Belly overhang near goal weight :(

BF%?

Have you been exercising?

that might be the last place you lose fat from, and even once you hit your goal weight you might have to try to drop body fat percentage to see a difference there, if it is loose skin it could take longer and sometimes nothing short of surgery helps the skin...all you can do is keep going and once you hit your goal re evaluate what needs to be done.

I don't think it has as much to do with height/weight as it does with muscle tone. "Skinny Fat" is real! I weigh less then a friend of mine - we are the same height. I have belly overhang, bat wings and flabby thighs - I could bounce a quarter off her abs. It is all in the muscle.

She's been working on her muscle for years now - I have just lost 60lbs and need to up my strength training but am just a bit obsessed with Cardio. Working on finding that balance so I can lose the flab...

At 5'1" you'll probably need to get down under 120 to see your belly fat gone but having been heavy before you may have loose skin that with either tighten over time or it may just be yours to keep. I have a little belly pooch below my navel that just refuses to go no matter how much I lose or how much exercise I do. Even at 19% BF it's still there.

Thanks for the advice so far. I don't know my BF%. I don't own any equipment that could tell me that percentage. My exercise is all walking. I walk around 8 to 10 miles a day. I know I should do strength training or whatever, but I really don't have the money and interest in that. I like simple forms of exercise because that way, I know I will stick with it.

You can download apps and use your own body to strength train. Example, Push ups, planks, squats, Flutter kicks Sit ups crunches... A lot of floor exercises can strenghten and Tone muscles... You should really switch some stuff up!

Thanks for the advice so far. I don't know my BF%. I don't own any equipment that could tell me that percentage. My exercise is all walking. I walk around 8 to 10 miles a day. I know I should do strength training or whatever, but I really don't have the money and interest in that. I like simple forms of exercise because that way, I know I will stick with it.

It's amazing how much walking you're doing and your weight loss is inspiring, but if you want to lose the belly fat you will probably have to start building muscle.

There's plenty of strength training you can do with no equipment and / or inexpensive equipment. If you don't want to do it, that's your call, but don't expect to have a firm, toned body without it. If you replaced 30 minutes of walking each day with 30 minutes of strength training, it would make a huge difference.

I'm just a bit taller at 5'3" and I gotta get to around 135 for my belly to be flat(ish). But that's because I tend to carry the extra weight in my butt and thighs. Which I don't complain about cuz I have an awesome butt lol But anyway, try looking up ab exercises online. Pick two that work different areas of your stomach, and memorize them. Just do a little of that every day in addition to walking, and that tummy should start to go away! But walking isn't going to do much for your belly.

You might try this podcast Strength and Flexibility from the UK's NHS. It is strength and training exercises meant to be incorporated into a walk.

http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Strength-and-flexibility.aspx

I'm just a bit taller at 5'3" and I gotta get to around 135 for my belly to be flat(ish). But that's because I tend to carry the extra weight in my butt and thighs. Which I don't complain about cuz I have an awesome butt lol But anyway, try looking up ab exercises online. Pick two that work different areas of your stomach, and memorize them. Just do a little of that every day in addition to walking, and that tummy should start to go away! But walking isn't going to do much for your belly.

Stomach exercises will tone your muscles but you cannot spot reduce fat. It just has to be lost all over until the stomach is gone. If its loose skin, that will never go away.

According to charts at 5 ' you should be 100 pounds. and add 5 pounds of weight for every inch over. But that does not account for fram size.

I'm 5.5.5" and when I was just right I was 125 to 130 and I have a medium frame so I think it was right for me.

lol No thanks! I will never, ever be that tiny. My mom is 5'1" and around 110 lbs. She is a toothpick! I never want to look like that. I like looking much healthier. Everyone always comments on how tiny she looks. My healthy weight is between 98 lbs - 132 lbs. I would rather be near 120 - 130 lbs than 100 lbs.

OK, then you are going to have to learn to live with a fat stomach. Be well and happy.

I started well over 200 lbs at 5"1' (female). I am 140 lbs now. My goal is 130 lbs. I still have a belly overhang that I thought would be gone by this weight. Maybe it will be gone around 130 lbs or even 120 lbs? Ugh...

Does anyone know at my height at around what weight I would get a flatter stomach? I know everyone varies and such, but I just mean in general for the average person. I don't have any loose skin as I have been losing weight at a consistent pace.

You need to gain muscle and give your skin time to adjust to your new weight.

You said that you don't ever want to be as skinny as 110 lbs - but you might not get to have your cake and eat it, too. Unfortunately, you'll likely have to be a bit smaller before you get rid of that stomach fat.

OR, you could focus on strength training. If you lower your body fat percentage, you could be at a higher weight and have a flatter stomach.

Here's a link to my blog. I am 5'0" and I took monthly progress photos as I lost the weight (from 165 lbs starting to 111 lbs at the last progress pic). http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sparlingo

Since I didn't have much muscle mass starting out, it might give you a good idea of what to expect as far as what your belly might look like if you lose the weight without building much muscle. Of course, every body is different.

Personally, I hope to re-arrange my schedule so that I can prioritize more lifting and build more muscle. I hope that will help my tummy, too. Mine doesn't overhang anymore, but it's pretty soft.

Good luck to you!