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Guys, is having belly fat a big turn off?

OK, so I'm a slim girl with kind of an hourglass figure (34-25-36) but my tummy is not flat and lean. There's quite a bit of fat you can grab on to. I don't have rolls when standing or when I sit up straight but do when I sit more relaxed.

Question is, is the body type I've described attractive to men? I am trying to lose the fat and become lean but it's quite hard and I just want to know.

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just posting here because I have the same body type, I'm really skin but the fat is persistant. I think it's genetic ?
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she got a body like an hourglass but i can give it to you all the time.... HA
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Nah not a turn off personally
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Ffs

This is pretty much the body typehttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcT-OEtRfiGFX9fBrQfEenP2Kv_6dYXDqwUO67JL9PKiAWVYeOAO. It's not a big gut that juts out but you know.
I think for me it ultimately depends on your personality. Like I wouldn't normally be attracted to that type of stomach, but if your personality is charming, then I could end up overlooking it.
Original post by Anonymous
Ffs

This is pretty much the body typehttps://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcT-OEtRfiGFX9fBrQfEenP2Kv_6dYXDqwUO67JL9PKiAWVYeOAO. It's not a big gut that juts out but you know.
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Original post by mpaprika
just posting here because I have the same body type, I'm really skin but the fat is persistant. I think it's genetic ?


Honestly it's quite difficult for me because I'm only 5'1 so if I want to lose fat and be in a calories deficit, I can only eat about 1200 calories. That's not a lot and I'm hungry all the time and it's pleasant. I also think my face looks better when I'm at my current weight.

So yeah, realistically I don't see myself getting rid of the fat completely. But am weight training to see whethrr I can at least make it look a bit more toned.
yeah I think toning is the way to go for me too. I'm 5'11 so the height is a very big difference haha
Original post by Anonymous
Honestly it's quite difficult for me because I'm only 5'1 so if I want to lose fat and be in a calories deficit, I can only eat about 1200 calories. That's not a lot and I'm hungry all the time and it's pleasant. I also think my face looks better when I'm at my current weight.

So yeah, realistically I don't see myself getting rid of the fat completely. But am weight training to see whethrr I can at least make it look a bit more toned.
Thanks for the input :smile:

I dated a guy who would kind of pinch the fat and ask when I'm losing it. I later realised that he was kind of a d***head who thought everything was like in porn but it still did effect my self confidence.
Original post by JoshDarnIt
Nah not a turn off personally
Original post by Anonymous
OK, so I'm a slim girl with kind of an hourglass figure (34-25-36) but my tummy is not flat and lean. There's quite a bit of fat you can grab on to. I don't have rolls when standing or when I sit up straight but do when I sit more relaxed.

Question is, is the body type I've described attractive to men? I am trying to lose the fat and become lean but it's quite hard and I just want to know.

Here are some pictures just to aid visualise


I have the same little tummy podge as you've described, and my boyfriend doesn't care. He thinks I'm beautiful and sexy etc. He loves my body even if I don't myself. I personally have been trying to change it in the past couple of months, but it is difficult like you've said. You can't control where your body stores the fat, and unfortunately for us it all seems to go to this one place.
Belly fat is impossible to get rid of, as others have said, the only way to look as though you don't have belly fat is to gain muscle in that area (abs)
Original post by Anonymous
Thanks for the input :smile:

I dated a guy who would kind of pinch the fat and ask when I'm losing it. I later realised that he was kind of a d***head who thought everything was like in porn but it still did effect my self confidence.

Np :cute:

Porn is unrealistic and disgusting and can distort the way people view women. It's a shame that so many guys expect women to look like they do in porn. Dw tho, from the pictures you posted, it ain't nuffin to be worried about :smile:
f*** what other people think
Original post by Anonymous
Thanks for the input :smile:

I dated a guy who would kind of pinch the fat and ask when I'm losing it. I later realised that he was kind of a d***head who thought everything was like in porn but it still did effect my self confidence.
No, cos you still have a nice figure plus I can squish your fat.
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I've got an hourglass figure, and store my fat on my lower belly. My fiancé couldn't care less and finds me very attractive. My boobs would look completely out of proportion if I didn't have a bit of fat on my lower belly.
If it's enough to get in the way, yes. if not, no.
In th way of what? Sex 👀
Original post by tacticalwater
If it's enough to get in the way, yes. if not, no.
i decided since these days "body shaming" has negatively reversed women's standards of self care, that now I have no choice but to settle for a chunky woman. So as long as the tummy is not bigger than the arse and if the tits stick out more than the belly, then I mean I wont complain but I am into fitness and sooooo...trips to the park for a jog is a thing in my relationship. now her tummy looking anorexic, ass is obese. :yy: tis all gewd.

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