Gaining

I’ve gained from slim 135 (in 2018) up to 190, with an end goal of 220. I’m getting bigger all over but my belly is still growing out and not wide. I have a soft belly but want that wide belly that peeks out and rests in my lap. Is there anything I can do to help it take the shape???

Honestly, my best suggestion would be to look at people who have the body type you are looking to achieve and mimic where their clothes rest on their body. Like where their pants sit on the belly, underwear, bra. etc. You can also look for shape wear that might help this too. I only say this because I’m in the opposite position, looking for a more forward protruding belly fat since my body doesn’t naturally accumulate fat that way. So I’ve come to wear pregnancy shape wear that is tight in the hips and thighs and loose on the belly dome. I’m sure there’s a way to do this in the opposite direction

Sometimes it takes time to change shapes slightly. I know for my wife she has gained and lost many times and when she gains back she has not only got softer but wider and with more hang in her belly. Her lower belly and love handles have really widened and it takes a new all time high of gaining to make her upper belly get a lot bigger and protrude again.

Thanks for the info! I hope of if I keep up the slow but steady I will soften all over. My belly is jiggling out of my leggings when I do t pay attention.

Bellies can take on many different shapes. Mine is like a lot of men’s bellies, with it being a big hard ball. I didn’t have one til my thirties but I’m loving every second of it :-) My wife’s belly began growing bigger years ago after her first two pregnancies and has achieved double belly status for several years now. Love it when she lets it hang off the edge of the couch when eating :-)