Tummy area!

hannahlovespizza_

I'm at my goal weight but want to tighten my stomach since it's still fatty. Advice???

T0M_K

adjust your goal weight. fat is fat. if its there, you need to lose it. sorry. thats all i got.

manyasolos

Pilates is awesome. Engages the core muscles and will strengthen and tighten them. Also, genetics does have a say, many women simply hold a little fat around their tummy . If it's that and just a little bit, there are injectibles and lasers that will get rid of it. Best of luck

cerise_noir

I'm going to mention something different to what has already been mentioned (unless someone has posted while I was typing this :laugh: )

Body recomp.

This is basically eating at maintenance and doing a progressive heavy lifting program such as stronglifts 5x5 or NROL for women.

You will lose fat and 'tighten up' without getting underweight. Your weight will/may go up a little, but you will be leaner and stronger.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/977538/halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky/p1

mitch16

Another vote for recomp.

cricket490

Planks

KiyaK

Recomp. Build muscle, lose fat. If you don't have muscle, when you lose weight you will still look "squishy." I have been at my current weight multiple times before, but I know my measurements are different & my body looks different (aka: more "fit" or "tight") because I've been lifting. As a beginner lifter, I've enjoyed Strong Curves.

Anvil_Head

cricket490 wrote: »

Planks

Great for the muscles underneath, but do absolutely nothing to get rid of the fat. You lose the fat by sustained caloric deficit, or (as others have mentioned) by recomp.

SingingSingleTracker

hannahlovespizza_ wrote: »

I'm at my goal weight but want to tighten my stomach since it's still fatty. Advice???

If it is still fatty (there is no such thing as spot reduction), you'll have to continue to lose weight until the remaining tummy fat is gone. Keep the deficit up and continue the "melt".

The advice and suggestion of continuing to work out is good for other health benefits, but it won't remove the belly fat unless you are eating at a deficit.

All the best - you can get there if you set your goals on still dropping weight.

The wife and I are "old farts" at this point in our mid to late 50's. However, we were both able to lose the belly fat by eating at a deficit. We didn't really have any sort of a goal of reaching a certain body fat percentage, just wanted to trim off the excess that was unwanted and served no need.

sskly48

You have to lower body fat further. No exercise or anything will make it less flabby.
As everyone says, there is no spot reduction!

charlakinney1

All I use is 2 tablespoons of butter An fat from mostly.

SueInAz

Strength training/recomp FTW. Reduce your body fat percentage and the pockets of fat all over will shrink.

Chef_Barbell

charlakinney1 wrote: »

All I use is 2 tablespoons of butter An fat from mostly.

What? :huh:

rsclause

Another vote for planks! No they won't reduce fat other than the calories you burn but combined with deficit it will give you abs when the fat is gone.

cerise_noir

charlakinney1 wrote: »

All I use is 2 tablespoons of butter An fat from mostly.

??
What has this got to do with 'belly fat' exactly?

I mean, I eat over 60g of fat a day and am losing weight, so.....?