Where are my big stomached ladies at?!
eringrace95_
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Hello!! So I'm around 46 pounds down and I still feel my stomach is huge. I know you cannot spot reduce and all I can do it tone but I carry the majority of my weight in my stomach which SUCKS. how long did it take you/do you think it will take to tone up?!
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Me too....
sucks cause I still can't go down in size in jeans because of it and the legs in my size now are way too baggy on me. Lol 1 -
Me too.... sucks cause I still can't go down in size in jeans because of it and the legs in my size now are way too baggy on me. Lol
OMG we are totally in the same boat haha. And it's not like there as been NO difference it's just my stomach is still very disproportionate to the rest of my body lol 0 -
It can take a very long time and can come down to the very final few pounds. Be sure to read through this thread if you haven't already.3
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It can take a very long time and can come down to the very final few pounds. Be sure to read through this thread if you haven't already.
Thanks for the info!0 -
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Me too.... sucks cause I still can't go down in size in jeans because of it and the legs in my size now are way too baggy on me. Lol
OMG we are totally in the same boat haha. And it's not like there as been NO difference it's just my stomach is still very disproportionate to the rest of my body lol
The struggle is real! I solved this issue by wearing full panel maternity pants. I've lost 115 lbs and probably 15 inches off my waist. Down to a 14/16 in regular dress pants. Picked up a pair of full panel maternity slacks at goodwill on Friday. Gap, size freaking 8! I look proporionate and I'm super comfy.9 -
Yep, apparently my stomach is going to be the last to go. The boobs were first to go, of course!8
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Me too! I think the reason my stomach always looks big is because no matter how skinny I get my waist is never small. It makes me look like a box, which sucks because my legs get really thin so I look disproportionate tooMe too.... sucks cause I still can't go down in size in jeans because of it and the legs in my size now are way too baggy on me. Lol
OMG we are totally in the same boat haha. And it's not like there as been NO difference it's just my stomach is still very disproportionate to the rest of my body lol 0 -
Yep, apparently my stomach is going to be the last to go. The boobs were first to go, of course!
On the flip side, my cup size increased as I lost over 50 pounds and now that I am down to that final fat roll around my stomach...my breasts are losing size It's very frustrating because I lose fat everywhere but where I want to lose it. Such is life. 0 -
I'm in with the stomach is the last, if ever to go crowd.
Over 6 years of maintenance I have learnt to love my stomach. Heck, I wear a bikini even.
I am at the low end of my BMI, lift heavy for me and have a good bit of muscle strength under a smallish layer of fat, but my stomach will never disappear unless I drop to an unhealthy weight or spend more time in the gym than I am willing to.
It came down to a series of lifestyle decisions for me.
I lift heavy in maintenance, therefore I am at least maintaining my bone and muscle density/ strength.
I don't wish to lift more than 45-60 min 3 times a week.
I am old so a recomp is very very slow.
I am not in a place where I want to do a cut/bulk/cut at the moment. That would probably be what would get rid of it, I fully realise that.
I like my food and wine and am not about to give them up for a bit of a wiggly jiggly mid section.
A flat stomach would be wonderful, but given the genetic propensity for me to store fat there, the sacrifice for me just isn't worth it, and I love myself just as much with it I would without it.
Cheers, h.11 -
Bah. So if it's in genetics it's an impossible goal?0
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@erinsot, not an impossible goal but certainly one that is more challenging for us apple shaped folk than it is for a person who genetically stores fat in the thighs and hips - pear shaped. We see posts all the time on how to lose in those particular spots too.
Visceral fat, the 'dangerous' stomach fat is relatively easy to lose through a calorie deficit and cardio.
Subcutaneous fat in the stomach area is not as 'dangerous' (doesn't have the same effect on hormones etc), though unattractive to many, relies on a calorie deficit aiming at all over fat loss.
It is more a case of deciding how far you want to lose to get those last pounds off.
