Flattening Your Stomach

If flattening your stomach is one of your main objectives, the obvious first port of call is to carry out exercises that will help you achieve this. However, this can take time, especially if you’re not naturally slim to start with. That’s where you can cheat a little, by wearing clothes that give the appearance of a flatter stomach.

Although there are clothes available for both men and women, flattening your stomach is more of a holy grail for women than it is men, especially in this day and age of size zero celebrities, therefore we’ll concentrate more on the products that are available for women.

Body Shaper
One of the most popular and best ways for flattening your stomach through clothes, or at least appearing to have a flatter stomach is a body shaper. Basically, this is an all-over garment that works by lifting your body into its fabric. This results in a better back posture, which in turn leads to the appearance of a flatter stomach.

Body Liner
Similar to the body shaper, this is more like a swimsuit in look, yet the effects it can have make it far different from a swimsuit. Made with stretch micro fibre, this garment melds to your body, and therefore gives your “lumps and bumps” a more natural look, hiding surplus fat.

Capri Smoothers
Just like normal Capri pants in design, Capri smoothers are excellent for flattening your stomach. This is achieved by having a waistband that sits with your stomach, as opposed to binding or pinching it. By doing this, excess fat sits easily, and combine that with the compression that its material puts on your skin, Capri smoothers are great not only for flattening your stomach, but also toning your legs, hips, thighs and buttocks.

Bodysuit
Much like the body shaper, a bodysuit takes things one step further. Again, the suit helps by lifting your body into it, so that your shape takes on a much more defined look. However, where a bodysuit scores when it comes to flattening your stomach is with its abdominal inner panel, which stops your tummy looking bulky due to its soft tummy tamer lining.

High Waist Control Thongs
These have proven highly popular with women looking to achieve a flatter stomach look. Since it has a hidden zipper, this enables it to give extra support to the stomach, back and waist all at the same time. Not only that, but with its smart side designs, it stops any excess fat or skin from rolling out, and this achieves a far flatter stomach, at least in look.

Thermal Tank Top
This is a highly effective garment for flattening your stomach. Almost like a designer version of a body shaper, it’s similar in design to a girdle, and lifts and shapes your body at the same time. Because of this, it helps to shape your body, and this results in a flatter stomach. In fact, so effective are thermal tank tops that they can help you reduce your waist by up to 4 inches within a 30-day period. Now imagine how flat your stomach would look with these results?

Although these are all under garments, you can combine them with clothes that also help hide your stomach. Wearing black is always a good cheat, as is wearing looser clothing on the outside, as opposed to tight fitting tops or pants that will only accentuate your stomach. With these clothes, flattening your stomach can be easier to achieve than you might think.