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  • hanging tummy :(

    I have realized that I have a good bit of loose skin already (on the tummy). Thats my prob area. I cant wera a dress because it looks like I am pregnant. I look likea much thinner preg woman but pregnant none the less. So I ordered this:



    for anyone who cant see the pic here is a link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=018

    (I didnt pay that price, I found one for a little cheaper and got to submit a best offer and won it)

    Its a corset type latex and cotton compression type girdle vest thing. I was gonna get the kind that just go around the waist but then id have back fat hanging over hahaha!!!

    I cant wait to get it. Got it on ebay. We shall see how that works out.

    Is there anyone else who is really misproportioned in the waist area, like not so big everywhere else but the middle?

    And when I gain, the belly is the first place, when I loose thats the last. When i do loose it just hangs more it seems. I notice now when I lay on my side I can actually feel my hip bone cause my fat pouch is hanging so far its laying onthe bed!!!! Im soooo considering a tummy tuck if after a yr at being at goal weight and truely giving it my all at working it out it is still all hanging and misporportioned. If I have to wear 2 sizes bigger in jeans still just to fit around my waist when my hips and everything else are a size or so smaller Im gonna consider surgery. I think it may not be nessesary though. I promised myself I would get down to my goal weight and spend a yr there before considering it.
    Mindy
    started 9/1/06 sw-240 weight was 194 at + preg. test. Restart after pregnancy 2/1/08

    SW: 240
    CW: 174
    GW: 140
    minigoal 1: Quit shopping in plus sizes MET
    minigoal 2: 199 ONEderland MET
    minigoal 3: 170 Where I last felt good

    start pant size - 24
    Current size - 12



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    Re: hanging tummy

    Hey Mindy! First of all, congrats on the 39 pounds lost so far -- that's very well done by you! Secondly, remember that it may take some time for your tummy skin to readjust to your shape. It was so used to being attached to the fat that it needs to re-edumacate (spelling on purpose!) itself to attach to the muscle. Sounds stupid, but that's what's happening to me. As my tummy gets smaller, I keep working the sit-ups and massaging the skin -- I'm noticing a difference. So, patience, my dear, patience! And if after a year you don't notice a difference, then go ahead and consult with an excellent plastic surgeon! I know there are some other posts on here about this subject -- do a search for loose skin -- there is probably some great advice out there!

    Finally, I've heard about Spanx, which is supposed to be a wonderful slim-liner. I've read about ladies like Queen Latifah wearing that line.

    Good luck!

    Stacy
    F/45(!?)/5'11"
    Highest Weight: 254
    Current Weight: 248 (7/30/09)
    Lowest Atkins Weight 196
    Desired Weight: unknown, but below 180
    1st Goal: 245

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    • #3
      Re: hanging tummy

      one thing that moight help y to know is one your reach your goal weight your body will redistribute body fat for about 6 more months so you may see your problem disappearing.


      abdomen fat is also a function of genetices in femals. once you hit menapause you add it there and the males know you can't mate so they look ofr others to carry on the species survival too bad we didn't evolve that trait away. grrrrrrrrrrrr
      by the book atkinseer

      started 6/1/02 at 313
      goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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      • #4
        Re: hanging tummy

        Let us know how it works. I've often seen them for sale and wondered if they were comfortable



        41 pounds down and counting

        If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else. - Yogi Berra

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