Losing pounds but not in my stomach area

Catland81482
Catland81482 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Need help. I do situps but nothing is trimming my stomach.

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  • T0M_K
    T0M_K Posts: 7,526 Member
    weightloss isn't targeted. Situps build muscle and don't cause you to lose fat.
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    You can't target your weight loss at all.. just keep losing and the fat will come off. The stomach unfortunately is the last place it usually comes off from. You just have to stick with it.
  • Eddie__Jones
    Eddie__Jones Posts: 197 Member
    http://www.muscleforlife.com/the-truth-about-stubborn-fat-and-how-to-get-rid-of-it/
  • bathmatt12345
    bathmatt12345 Posts: 145 Member
    Only targeted weight loss comes with suction and stitches. Typically men hold onto fat on their belly and women on their thighs. YMMV though. It will come off if you keep up the loss.
  • jessiefrancine
    jessiefrancine Posts: 271 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach
  • briscogun
    briscogun Posts: 1,159 Member
    Yep, what they said.

    Weight comes off usually in the reverse order that it goes on. So if your body started gaining weight in the mid-section, that's where it'll come off last. Nothing you can do about it, no amount of sit-ups, crunches, or any other quick-fix gadget or miracle pills will help. It's just good ol' fashioned time and effort. If it were easy, everyone would have hard 6-pack abs showing...

    That's where the old adage "Abs are made in the kitchen" comes from: you create abs by eating healthy (and at a deficit) to shed the fat. Here's a great thread on the subject:

    community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

    Check that thread out, lots of good advice from @usmcmp.
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    Measure yourself. The problem is that weight comes off all over. Therefore you stay in the similar big stomach proportions. Everything gets thinner, but when we see ourselves everyday the stomach is always the biggest. It is the last thing to go. Also, you could be losing fat around your internal organs first. This is a good thing. Eventually it will come off of the outside too.
  • jamacianredhair
    jamacianredhair Posts: 230 Member
    Keep going, my belly came off last with my last weight loss journey. If you want to lose fat focus on your diet. You can do all the sit-ups and crunches you want but if your diet isn't on point you will never lose the fat to reveal the results. Just don't give up, wax on wax off patience is key! Best of luck to you
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