Am I bloated, lack of muscle or have a health problem?

amberrro
amberrro Posts: 58
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Please can I have links to weight lifting routines if that's what you suggest
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  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
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    Please can I have links to weight lifting routines if that's what you suggest

    thats like my tummy, but you're curvier than me.
  • amberrro
    amberrro Posts: 58
    do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of it?
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of it?

    Maybe it's lack of muscle and not eating enough to lose any body fat. "skinny fat".... = / that's what I am and my tummy gets bigger than yours...especially after i eat....
  • BlueObsidian
    BlueObsidian Posts: 297 Member
    Most of us are not doctors and are not qualified to judge if you have a health problem. Make an appointment to see your doctor if you have concerns. Regular check ups are a great idea either way.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,895 Member
    bump, I have that same pooch, except mine it covered with streach marks, I know mine gets worse when I eat to much salt, I would also like to know how to get rid of it
  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
    If you are truly concerned call your doctor ASAP. Stomach cancer is not joke. But other than that, I think walking and a good full body workout plan can help you. I hear you cannot spot reduce. Try lifting, I feel my core when I do squats.
  • crystalflame
    crystalflame Posts: 1,049 Member
    Cut back on sodium and increase water intake (or drink a couple of glasses of alcohol) to reduce any bloating. Weights will take time to show results, but a combination of compound movements like squats and deadlifts plus ab exercises like crunches and planks will firm your stomach up some. Keep eating at a caloric deficit to lose the fat, obviously. If you're concerned it's a health problem, talk to your doctor, because I certainly have no idea.......
  • alexbusnello
    alexbusnello Posts: 1,010 Member
    don't eat too low, though...and not for too long. You'll lose muscle mass that way, especially if you're not eating enough protein. I learned this the hard way. It's the reason why I'm a worse "skinny-fat" person....I was before I did damage to myself, but not this bad...
  • amberrro
    amberrro Posts: 58
    I really don't know what to do anymore :( I worked so hard to lose weight and my fatty stomach as I've ALWAYS hated it and I end up losing weight everywhere apart from my stomach :( I don't know what to do
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    I really don't know what to do anymore :( I worked so hard to lose weight and my fatty stomach as I've ALWAYS hated it and I end up losing weight everywhere apart from my stomach :( I don't know what to do

    One thing you don't do is stop trying. What is your body fat %?
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    Cut back on sodium and increase water intake (or drink a couple of glasses of alcohol) to reduce any bloating. Weights will take time to show results, but a combination of compound movements like squats and deadlifts plus ab exercises like crunches and planks will firm your stomach up some. Keep eating at a caloric deficit to lose the fat, obviously. If you're concerned it's a health problem, talk to your doctor, because I certainly have no idea.......

    Say whaaaaaaaaaat? Alcohol makes me bloat like a balloon. Two glasses of wine and my rings are digging into my fingers for days.

    Cutting back on sodium and increasing water will help with bloat though. OP: I suggest you purchase the book "New Rules of Lifting for Women" and follow the diet and exercise plan laid out in it, it has changed my body more than 35# lost did.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    Most of us are not doctors and are not qualified to judge if you have a health problem. Make an appointment to see your doctor if you have concerns. Regular check ups are a great idea either way.

    This!
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    Erm Just a thought: Babies...
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Nothing to be alarmed about, it's just fat
  • melbatoast917
    melbatoast917 Posts: 370 Member
    You're pregnant.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Is this sudden, OP? If it's sudden, or come on gradually, I'd say: sodium, babies, menstruation.

    Otherwise, it could be swayback, which is a posture thing. Certain yoga poses can help; I'm not nearly as thin as you are yet, but by doing these as part of my stretches, I don't ever have the "lower girl pooch."

    http://www.livestrong.com/sway-back/
  • dblaacker
    dblaacker Posts: 153 Member
    Do you drink? I see a lot of skinny girls develop that when they go to college and start drinking...
  • dblaacker
    dblaacker Posts: 153 Member
    Also, running may help.
  • Hollthulhu
    Hollthulhu Posts: 19 Member
    Erm Just a thought: Babies...

