My tummy is still very saggy and baggy. I used to blame it on having c-sections, but know it was "hanging out" long before I had babies.

This is me at 107.5kg, so I had lost 7.5kg at this point. I was sucking my tummy in as HARD as I could, like, felt my face going red I was sucking so hard. Look how enormous it is!



I don't take pics of me in my undies these days (yuck), but this is another "old me versus me now". My tummy is still very big, it still sticks out, now in two rolls, charming...and it still hangs like a sack of spuds. But gosh, I do think I look a bit better. I'm starting to not care about my stupid tummy. It will keep improving as I keep losing weight anyway and nothing I can do about it. It used to hang so low that it covered my pubic...er...area...and stuck out way further than my boobs. It certainly seems to be the last thing to go, along side my massive upper arms.

Before I was about 105kg, other one is me today at 75.5kg. Not my lowest weight but I'm recovering from a carb overload :-). I only just managed to button these jeans, they are cutting into my gut.




Good luck!

@minties82 You look great!

minties82 wrote: »

My tummy is still very saggy and baggy. I used to blame it on having c-sections, but know it was "hanging out" long before I had babies.

This is me at 107.5kg, so I had lost 7.5kg at this point. I was sucking my tummy in as HARD as I could, like, felt my face going red I was sucking so hard. Look how enormous it is!



I don't take pics of me in my undies these days (yuck), but this is another "old me versus me now". My tummy is still very big, it still sticks out, now in two rolls, charming...and it still hangs like a sack of spuds. But gosh, I do think I look a bit better. I'm starting to not care about my stupid tummy. It will keep improving as I keep losing weight anyway and nothing I can do about it. It used to hang so low that it covered my pubic...er...area...and stuck out way further than my boobs. It certainly seems to be the last thing to go, along side my massive upper arms.

Before I was about 105kg, other one is me today at 75.5kg. Not my lowest weight but I'm recovering from a carb overload :-). I only just managed to button these jeans, they are cutting into my gut.




Good luck!

Damn, girl! It was worth struggling in to those jeans!!! They look fabulous. I'll have to find the pictures I took and actually take new ones... Been putting it off...

Yes appearance is important but getting my weight and all health markers within a good range based on my own research if most important to me at this time. Yes I know the demands put on females to look like a movie star in a state of being mostly undressed is unreal.

By my own research example I recently read some research that indicates a LDL of <200 (usa) increases the risk of heart attack, dementia, cancer and perhaps other. On this WOE the best I can learn if HDL is going up and triglycerides are going down (while both being in the normal range) then LDL numbers are basically meaningless in predicting health issues like heart attacks.

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KnitOrMiss wrote: »

Remember, too, that there is the genetic component especially for women to carry extra fat in the belly. It has to do with species survival and carrying children even in times of famine, so genetically, we are wired to have a bit of extra fat stored there in case of emergencies. It is hard coded genetic stuff.

Just some perspectives about bellies... When I remember that a certain amount of belly is protecting my health, I can accept it a little easier.

Another tidbit about bellies from my family. If you've had children and have a muffin top or some flab/loose skin/whatever, own that *kitten*. Yeah, it's not societies standard of beauty but so what? That belly carried one or more wonderful little humans and it's a badge of honor. Enjoy the flatness while you're young, but after kids, enjoy them more than you worry about what they left behind.

That's lovely. My little humans like my jiggly belly. Maybe they're fond of their old home!

I had twins (12.5 lbs together at birth), then my son 14 months later (over 10 lbs) and now I have floppy belly skin too. The kids call it "pizza dough"...ugh! It doesn't look as bad when I am heavier, like I am now @175 lbs. When I am down to 150 or so it is more prominent and bothering, but I also had my kids at 38 and 39 years old, so my skin was not as elastic any more? I love them dearly, regardless!

Geez my skin has never been elastic. I've had stretchmarks since I was a teen, before I was fat @GaleHawkins makes a good point about focusing on health. I will try and do that more.

OK this will be weird, never done something like this before, but here goes. You guys are friends after all.
I don't have a big enough bathroom to take a better picture. In the picture, you can see my scar going around my hips.

Health at the cellular level what we all are going for really. This can help us look better on the surface too I expect. The three supplements I have been working with are Pterostibene, PQQ (Pyrroloquinoline Quinone) and Ubiquinol (Active Coenzyme Q10). As I was working to build links to these I chased a lot of rabbits and ran out of time since I need to get some tractor work done while the sun is shining.

JodehFoster wrote: »

personally, I have no interest in looking like a movie star, but I would like clothes to fit and look properly and be completely confident intimately. I will be seeking surgery next year.

This is a goal I can understand and share

Not unreasonable to want to look good and feel confident

Thank you for putting it so simply

Thanks guys. I'm feeling better about it. The scar runs very low in the front, swoops upwards around the hips and ends at the top of my hip leaving a little "corner" , kind of a point, like the end of a seam when sewing. I'm a little self conscious of that. Maybe as I lose more weight, it won't be as noticeable. I want to lose 40 more pounds, but don't want to lose curves. The biggest difference the surgery has made is to give my body a more even sense of proportion. I'm not as bottom heavy anymore.