I'm an 19 year old girl with a massive beer gut...?

Sabre1232
Sabre1232 Posts: 37 Member
edited August 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
I don't know how it got this way but I have a beer gut now that is 37inches around and hangs over my pants.

I didn't have this a year ago, and it won't go away.

How do I get this to go away? Any ideas?

I weigh 165lbs as of today and am about 5'8. I'm not overweight, so I don't know why I have this.


There isn't anyway I could be pregnant.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Pregnant?
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    SharpSabreSword wrote: »
    I don't know how it got this way but I have a beer gut now that is 37inches around and hangs over my pants.

    I didn't have this a year ago, and it won't go away.

    How do I get this to go away? Any ideas?

    I weigh 165lbs as of today and am about 5'8. I'm not overweight, so I don't know why I have this.

    According to bmi 165 at 5'8 is overweight
  • Sabre1232
    Sabre1232 Posts: 37 Member
    It isn't by much.
  • vespiquenn
    vespiquenn Posts: 1,455 Member
    It is overweight by a pound. Depending on muscle mass, the look could be further exaggerated. The less muscle, the less "tight or toned" you will look even though you aren't overweight by much. If it's hanging over your pants, I'm guessing this is the case. That and you probably store your fat in your stomach.

    With that being said, all you can do is eat in a calorie deficit. Set your stats up to lose .5lbs a week (to lesson the damage done to lean body mass), get a food scale, and if possible, start a progressive weight lifting program.
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    Also, check out the info and advice in this handy thread... :)

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1
  • edean331
    edean331 Posts: 60 Member
    Being 19 years old, it may be developmental, maybe bad eating habits have caught up with you??
    Any changes in activity level? Did you take a sport in high school and are less active now??
    You say this is a change from a year ago, is there a major life change a year or two ago??
  • TnZMom
    TnZMom Posts: 222 Member
    Second the ovarian cyst suggestion. Go see a gyno or nurse practitioner.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I had quite the gut on me when i was 165lbs, I'm also 5"8. But as mentioned, make an appointment with your doctor to rule out any medical conditions.
  • mom22dogs
    mom22dogs Posts: 470 Member
    ccjlgrider wrote: »
    First, go to the doctor. I have seen young women with protuberant abdomens who have ginormous ovarian cysts or a full term baby they didn't know about. (I'm a dr.)

    Secondly, are you a small frame? If so, you probably need to be at the lower end of the healthy BMI range to have the appearance you want. I'm in a similar boat. 1 lb over a healthy BMI, but need to lose 15 lbs to look much better and not have this poochy belly. I have a smallish frame.

    My first thought was the bolded, also. I had an enormous ovarian cyst (16 lbs) that almost killed me. It might not be anything, but if it is something, you want to catch it before you are taken by ambulance barely conscious because you are in renal failure an have sepsis due to the enormous cyst you didn't know you had.
  • Linda2811
    Linda2811 Posts: 3 Member
    Stop the beer and cut out as much bread that is comfortable. Incorporate more veggies into your diet. Exercise, Cardio with abs workout worked for me.
  • abadvat
    abadvat Posts: 1,241 Member
    you have a beer gut and dont know how it got that way - first things first - how much beer do you consume?!
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Once you have ruled out any medical condition like pregnancy or ovarian cyst you may have to reasses

    You are overweight for your height and body

    http://www.health-calc.com/body-composition/waist-to-height-ratio

    We are the same height and I weigh 160 ...I'm not saying a person can't be healthy at your weight ...I am saying you, as an individual based on your frame and genetic predisposition to where you carry fat, are not within healthy

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    SharpSabreSword wrote: »
    I don't know how it got this way but I have a beer gut now that is 37inches around and hangs over my pants.

    I didn't have this a year ago, and it won't go away.

    How do I get this to go away? Any ideas?

    I weigh 165lbs as of today and am about 5'8. I'm not overweight, so I don't know why I have this.

    According to bmi 165 at 5'8 is overweight

    Actually according to BMI 165 at 5'8 is 25 so it's the outer limit

    I know this as it was my initial target

    By the time I got to 165 my waist was 27" though so it's very much down to personal circumstances as to whether that's healthy weight range or not
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    tiptoethruthetulips wrote: »
    OP I assume that nothing much has changed for you since you posted this pic?
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10378197/stomach-sticks-out-abnormally-pic/p1

    How did the doctor confirm it was just weight/fat as mentioned in the earlier thread?

    I wonder if a dexa scan would confirm that it is majority fat? Does anyone know?

