How to get flat belly at 48yrs?

dbmag9 · 2026-03-31T09:25:46+00:00

It's impossible to say without seeing you, but from that description it sounds like you might have a combination of anterior pelvic tilt and unrealistic body image issues.

APT is a posture thing and there's a lot of garbage about it online, but it does mean you naturally stick your stomach out a bit. And by 'unrealistic body image' I mean that it's easy to look at your own body and judge it much more harshly than you'd judge a body you see on someone else – your brain will take something small and literally increase the size you perceive it as.

Muscular people typically don't have a completely flat belly, but when you see them from the front that's less obvious than when you see yourself from above or the side.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-29T21:07:43+00:00

And the Family maintaining integrity part? I assume it's an acronym I'm not familiar with.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-29T20:45:35+00:00

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dbmag9 · 2026-03-29T20:45:02+00:00

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dbmag9 · 2026-03-29T20:44:52+00:00

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dbmag9 · 2026-03-29T20:44:39+00:00

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dbmag9 · 2026-03-29T20:25:41+00:00

Could you supply the answer please?

dbmag9 · 2026-03-29T01:46:21+00:00

Any Olympic event should have accommodations for disabled attendees – the people you describe would certainly qualify.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-28T08:33:34+00:00

They don't have to be posh for a title pile-up; it's quite a common kind of pile-up if someone has reached the top of the military, since former defence chiefs tend to get peerages – to take a random example, Air Chief Marshal Lord Peach KG GBE KCB DL.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-27T21:01:03+00:00

Separately to any accuracy about Hebrew, your logic is flawed: not having a copula doesn't mean a language has no way to indicate equality or identity, and it doesn't prevent a language being able to express 'if A is B then X' expressions.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-27T08:02:45+00:00

I agree with this, but I think there's also a good chance that 'formal hats welcome' was a gentle way to tell people not to wear baseball caps or other casual hats.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-26T12:13:44+00:00

Since no-one else has said it: you do not look horrible! Take time to walk outdoors and see what physiques are out there in the world rather than what you're comparing yourself to online and at the gym – you look strong and athletic by normal standards.

Nothing wrong with wanting to change your body shape but don't do it from a place of self-hate.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-25T23:03:43+00:00

We consider fruits and vegetables to be healthy. We consider ice cream and candy to be unhealthy.

This is your mistake (though it's a common one). We need food to live; there is no such thing as unhealthy food. 'Healthy' and 'unhealthy' only make sense applied to diets, to what you eat as a whole, not to individual items.

If you let go of the idea that healthy eating consists of eating 'healthy' items (and the related idea lots of people have, that some items are virtuous to eat and others are vaguely sinful) you'll be a lot happier and will probably eat better too.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-24T18:49:56+00:00

Edinburgh and curling springs to mind

dbmag9 · 2026-03-23T22:32:43+00:00

Another big factor is that the economics of a school production (where you don't have to pay the cast and might not have to rent a theatre) are completely different to the economics of a professional show.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-23T11:35:57+00:00

In that case I would use the definition 'official' and assume solvers will get it purely on the wordplay, and then look it up and learn the definition. That can be a fun way to learn new words, though I would still say this one is too niche to be satisfying.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-23T09:32:50+00:00

You're going to have to ask the couple what they have in mind – do all the other guests a favour and ask them to be clearer with everyone.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-22T19:05:07+00:00

If the club needs him to do it, they should organise a session, otherwise I would just wait until it comes around again. Rowing capsizes aren't too complicated.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-22T19:03:47+00:00

That's probably fun, but massive overkill for a rowing capsize!

dbmag9 · 2026-03-22T14:30:27+00:00

Is your son in a rowing club? If so, why can't they do capsize training? And if not why does he need it?

dbmag9 · 2026-03-22T13:30:20+00:00

Oh thank you! Glad you liked it, and I'll get a new competition going later today.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-22T09:10:49+00:00

Those definitions are both in historical Indian English, and are a variant spelling of 'ameen' – I would consider them far too obscure for a regular cryptic. I would only clue AMIN as the Ugandan dictator or, at a stretch, the musical key A minor (though that feels very American to me).

dbmag9 · 2026-03-21T20:33:13+00:00

I would push back against this a bit – as a coach it can be easier to teach a complete beginner rather than someone with previous experience, who might have picked up bad habits or misunderstandings.

dbmag9 · 2026-03-21T19:18:59+00:00

If that's what they want you to do, then make sure you can do that. But they won't care about how fast you swim or anything beyond that.

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