Lost Your Lower Belly Pooch? SHOW IT OFF!

sugarandspice27
sugarandspice27 Posts: 521 Member
edited October 26 in Success Stories
My lower belly pooch has been bane of my existence since I started gaining weight in my teens. This area still drives me crazy!! I can accept most other parts of my body but just not my blasted pooch. So, I'm looking for some inspiration because it feels like it will NEVER go away. Can anyone that's lost from this area please post some picts of your success? This will be such great motivation for me. :) Extra points if you went from really heavy (300+) to slimmer and minimized the pooch.
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  • Madelinew22
    Madelinew22 Posts: 289
    before

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    after
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    i was never huge but i had alot of skin, a my pooch area was gross lol
  • sugarandspice27
    sugarandspice27 Posts: 521 Member
    Nice! Looking good. :)
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    I would love to see too (Preferably larger photos please!!) I never thought I would lose in my lower belly.. maybe I will take a pic of it at the end of the month but maybe this shows how much I have lost so far :laugh: Day 40 was 5 days ago.

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  • JenMarie8781
    JenMarie8781 Posts: 377 Member
    I know what you mean. I started at 368 so I had a big one... now I have lost a lot and it's smaller but now there is also loose skin there :( But I think once I get down to my goal weight it will be a lot better. I still have about 120 to lose.
  • iliveintheshire
    iliveintheshire Posts: 76
    I want to see more pics!!!! I have the WORST lower belly pooch ugggggh.
  • Heather1899
    Heather1899 Posts: 179 Member
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    *testing*

    oh it works!!
    Heres another
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    This is me now. I am about 185 and my highest weight was 312...:/
    There are other pics on my profile...

    O crap just saw that this is the thread if you've "lost" it. I guess I still have mine...:/
  • sugarandspice27
    sugarandspice27 Posts: 521 Member
    Wow, awesome!! Can you show your before??
  • Heather1899
    Heather1899 Posts: 179 Member
    Befores...best I have and these are when I was in high school. Probably about 260 pounds or MORE
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    Too bad I don't have full body shots. I just finally got a "real" camera last year!
  • auzziecawth66
    auzziecawth66 Posts: 476 Member
    There's a pic on my profile of my belly after 2 kids. Not great but not too horrible. I was about 10 pounds from my goal in that pic and got pregnant soon after so not sure how good it would have looked at my goal weight lol.
  • jscupp1016
    jscupp1016 Posts: 52 Member
    If I knew how to post pictures I'd show you that mine looks like a gazillion times better since just January and that the scale isn't always the best way to judge how exercise/life change can actually physically change you! Just keep after it, run, do that cardio, do those sit ups (the real ones! 50 a day!). It will come off :)
  • fancycupcake
    fancycupcake Posts: 78 Member
    I can't wait to lose mine...I remember GETTING it...I had larger friends in high school (about 5 years ago) whose stomachs were very poochey, and had what I called the "w"....I gained weight and then saw the w shadow on my belly and said "eh, it'll go away, I won't get that big", and now I'm just used to seeing it. It's not horrible - in fact, in the summer if I spend all day hiking or something, the next day it's noticeably smaller. It will be nice to see a smaller shadow underneath it once and for all in a few months :)

    Thanks to everyone sharing their photos - you all look GREAT, your progress is VERY inspiring to me and many others. So for all the lurkers who aren't posting and myself, especially, thank you!
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
    Seeing lots of nice muscle definition there!! Great job!!
  • zoukeira
    zoukeira Posts: 313 Member
    My SW 198lb/89.9kg and during at 62kg/136lb (about 4kg/9lb ago):
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    And a week ago somewhere between 129lb and 130lb or about 58.5kg/59kg:
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    And the side during at 136lb/62kg.... (I'm 128lb now and it's even better!):
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    I'm 5'4" and a mummy and I've been fat since I was 7 or 8 - so there's hope for everyone!!
  • Junken_Diraffe
    Junken_Diraffe Posts: 716 Member
    At my highest weight, about 213lbs.

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    At goal weight, 155lbs.

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    ETA - I'm 6' tall, and have had 2 babies.
  • Nique85
    Nique85 Posts: 105 Member
    you ladies look amazing!
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    To the last two posters - AMAZING work!!

    Can you tell us all what you did - especially the lady whos starting weight was 9 lbs more than her current weight!
  • Junken_Diraffe
    Junken_Diraffe Posts: 716 Member
    To the last two posters - AMAZING work!!

    Can you tell us all what you did - especially the lady whos starting weight was 9 lbs more than her current weight!

    I think she means the "after" pic is 9lbs heavier than she currently is, not that she started only 9lbs heavier... If i'm understanding correctly.

