How do I hide my overhang?

[wardobe123]

Is making me look so fat. I wear baggy clothes because my waist is two sizes bigger than my body

Do you mind giving me a link?.I bought m and s but awful quality

I bought Shapermint vests, they are compressive but not constricting, I wore one all day around London on the Wednesday of easter week when it was 25° and I hate being too hot.
My overhang is much lower down and no amount of diet or excercise will ever shift it because it’s loose skin from pregnancy. The SM vests come down over your hips and you don’t need a bra with them. You pull them on upwards to get the flattening effect so getting back into position after going to the loo takes effort. It had the added benefit of supporting my hips and lower back too, I did 15k steps that day with no backache, which is a miracle.

But sometimes stomach muscles do reknit. For a lot of women skin does retract after pregnancy and weight loss. If you want to sit on your butt bemoaning your fate, and not take initiative through diet and exercise to make change that’s your choice. Don’t tar every woman with your experience.

I genuinely don’t know why you asked advice @wardobe123

Ok. Sorry are you not able to comprehend..it's a fashion sub, so why am I being given non medical diet advice???? Weird

OP please ignore that idiot poster who suggested 2 to 3 week dieting would change this.... They clearly haven't experienced it.

Looking at your photo your body is my body basically and yes I too have found it incredibly hard to shift this. It's a combo of post-pregnancy loose skin, being a bit overweight, and also cortisol weight gain round the middle.

Shapewear helps, and like a pp has said looser dresses/tunic tops skim over it a bit better.
Ive also found that massively cutting back on sugar, bread and processed foods has helped just a teeny tiny bit. Also drinking plenty of water to reduce the impact of bloating which again doesn't help!

Yes it's so annoying as I'm a genuine size 12. Everything fits as normal just the belly which I can't get right. Everyone says legs, arms, face etc the same, boobs and belly are huge now. I'm also 5 foot and 5 babies

The answer to the question "what can I wear with this body shape" is not, and never will be "diet and exercise".

It's the answer to a different question, which, crucially, is not the question the OP asked.

If you think otherwise you need to brush up on your reading and basic comprehension skills.

Try Wirapa pants (from Amazon) and Adalae jeans from New Look.
I have some older t-shirts from white company that are v-neck and tight at the top and flare at the bottom, they are very flattering.

Thanks for the validation.

I'm actually diabetic so already low carb.

Thank you so much for your posts and others like it.

I think it’s worth looking at empire line. I’ve always stuck to the rule, no matter what size I am, that I accentuate the smallest part of my torso, sometimes that’s been ribs and other times waist. But when I was struggling with a tummy it was empire line strappy tops that stopped just past my hip, with trousers that were slim on the thigh and more bootcut with heels, flared with trainers and slim fit to the ankle with ballet pumps. And a thin knit cardigan if needed or duster style coat sometimes. Wearing the same colour top and trousers made it cohesive and I’d wear a different colour cardigan/ shoes & bag for interest.

this can work with any look and season really, like for summer babydoll dresses over cropped leggings and a wedge heel with a short sleeve cardigan, little cropped boleros were my best friend because the line was at underbust level. Drawing the eye up is helpful so a chunky necklace can help. I think sometimes it’s helpful with sleeves to make sure they stop above or below the area you want to hide. If you have the sleeve line stopping exactly where your stomach is, the eye is drawn to it rather than away

Who says me and others already don't exercise and diet.

I'm clearly not overweight

I've been following this thread with intesterest, and whilst I understand that you have asked for style advice, you are coming across as belligerent and defensive. If you're lifting weights (as I do) then program in a cut. I've been guilty of underestimating my fat mass in the past. You can't get rid of your overhang and back fat without dieting.

You could try that Thinkshape app, which takes all your measurements and then gives you general tips on styles to flatter.

(It wasn't massively clear from your first post that you were kbly cooking for clothing ideas)

Just be warned, I have exactly your shape and all the compression wear makes me feel like my internal organs are being squeezed for their dear life 😂

I find dresses that are thick material that skim over the area are the best - like hang from your boobs - work best. Or the ones that give you a fake waist above the overhang bit if that makes sense

then high waisted trousers that keep the overhang in…

OP has been given excellent advice - get a bra that fits properly, big, armpit huggers, containers, Harvest festival gathers them all in safely knickers that fit, slips and tights that pull up properly. Not shapewear. Get that right and anything put on top will look a whole lot better.

Her underwear doesn't fit and even if she thinks the knickers she's wearing are the right size, knickers that stop below the underhang will emphasise it.

I don't think she wants to hear that, but it's true.

OP I have a bmi of 19 exactly and lift weights, and my belly is worse than yours.

I wear tops and skirts. I usually can’t wear dresses with a waist at all, and most do have a seam there. Occasionally shops will make a genuine a line swing dress which I can wear.

Strangely though, I found this dress recently which doesn’t cling to my stomach or boobs at all and will help me this summer! There is one in a 12!

www.finerylondon.com/products/essie-indigo-denim-sleeveless-midi-tiered-dress?variant=52223096226124&currency=GBP&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21702496545&gbraid=0AAAAACT40YSpKuk-739D8UtedX2C7QmK2&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-pHPBhCdARIsAHXYWP97lCf0c38jg04sC0InLGS2dzbVo4j6ZLvSVm5de5EOBgI1kQ0WrREaApiSEALw_wcB

This dress bizarrely looks good as the material is super thick so the tummy doesn’t stick out https://www.boden.com/products/women-cam-short-sleeve-ottoman-dress-ruby-red-d1725red

one like this with a fake waist https://www.hush-uk.com/esta-pintuck-jersey-midi-dress-navy-pinstripe/015128-1658.html

If you're diabetic, has anyone suggested you have a body composition assessment? That way you can be sure of your visceral fat, your muscle quantity and everything else.

If you're post menopausal now, have you been living with this 'pouch' for years and years?

I have overhang and shop at Live Unlimited London - Plus Sized Tops (they also sell in John Lewis) - they are the masters of overhang concealment clothes

I agree you need proper fitting knickers, that will help loads.

Wiirapa pants not the micro fibre ones are pretty good. They are firm control but they are not shaoewear so you don’t get the redistribution problem
and are very good for daily wear. It doesn’t solve it but i feel more contained