Here is me, I can love my stomach at this size. It is large compared to the rest of me, but it is subcutaneous fat, with decent muscle underneath so it gives me no health concerns.
Cheers, h.
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I have two large fibroids and my GYN calls my uterus a 20 week uterus - meaning it's the same size as if I were 5 months pregnant. I don't look 5 months pregnant, but I definitely have extra belly girth because of them.1
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If you have not reached goal weight, it's too early to complain about your stomach. If you haven't been strength training for at least 6-12 months, it's too early to complain about your stomach. Just sayin'.
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Hee hee, there is a ton of truth in what you say @lorrpb. It was close to a year of maintenance before I started to apreciate that my body was still shape shifting- not the laundry making things baggy.
Cheers, h.
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If you have not reached goal weight, it's too early to complain about your stomach. If you haven't been strength training for at least 6-12 months, it's too early to complain about your stomach. Just sayin'.
Very true!! I'll be more dedicated to my strength training
I'll be the first to admit I prefer cardio lol 0 -
middlehaitch wrote: »@erinsot, not an impossible goal but certainly one that is more challenging for us apple shaped folk than it is for a person who genetically stores fat in the thighs and hips - pear shaped. We see posts all the time on how to lose in those particular spots too.
Visceral fat, the 'dangerous' stomach fat is relatively easy to lose through a calorie deficit and cardio.
Subcutaneous fat in the stomach area is not as 'dangerous' (doesn't have the same effect on hormones etc), though unattractive to many, relies on a calorie deficit aiming at all over fat loss.
It is more a case of deciding how far you want to lose to get those last pounds off.
Here is me, I can love my stomach at this size. It is large compared to the rest of me, but it is subcutaneous fat, with decent muscle underneath so it gives me no health concerns.
Cheers, h.
Where's this belly you speak of @middlehaitch ? You look perfectly wonderful, you should be very proud of yourself, and you look great in a bikini
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Christine_72 wrote: »middlehaitch wrote: »@erinsot, not an impossible goal but certainly one that is more challenging for us apple shaped folk than it is for a person who genetically stores fat in the thighs and hips - pear shaped. We see posts all the time on how to lose in those particular spots too.
Visceral fat, the 'dangerous' stomach fat is relatively easy to lose through a calorie deficit and cardio.
Subcutaneous fat in the stomach area is not as 'dangerous' (doesn't have the same effect on hormones etc), though unattractive to many, relies on a calorie deficit aiming at all over fat loss.
It is more a case of deciding how far you want to lose to get those last pounds off.
Here is me, I can love my stomach at this size. It is large compared to the rest of me, but it is subcutaneous fat, with decent muscle underneath so it gives me no health concerns.
Cheers, h.
Where's this belly you speak of @middlehaitch ? You look perfectly wonderful, you should be very proud of yourself, and you look great in a bikini
Literally what I was thinking!!3 -
I'm 5'6" 157 lbs (down from 240) which is only a few lbs from the high end of normal weight for me and I definitely still have a fat stomach. I have less fat on my stomach in comparison to my lower body, but I am your typical pear shape. I've started strength training to try and change my body composition. I don't even care about seeing muscles in my core. I just want a flat and toned stomach. Unfortunately I'm not sure what weight I need to get down to for that to happen.
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Yep, apparently my stomach is going to be the last to go. The boobs were first to go, of course!
Yep, naturally :grumble: We lose weight first where we don't need to lose from, and don't lose from the ONE place we want to lose from the most til the bitter end! At least that's how it's worked out for me... I'm seriously learning to accept my podge and realising it loves me too much to ever leave me lol0 -
Hi Everyone,
I am new to using myfitnesspal and I think I really like it. I am currently 5'3 at 182 pounds that really bothers me since I had my last child 5 years ago via c-section. My stomach seems like it will never go down which can be very discouraging to my self esteem. So, I am deciding to take this one day at a time and see how I progress, because honestly I do not want a nip tuck lol.3 -
middlehaitch wrote: »@erinsot, not an impossible goal but certainly one that is more challenging for us apple shaped folk than it is for a person who genetically stores fat in the thighs and hips - pear shaped. We see posts all the time on how to lose in those particular spots too.
