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i am 5'3'' 140 pounds & my gut is hard + very obviously protruding in a melon fashion.

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Posted 11/8/2013 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
i have gained 15 pounds in the last 3 years i have been disabled and housebound from fibro + bipolar disorder

weird thing is, my best friend (she is 5'1'', 170 pounds and doesn't have any illness), her belly is soft/smushy and hanging.

Is my belly fat? Cause when i grab at it there is fat, when i poke it it's hard like there is a drum underneath it, and when i am standing i can't grab fat. When I am "cleaned out" (with a laxative) my gut is "softer" but pretty much the same hard + protruding problem (not like my best friend's). The only exercise I can tolerate at this stage is 1 mile walk a day.


Urrgggh my stomach is what is making me feel most unattractive Sad
Posted 11/8/2013 11:25 PM (GMT 0)
Comparisons are useless! Every body is different.
Posted 11/9/2013 6:22 AM (GMT 0)
Try not to beat yourself up too much. I have gained more weight then that. Most of my weight come from my meds and less activity. As long as I stay at the gym I lose weight. The second I don't go I gain 3 pounds the next day. I try not to let it bother too much until I see something cute in the store and they don't have it in my size. Lol
Posted 11/9/2013 10:09 AM (GMT 0)
If your stomach is hard, it should be checked out by a doctor.

Fat is smooshy. If your stomach is fat, it will be soft and you'll be able to push a fair way into your stomach.
Fat also doesn't look like a melon, you put on weight pretty evenly not in a melon shaped area.


I had a 2 and a half liter cyst that went undiagnosed for years because people kept reassuring me it was "normal," to have a hard, protruding belly and that I just needed to learn to love my body.

I didn't need to learn to love and accept my body, and I didn't need to stop comparing my stomach wondering why I looked pregnant when no one else did.
I needed to go to the doctor and have myself checked out.
Posted 11/10/2013 5:05 AM (GMT 0)
Oh wow.. My tummy does the same thing!! However, mine is not always protruding. It does it here and there... But it is hard as well... I too have gained weight.. Over 100 pounds in the past 8-9 years...

I am not ready to live with it... I am hoping my cpap machine starts to help me sleep and then boost my energy so I can attempt some exercise and weight loss...
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