaps Beano might help?

    I have been eating a lot of veggies and protein lately....and lots of water

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