Belly doesn't seem to be shrinking I'm losing hope.
lauraspberry
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Top pic was before Insanity, bottom pic was after. This was a couple months ago, now I'm doing T25 second week of alpha. I did lose 13lbs which is so amazing but my belly fat remained most likely the same. I mean for 13lbs I expected to lose more than I did on the belly area. Why is my body like this? I feel hopeless about getting rid of it. I lost 4 inches around my waist, but on my natural waist (level of navel), i lost only like an inch. What am I doing wrong?
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Belly fat is usually the last thing to go. If you keep reducing your body fat it will continue to get smaller.0
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Belly fat is usually the last thing to go. If you keep reducing your body fat it will continue to get smaller.
I try to keep that in mind but whenever I see my limbs shrinking it makes me think that I have a health condition or something
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not being patient is what you are doing wrong! some of us just dont' lose fat as fast as others and struggle more. I am one of those as well. my lower belly is the LAST place i have lost, i am still not 100% happy yet either and i am finally the closest to my final goal then ever before. 2 years into this as well! you have to be really clean with your eating to lose body fat, keep a good deficit and exercise. it' all gone hand in hand. i will share a few pic with you too. the 1st one will be 1 year after i hit my goal weight, yup hit goal weight but no where near what i wanted to look like at 120 lbs ( i am 5.2 ft) had way higher body fat still then i did before when i was 120 lbs years ago. then i will show you a pic current... flexed and un flexed, and as you will see when unflexed i still have a lower pooch i hate.my 1st year i really only concentrated on cals and light exercise. my second year i changed it up for my exercise and made a bigger difference imo.
and pooch
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Okay I'm even more motivated now thank you for that lin7604 you are so nice
and you look great! THERE IS HOPE!!! 0 -
no prob, any time i know how frustrating it is. I am not willing to be super strict with my diet just to lose it faster b/c i find when i am strict i fall twice as hard! so slow and steady wins! it has gone down a lot, and my love handles! but still would love to be 20% body fat one day! 0
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You look great to me honestly. Almost no belly fat left and toned. I have a long way to go but I will keep that in mind to not go too strict, I have completely eliminated carbonated drinks though in my diet and I dont crave them anymore, as well as mcdonalds HAHA 0
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When i look at the link you posted it looks like you lost equally all over.
Great results, you should be proud of that. You will get there.
I agree that the stomach is the last to go, i am still working on it too!0 -
When i look at the link you posted it looks like you lost equally all over.
Great results, you should be proud of that. You will get there.
I agree that the stomach is the last to go, i am still working on it too!
I was initially superproud of my weightloss but now when I look at the mirror I always nearly cry because it seems hopeless lol idk if it's PMS but it's been happening a lot0 -
You have definitely lost quite a bit around your tummy! I can see a big difference!
It just takes time... that's the sad truth!
Keep on lowering your bodyfat and get your muscles working and you will get there!0 -
I feel like everyone goes through that initial "freak out". There's a lot of people that post about it. You finally get the courage to get in shape, change your life around, and don't get the immediate results that you want. I partially blame those stupid workout programs that show you the before and after pics of people they pay. It's not realistic and it makes people believe that they are failures if they don't have a 6pack after doing hip hop abs for a week.
You are your own worst critic. You can only do so much, and if you are hard on yourself you will just make it worse. This is a process, not an over night transformation. Think about the 13lbs that you've already lost and how that number will keep increasing if you stick to what you're doing! Be proud of yourself, be excited for the future, and learn to love the body that you are working so hard to make healthy!
As for the PMSing, I can totally relate. I see my arm jiggle a couple days before my . and I wanna cry and eat a bunch of chocolate. But we can't let our hormones get the best of us!0 -
You have definitely lost quite a bit around your tummy! I can see a big difference!
It just takes time... that's the sad truth!
Keep on lowering your bodyfat and get your muscles working and you will get there!
Thank you for the kind words! I try to hang in there and be patiemt instant long lasting results are impossible and your profile pic keeps me inspired too! You look great! 0 -
I feel like everyone goes through that initial "freak out". There's a lot of people that post about it. You finally get the courage to get in shape, change your life around, and don't get the immediate results that you want. I partially blame those stupid workout programs that show you the before and after pics of people they pay. It's not realistic and it makes people believe that they are failures if they don't have a 6pack after doing hip hop abs for a week.
You are your own worst critic. You can only do so much, and if you are hard on yourself you will just make it worse. This is a process, not an over night transformation. Think about the 13lbs that you've already lost and how that number will keep increasing if you stick to what you're doing! Be proud of yourself, be excited for the future, and learn to love the body that you are working so hard to make healthy!
As for the PMSing, I can totally relate. I see my arm jiggle a couple days before my . and I wanna cry and eat a bunch of chocolate. But we can't let our hormones get the best of us!
You have a point there, a really good one. Especially the one about programs that show before and after pictures HAHAHA now i realize that maybe that's what's getting into me. Aside from the pms, I was looking at the ad results pics lol! I admit that I actually thought I'd get instant abs with Insanity, that's why I wasnt happy still. But I am just a sucker for beachbody programs because I hate encountering those people at the gym who tells you what to do lol I would love to workout privately but I cant afford a private trainer haha but with what you said, I realized that I should appreciate my progress more. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!0 -
You have definitely lost quite a bit around your tummy! I can see a big difference!
It just takes time... that's the sad truth!
Keep on lowering your bodyfat and get your muscles working and you will get there!
Thank you for the kind words! I try to hang in there and be patiemt instant long lasting results are impossible and your profile pic keeps me inspired too! You look great!
