Is it true

[lotsabeefy]

That fat not attached to muscle......(basically all my left wobbly bits) can not be gotten rid of via natural methods ie diet and excercise?

And if so how will i ever reach a healthy BMI?

 

[cherry]

omg really?.......... i didnt know that!.. hmm then i suppose thats where surgery came in xx

 

[lotsabeefy]

pfft!!!! its a bit of a bugger..... i'm skinny to my belly button and then look like a busted sofa x

 

[cherry]

o noo sweets, would u consider plastics?... i WILL need a tt defo know that x

 

[lotsabeefy]

I would but i need a normal BMI for consideration.....which i cant get to cos all i have left is the wobbly bits x

 

[cherry]

well surely that has to be taken into consideration as why would you be asking for plastics?.. ppffftt , not rocket science hey hun xx

 

[Big an Bouncy]

I read that there are fat pockets all over your body,there for a good reason,to protect organs.When excess calories are stored as fat the fat molecules swell,lose weight the first thing to go is water then muscle then fat.Years of abusing your body by weightloss and gain over short periods makes the fat molecules abnormally stretched and receptive to excess calories in your diet,kind of a sponge soaking up the calories.I am convinced that that is why my muscle tone is so bad,I cant lift my legs for long,hold my arms up,kneel etc.Makes sense to me I have dieted for 40 years and body is covered with 'blobby'flesh.I wouldnt mind flab,this is cellulite on my arms,legs,bum and tum.I will do strenghthening exersize to help.

 

[dawny]

ha ha ha nadine, i like the analogy, im the same as you, slim down to the belly button, then wham, wobble city, ive still got about half a stone to lose, which im hopingwill come off, but i wont be ultra slim even then, probably a 12, im in a 14 at the moment, but my clothes are loose on me, but not quite small enuff for a 12 yet, and my boobs stop me being smaller than a 14 up the top end, but all my bones stick out. id like to have a tt but i dont think id qualify as ive not needed to lose enuff, ive lost 4 stone up to now, but am more of less there apart from the half stone i intend losing, so i guess my busted sofa will have to stay, lol

 

[Wendy1]

Wow what a lot i have to look farward to, if they cant see the fat i will be happy to be slim. I might change my mind later

 

[lotsabeefy]

Dawny i'm a 12-14 on top my boobs went first only a 34 D compared to my original 54 H, My bottom half is 16 because my apron is awful, i can role it up into my big knickers and its ok but I don't know that i will ever be able to be smaller without an apronectomy as honestly there is nothing to take from anywhere else.
My hubby weighed my tummy it was 15lbs xx

 

[lotsabeefy]

Wow what a lot i have to look farward to, if they cant see the fat i will be happy to be slim. I might change my mind later

Wendy youre gonna be a beauty, dont get me wrong i would rather look like i do now than i did before

 

[angie790]

Actually, fat isn't 'attached' to muscle at all...if we are carrying alot of fat, then fat can be stored in the muscle, as well as in the liver, kidneys and other body areas (hips, thighs, tummy etc esp. in women). The longer you diet, the greater these fat stores will be diminished....coupled with exercise, you should lose all storage of fat in muscle/visceral organs totally. It may well be the case however, that when you are near your goal weight, you may have areas that no matter what you do, you will find it hard to shift those pockets of fat. Much of that could be attributed to stretched skin with fat deposit underneath, being responsible for the 'wobbly bits'! You would be then looking at surgery and/or lipo to remove it...if surgery isn't an option, what about joining a gym where you have access to a personal trainer who could help devise an exercise plan for very specific areas?

 

[SacredSilence]

Heya x

I went to see the plastic surgeon on 23rd December as I am trying to get a TT funded on the NHS.

Both the PS and his reg (I saw both) have said that I won`t be able to do anything about my tummy without surgery. BUT .. I have to go back in 6 months time as I had to have a "healthy" BMI of 25 to qualify Currently, Mine is 27.

I`m having to wait 6 months as that is how long the BMI of 25 has to be maintained.

My tummy is horrendous You can pick it up in your hands and I struggle to get clothes to fit me as they hang off me everywhere else BUT my tum as I have to buy them bigger to fit it

HTH a little x

 

[lotsabeefy]

Actually, fat isn't 'attached' to muscle at all...if we are carrying alot of fat, then fat can be stored in the muscle, as well as in the liver, kidneys and other body areas (hips, thighs, tummy etc esp. in women). The longer you diet, the greater these fat stores will be diminished....coupled with exercise, you should lose all storage of fat in muscle/visceral organs totally. It may well be the case however, that when you are near your goal weight, you may have areas that no matter what you do, you will find it hard to shift those pockets of fat. Much of that could be attributed to stretched skin...will fat deposit underneath, being responsible for the 'wobbly bits'! You would be then looking at surgery and/or lipo to remove it...if surgery isn't an option, what about joining a gym where you have access to a personal trainer who could help devise an exercise plan for very specific areas?

Thanks Angie I already attend the gym 4 times a week, it was my trainer there that said about the fat/muscle thing although i may have misunderstood x

 

[lotsabeefy]

Heya x

I went to see the plastic surgeon on 23rd December as I am trying to get a TT funded on the NHS.

Both the PS and his reg (I saw both) have said that I won`t be able to do anything about my tummy without surgery. BUT .. I have to go back in 6 months time as I had to have a "healthy" BMI of 25 to qualify Currently, Mine is 27.

I`m having to wait 6 months as that is how long the BMI of 25 has to be maintained.

My tummy is horrendous You can pick it up in your hands and I struggle to get clothes to fit me as they hang off me everywhere else BUT my tum as I have to buy them bigger to fit it

HTH a little x

The trouble is getting the healthy BMI when all i have left is my apron, x

 

[angie790]

The trouble is getting the healthy BMI when all i have left is my apron, x

Well, you are already cleary doing everything you can diet & exercise wise...unfortunately you may well never reach a BMI of below 25 if your apron is that bad....but eventually with all that hard work, even the most stubborn fat deposits will go to a certain extent. If after 6 months to a year, the majority of wobbly bits are gone but your apron is still there, go to your Drs & ask about TT....say it's preventing you from getting to a healthy BMI/goal weight & stopping you from increasing physical activity...I suppose a lot depends on your PCT. xxx

 

[SacredSilence]

The trouble is getting the healthy BMI when all i have left is my apron, x

I know I thought the same thing. I`m not "hugely" overweight, it would only take about 17lbs tops to get me into the healthy BMI and I would say most of my weight IS my tummy.

I`m just hoping and praying that I can get my BMI down to 25 so that I can have the surgery. That`s IF I don`t get denied again when I go to appeal

Good luck Xx

*edited to add - The PS mentioned a fleur di lys TT as my tummy is quite bad (both above and below my tummy button and on the flanks) which I think means removing quite a bit of the tummy?? So I do have to wonder just how much weight I`m carrying that is my tum

 

[dawny]

oh nadine i really feel for you huni, i wish my boobs would go down a bit more, but they definately do feel better than they did before, and do look smaller, but they look a really weird shape, where the actual 'gland' part is, and then all the loose skin hanging below that, so i cant see much more if any coming off there now, but i was always bigger up top than at the bottom half, so my overhang isnt really all that bad, it definately makes it harder to wear clothes well, but not as bad as it could be, so i guess im lucky really. but im only tiny (4'8), so i could really do with being a bit smaller than i am at the moment, id be happy to be a 12 lower half and 14 upper, so im almost there, im 14 upper now, and on my way down to a 12 lower, but i dont think theyd give me a tt, as my overhang isnt bad enough i dont think. good luck huni, and i hope it works out for you, hugs xxxxx