my muffin top wont go away. . . HELP

Get pants that fit your waist

You probably know you cannot spot-reduce--your body's composition is determined by your genes, so where you lose fat is not something you can control. If you want to save time, though, I suggest lifting heavy weights or doing HIIT (high intensity interval training) and eating at a deficit; that seems to be the quickest way to reduce the overall amount of fat on your body.

Keep doing what you're doing with 1 minor change... be more patient.

I'm pretty new to all this fitness stuff what do you mean by High intensity interval training? Lol I just read your first comment and I would probably look like a gangster if I got pants to fit my muffin top So I use ten pound weights and do curls etc. Would doing like squats or anything like that help? I have a weight bench but like I said I'm really new at this stuff.

There are a couple of groups dedicated to this:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/7741-high-intensity-interval-taining-hiit

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/4601-stronglifts-5x5-for-women

HIIT means you do some sort of cardio at your top speed for a short amount of time, say, 30 seconds or a minute, followed by an interval of lower-intensity activity. For example, sprint at 9 mph for 1 minute, then jog at 5 mph for 3, then repeat. Or whatever is appropriate for you. The point is that HIIT works much quicker for fat reduction than steady-state cardio; you can accomplish the same results in something like half the time.

Lifting heavy works similarly (for reasons I won't get into): you lift the heaviest weight you can, then rest, then repeat. I would guess you can probably try something heavier than 10 lb weights. If you have access to a gym with barbells, those are the standard equipment, although you can get a lot done with dumbbells, too (look up the book New Rules of Lifting for Women). You will gain a lot of strength, and don't worry about gaining big muscles--it's hard for a woman.

Good luck--and I was serious about better-fitting pants. You should always have at least one pair of pants that does not make your skin bulge above the waistline, even if it means buying a size you don't want to admit to being.

Second on logging your food. I'm much more successful when I'm accurately tracking what I eat. I try to focus on staying below the macros especially sugar and sodium. I'm adding more exercise and that seems to help a great deal with feeling better. Hoping the scale will reflect this soon.

There is plenty of advice on this site. See what works for you.

Vitamin D helps. Try a good D3K2 supplement if absolutely nothing else is working.

Also leg lifts. Leg lifts are good.

I have been doing good at losing weight but I can't seem to get rid of this muffin top. Any suggestions? I run, do crunches, planks, have tried burpees (although I'm not sure I understand them) Also the flab on my upper arm, I do weights. . .if anyone has suggestions Id appreciate it:drinker:

My friend got this wrap that really helped her. It was just a tight wrap that she wore while doing crunches, and other ab workouts. She said saran wrap would do the same thing.

I have been doing good at losing weight but I can't seem to get rid of this muffin top. Any suggestions? I run, do crunches, planks, have tried burpees (although I'm not sure I understand them) Also the flab on my upper arm, I do weights. . .if anyone has suggestions Id appreciate it:drinker:

My friend got this wrap that really helped her. It was just a tight wrap that she wore while doing crunches, and other ab workouts. She said saran wrap would do the same thing.

I am logging my food intake I just switched it to public. . .I just started using this site so its only today. I am under eating at the end of the day I should typically be getting 900 more calories. Which let me say I'm not starving myself I have Graves disease and the medications are messing with my appetite. I will have to check on different pants. . . maybe I should get higher cut ones. Thank you all for the responses

I would start with eliminating the soda and french fries. Increase your protein and switch to a low sugar high protein yogurt. Yoplait has added sugar.

I don't 100% agree with "you can't spot reduce". I know you can't with cardio, but with strength training I think you can. You wont see a difference in your arms from doing crunches... That, to me, counts as spot-reduction.