That has less to do with the navel than the type of fat you have. Subcutaneous fat buries your navel, and visceral fat pushes it forward. If you have a good deal of that, then it won't recess much at all.

Plus, your profile says you aren't very heavy at all.

So, OP was a big name in feedist spaces back in the day. He even had a website called Ask Dr. Feeder where he'd give advice, post challenges, etc. etc. (Iirrc, he took down the site due to hosting costs.) Some of his advice is solid and others ...

I digress.

Anywho, back in the day, he made a list called "How to Get Fat." Towards the bottom of the list, he championed befriending fat people as a good way to get fat. He states that you'll feel better about your gain around fat people versus thin people which has ... some questionable implications.

Here's an archived version of the page so you know I'm not making shit up:

web.archive.org/web/20110312093353/http://askdrfeeder.dyndns.org/htgf.html

As you can see, this page is over a decade long. It's the inverse of popular diet advice at the time which was to befriend thin people to help lose weight.

theguardian.com/news/blog/2007/jul/26/thelatestweig1

This is also incredibly bad advice for the exact same reasons and then some. But no one, as far as I can tell, checked either line of thinking until rather recently. I'm not saying this to excuse what he posted (because really, man?). Instead, I am saying this to get a better understanding of why he had such a bad take.

The 2000s and the 2010s were even more fatphobic than things are today. Diet culture had us thinking that anyone wearing a size M was a land whale. But even back then, real friends treated each other with mutual respect, and most people were not befriending thin people just to lose weight.

Still, feedist spaces were more counter-cultural than they are now, and many people had a reactionary stance on most topics. In the present day, thanks to fat activists' hard work, we have the space to scrutinize some of the more detrimental dogmas in this space.

Be careful consuming too much vinegary things. It will mess up your stomach lining.

Everything within reason.

Then just?? Say that???

Also, fat shaming knows no size. There are fat people with internalized fat phobia that will turn around at fat shame you. And half the time, they are bigger than you've ever been.

Once more, a real friend - big or small - will not disrespect you.

You are not the first nor the last person to be annoyed by this. You are also not the only person to ask about this either. Not sure if anything will ever be done about it, but it would be nice to at least toggle it on or off

... Do you not go out and talk to people? Like at all?

There are sooooo many plus-sized women in high heels. Stilettos, pumps, platforms, wedges, etc. This is normal in most countries.

Why would you dump a friend because they aren't your preferred size? That's a shit way to be a friend. What are you going to do if one of your fat friends gets thin? Dump them?

That's a good way to be shitty and friendless.

Besides, a real friend will stay by your side through thick and thin. I've got a good mix of friends of all sized and body types. Fat, chubby, slim, muscular, etc. We clicked due to compatible personalities and interests. You know ... like normal people.

You won't see progress immediately no matter how much you consume. That's normal.

You can eat, for example, 2,200 calories, but your body won't use all of those calories. Some will be burned away. Others will end up in the toilet.

It will take some time for the gains to stick. You will need to be consistent. Don't try to min/max your gains.

I have a question. What are "proper high heels"? Because I see plus-sized women wear high heels all the time. It's extremely common.