Mushy stomach

flippy1234

kshama2001 wrote: »

flippy1234 wrote: »

sardelsa wrote: »

What are your stats? Definitely give the thread above a read. But if you are at a good weight for your height, sometimes losing more won't help if you don't have the muscle base under it..so in that case you would follow the above but eat at maintenance and recomp.

I have great muscles under the fat. I just cannot seem to get rid of the fat. I was a wine drinker for years and years. I quit alcohol for the rest of my life 3 weeks ago. Yes, I had a problem. I am hoping that cutting out that sugar really helps in the long run. I can do ab work til the cows come home but I just cannot see the results. Ugh!

Congrats on getting sober!

When I stopped drinking in the 90s I developed a sweet tooth, so watch out for that

If I could do it over again, I'd satisfy that with fruit, rather than with higher calorie M&Ms, Oreos, and Thin Mints.

LOL, I have been craving ice cream!

shadow2soul

flippy1234 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

flippy1234 wrote: »

sardelsa wrote: »

What are your stats? Definitely give the thread above a read. But if you are at a good weight for your height, sometimes losing more won't help if you don't have the muscle base under it..so in that case you would follow the above but eat at maintenance and recomp.

I have great muscles under the fat. I just cannot seem to get rid of the fat. I was a wine drinker for years and years. I quit alcohol for the rest of my life 3 weeks ago. Yes, I had a problem. I am hoping that cutting out that sugar really helps in the long run. I can do ab work til the cows come home but I just cannot see the results. Ugh!

Congrats on getting sober!

When I stopped drinking in the 90s I developed a sweet tooth, so watch out for that

If I could do it over again, I'd satisfy that with fruit, rather than with higher calorie M&Ms, Oreos, and Thin Mints.

LOL, I have been craving ice cream!

Maybe try Halo Top. It's low calorie and high protein. I like it when I am craving ice cream.

Go_Deskercise

flippy1234 wrote: »

Thank you sardelsa. I am 5'5" and about 130lbs. I currently have MFP at 1000 calories a day to lose 2 lbs per week. I work out 5 days a week doing weights and cardio. Not sure what else I can do but wait...

I am also 5' 5" 125 lbs.
I am at 1340 calories to lose .5 per week
My goal weight is 117-120

My profile pic is rather deceiving I think due to lighting, stretching 'up' as much as I can, sucking in and such to get a "good" picture lol ..... I have pudgy front bit on my stomach that I absolutely hate with some love handles that I don't love either....

Last month, I got down to 122 and it felt amazing! My stomach was so close to being flat that I was super excited!! Unfortunately, I celebrated my achievement of being so close to my goal weight with lots of food and beer and went up at 127 temporarily.... ugh. Slowly making my way back down again, so that I can be smart and not gain it all back like a dummy LOL