Belly overhang near goal weight :(

I'm 5'7" and 130lbs. I have a little muffin top at 21% body fat. A lot depends on how your body distributes fat and what your body fat percentage is.

When getting close to your goal weight, it is time to change your goals from pounds to bodyfat percentage. That is the fine tuning of a fitness plan.

I think you have some body issues as well. My sister is 5'4" and 130 lbs and has no muffin top and she has a pretty normal activity level. Sometimes it is heavier but most of the time it is pretty normal. She is not a big weight lifter or anything. I looked on Mybodygallery as well and I just do not see people at your weight with a muffin top.

The whole 21% is distributed in my midsection. I've got no visible fat on my extremities. Also, I'm perimenopausal and a thick waist is just something that goes along with age, unfortunately, I know I'm healthy. I keep spanx on hand when I want to look fabulous.

I'm 5'7" and 130lbs. I have a little muffin top at 21% body fat. A lot depends on how your body distributes fat and what your body fat percentage is.

When getting close to your goal weight, it is time to change your goals from pounds to bodyfat percentage. That is the fine tuning of a fitness plan.

I think you have some body issues as well. My sister is 5'4" and 130 lbs and has no muffin top and she has a pretty normal activity level. Sometimes it is heavier but most of the time it is pretty normal. She is not a big weight lifter or anything. I looked on Mybodygallery as well and I just do not see people at your weight with a muffin top.

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This must be the day for starting threads looking for advice and then rejecting all of the good suggestions. :noway:

Oh wait, that's everyday.

I never rejected good suggestions. I love the ideas. Must be the day people like to attack others!

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.

That wasn't a rejection of anyone's ideas. That was my way of telling everyone why I HAVEN'T been strength training. I've already reported your post. I suggest stop bothering me.

Reported? Really?

Yep, and her comment was removed.

Wow......just.....wow.

You might want to add a lot of strength training in to your routine. Muscle burns more calories than fat, and it might help get your BF% down and strengthen the tummy area (to hold skin closer to the muscle) and might add more definition once you do lose more BF. I know how you feel... I was at my goal weight and was still so chubby, I couldn't believe it. Just hang in there and keep up your good habits!

I am just over 5' 1", and weigh about 120 pounds depending on what I ate yesterday. I am about 28% body fat last time I calculated (a while ago--I should probably do it again). All that fat sits in my midsection (I think they call that apple shape). I definitely have a pouch. I think it just depends where you hold the fat.

Congratulations on your progress OP! If you are interested in beginning strength training, might I suggest hasfit.com (Heart and Soul Fitness, they have free workouts on YouTube). I have been doing these workouts for over 2 months now, and they keep me fit and motivated! There is a range of workouts from beginner to advanced so anyone can find suitable workouts, and increase workout intensity as strength increases. Also you can start out with using soup cans or water bottles.

I've read on MFP that the Be Fit channel on YouTube has good free workouts as well.

Good luck!

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

Oof. I'm around 5'1", and at 105 I'd be too skinny. I have a pretty small frame. Even at my most fit, the lowest I got was 108, but I was pretty much solid muscle. But to each her own.

Good for you! (On reporting the mean post.) I try not to get into anything other than diet/weight loss/fitness things, but I have to say that snarky comments tend to make reading on MFP less pleasant...

Great thread, BTW. I learned a lot. I should add that the only time I didn't have some belly fat was when I was in college and weighed 120 lbs...but I'm 5'8" and my happy weight is higher than that.

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.

The belly overhang is dependant on bodyfat %, not weight. You'll probably have to go down to 18-20% to lose the overhang. Use this to find out what weight that is (requires current bodyfat measurement to compute):

http://www.weightrainer.net/weight_loss.html