Is a flat stomach an unrealistic goal

hml_rachel
hml_rachel Posts: 20
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 18 years old. I weigh 135lbs. I do strength training 3x a week and hiit cardio 3x a week. I eat lots of fruits and veggies. I also enjoy having sweets like chocolate granola bars, ice-cream, cereal in small amounts but daily. I don't want a six pack but just a nice flat stomach with small amount of fat. Any tips, I've never had a flat stomach before. Is this unrealistic to meet?

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  • jgal86
    jgal86 Posts: 77
    How tall are you?
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Just eat at a caloric deficit and lower your body fat %. The flat stomach will come
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    For me it is, I've had two kids and my stomach looks like pizza dough.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    It might be unrealistic, in the sense that bodies do not generally make perfectly flat shapes. Fit, with a stomach that other people would consider "flat", is realistic.
  • MorganBunny
    MorganBunny Posts: 9
    I gained weight over the summer and im about the same now(I'm 5'5)
    At my normal weight,120 pounds my stomach is pretty darn flat.
    It's Definitely not impossible.How tall are you though? because that could make it harder/easier for you.
    Feel free to add me btw!
  • MzManiak
    MzManiak Posts: 1,361 Member
    No, it's not. I've had 3 kids. The littlest of whom is not yet 2. Lower your body fat % and it will come.

    What kind of "strength training" do you do? Might be time to switch to lifting? :wink:
  • CLFrancois
    CLFrancois Posts: 472 Member
    No, not unrealistic.
    Even some women that have had children get a flat tummy.
    I don't think it will come for me, 2 out of 3 kids stretched my small frame beyond what I thought was scientifically possible.
    However, I still work at it and hope. Someday.
  • cingle87
    cingle87 Posts: 717 Member
    Unrealistic? No
    Can everyone get one? unlikely

    Gentics have a lot to to say about the shape of our bodies, Ive always been very broad chested, got that V look from stomach to shoulders, even If I was to bring my BF% down and not strength traing my upper body, I wil proberly still have a broad chest.

    To give you the best chance you will just have to bring your bf% down, you cant spot reduce or tone certain areas, its totally upto the bofy where it comes off.
  • KAS0917
    KAS0917 Posts: 172 Member
    Just eat at a caloric deficit and lower your body fat %. The flat stomach will come

    Maybe, but it's not always exact. The fact that you're 18 certainly works in your favor. It is partially genetic - some people still have a belly even at a perfect body weight / body fat percentage because of the way they are built. But in most cases, yes, it's possible.
  • MK608
    MK608 Posts: 47 Member
    For me it is, I've had two kids and my stomach looks like pizza dough.

    This! You made me smile/chuckle because I can totally relate :)
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    I'm 5'5 and 135 pounds and I'm pretty darn close to a flat stomach. Lowering your bf% is the key!
  • LornaRodda
    LornaRodda Posts: 20 Member
    I'm 41 this year, have two children and have a six pack.

    Lower your body fat and keep up with the strength training and it will come.
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
    It's possible, minimize muscle loss while losing weight will help you lower your bodyfat percentage. Might as well aim for abs, and if you fail to achieve a six pack you will probably have atleast a flat stomich.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    It's lowering BF%

    Diet (caloric deficit) + Work (cardio/strength training) + patience = a flatter stomach.

    At your age, and the way you exercise (per your OP), a view into your diary could be helpful.
  • hml_rachel
    hml_rachel Posts: 20
    Thanks for responding, I love hearing your opinions. I'm 5'5. Just recently, past 3 weeks have I been trying to get my stomach to slim down more.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    Just recently, past 3 weeks have I been trying to get my stomach to slim down more.

    How?
  • hml_rachel
    hml_rachel Posts: 20
    What do you mean how? I'm not saying I have gotten a flat stomach in that time but that I've been focusing on trying to reach that goal.
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    It's not unrealistic at all, but how easily you will get one will depend on your genetics and where you store fat most.

    Keep at a calorie deficit, and the flat stomach will come with time :)
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    What do you mean how? I'm not saying I have gotten a flat stomach in that time but that I've been focusing on trying to reach that goal.

    What do you mean by "trying to get my stomach to slim down more"? What are you doing? Change in diet, exercise, etc...
  • 2aycocks
    2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
    For me it is, I've had two kids and my stomach looks like pizza dough.

    HA!!! I feel your pain!!! :laugh:
  • 2aycocks
    2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
    I'm 18 years old. I weigh 135lbs. I do strength training 3x a week and hiit cardio 3x a week. I eat lots of fruits and veggies. I also enjoy having sweets like chocolate granola bars, ice-cream, cereal in small amounts but daily. I don't want a six pack but just a nice flat stomach with small amount of fat. Any tips, I've never had a flat stomach before. Is this unrealistic to meet?

    At 18 and 135, your shouldn't have a fat tummy unless you are really short. Do you mean your tummy has rolls? Or do you get an even firm round look sometimes? If it's round and firm like when someone is pregnant, you may be getting bloated and swelling. If that's the case, cut out foods that make you bloat, like too much bread, carbonated drinks, or foods that make you gassy.

    If it's rolls of fat, that's another thing. You would need to lose a few pounds and cut down on sugar.
  • catfive1
    catfive1 Posts: 529 Member
    I'm a 53 year old mother of 2 and I'm not giving up on the goal of a flat stomach.

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