Does This Uterus Make My Stomach Look Fat?
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this is one of the BEST THREADS EVER on mfp!
rock on sistahs!!!!
id post but not to normal BMI range yet lol22 -
I love this! In my case, I think not having a uterus contributes to the belly area (hysterectomy Nov 2017). Tummy certainly isn't as tight as before, but I'm working in it!6
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@New_Heavens_Earth - I understand your shyness. Thank you for giving us insight into other conditions that can affect the appearance of the abdominal area.
@shadow2soul - what another great example of good posture. And another absolutely adorable photobomb!!
@middlehaitch - can't wait to see your updated photos!
@MsHarryWinston, @lynn_glenmont, @callsitlikeiseeit, @funjen1972 - thank you for your support of the greater sisterhood!9 -
I haven't been ready to reveal an official before/after, but I feel this is relevant and important to share. It's something I've been insecure about, but have also come to accept that it is part of having a women's body. My stomach's with me through thick and thin (heh). It seems to always have a bit of a paunch, and that's partly due to chronic bad posture. Something I'm working on. But even with that corrected it will still remain, and I'm okay with that. Because it's perfectly normal.
Had to upload my pic via mobile, so ETA stats:
Age:30
BMI:124
BF%: 30% ish by last calculations
Number of Pregnancies: 0
Exercise: Walking, and bodyweight/ cardio 1-3 times a week.
Medical Conditions affecting appearance: I had school nurses tell me I might have scoliosis, but I never got it checked out. I may have mild scoliosis, or just bad posture. I don't know.
Also to add, it doesn't seem to matter what I weigh, even when I was 115 lbs (that was eons ago, like JR high) The little stomach pooch was still there. At this point I can work to tone up the muscles underneath, and correct my posture as much as I can but I'm sure the little fat pouch will be there. Because that's how women's bodies are built. The flat stomach washboard abs all these ladies see on Instagram are nothing more then lighting and posing, and sometimes photoshop.20 -
Love this thread! All those ‘fat tummy’ threads were making me so sad.
Thank you all for sharing. Maybe one day when I’m not pregnant I can share mine too 🤞🏻13 -
Also, here's a good article about an Instagram model who showed her reality behind that perfect "insta" pose.
https://telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11980031/Instagram-confession-The-ugly-truth-behind-my-perfect-model-shots.html9 -
Big love for this thread. I have a huge belly from my two pregnancies and about fifty pounds extra right now. I know that when I lose the weight, the belly skin and curves will remain. There may be days I get frustrated, but my goal is to feel strong and be comfy in my clothes and I'll have to remind myself of that often. You all are amazing.13
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nutmegoreo wrote: »mom23mangos wrote: »Good point @jjpptt2. I will add number of years exercising to the pertinent information. Over 2 years recomping for me.
Shoot - the edit time has elapsed on the initial post. Ladies, also include number of years doing the aforementioned exercise.
You should be able to PM one of the mods and ask them to edit the OP for you.
Great thread idea!
Thanks for the suggestion! I was able to to do that.
@Crafty_camper123 - thank you for sharing. I love your attitude and self-acceptance.
@PennyP312 - Your uterus really IS making you look fat!!! Bwahahahah
@lilyreallywill - Best of luck to you reaching your goals. Feeling strong and being comfortable is a great goal to have.4 -
Oh, I only have underwear pics, I will have to take some when I have some daylight tomorrow. Bookmarking.7
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Age: 38
BMI: 24.7
BF%: 24-26%
Number of Pregnancies: 1
Primary form of exercise: It was boxing but now I’m into more variety. I still box once a week. I also weight lift twice a week, Jazzercize once a week, and run 2-3 days for about 3.5 miles each run
This is a post I shared fairly recently on my Instagram. Learning to accept and love my body has been a journey. I love the idea of supporting each other to drop the unrealistic expectations26 -
I had the idea to paint over my underwear. I'm 56, and had a baby when I was 40. I have a lot of loose skin on my abdomen and a forward tilting uterus.
BMI 22.7
BF% No idea really, my loose skin makes it hard to tell. Somewhere around 25-27%
Two pregnancies
Primary form of exercise is walking, with light bodyweight workouts added three times a week. I have done running and worked with weights in the past and had to stop due to medical issues.
This is relaxed, bad posture:
This is standing at a good angle, with good posture, flexing and wearing compression shorts pulled up:
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OK, I'm back. Had to do a few extra pics then play at editing on my small iPhone
Just turned 65 on the 10th August so did take a few pics to celebrate.
Age: 65
BMI: 19.5
BF%: ? Guessing 22-25?
All my fat is in my abdomen as you are going to see.