    For me - eating right, running, lifting, and PATIENCE! That's all it is. Work hard and you'll see the results. If you're not seeing results, change things up. Eat MORE than you think you probably should. I started at 1200 calories and did everything "right" for a month, and no change in either weight or measurements. I upped my calories to 1600+ and dropped the weight. My current profile pic shows me at the exact same weight, about a year apart. On the left, size 12, on the right, size 6. Both at 155lbs. But my body changed with running and lifting. Stick with it, ladies. And you WILL NOT bulk up if you lift. Promise!
  • zoukeira
    zoukeira Posts: 313 Member
    To the last two posters - AMAZING work!!

    Can you tell us all what you did - especially the lady whos starting weight was 9 lbs more than her current weight!

    Thanks! I'm about 70lbs lighter than my starting weight now, and my pooch became more pronounced as I lost weight until I started to incorporate strength training last November. The difference between then and now is phenominal - but I've worked hard, all of December and Jan I trained like a maniac (working out for 2-3hrs most days). Now I'm below my goal weight I've cut it back.

    Strength training ontop of a calorie deficit has definitely been key for me losing my pooch.
  • mhorn2142
    mhorn2142 Posts: 319 Member
    At my highest weight, about 213lbs.

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    At goal weight, 155lbs.

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    Holy Hell! if Only... I wish this were an option sadly, I don't think it will be but you have given me some hope.
  • zoukeira
    zoukeira Posts: 313 Member
    For me - eating right, running, lifting, and PATIENCE! That's all it is. Work hard and you'll see the results. If you're not seeing results, change things up. Eat MORE than you think you probably should. I started at 1200 calories and did everything "right" for a month, and no change in either weight or measurements. I upped my calories to 1600+ and dropped the weight.

    DITTO re the food - I was at 1200 and plateaued for 3 months, upped my cals to around 1500+ and lost immediately. And I do a lot of cardio too, but it was when I included strength that I got results.
  • AsaraFuriosa
    AsaraFuriosa Posts: 293 Member
    Thanks for posting!!! I'm on my last 17lbs (down 97lbs so far (tummy of course is the last to go! ) this is so inspirational!!!! Just amazing really!
  • crystallight711
    crystallight711 Posts: 156 Member
    I'm 5'8", 27, with 2 kids. l weighed 235 during both pregnancies and was still 215 when my youngest was over a year old in Nov 2009 when I decided to take control of my health and lose the weight. It took me about 6 months to lose 55lbs and I had maintained around 160 ever since. I kind of fell off the exercise and healthy eating wagon about 9 months ago though and was just feeling run down and looking flabby. I started an *amazing* workout program called Turbofire on 11/12/12 and have lost an additional 20 lbs and finally lost the belly pooch and am in the best shape of my life.
    Turbofire 12 week results
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    Before pics - It was really hard to find any photos that had my belly in it. I avoided pictures period.
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  • Sparlingo
    Sparlingo Posts: 938 Member
    Not gone (I still have SOO far to go!!), but shrinking -- I feel hopeful! This has been over 3 months.

    I was mortified at what my lower abdomen looked like after having my daughter. The first 2 months of good weight loss didn't seem to touch my tummy, but then the third month showed a noticeable difference to me.

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  • aelunyu
    aelunyu Posts: 486 Member
    I am no stranger to the pooch...good job ladies!
  • Crazy4Healthy
    Crazy4Healthy Posts: 626 Member
    My before has my belly covered, but the pooch is there. Still have a bit of loose skin I would like to trim down.

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  • ajhugz
    ajhugz Posts: 452 Member
    before

    s0v7ea.jpg




    after
    rc7jv4.jpg5whvp.jpg

    i was never huge but i had alot of skin, a my pooch area was gross lol

    Whats your secret?
  • mdyorston
    mdyorston Posts: 158


    I'm 5'4" and a mummy and I've been fat since I was 7 or 8 - so there's hope for everyone!!

    awesome! thanks for giving me hope. Any tips?
  • hyenagirl
    hyenagirl Posts: 206 Member
    Mine is still hanging on, it's probably going to be the last thing to go. Taking bets between that and the cellulite galaxy on my thighs.
  • Healthy_4_Life2
    Healthy_4_Life2 Posts: 595 Member
    Wow! You ladies looks amazing!!!!!
  • ajhugz
    ajhugz Posts: 452 Member
    I think I shed a couple tears looking at the before and afters. I was so worried I would be stuck with a yucky belly from losing weight. This gives me hope. I've never been obese but I've also always have some kind of a tummy no matter how small I got.
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