So I am 5’7 and weigh 179 pounds. My weight target is between 140 and 145 pounds. I’m one of those women who gains all of her weight in the midsection…yay me. I’ve always had a tiny ‘pooch’ in my lower tummy, but after having two children, it’s much more distinct. For me, it seems more like hanging fat than loose skin. I realize that occasionally it can only be removed with plastic surgery, but I was curious if anyone here had experience getting rid of it with good old-fashioned hard effort. I don’t expect to have the stomach of an 18-year-old, but I’d like to one day wear jeans and not have a fupa sticking out.
That creature is stubborn. I see young ladies on here and in progresspics that were my SW and have a rounded tummy, but it’s smooth, whereas mine had a genuine loose gut. Ugh. That being said, I was slender after my children were born, and my stomach appeared to be in good shape. So I believe it is a predisposition for women who have had children to become overweight, rather than an unavoidable outcome even if we are thinner.
Anyway, I’m 132 pounds and 5’2", and while it’s still squishy, I’ve lost enough fat that it no longer folds/pushes down to form that little line. I’m hoping that with another 10 pounds, it’ll be back to a more typical appearance.
My weight is gradually decreasing due to diet alone. I, too, suffer with an apron that I wish would go.
For the record, I am 5’0" and currently 182. Doing keto [plenty of veggies and protein, just keeping carbs in control, so it’s not exactly keto but yes]
Mine is skin, but my peak weight was 385 pounds, and I presently weigh 153 pounds. I have five children. It LOOKS like fat, and I was certain it was fat, but my surgeon’s assistant claimed it was all skin. He even guessed how much it weighs, which I thought was significantly more, but he claimed it always felt like more.
Don’t heed to those who claim it’s your organs. That’s completely ludicrous. Corsets are also ineffective. Simply keep decreasing body fat. Strength exercises such as squats and deadlifts can also help strengthen your core.