Struggling to lose Body fat

You are pprobably at the point where it gets real difficult to lose weight or body fat. From what I have read you will need to get under 10% body fat to see what you are wanting to see.

How long have you been cutting? It took me 6 weeks when I started my cut from 205 lbs to 185 lbs to see any change in my gut. My arms and legs were popping. My chest and gut were hiding. Then they finally started to show. My moobs were gone and I had pec definition starting to show up. And my gut starting to shrink and left behind some serious flabby skin that I hope will go away soon. Now I'm at 13 weeks and my gut has shrunk some more but I still have one. Not nearly as big.

But I dropped from 254 lbs and the last thing to go was my gut. It shrunk, but was always a prominent feature on my physique.

Looking at your post, you are doing everything right. Keep that up and you will get there. This is what is called the last mile. Some go there, some just stop and are happy.

are you a daily beer drinker? straight to the gut. if not, the bloat could be dairy or gluten intolerance. i don't have celiacs disease, but breads, pastas and snack foods processed with gluten bloat me up like a pregnant woman's belly. when i cut the marjorty of gluten-based foods (not entirely, maybe 85%) from my diet, it drastically enhances my ability to lose fat. although, you sound like you are at the bottom end of needing to lose fat, so your body will lose it v e r y s l o w l y.

much of bloating is actually inflammation of your digestive system (not just air or being full). not everyone needs to give up gluten, but many people are somewhat intolerant to it (the bloating, irregularity). in addition to breads and pasta, gluten is in a TON of packaged and processed foods. a great way to see how gluten/dairy affects you (and to cleanse out all waste and water retention) is to go 5 days without it. for 5 days, cut out all wheat/flour (bread, pasta, etc.), dairy, processed and packaged foods and drinks (all of them), salt, and any condiments/spices that aren't a single ingredient.

you can eat all lean meats or unprocessed meats (no salted or seasoned meats), fruit, veggies, nuts, seeds, legumes, oatmeal, and you can have potatoes and rice in moderation, 100% juices, lots of water, and all single ingredient condiments and spices (olive oil, vinegars, honey, maple syrup, pepper, etc.).

five days like this and your bloat will be gone. then reintroduce a little bit of dairy and see if the bloat comes back or has any other adverse affects. if it doesn't, it's probably a bit of a gluten intolerance (or you could have both). even if you are gluten intolerant, you can reintroduce some wheat/flour/gluten based products, just try to cut down on them as much as you can so your body isn't stuck in an inflamed state.

i do this cleanse a few times a year, and i feel fantastic afterwords, plus it takes off a few pounds.

OP, any updates for us - anything work? I have same issues so I would love to hear if you found any solutions.