Anyone Out There With A Completely Flat Stomach?

Mine's much flatter than it was and its thanks to Pilates. Obviously I don't do any at home, though of course I mean to, just go to weekly classes. That and some dog walking. And an alkaline diet.....

If only! I blame children.?

jinglebells apparently it's a recognised medical term.

If you would like to read my other comment on this subject, and I'm sure you wouldn't miss it for the world, look on the Blog thread about romance. Or something.

If it really comes from that word, do we really want it on GN?

Oh Nonna

DH is on hormone reduction therapy for prostate cancer and has developed a very large tummy. He was told to expect this by the oncologist, as she said he would get a lot of menopausal symptoms, including hot flushes. So from that I took it that the excess tum is an age-related thing.

tegan we're predisposed to carry fat, apparently.

I also carry a lot of weight on my legs even when I've been slim otherwise.

Which is why I'm so annoyed that it's crept onto my hips and lower belly. I can't see past it down to my...garden when in the shower.

I've always had a pretty flat tum, and can, when I cut out bread and exercise, get if flat again. The downside is that, the weight that most people have on their tummys is on my legs...not just the thighs but the legs in general. For a slimm'ish person I can't even get into normal tights. And, the more weight I lose the more out of proportion I get. So I guess there's always one part of the body that stores excess body fat [in case of famine].

I'm the same weight as I was when I was fifteen but not the same shape. I think some body fat redistributes itself as we age. I wasn't overweight when I was fifteen and I'm not now. I've never, ever, had a flat stomach. Neither has my mum who, in spite of having five kids, never got up to eight stone in weight unless she was pregnant.

Could it be that a rounded tum is normal for human females?

My GP told me I was 'a bit tubby' which is an understatement. I used to be tiny when I was young, with a poor appetite. When I met my OH I gradually and unconsciously matched my food intake to his, which wasn't good. Years of waiting in hospital waiting rooms, comfort-eating and so on after the birth of DD2 who had severe health problems - all of that didn't help and I steadily put on a lot of weight to the point when I was very overweight and my MIL started commenting. I've been struggling with my weight for years, conscious of the health implications. I don't want to die early or have a stroke any more than anyone else, but sometimes emotional issues and comfort eating overcome good sense.
In my case, that is!

The lowest I've ever been in my life was a 14 and that was after going through a period f stress and not eating for months. When I was young I was always a size 16 now I'm a large 18. Always watching my weight but not with any huge success!! Well since Christmas lost a stone as joining DH in his pre diabetic diet. I actually don't really mind but feel I ought to for health reasons. Saying that I've never been told to lose weight by the doctor.

Does anyone remember Terry Wogan on his Fight the Flab? He used to mention something like standing in front of a mirror and watching all the bits wobble.

suzied I can't suck mine in, which makes me wonder if I'm stuck with it.

You can do it, rowantree.

I'm very envious of those who state they're size 10-14 or even 16. I am ashamed to state my size but recently I managed to lose enough weight to fit into some clothes which are size 16. Now, after an indulgent holiday, I'm a blob of glup again and trying hard to lose the lard. Flabby upper arms, legs like pork sausages and stomach swinging like an elephant's nuts - what a pretty sight. NOT.:-(

Got it in one, daphne.

Sounds like a conflation of two words, one of which I think,we aren't allowed to mention on GN
The other might be gut

TriciaF I agree that sizes/body shapes are strange. I am 5'2" and weigh 54kg but I only take a size 10 or very small. If I could rid of my tum I would probably fit into a size 8, but I have always had a large waist.

What in Gods name is a gunt????

I've never had a flat tum - even at 8 stone the pouch was always there no matter how many sit ups I did - 2 kids early in life I suppose. I'm 62 weigh around 9.5 stone now and its not going anywhere so I've given up worrying about it - just wear clothes that disguise now

Oh I wish!?

I'm fairly slim and fit, but have a wobbly tum. Doesn't worry me, can pull it in if I don't breathe out!

I wish I did have a flat tum, but no such luck. It's not flab all round, just my tummy. I have had 4 operations that split me from navel to err..down there somewhere and 2 of these were in the past year. So I blame the 3 kids, the ops and the fact that I am now 57. Lucky I'm not looking for someone to share my life!

gilly maybe it's something to do with carrying kids, but my stomach flattened back to its pre-dd condition quite quickly.

I'm.annoyed because it's stopping me getting into 12 trousers.