I don't know if ...

[GOMuniEsq]

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

 

[stols001]

I had a super flat belly after my kid but I was what? 23? Your abdominal walls like just go ahead and bork out as you age. My decade long battle with Serious Constipation did not help (and was my fault) there were times I looked more pregnant than at 9 months. There were a few weeks there where I just sat, doing colonscopy prep after colonoscopy prep and they were just like "keep it up" and I was like "First, kill all the gastroenterologists but I NEED THEM."

I did five in one day once. That is not pleasant.

The only reason I CAN function is my iron will with yoga but it is my experience that my pretty massive abdominal muscles float around on TOP of my belly stretched ligaments. I do not kid I have a 6 pack it's just like a WIDE six pack. Probably if I did not exercise, I'd look terrible.

No I believe the plastic surgery thing is the only way to go at this point. It's just... I'm not THINKING about that now, because that is the kind of thing you need FMLA for (probably if it even counts) and a bit more of a nest egg than I have.

I also probably need to consult a yoga guru to the stars, because absolutely EVERY yoga instructor I can think of that I know would be like ABSOLUTELY NOT.

My best ever yoga instructor was a famous ex hockey player who blew out a knee and was like, "I'm not living like this and despite his reconstruction he was the BOMB. He looked like a hockey player, an aging one. He was not hot. But he SURELY loved yoga.

But no I'm not going to try herbs spices or belly rubs. I ain't got time for dat.

This week has been kicking the living crud out of me. Busy, med adjustments, baby shower tomorrow. SO many notes. Who has time to live?

It does make a tummy tuck sound restful but I am going to bet A MILLION dollars it's not.

Plus: Epitaph "Died during tummy tuck" is not appealing. It's not even Mexico (There are crap doctors everywhere) but it would just be My Luck. LOL.

Corsets if I want to give up on breathing and I really don't want to.

Anna

 

[bombastinator]

I had a super flat belly after my kid but I was what? 23? Your abdominal walls like just go ahead and bork out as you age. My decade long battle with Serious Constipation did not help (and was my fault) there were times I looked more pregnant than at 9 months. There were a few weeks there where I just sat, doing colonscopy prep after colonoscopy prep and they were just like "keep it up" and I was like "First, kill all the gastroenterologists but I NEED THEM."

I did five in one day once. That is not pleasant.

The only reason I CAN function is my iron will with yoga but it is my experience that my pretty massive abdominal muscles float around on TOP of my belly stretched ligaments. I do not kid I have a 6 pack it's just like a WIDE six pack. Probably if I did not exercise, I'd look terrible.

No I believe the plastic surgery thing is the only way to go at this point. It's just... I'm not THINKING about that now, because that is the kind of thing you need FMLA for (probably if it even counts) and a bit more of a nest egg than I have.

I also probably need to consult a yoga guru to the stars, because absolutely EVERY yoga instructor I can think of that I know would be like ABSOLUTELY NOT.

My best ever yoga instructor was a famous ex hockey player who blew out a knee and was like, "I'm not living like this and despite his reconstruction he was the BOMB. He looked like a hockey player, an aging one. He was not hot. But he SURELY loved yoga.

But no I'm not going to try herbs spices or belly rubs. I ain't got time for dat.

This week has been kicking the living crud out of me. Busy, med adjustments, baby shower tomorrow. SO many notes. Who has time to live?

It does make a tummy tuck sound restful but I am going to bet A MILLION dollars it's not.

Plus: Epitaph "Died during tummy tuck" is not appealing. It's not even Mexico (There are crap doctors everywhere) but it would just be My Luck. LOL.

Corsets if I want to give up on breathing and I really don't want to.

Anna

I approached this from an oblique angle. Let me try a different one.
I would say don’t sweat it. Humans are humans and do what humans do. Same as cats. Our lives are writ upon our bodies. We are as we are and we owe no apologies. You seem to be worrying about something that may not be worth worrying about. The question of why you are thinking about it may be more important than the issue itself.

 

[Jebbn]

Eat some hamburgers.

Sorry for the crass reply, @nala's mom .
Not sure where my head was at. Apologies.
I had a problem with weight loss before I started vaping and before I quit smoking.
The problem seems to have fixed it self since quitting smoking and while still vaping. I have put on weight and right now weigh more than I ever have in my life, I could still go another 2kg though.

 

[JJOOHHNN]

Last month we had a thread claiming that most vapers are fat!
Why are the most of the people who vape are a bit overweight
Please refrain from asking for medical advice on this forum. We're a bunch of amateurs who just enjoy the habit. Also: calories in, calories out; defer to your doctor; and NICE HUMBLEBRAG.

Wow, I had no idea most were fat, my observation is that they are thinner than average.

 

[stols001]

I don't pay attention enough to speculate but I too have seen vapers in all shapes and sizes.

I stayed about the same. Nicotine is a stimulant I suppose it is theoretically possible that reducing it could cause issues. I was always freaked out leave nic behind and that was one reason.

I don't seem to need to worry much, but then again.... Everyone's different. But, I have not noticed any "Trend" one way or another.

Anna

 

[Eskie]

I gained about 25 lb 10 or so years ago thanks to some medications I needed. Unfortunately even off that med for years the weight decided to stay. Yay me. When I switched to vaping there was no difference in my weight, although with my increased activity (well, once increased, not anymore) it just redistributed. Besides, when I think about it, I remind myself I could be living on a diet of Quinoa and spending 3 hours a day at the gym. Then I don't feel all bad about it.

 

[Bunnykiller]

I wanna find out what juice is being used... It wouldnt hurt for me to loose 25 lbs

 

[stols001]

You seem to be worrying about something that may not be worth worrying about. The question of why you are thinking about it may be more important than the issue itself.

Oh, I totally KNOW why I have eating disorder tendencies and a touch of body dysmorphia plus I'm resentful about the whole thing. I keep my ED tendencies in check, but IDK it's actually MORE mortifying to have STRANGERS come up and comment on my belly than to look at it in the mirror. I don't care how I look that much at home, but out and about.... IDK it kind of makes me rationalize the whole thing.

IDK maybe corsets aren't so bad? I should probably investigate. If people would stop commenting I probably wouldn't care. Spanks is like.. forget it. But I would have to significantly investigate because I corset is like a padded bra. Once you are in, you're in. Every guy in the room (well some of them) is gonna know if you like, stop wearing it.

I suppose it is theoretically possible to get some really expensive padded bras that fit well and change my proportions THAT way, IDK.

It's just annoying and I kind of feel like I did/do really good with my eating disorder tendencies I eat, I make sure I'm heathy it is ALL good, I just don't.. People started asking if I WAS PREGNANT. LOL. I think that set the whole thing going
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I need to just forget, and move on. I'm done talking about it.

Anna