Stubborn Area

geminigarcia199017
geminigarcia199017 Posts: 529 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
There are parts of my stubborn area
which are my lower stomach area that
will not shrink?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

    Have you read this link?
  • choppie70
    choppie70 Posts: 544 Member
    Putting a question mark at the end does not make that a question. I am not sure what you are asking. Are you asking how to lose weight in a stubborn area such as your lower stomach? or are you saying that your lower stomach is not shrinking?

    You can't spot reduce. Eating at a calorie deficit will help you lose the fat. It will come off where it wants to. Genetics play a role in where your body gains and loses fat.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    choppie70 wrote: »
    You can't spot reduce. Eating at a calorie deficit will help you lose the fat. It will come off where it wants to. Genetics play a role in where your body gains and loses fat.

    ^^This
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    There are parts of my stubborn area
    which are my lower stomach area that
    will not shrink?

    Unfortunately....we don't get to choose where the weight comes off. You can't spot reduce either. However, I suggest weight lifting. I have seen amazing changes in my body since weight lifting for the last two years, and I was obese most of my life and am in my fifties!
  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    There are parts of my stubborn area
    which are my lower stomach area that
    will not shrink?

    Doing core activities can sometimes tighten the area. It won't remove fat but will hold in the tummy a bit.
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  • maxit
    maxit Posts: 880 Member
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    There are parts of my stubborn area
    which are my lower stomach area that
    will not shrink?

    Unfortunately....we don't get to choose where the weight comes off. You can't spot reduce either. However, I suggest weight lifting. I have seen amazing changes in my body since weight lifting for the last two years, and I was obese most of my life and am in my fifties!

    Would you gain weight by lifting! I would
    focus on losing weight first then lifting or the muscles that you strengthen would
    turn into fat rather than muscles?

    If you did gain weight by lifting, it would be due to water retention. Women would be LUCKY to gain a pound of muscle in a month. Also, muscles don't turn in to fat when you strengthen them :) Start doing resistance exercises now, if you can - it helps with increasing strength, limiting the amount of muscle you lose when you lose weight (which you don't want), and giving more definition to the muscles that are uncovered as fat goes down. Plus, it feels awesome!
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    maxit wrote: »
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    geminigarcia199017 wrote: »
    There are parts of my stubborn area
    which are my lower stomach area that
    will not shrink?

    Unfortunately....we don't get to choose where the weight comes off. You can't spot reduce either. However, I suggest weight lifting. I have seen amazing changes in my body since weight lifting for the last two years, and I was obese most of my life and am in my fifties!

    Would you gain weight by lifting! I would
    focus on losing weight first then lifting or the muscles that you strengthen would
    turn into fat rather than muscles?

    If you did gain weight by lifting, it would be due to water retention. Women would be LUCKY to gain a pound of muscle in a month. Also, muscles don't turn in to fat when you strengthen them :) Start doing resistance exercises now, if you can - it helps with increasing strength, limiting the amount of muscle you lose when you lose weight (which you don't want), and giving more definition to the muscles that are uncovered as fat goes down. Plus, it feels awesome!

    Luckily the OP is a male, so he would have a slightly better chance of gaining muscle at the beginning (not much, though).

    Gemini...lift now, or else when you reach your goal weight you may look "skinny fat" due to loss of muscle as your weight dropped.
  • maxit
    maxit Posts: 880 Member
    I just went back to edit my response as I see you are male and not female, and I guess I didn't "post" it - so here it goes again. If you gained any weight from lifting, it would likely be mostly water retention - the amount of muscle weight you would gain through progressive, heavy lifting would be a couple of pounds in a month at the most unless you are a very young male with a lot of fat to lose, ESPECIALLY eating at a deficit. Lifting while at a deficit helps retain muscle mass (which you want), increases strength (which is a plus), and as the fat goes, you find better definition with the muscles that are revealed. If you are able, start a weight training program now - muscles never turn into fat, under any circumstances.
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