Is this unhealthy?

Sharpsabre
Sharpsabre Posts: 7 Member
edited November 30 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello, I am 5'8 and 162-164 pounds. Most of my body is thin except my stomach which measures around 38-40 inches out. I know it is big but what can i do to stop it.

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  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    Stay in a calorie deficit. Body fat will dissipate.
  • Sharpsabre
    Sharpsabre Posts: 7 Member
    This is a pic of the stomach fat. Is it dangerous it have? https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1505/25332489664_50eaff0934_m.jpg

  • KorvapuustiPossu
    KorvapuustiPossu Posts: 434 Member
    It is likely your body shape that you are prone to gathering fat in central area... Good thing is since it's mostly just there when you start losing weight it will start shrinking too :) Just count your calories and make sure you are in a small deficit :) Good luck!
  • KorvapuustiPossu
    KorvapuustiPossu Posts: 434 Member
    Sharpsabre wrote: »
    This is a pic of the stomach fat. Is it dangerous it have? https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1505/25332489664_50eaff0934_m.jpg

    Is it possible you are pregnant?
  • Sharpsabre
    Sharpsabre Posts: 7 Member
    No, I'm not. I know it looks that way, but I have always had that awkward belly. I can generally suck it into seem normalish but am tired of doing that. I fear it may be dangerous to have all the fat there.
  • Lauren8239
    Lauren8239 Posts: 1,039 Member
    To be honest, you need to be checked for fibroids. Large fibroids make your stomach look like that, like you're pregnant.
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    I agree with above I would go to a doctor first to make sure there isn't any underlying condition and then work at eating at a small deficit to loose weight once you get the all clear.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    Definitely see a doctor. There are other things medically that could be causing this, too. Don't mess around with it.
  • Sharpsabre
    Sharpsabre Posts: 7 Member
    Okay, it bloats out more from the side view and does look like it is pregnant.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    You REALLY need to get checked out.
  • pootle1972
    pootle1972 Posts: 579 Member
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  • Jacob1020
    Jacob1020 Posts: 115 Member
    Belly fat usally is not entirely a weight problem, it's a hormone issue High Cortisol Levels. Diets don't lower cortisol they lower calories wich could cause stress inevitably the body as a surving mechanism holds onto fat. Make sure your eating enough, getting enough sleep & reducing any stress or stressful situations or even people.
  • Ajocal18
    Ajocal18 Posts: 167 Member
    I am 5'1 and 143 lbs and have a 39 inch waist at the widest point. Here I am 11 lbs from a healthy BMI and my stomach is way above the recommend size for optimal health. I see a lot of people saying the belly is the last to go so that's what I'm hoping for. Looking at the pictures yours looks a little rounder than mine but pretty similar - is it hard? You might be constipated/ bloated . I wish I had better advice but I say just keep plugging away. It took 55 lbs for my stomach to go from 45 inches to 39- its the curse of being apple shaped. :neutral:
  • Sharpsabre
    Sharpsabre Posts: 7 Member
    Not sure exactly. I'm going to get mine checked out by the doctor.
  • Ajocal18
    Ajocal18 Posts: 167 Member
    I agree seeing the doctor is the best thing - I just had my annual physical and they advised to change my diet and take a laxative. No real medical issues so just letting you know this could be natural for you. Obviously see a doctor first but if everything's ok its probably just your build.
  • Sharpsabre
    Sharpsabre Posts: 7 Member
    Alrighty, thank you and take care :)
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Jacob1020 wrote: »
    Belly fat usally is not entirely a weight problem, it's a hormone issue High Cortisol Levels. Diets don't lower cortisol they lower calories wich could cause stress inevitably the body as a surving mechanism holds onto fat. Make sure your eating enough, getting enough sleep & reducing any stress or stressful situations or even people.

    Cortisol levels alone aren't likely to cause that kind of waist.

    OP, above 40" waist in men / 35" waist in women while still in the normal weight BMI category (which you are just on the edge of for your height) is considered more predictive of negative health outcomes than being overweight BMI (not obese) and not having such a waist size.
    There are a few conditions people have mentioned. Other possibilities include genetic bad luck that you possible are incredibly disposed towards central obesity, which means weight loss is still strongly advisable. In a similar vein, you could have a form of normal weight metabolically obese condition, perhaps having low amounts of lean mass. Indications of this would include if you have problems with strength based tasks - in extreme cases people who have such a condition have problems getting out of a chair.
  • stang02
    stang02 Posts: 75 Member
    edited March 2016
    I have had the same body shape (larger belly) since after I had my first child, then the 2nd made it worse. I could do a million traditional ab exercises to tone help strengthen it but it still will look "distended". I found that it was Diastis Recti, where your muscle walls have separated. There are certain exercises that you can do to "counter" that abdominal split. But also see a Dr. to rule out any other possibilities. 7k4rf8yjp9nb.png
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Sharpsabre wrote: »
    Not sure exactly. I'm going to get mine checked out by the doctor.

    I'm curious to what your doctor says so do please update us after your appointment.
  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I wish I had gone to the doctor when my stomach had looked like that. I've always carried weight in my stomach so didn't think much of it until I was taken to the hospital. Turns out I had a 16 lb ovarian cyst and a 6 week hospital stay. I wish I had gone to the doctor much sooner when I started to wonder if something was wrong. I knew I wasn't pregnant so figured it was just weight gain.
  • Sharpsabre
    Sharpsabre Posts: 7 Member
    Got it checked out. No fibroids.
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