    Ha, I thought this too... >_>
  • amberrro
    amberrro Posts: 58
    I am definitely NOT pregnant, I don't drink and i'm already underweight so i don't understand how it's fat and i'm not going to start running again as it makes me lose even more weight in other places which is not what i want as im already underweight.
  • Tw1zzler
    Tw1zzler Posts: 583
    You have a surplus of subcutaneous adipose tissue. I prescribe exercise and a slight calorie deficit. Belly fat is the last to go on most people, and you don't appear to have much.
  • melbatoast917
    melbatoast917 Posts: 370 Member
    I am definitely NOT pregnant, I don't drink and i'm already underweight so i don't understand how it's fat and i'm not going to start running again as it makes me lose even more weight in other places which is not what i want as im already underweight.

    Have you taken a pregnancy test? Have you seen a doctor?
  • McChubbyruewho
    McChubbyruewho Posts: 194
    you know a lot of people have allergic reactions to food that make their bowls inflame, a so many don't even realize this.

    I would say first make sure you are getting enough fiber (plus water, fiber doesn't work without water)

    also make sure you are eating enough probiotics, like from Yogart or Garlic

    then you can reesrch this thihng called the PLAN, it's desaigned to limet your food intake, then you slowly start to reintruduse foods slowly starting first with foods that people are less likly to be allergic to.

    as you intruduse foods back you will be able to tell if your allergic to it cause you will have the bloated feeling again

    aslo Palaties ROCK!
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    I am definitely NOT pregnant, I don't drink and i'm already underweight so i don't understand how it's fat and i'm not going to start running again as it makes me lose even more weight in other places which is not what i want as im already underweight.

    ... You're underweight?

    Why is that? Are you malnourished, potentially resulting in a slight bloat?

    Or, again, swayback.
  • RobynLB
    RobynLB Posts: 617 Member
    I always thought I just had a pot belly. Turned out I had a lot of food alergies that were making my stomach bloat out.
  • ashleab37
    ashleab37 Posts: 575 Member
    If you are truly concerned call your doctor ASAP. Stomach cancer is not joke. But other than that, I think walking and a good full body workout plan can help you. I hear you cannot spot reduce. Try lifting, I feel my core when I do squats.
    Why the hell would you suggest cancer? Are you messed up, why would you do that to a person?


    You need to gain muscle, that's all.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    If you are truly concerned call your doctor ASAP. Stomach cancer is not joke. But other than that, I think walking and a good full body workout plan can help you. I hear you cannot spot reduce. Try lifting, I feel my core when I do squats.
    Why the hell would you suggest cancer? Are you messed up, why would you do that to a person?


    You need to gain muscle, that's all.

    Woah, calling someone messed up? That sounds like a personal attack.
  • Gramps251
    Gramps251 Posts: 738 Member
    If you are truly concerned call your doctor ASAP. Stomach cancer is not joke. But other than that, I think walking and a good full body workout plan can help you. I hear you cannot spot reduce. Try lifting, I feel my core when I do squats.
    Why the hell would you suggest cancer? Are you messed up, why would you do that to a person?


    You need to gain muscle, that's all.

    Woah, calling someone messed up? That sounds like a personal attack.

    Yup, a personal attack but as a faceless bozo on the web I agree with the observation about no muscle.
  • VorJoshigan
    VorJoshigan Posts: 1,106 Member
    Is this sudden, OP? If it's sudden, or come on gradually, I'd say: sodium, babies, menstruation.

    Otherwise, it could be swayback, which is a posture thing. Certain yoga poses can help; I'm not nearly as thin as you are yet, but by doing these as part of my stretches, I don't ever have the "lower girl pooch."

    http://www.livestrong.com/sway-back/

    Sway back. Sway back. Do the rock-a-way!
  • ladyinredflush
    ladyinredflush Posts: 72 Member
    are you pregnant?

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