Thank you
and this is when I do the usual advert for heavy lifting: I don't do any cardio (apart from once a month about 10 min hiit) only do a progressive lifting routine0 -
I'm kinda hesitant about lifting though because I occassionally get patellofemoral syndrome due to a hiking injury 5 years ago that caused me to have a torn ligament. When I did Insanity, all the jumping made it hurt 0
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Hey that is a great result. Don't worry. You'll lose those few extra pounds too As long as you keep fighting, there will be a result.. 0
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Hey that is a great result. Don't worry. You'll lose those few extra pounds too As long as you keep fighting, there will be a result..
Thank you so much for the motivating words, like what lebaker310 said maybe the ads about the workout programs I'm taking is the one causing me to have a meltdown haha 0 -
Hhehehe.. yea. To hell with what they say about your results. Believe me. 13 pounds is not a joke. Keep up the good work and never lose hope.. 0
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Hhehehe.. yea. To hell with what they say about your results. Believe me. 13 pounds is not a joke. Keep up the good work and never lose hope..
Thank you so much!! I will just keep on doing my workouts with passion and hope to lose this belly!
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I feel your frustration. I keep having a bad day and eating too much so I've actually gained weight and it's all in my belly and thighs.
You look like you've lost some weight all over. Keep it up and don't get too frustrated and I'll follow my own advice!0 -
Do you mind me asking how you reduced your body fat after reaching a good weight? Is it just through exercise?
I feel the OP's pain. I got down to goal weight once and still had a horrid pot belly, fat neck and flabby arms despite no longer being "fat". I ended up falling off the bandwagon and gaining it all back, plus some.
Here's hoping I'll actually loose body fat this time.0 -
I feel your frustration. I keep having a bad day and eating too much so I've actually gained weight and it's all in my belly and thighs.
You look like you've lost some weight all over. Keep it up and don't get too frustrated and I'll follow my own advice!
You made me laugh with the last line haha but yeah we should keep the faith lol the pics and success stories that I read off of this makes me hopeful that people like us who tend to accumulate fat in the stomach area can get rid of it It just takes time sadly haha 0 -
Do you mind me asking how you reduced your body fat after reaching a good weight? Is it just through exercise?
I feel the OP's pain. I got down to goal weight once and still had a horrid pot belly, fat neck and flabby arms despite no longer being "fat". I ended up falling off the bandwagon and gaining it all back, plus some.
Here's hoping I'll actually loose body fat this time.
Lin7604 suggested doing Chalean Extreme if you like getting into home workouts I'll sure try it after my current program. I need to lose around 5-6% fat 
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Having a very hard time losing weight. Don't know what am doing wrong. you can add me0
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13 pounds is huge, and I can tell you lost weight even in your belly!. Those ads are Photoshop, ignore them. If you go to success stories here, you'll find realistic successes, that took a long time to achieve. Also some people loose weight in their belly last, I'm one of them. You've just got to take your time, and not worry about it too much, have faith in the process. Also use a tape measure instead of only relying on the scale to see how you're doing
If it's at all possible for you to incorporate some weight into it, it could help, even just doing body weight exercises would be good, obviously don't do anything that could risk re-injuring yourself. Planks are lovely for building a good core.Because of the previous injury I would recommend talking to a doctor or physiotherapist to try to develop something that will work for you.
Keep hope, you are doing fabulously.0 -
Having a very hard time losing weight. Don't know what am doing wrong. you can add me
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13 pounds is huge, and I can tell you lost weight even in your belly!. Those ads are Photoshop, ignore them. If you go to success stories here, you'll find realistic successes, that took a long time to achieve. Also some people loose weight in their belly last, I'm one of them. You've just got to take your time, and not worry about it too much, have faith in the process. Also use a tape measure instead of only relying on the scale to see how you're doing
If it's at all possible for you to incorporate some weight into it, it could help, even just doing body weight exercises would be good, obviously don't do anything that could risk re-injuring yourself. Planks are lovely for building a good core.Because of the previous injury I would recommend talking to a doctor or physiotherapist to try to develop something that will work for you.
Keep hope, you are doing fabulously.
Thank you so much! I've been to physiotherapists 3x and they only teach me petty exercises you know like those REALLY simple boring ones like squats and stuff to strengthen the hamstrings but my hamsteings are so much stronger now it's just kinda fragile I guess since there's an i-repairable damage in there but yeah maybe I could try some weights not just the super heavy ones 0 -
Looking at your profile pictures, it looks like it is shrinking, actually :P Quite a bit.0
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I have exactly the same problem, and honestly it can make it really hard to stay on track. BUT in 3 months I could either gain back weight, and lose the progress I made or possibly have a slightly flatter stomach and a lower body fat %. I'll take progress over regression any day of the week 0
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Do you mind me asking how you reduced your body fat after reaching a good weight? Is it just through exercise?
I feel the OP's pain. I got down to goal weight once and still had a horrid pot belly, fat neck and flabby arms despite no longer being "fat". I ended up falling off the bandwagon and gaining it all back, plus some.
Here's hoping I'll actually loose body fat this time.
are you referring to me?0 -
Do you mind me asking how you reduced your body fat after reaching a good weight? Is it just through exercise?
I feel the OP's pain. I got down to goal weight once and still had a horrid pot belly, fat neck and flabby arms despite no longer being "fat". I ended up falling off the bandwagon and gaining it all back, plus some.
Here's hoping I'll actually loose body fat this time.
Lin7604 suggested doing Chalean Extreme if you like getting into home workouts I'll sure try it after my current program. I need to lose around 5-6% fat
yes that is what helped me a lot was chalean extreme. if you want to know any more about these kind of programs you can message me 0
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