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Maybe I want to be skinny fat
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My stubborn fat is in exactly the same area. I've lost inches at the waist and chest, but belly - nothing at all for aaaages (I don't have much to lose so I'm aware this isn't a huge problem). In fact, losing at my waist made my belly look even bigger - freaked me out til I figured out what was going on!
I started my weight loss journey over a year ago with 30DS and I'm now redoing it before holiday as I find it tightens me up all over and helps my stamina, but I started lifting heavy in May, and I gotta say, I have found nothing (not cardio, not HIIT, not circuit training) to compare with the effects. I only need half an hour 3 times a week with a barbell and some plates at home, loosely following Stronglifts5x5 (no room for a bench, I do pushups instead) and although I have trouble motivating myself to stick with it (I wish I knew why!) every time I dip back into it I really notice. My weights cost £30 (about $50) and that's all I need.
My belly is still giving me frown lines, but I know that as I lose fat and build muscle, sooner or later it will follow suit. I have my macros set to 40/30/30 too, eating at maintenance, lots of water and (as I get issues with keeping my system going) 100ml of prune juice each day. It's slow, but it's definitely measureable (with the tape measure as opposed to the fickle scale ;o)0
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