is the last fat to go on, the first to come off?

hamlet1222
hamlet1222 Posts: 459 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
title says it all, I'm wondering if people find it's always the same areas they gain then lose fat on.

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  • allenpriest
    allenpriest Posts: 1,102 Member
    Not necessarily.
  • titotito48
    titotito48 Posts: 120 Member
    In my case it did. I was at my heaviest and for the first time in my life I gained in my arms. I was having a hard time finding shirts that fit right, so I was glad when that went first. My stomach has gone down a lot but seems to be the last place I'm losing. When I am happy with my stomach I will be at goal!
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    I doubt it. You lose fat from all over - not from certain bits at a time I believe.
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    No.
  • Domicinator
    Domicinator Posts: 261 Member
    titotito48 wrote: »
    In my case it did. I was at my heaviest and for the first time in my life I gained in my arms. I was having a hard time finding shirts that fit right, so I was glad when that went first. My stomach has gone down a lot but seems to be the last place I'm losing. When I am happy with my stomach I will be at goal!

    Same here. My upper body as far as arms, rib cage, chest, and neck are all way leaner. My legs are lean and muscular from all the biking, walking, and elliptical I've been doing. My stomach....that's another story. It's way smaller than it was when I started, but still the same shape. I still have a spare tire and a lot of belly fat. I have about 20 lbs. to go to hit my goal weight, and I imagine at least 15 of that is in my belly.
  • accidentalpancake
    accidentalpancake Posts: 484 Member
    I never gave it much notice, but my face is always the last thing to fill in when I've gained weight, and definitely the first place it comes off.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    accidentalpancake wrote: »
    I never gave it much notice, but my face is always the last thing to fill in when I've gained weight, and definitely the first place it comes off.

    Me too! I wish my face would be fuller when I lose! Its even pretty thin when I am heavy.
  • michaelafoor916
    michaelafoor916 Posts: 711 Member
    I've always heard you lost weight at the ends of your body first and the middle sections are usually the last to go. I have no idea how true that is but I'm sure it depends on the person and the types of workouts they do
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Genetics, I'd say, controls where things go to and come from. THAT BEING SAID, the last time I myself was under ~145 was when really noticed losing cup size. So when I put on a little weight after that, cup size was the first thing I NOTICED getting bigger. Whether I was gaining elsewhere and not really noticing at that point...?
  • Mezzie1024
    Mezzie1024 Posts: 380 Member
    It sure seems like it to me, but I think that may have to do with where fat is most noticeable. I feel like my midsection hasn't lost anything and that my thighs have, for example, but my measurements show loss all around: 1/2 inch off each thigh and two inches off my waist (other areas also show evidence of shrinking when I measure). Just looking in the mirror, though, I'd swear the most weight had come off my thighs and that my midsection wasn't budging.

    So my answer is no, but if I weren't measuring, I'd probably be tempted to say yes.
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    healthygreek wrote: »
    accidentalpancake wrote: »
    I never gave it much notice, but my face is always the last thing to fill in when I've gained weight, and definitely the first place it comes off.

    Me too! I wish my face would be fuller when I lose! Its even pretty thin when I am heavy.

    I'd love to have a thin face! No matter how lean I get, my chipmunk cheeks remain! :open_mouth:
  • biggsterjackster
    biggsterjackster Posts: 419 Member

    hamlet1222 wrote: »
    title says it all, I'm wondering if people find it's always the same areas they gain then lose fat on.

    Yes. Definitely!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    your primary fat stores are generally going to be the first on and last off. for most men, for example, that would be the gut...the belly is primary fat stores for most men which is why we can be pretty damned lean and still not have a six pack...I'm around 12% and close, but there's still a layer of fat over my belly...you can barely pinch anything anywhere else.
  • glitzy196
    glitzy196 Posts: 190 Member
    My face shows the most noticeable gains and losses
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    For me, yes. Looking back, I definitely gained weight in my midsection (gut) first and arms/legs last. I now have arms/legs that are a good size but still carry a lot of fat in my midsection. I've never had the typically feminine female fat distribution on my thighs/hips/butt. Those areas also lose fat/size quickly when I cut.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Yeah, for me it always has been.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Yes.
  • oocdc2
    oocdc2 Posts: 1,361 Member
    For me, yes. Added bonus, my stomach fat seems to be the last to go, so I look very disproportioned. :neutral:
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