Am I skinny fat?

No one will really be able to tell you unless you post a picture.

Wait, below you belly button? Do you mean your hips? They're supposed to stick out more.

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Have someone do a caliper test on you. It's fast easy mostly painless. It's the only way. The BF numbers don't lie. If more than 30% BF that might qualify.

No. There is no such effing thing. Have a pleasant day. :flowerforyou:

Thanks all for your input! I measure 2cm (about 1") below the belly button... that's not hips, is it? That's still well above the top of the hip bone. Hips measures in at 90, no concerns there.

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I thought there would be a picture ahaha.

Thanks all for your input! I measure 2cm (about 1") below the belly button... that's not hips, is it? That's still well above the top of the hip bone. Hips measures in at 90, no concerns there.

i think i know what you are talking about, the lower belly pooch. do you mean that your waist & hips are normal but you have a bit of a a pudgy tummy below the navel?

if so i have the same thing. I used to be skinny but had almost no muscle definition & looked jiggly all over. To me that is "skinny-fat". I've been strength training for a few months & had great results. Even though i am pretty trim with muscle definition in a lot of areas, i still have a little bit of belly fat there. I'm still working on it, and slowly but surely it is getting better

^^edit---what i mean by "working on it" is i am sticking with a good diet & exercising. I know that there is no way to spot reduce so i just have to stick with the plan & be patient.

I understand, I am the same way, a little pouchy from belly button and below...my trainer said its normal since we are female and have more organs down there in that area and will just need more lower ab work. Gets worse during that monthly time, a little more "swollen" that's me, very irritating.

Also wanted to say I am 5'4" and 120 lbs and never had any children to cause it, just flabby and out of shape but it is getting better since I have been working out this year but it is still slower in changing than everywhere else.

Hi all,

Question.... I am 47, female, 6 ft (1 m 80) , 65 kg (144ish lbs) and my waist measures 74ish cm. Good right? But 2 cm below the navel it bumps up to a whopping 90 cm! Is that what they call skinny fat? I look good in clothes, but not so much in bikini (I think, my husband has a different opinion).

Or is it poor digestion? My belly always sticks out, though it's worse at night (about 2 pant sizes difference compared to the morning!)... no matter what I eat & drink.

Or both?

Oh, I do love my wine, and I know that is part of it...

Opinions welcome - thanks!

Are you sure this happens no matter what you eat? I mean, have you eliminated certain foods to determine that it's not causing bloating.

A daily probiotic might be your best bet.

I have the pooch as well, mostly due to having had a baby 2 years ago and not really doing anything to correct it. I realized recently, that the pooch had turned into a sizable POUCH, and it made me look like I was pregnant again. I have stopped eating products with gluten and noticed the bloat was minimized. I am also doing sit-ups, including the most important sit-ups for the lower abs which are reverse sit-ups. I do 100 of those 3-5 days a week.