Number of Pregnancies: 1 (45years ago)
Medical Conditions affecting appearance: none (well, slightly wonky leg with a big dent where the femur popped through, but we ignore that)
Primary form of exercise: at the moment, virtually none(walking and bodyweight). We had a number of family medical emergencies over the past ~18 month where I have had to travel and stay away from home for months at a time. I say I'm doing a recomp, decomp, maintenance, cycle.
Preferred exercise: when life is 'normal' lifting x3, plus a variety of classes, walking, yoga.
Length of time exercising: 10 years. I started exercising at 54 (cal counting too) with aqua fit.
I used to hate exercise, now it is a mild dislike.
I have run the gamut of classes just to keep me going, so well versed in a lot of things, proficient at none.
Me on my 65th birthday in my birthday suit (new bikini inspired by @quiksylver296' blue one) as normal a posture as possible when taking pics
Same day poor posture.
Belly pics. With the skills of a contortionist, or so it felt, a sharpei clinging to my belly as I plank.
I have a B belly, just what everyone dreams of when that is also where they carry all their excess fat there. Here is it sat- dressed it can swallow a belt.
And, lastly, here I am, just snaps.
Got to add, I am extremely healthy, take no meds, and love my body for what it can do and how it looks.
Cheers, h.236 -
Haha Mom23mangos! 5th pregnancy and my uterus has totally given up 🤣10
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I could not love this thread more. Thank you to all the women posting and sharing. You are fabulous. I'm not at a normal BMI but will participate when I get there - even though I don't have a uterus anymore. I've finally learned at 50 to love and appreciate my body and all it does for me. I'm so thankful and much love to everyone fighting the good fight every day!!!11
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Third effing time lucky posting on here gah!
Recap- great thread yeay awesome loved looking at it and all the real people thanks for sharing!!
Me:
168cm 62kg BF% around 22 id say at the moment. 1 kid. Effed up uterus (backward and it also fell out when I gave birth). No other issues apart from loving food.
Pics:
-Normal me a few days ago front and sides (my undies are bigger than my bikinis so don’t go deleting my posts due to inappropriate attire 🙄)
-pinching the flab and sitting down
-sucking guts in and posing
-relaxed laughing
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Eh looks like one didn’t come up and they also came up in wrong order. Not a fan of the forums using phone app.
The one flexing the abs is when I was 60kg. If I drop a couple of kilos things happen.
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Thread needs additional aging, so this will be 60ish, lowish normal BMI, strong/active but not particularly muscular. (Apologies for before & after, which you didn't ask for - the raw afters are lost somewhere on an old hard drive backup, not on my current laptop).
BMI or Height/Weight/Bone Structure: Around 5'5", weights below.
BF%: Dunno.
Number of Pregnancies: 0
Medical Conditions affecting appearance: None that I know of, other than the weight loss/skin thing. Oh, and the bilateral mastectomies, I suppose.
Primary form of exercise: Mostly rowing, on water in summer (lots), machine in winter (not lots); twice a week spin class; desultory weight lifting in off season.
Number of years doing aforementioned exercise: Rowing for about 15 years, spinning for slightly less. Some other stuff earlier and overlapping - aerobics, yoga, and whatnot, over the past 18.
Photos are around my heaviest (180s, BMI 30-31ish), a long time back (probably age 45-50, so in early/mid 2000s?), as compared with near my lowest recent weight right after weight loss so I still look pretty haggard in the face and I think skin has tightened up some since (weight about 120, BMI 20, age 60) . . . in all the same clothes. (I think old me has slightly better posture than younger me; I think I was trying to stand up straight, but not sucking in or tightening abs.) Were there other poses, I do have the B belly and the post-weight-loss shar-pei if I plank.
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Love this! Thanks to all you women posting! I'm 5 pregnancies/2 c-sections+a bonus abdominal surgery in, and it's great to have a realistic idea of where I might end up so I can focus on being proud of the work I'm putting in instead of how not social-media-ready my body feels.12
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I love this thread!!! Just about to cross the Norma threshold.... will post soon 😁3
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This is really important. I have two young daughters and I’m so worried about the impact ‘perfect’ pictures on social media will have on their confidence and self-image when so much of it is a lie. So me:
39yrs old
BMI: 18.3
BF: ? 16% at a Dexa in May
Number of pregnancies: 2 (7 and 9 years ago)
Medical conditions: 0
Primary exercise: Home workout circuit type exercise (bodyweight, light dumbbells and cardio) and hot yoga - about 10 hours a week
Number of years doing exercise: 5, although volume and intensity has increase over the years.
Hopefully these pics work but this is with bad posture/pushing out stomach then flexing, and I’ve thrown in a colour edit to the flexed ones to show how that can also trick the eye!!
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