Visceral fat, the 'dangerous' stomach fat is relatively easy to lose through a calorie deficit and cardio.
Subcutaneous fat in the stomach area is not as 'dangerous' (doesn't have the same effect on hormones etc), though unattractive to many, relies on a calorie deficit aiming at all over fat loss.
It is more a case of deciding how far you want to lose to get those last pounds off.
Here is me, I can love my stomach at this size. It is large compared to the rest of me, but it is subcutaneous fat, with decent muscle underneath so it gives me no health concerns.
Cheers, h.
Woah woah woah WOAH hang on, hold the phone!! ^^ THAT is "apple shaped"? No, honey! That is most distinctly an hourglass figure! Look at that perfect waist definition! Your bust bulges out, your waist dips in, and flares back out over your hips, like a Coke bottle. You may not have as lean a stomach as you'd like (hell, who here does?) but you are not apple shaped, and you look awesome!
For perspective, this is apple-shaped:
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@AllOutof_Bubblegum Thank you for that picture! I've been thinking that my original hourglass had become an apple due to my huge 'Buddha Belly', but I can see from this that I am actually still an hourglass! (Or maybe an hour and a half...
) (And H, you look great! )
OP, I feel your pain and I'm fairly sure my stomach will be the last to go. It was never flat and toned even when I was young so I don't expect miracles, but although it's still very large I can see that it has shrunk and lifted a bit after losing 30lbs or so. I'm about halfway through my weight loss, so will be interested to see how it looks at the end!1 -
Strange...it seems as though I'm hour glass as well! Even tho my tummy bulges I have the hourglass curves0
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Ok, first @ErinSot my apologies for the slight derailment of the thread. It is all about big bellies anyway.
@Christine_72 thank you, but I think you know me well enough from the forum to know I am at a good weight, lift, have reasonable strength gains, but have left it a little late to make good muscle gains. I am the slowest recomp on record.
@AllOutof_Bubblegum, I am your basic apple with a little ruler thrown in for luck. (I will post a before pic so you can see the apple) The waist definition is completely new this year and acquired through the 6+ year slow recomp. I have been known all my life as having little/no waist definition. My measurements in my late teens 34, 27,34/5. Now, same weight, 33, 26, 34. An hourglass would need a 23-4 in waist.
Fortunately/unfortunately there isn't a pic of me sitting in a bikini, I avoid them. If there was you would quite clearly see that there is a roll, hidden in the crease belly button at my waist, then another roll. It would take more effort than I am willing to give to get rid of that.
I am not trying to belittle anyone's tummy, or try to make mine bigger than it is. I have just been quite surprised (pleasantly I must say) by the responses and wanted to show/explain that even though it may never be one of those wonderfully flat bellies we see, we can have one that is proportionally bigger than the rest of our bodies, but still quite lovable.
Me pre weight loss as a true apple
( sorry if you have seen the pic before, it has been posted a couple of times recently)
Cheers, h.
Nb. The bra top is padded, and did you note that I have no hips or bum to counterbalance the belly
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Still working on the toning up part and still unsure re: if I need to cut a bit more first, but I went from apple to significantly less apples . Started February 1st and I have three kids under 4. You can do it OP, just keep chipping away at it and eventually you'll have no belly left to worry about
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I've got a personal trainer. When I eat well, my stomach looks flat. When I eat badly, it puffs out and looks a lot bigger and rounder. I think it also happens when I eat bread. Maybe try some resistance training?
You could also be retaining water from sodium2 -
JessicaMcB wrote: »Still working on the toning up part and still unsure re: if I need to cut a bit more first, but I went from apple to significantly less apples . Started February 1st and I have three kids under 4. You can do it OP, just keep chipping away at it and eventually you'll have no belly left to worry about
You look incredible! Good work4
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