Does anyone ever look like they are 5 months pregnant after eating?

Ok, maybe it's just me but lately I feel (and look) like I am about 5 months pregnant after eating. I hate it. I have been blessed to have a fairly flat stomach after losing 140 pounds. I had a tummy tuck 8 years ago due to back pain, then had 2 kids and gained lots of weight and my stomach still looks pretty damn good...besides all the scars. Anyway, I don't know if this is something skinny people go thru. You know, like trying to shave your armpits. OMG, nobody told me that they are would be concaved and impossible to shave. Also, nobody told me about the tailbone thing. Are these all things "normal" skinny people deal with or is it just WLS "skinny" people???? It's not always gas that makes me look that way either. It's just weird and annoying but I am very grateful to have lost all my weight so I will just deal with it and try not to wear tight pants...lol.

Can't help ya with the stomach thing....

But thank you sooooo much for mentioning the shaving the armpit thing.  WTF is THAT about???  I swear....I used to not be able to shave my legs comfortably...now the legs are no problem and I fight with the underarms.  I'd give you a description on the "best" way I have figured out to do it....but eh....I'll save everyone the mental image.  Trust me.  It's safer that way.  I'm not sure if it is a "skinny" people thing or a WLS skinny people thing.

The tailbone thing...I think is a skinny person thing no matter what.

Pam

Thanks Pam, it's good to know I'm not the only one. I swear I ALWAYS miss the same area and the hair in long enough to braid now..lol.

i hear ya on the arm pit thing
never had a flat stomach though sorry cannot relate lol

Be happy... I look like I'm three months pregnant all the time!

LOL, Alright, I'll stop complaining.

Hi Tracy,

You know I have noticed the same thing in the past month, that after eating thing, but figure it's just because I was never this thin before so I had no sense of things being different after I ate, but then again, I do remember times when I would open the top of my pants. . .

As for the armpits, oh yeah, ain't it a trip, what I did was buy a good electric and then I trim up the rest with a regular razor, some people use the hair cremes. . .

Take care and have a great day!

Laureen

Laureen,
I was thinking getting it lazered off or something...lol. It's funny but sometimes I can actually see my stomach doing the "wave". It's almost like there is a baby in there moving. It's really creepy...it's just my food digesting. I never thought I would ever see that happen.

Tracy,

THANK YOU for mentioning both the tailbone and the armpits...  I've been struggling with both suddenly and thought it was just me .... haha!  I keep thinking that my girls manage it and they're both skinny, so there must just be something weird about me that keeps me from being able to figure it out.  

And my tailbone gets really sore from the bike and rowing machine, especially.  I was actually tempted to take one of those "gel rings" in to the gym with me (except then folks would assume I have hemmorhoids - haha).  

And it's not just the tail bone.  I've recently discovered that the backs of my pelvic bones (which used to be so well padded by my butt cheeks) get really uncomfy when sitting on a hard surface for any period of time.  Sheesh!

i never realized the daily pain that skinny people have to go through.  but i'm overjoyed to start experiencing some of it, anyway.  Sure beats the pain of being fat!

Karen

Karen,
I was actually thinking on taking a spin class since I am pretty much recovered from my hip replacement but I am so scared i will hurt my tail bone. OMG, it's the weirdest feeling. I wonder if I got BUTT implants if it would go away...lol. I'll take the "pain" over being fat anyday too.