Lost 10ibs but tummy still huge :(

This is the best explanation that I think can be offered for this 'problem'.

http://www.newbedfordguide.com/understanding-your-bodys-stubborn-belly-fat/2011/06/27

Copy and pasted that link.....soo true and very well said

Understanding Your Body’s Stubborn Belly Fat
June 27, 2011 Dieting, Health 1

by Franny Goodrich
I have created an easy way for my friends to understand belly fat, and why it’s impossible to spot-reduce fat in this area – or any area – of our body. I call it “Puddles & Ponds”. Yes, you really can get rid of belly fat. I’m just going to spare you much of the frustration by explaining how it works.

Most people are a bit confused when it comes to losing belly fat. They think the fat around the belly is somehow different, and is therefore harder to lose, but they are wrong. Fat is fat, period. Think of it this way: Imagine a small town in a pretty country setting after a rain storm. The rain ends and the entire town is now wet with a thin layer of water that covers the entire landscape. Water has also pooled in the form of puddles large and small. Also, the town’s pond swells to accommodate newly deposited rainwater.

Eventually, the sun appears, and the water begins to evaporate. ALL the water is actually evaporating at the SAME RATE. It doesn’t seem that way because the ground dries quickly and becomes dry, and it takes longer for the small puddles to be gone. The much larger puddles are slowly shrinking, taking 1-2 days to completely dry-up.



After it rains, the ground dries but puddles linger. The analogy works for belly fat and other fat depots on your body.
However, to the naked eye, the pond across street hasn’t changed at all. Truth is, the water in the pond is also evaporating at the same rate as the other water. It’s just harder to recognize because it is much more plentiful than the thin layer of water that covered the streets, or the small puddles scattered throughout the town.

Body fat is a lot like the water. A thin layer accumulates underneath our skin over most of our bodies, just like the wet town. It’s called “subcutaneous-fat”. We also store it in larger quantities around the body, often called “fat depots.” This tends to be in the hips, butt, and thighs on women, and the frontal-belly, lower,, and upper-back on men. These are the body’s “Puddles and Ponds.”

As we lose fat from exercise or reduced calorie eating, the fat loss in our body is like the town’s evaporating water. The thin layer of fat on our upper chest area, neck-line, and the backs of our hands tend to show the first signs of disappearing fat. It’s because those areas tend to have lesser fat deposits than other parts of the body. Be assured, the body is losing fat over its’ entire landscape. It’s just that the belly is like a pond. Unfortunately, although our belly fat is disappearing, it’s not until we lose a significant amount that we really notice it. The same as not noticing the pond losing water until we actually see the shore-line receding.


Belly fat can be looked at as a puddle or a pond of fat on your body.
So, if you are exercising (and eating) to lose fat, you’ll initially notice results only in some areas of your body, and not others. Stay the course. Your belly or butt is NOT being stubborn at all; it’s losing fat as fast as the rest of your body. It just seems like a slow poke because it’s a “pond”, not a “wet street” or a “puddle”. Additional Ab exercises WILL NOT help you lose belly-fat any faster. You cannot spot-reduce your body fat stores around your waist by exercising that area.

Remember, our bodies’ burns fat like the sun evaporates water on the town. Yes, a little at a time, but, ALL at the same time.

This thread is useless without pics.

EXCELLENT explanation (r.e. puddles and ponds)!