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Is anyone else scared to show their belly off in public?

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Bellycarer   United Kingdom
Joined 12 years
Its nice to see the fat free to wobble.
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Is anyone else scared to show their belly off in public?

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Canuck   Canada
Joined 9 years
Fatjoned:
Just do it! First thing I do At the beech is whip my top off then see who starts looking. You can spot the people who think I am discussing and others who are trying to get sneaky looks when laying with their partner or family - beleive me, there are more FAs out there than you think


the only places i bare my belly are typically at the beach and in the change room at the gym (i live in canada... it's cold a bunch of the year... seeing people without their shirts on is not a typical thing in day-to-day life).

most people don't care. even if they find it repulsive, 99% of the time they're just going to pass by and not think of you again.

at the beach, i would say the fat people who won't take their shirts off stand out more than those that do. you know how they say confidence is attractive, maybe the opposite stands out, too?
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Is anyone else scared to show their belly off in public?

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Masuli   Finland
Joined 7 years
I would love to take my shirt off in public but I'm scared of people taking pictures and putting them online with hate / mean purposes.
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Is anyone else scared to show their belly off in public?

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Growing Rolls   Norway
Joined 1 year
Fatjoned:
Just do it! First thing I do At the beech is whip my top off then see who starts looking. You can spot the people who think I am discussing and others who are trying to get sneaky looks when laying with their partner or family - beleive me, there are more FAs out there than you think

Canuck:
the only places i bare my belly are typically at the beach and in the change room at the gym (i live in canada... it's cold a bunch of the year... seeing people without their shirts on is not a typical thing in day-to-day life).

most people don't care. even if they find it repulsive, 99% of the time they're just going to pass by and not think of you again.

at the beach, i would say the fat people who won't take their shirts off stand out more than those that do. you know how they say confidence is attractive, maybe the opposite stands out, too?


It's like flipping on an invisible radar. You spot them right away: The ones wrinkling their noses (disgust mode activated), and the ones sneaking peeks while pretending to adjust their sunglasses or chat with their partner/family. And yeah, there are waaay more FFA tendencies out there than you'd think, it's like a secret club no one admits to joining.
I've put on this disproportionately big, doughy belly lately (the rest of me is still relatively fit), and it's gold for testing the theory. Walk around in a tight T-shirt, and bam: more women take that extra glance straight at the gut, trying to hide a devilish grin. Once on a flight, I sat aisle-to-aisle with this fit lady who couldn't help herself: Sneaky side-eyes the whole time, and when I ordered a Danish pastry and started munching, she lit up like a Christmas tree. Her body language? Almost turned on, she scooted a bit closer, smiled wider, but tried to play it cool. I "caught her in the act" more than a couple times with a sly look back, and she just blushed. Classic!
I think it's because people don't expect such an unusual "spot-on" belly when they first clock me, it stands out from more evenly distributed bodies. It's happened a few more times now, and it always feels like a little win.
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Is anyone else scared to show their belly off in public?

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FatVixen   United States
Joined 4 months
FatVixen:
I have judgy family so no. I want to be brave but its hard. I have cosplay pictures I can't post on soc media cause I don't need trolls online cause its mid drift. I used to post swimsuit pics but haven't sense I went over 150.

HappyBigBelly:
Keep at it, because it’s your body and you have every right to be as fat as you want to be. Shame some families can be so harsh about it.


Thank you my husband says just to post them. My mothers a boomer and is very set on certain things. I think when I'm feeling better I will atleast post a few on insta I can always delete later.
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Is anyone else scared to show their belly off in public?

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Masuli   Finland
Joined 7 years
Fatjoned:
Just do it! First thing I do At the beech is whip my top off then see who starts looking. You can spot the people who think I am discussing and others who are trying to get sneaky looks when laying with their partner or family - beleive me, there are more FAs out there than you think

Canuck:
the only places i bare my belly are typically at the beach and in the change room at the gym (i live in canada... it's cold a bunch of the year... seeing people without their shirts on is not a typical thing in day-to-day life).

most people don't care. even if they find it repulsive, 99% of the time they're just going to pass by and not think of you again.

at the beach, i would say the fat people who won't take their shirts off stand out more than those that do. you know how they say confidence is attractive, maybe the opposite stands out, too?

Growing Rolls:
It's like flipping on an invisible radar. You spot them right away: The ones wrinkling their noses (disgust mode activated), and the ones sneaking peeks while pretending to adjust their sunglasses or chat with their partner/family. And yeah, there are waaay more FFA tendencies out there than you'd think, it's like a secret club no one admits to joining.
I've put on this disproportionately big, doughy belly lately (the rest of me is still relatively fit), and it's gold for testing the theory. Walk around in a tight T-shirt, and bam: more women take that extra glance straight at the gut, trying to hide a devilish grin. Once on a flight, I sat aisle-to-aisle with this fit lady who couldn't help herself: Sneaky side-eyes the whole time, and when I ordered a Danish pastry and started munching, she lit up like a Christmas tree. Her body language? Almost turned on, she scooted a bit closer, smiled wider, but tried to play it cool. I "caught her in the act" more than a couple times with a sly look back, and she just blushed. Classic!
I think it's because people don't expect such an unusual "spot-on" belly when they first clock me, it stands out from more evenly distributed bodies. It's happened a few more times now, and it always feels like a little win.

This sounds like a dream come true! Wishing that would experience this myself on the public
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FatVixen   United States
Joined 4 months
Yeah I'm in a swimsuit, in person it's not bad.Most of the time. It's more of pictures posting online cause social media is rough. I'm also in that weird size gap where people don't consider me plus size but I am and people also don't consider me a BBW. Plus the cosplay world is just honnestly toxic.
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MarshmallowMinotaur   United States
Joined 8 years
BigBellyDude:
I've been wanting to go out shirtless for ages to show off my belly but I always feel scared to. is their any tips anyone can give me to help with this?


As someone else said, baby steps. This is a journey with one step forward, two steps back, another step forward, another step back … y’know.

It’s got to be 10-12 years I’ve been gaining, losing (usually not deliberately), gaining and back and forth. When I realized I love being fat, AND no one gave a rat’s ass about it, I became even more confident about showing off my belly, and even my face.

I’ve had a full beard for about 10-12 years and wanted to see how fat my face got. I shaved down to a stache and goatee, and was not disappointed at how blubbery my face and double chin got. I’ve since grown my beard back because that’s who I am … an awesome tattooed bearded fat man. 😂😂😂

As I got more comfortable and confident in being fat and showing off, I began wearing my pants and belts tighter so my belly hung over, not being concerned that my shirt buttons were straining (it was even a bit of a turn on when one popped open 😈). I learned to not (try to) suck in my belly … like that was even possible anymore. 😄

So yeah, it can take a little time and patience. Be kind to yourself, and on the off-chance other people are not, look at them, shrug, say “oh well …” 🤷🏻‍♂️ and change the subject.
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