Embarrassed by stomach fat?

Sharp123321

I have mentioned before that I am 18 and around 5'7 and a half(I say 5'8) and about 163-166 lbs. I am not in the best of shape and have a large amount of weight weighing down on my waist.

I went to the doctors, because I believed I had a mass in my stomach (it is 40 inches around). Embarrassingly, I was told that my stomach was just full of fat.

I always have to suck in my stomach(with tons of effort) to shrink my belly to about 35 around in public. I have always been hiding it because my parents and friends think I don't have it. I don't have the guts to tell them the truth and feel awful that I didn't notice it getting larger. Any suggestions

MissusMoon

Make sure your profile is set up correctly and stick to your calorie goals. If you want better physical fitness, start exercising. This is all you can do. Magic foods, food elimination, youtube advice, supplements and all the rest are not what you need. Just reduce your intake and move more.

I'm 44, have health issues holding me back, and I'm steadily losing just by sticking to my calorie goal and getting more active. Certainly at 18 you can do it.

AnvilHead

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

duddysdad

I've always sucked my stomach in since I was very young. I am 35 now and still do it, it's natural now and it's hard not to. Now that I've lost a lot of weight, I took some comparison pictures and there is no difference anymore. Just keep losing and you will get to that point.