    Good catch

    Since April you have only posted about your pot belly and have said that doctor has ruled out any medical issues and confirmed it is weight

    So what have you done ?
  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    SharpSabreSword wrote: »
    I don't know how it got this way but I have a beer gut now that is 37inches around and hangs over my pants.

    I didn't have this a year ago, and it won't go away.

    How do I get this to go away? Any ideas?

    I weigh 165lbs as of today and am about 5'8. I'm not overweight, so I don't know why I have this.


    There isn't anyway I could be pregnant.

    Per your other thread picture and doctor results, you are skinny fat. Lose weight, you hold your weight poorly because you probably have little muscle. 165 may be upper end for a 5'8" woman, but it doesn't normally look like that. Lose weight and lift some weight.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited August 2016
    OP, are you sure the doctor did a full assessment of your issue? Did you see an OB/GYN, your MD, etc.. I think more than one doctor should have seen you.. ??

    edited to add: if you still the weigh the same as you did in April, you are not over weight by any stretch of the imagination. (personally this BMI stuff is BS and does not take into consideration a lot of factors)... . but it did appear that you may should rule out any medication issues as pointed out earlier this year..

    I am not sure what more we can add to this, except truly get some one in the medication field to take your issues seriously (ger second and third opinions) because unless you are just an exceptional rare case that has a "naturally" developed beer looking belly, there is a cause to it, but something we cannot diagnose.
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    Some people just put their weight in certain places.

    Nosy but relevant question:
    How are your periods? Regular?
    (DO NOT say "regular" if you'er on the pill; if you're on the pill, you don't actually know if they're regular).

    Any unusual hair growth or hair thinness?

    Putting weight on around your middle is one of the things that is way more common in PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). It comes with a number of other things, including insulin resistance and eventual Type 2 diabetes, and MANY women with PCOS find that they need to eat fewer carbs to lose weight and not put on a lot of belly fat. You may want to look further into that.
  • Sabre1232
    Sabre1232 Posts: 37 Member
    The doctor did a full evaluation and even a ultra sound. Apparently there was nothing there. I have been trying to eat better and even have been exercising more. I have had two knee surgeries previously that limited my movement and made me a bit sedentary for a period of time. Could that have caused this spare tire?
  • Neanbean13
    Neanbean13 Posts: 211 Member
    Just eating over your maintanence calories plus genetics will cause it. What's the older women in your family like physically? Unless underlying condition it's just plain over consumption.
    I always had small waist until one day I was diagnosed with a common condition called denial.
    Hmmm yes. Ate n drank too much for how much my body needed. Always thought cause I wet gym I'd be ok. Kept wearing looser clothing til one day I woke up. Where the F did that come from???!!! Hello gut!
  • JukeboxHeroine
    JukeboxHeroine Posts: 348 Member
    Looks like pregnant belly to me. I know you said you had an ultrasound but that's what it looks like.
  • ObsidianMist
    ObsidianMist Posts: 519 Member
    I had the same thing but mine was due to metabolic syndrome from taking an atypical antipsychotic. do you take any medications?
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Def see your obgyn as a safeguard. I used to have fibroids. (then I had a hysterectomy) but I had a badly enlarged uterus crammed with those tumors. So you need to make sure that it is really a matter of losing fat and strengthening your core, rather than something medical. Also some ailments make the abdomen bloat. If you are perfectly well, then you will need to lose fat and strengthen your core. Planks are super awesome for making your abs strong while you lose the fat that is on top of them by cutting calories.
  • Sabre1232
    Sabre1232 Posts: 37 Member
    The doctor didn't give me any reason to why it was happening. I suggest it is genetic from my father and there due to high stress.
  • ogmomma2012
    ogmomma2012 Posts: 1,520 Member
    Also, work on your posture. I f'd up my hip joint from having an extended bend in my posture with little to no ab muscles. Suck in your belly to help you straighten up and build a little muscle. The second picture in the other thread looks like you're attempting a "shelf booty" but bending your back at an awkward angle to make your butt stick out.
  • swift13b
    swift13b Posts: 158 Member
    Was just about to say, check your posture. Poor posture makes a flabby belly look worse.
  • JocelynDeshane
    JocelynDeshane Posts: 109 Member
    SharpSabreSword wrote: »
    I don't know how it got this way but I have a beer gut now that is 37inches around and hangs over my pants.

    I didn't have this a year ago, and it won't go away.

    How do I get this to go away? Any ideas?

    I weigh 165lbs as of today and am about 5'8. I'm not overweight, so I don't know why I have this.


    There isn't anyway I could be pregnant.

    OH MY GOD. WE'RE TWINS LMAO! I'm 5'8 163 and I'm having the same problem.last year I was 135..

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