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Darias1515
Darias1515 Posts: 4 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
I am 5'4 and I weigh 118 pds, I want to maintain my weight, but lose a little stubborm belly fat....I know there is no such thing as targeting fat bur what can I do to get it off and not lose weight!

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
    edited April 2016
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    Lift heavy (for you), eat at maintenance, and be very, very patient.
  • Darias1515
    Darias1515 Posts: 4 Member
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    Thank you!
  • rhtexasgal
    rhtexasgal Posts: 572 Member
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    I am a mere inch taller, have been maintaining over a year and am in the same boat! I have been weight training twice a week (my body cannot handle more due to inflammation) and it has been a really slow process. It is frustrating to see your calves, biceps and other muscles start showing themselves, be a size 4 and yet look down and see this belly! Granted, that belly is a LOT smaller than it once was and manages to fit in size 4 pants but still ... the only thing to do is keep on truckin' - log your food, tweak your diet as needed, keep doing cardio and LIFT weights!
  • alwaysinpursuit
    alwaysinpursuit Posts: 7 Member
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    Cardio up tone down and do a lot of abdominal work. I've been doing abs every day for two week and see a huge difference. But a lot of people I know focus on chest to make their stomach look smaller
  • wally2183
    wally2183 Posts: 214 Member
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    alwaysinpursuit wrote: »
    Cardio up tone down and do a lot of abdominal work. I've been doing abs every day for two week and see a huge difference. But a lot of people I know focus on chest to make their stomach look smaller

    Lol I can relate to that. I need to work more on abs.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1
  • Darias1515
    Darias1515 Posts: 4 Member
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    Thanks everyone I am training to have a fitness model physique and its not easy trying to hit my macros and lose the small stubborn belly fat, but I will take your suggestions
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
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    Darias1515 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone I am training to have a fitness model physique and its not easy trying to hit my macros and lose the small stubborn belly fat, but I will take your suggestions

    Awesome! Best wishes!
  • jasonsunlee
    jasonsunlee Posts: 48 Member
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    I agree that weight lifting is the way to go. You abs and belly are the very last thing you will see improve. Some of the most gym partners I have seen that are female stick exclusively to squats, deadlifts, and weighted lunges.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
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    Heavy weight lifting and tight diet (keeping to macros) is the best way! No cheating, and if you really want to get crazy, no alcohol. :o Throw in a little HIIT 2-3x a week will be a good addition.

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