I wish I could lose stomach area

Gosh that's the story of my life too. got worse since ive had kids. idk what to do either

*bump*

My stomach is my worst feature. Pretty much cause it is all fat covered. I am just at the start of my journey so I hope that over time I can get rid of all the fat and actually look good again.

Good luck to all .. cause the stomach is definitely an area where a lot of us have issues.

My stomach is the worst part of me too. Ever since I've had three kids it's just been a blob of fat. I workout with a trainer at least 4x per week. I am strong and pretty toned everywhere except my stomach. I would like to lose 40lbs. I just started MFP. After the 40 I may look into having a tummy tuck but until then I need to focus on my diet which is the most challenging part for me.

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i thought my pouch would never go! but eating high carb and mainly fruit has made it disappear in like 2 weeks!
queue a load of fruit and high carb bashing comments

Lift heavy! By that I mean resistance training for the WHOLE BODY. Yep, core work and cardio is good, but if you really want results, compound lifting is a great thing to do.

Increasing muscle mass (or at least, not losing it as you lose weight) increases the metabolism, meaning that with the same amount of cardio and same amount of food eaten, you have a larger deficit so you lose fat faster. Best ways to increase muscle mass are with compound lifts: squat, bench and deadlift - you'll be working your muscles in your legs, arms, back, chest AND core, rather than just core, increasing the amount of lean muscle you're building/retaining. Just existing, it'll burn calories. This is so much better in the long-run than just working core muscles, because all that'll do is make the muscles under the fat larger, thereby very very slightly having that awesome increased metabolic rate result, but nowhere near as much as you could have had from working, say, the legs and glutes, as they're much larger muscles than the abdominals, and therefore have a far larger metabolism-raising capacity.

As muscle mass increases (or at least, stays the same while weight is being lost, if you're at a deficit), body fat percentage decreases, hopefully evenly from the whole body, including the stomach.

"Abs are made in the kitchen" cardio, diet.

You may also need to improve your posture. Does your lower back arch?

THIS.

Skinny fat. Your body fat% is probably higher than you think it is like most people. Goes for men as well.

What the OP needs to do is get an overall below maintenance calorie deficit. You an do this through diet alone or diet and cardio. I always recommend doing weights 2x a week. Do not count your weights at all. It's hard to get an accurate measure of how many calories you use in a given weights session.

DIET DIET DIET.

I rarely do any cardio and people always ask me if I do any cardio. I tell them no. I'm too lazy. I eat well and hit the weights hard 4x a week.

***You can not exercise a bad diet unless you are doing 6-7hrs a day which is not practical for most people.***

Strength training will also help you get a flat stomach but it will do nothing unless your diet is in check.

Koing

I'd love to know how too..... This baby belly is not going anywhere:/ I've been told... clean eating and lots of cardio... but everyone has a way of doing things.... Finding out what works per person is the best! I'm going to try this clean eating first.... feel free to add me if you want! We will do this together!!!!