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Feel like I'm the only one with this belly shape

PlaceboFX
PlaceboFX Posts: 38 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
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I have yet to find a picture of someone else with this belly shape, and it really drives me crazy. It seems like no matter how much weight I lose, I'm stuck with that little band of fat and a horizontal belly button. As insignificant as it may seem, I desperately want a more vertical belly button, but short of surgery, I don't know if I'll ever get one, or get rid of the fat right above it.
I'm wondering if anyone else here has this body type, because I seriously haven't encountered anyone yet that does, and I'm really hoping for some success stories, that someone HAS managed to change their shape drastically.
(By the way, I was never more than 10-20 pounds overweight, so it's not like I should have loose skin or anything I wouldn't think)

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    That is interesting. I haven't seen that before either.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I actually think I've seen others on here post about this shape. I thought I saw someone call it a B shape belly maybe? Or I'm making it up.

    You're cute! Your body composition would improve a bit with some resistance training if you're interested.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    I actually think I've seen others on here post about this shape. I thought I saw someone call it a B shape belly maybe? Or I'm making it up.

    You're cute! Your body composition would improve a bit with some resistance training if you're interested.

    Agree!
  • PlaceboFX
    PlaceboFX Posts: 38 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Your body composition would improve a bit with some resistance training if you're interested.

    That's actually almost exclusively what I do 5 days a week! I've put on substantial muscle, just nothing noticeable in my stomach.
  • endermako
    endermako Posts: 785 Member
    Is it possible that you may have an umbilical hernia? my cousin had one of those and her belly above her belly button bulged out like that.
  • Kathryn247
    Kathryn247 Posts: 570 Member
    Do a search for "double belly." You are not alone. <3
  • CTcutie
    CTcutie Posts: 649 Member
    I agree w Firecat, speaking as a member of the B group! I think you stomach is actually awesome, and would love if mine looked half as good :smiley: But I see the area you are unhappy about... Did you have it as a child? Maybe a congenital thing? Or possibly a hernia or something else you may not even know you have.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    PlaceboFX wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    Your body composition would improve a bit with some resistance training if you're interested.

    That's actually almost exclusively what I do 5 days a week! I've put on substantial muscle, just nothing noticeable in my stomach.

    Yeah? Have you been training in a surplus to gain muscle? If you have (which it is needed to gain "substantial muscle", you've gained fat as well. You might notice a bigger difference after a mini cut.

    My stomach is not shaped like that but though it is flat(ish) I agree that even with lots of weight training, it doesn't really change much. I only do direct ab work in a surplus otherwise it feels not worth it.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,108 Member
    Seen it several times with clients looking to lose that last few pounds. Just get your body fat lower and it goes.

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  • Mendykiins
    Mendykiins Posts: 12 Member
    edited March 2018
    I have a belly button like that. The worst. Lol. You are not alone !
  • newheavensearth
    newheavensearth Posts: 870 Member
    I have it. I posted about it in a recent Double Belly/ B Belly thread. I had 2 kids, a 70 lb weight loss resulting in loose skin (20 to 25 lbs to go), and an umbilical and ventral hernia repair.

    Not saying you have these issues, but I have a lot of issues contributing to mine.
  • AhmedAtef14
    AhmedAtef14 Posts: 1 Member
    I have the same belly and I have been struggling with it for 15 years now. I’m 34, 176 cm, and 55 kg (which is very low for my height) yet I have this line of fat above my belly button. I hope we can find a solution.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    There aren’t many people with that flat of a stomach! Any online pics you see have probably been photoshopped 🙄
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    My belly does this a little above a surgical scar.
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