Lost the weight I intended to, but can't seem to rid this belly fat. Please Help

What's your BMI? A lot of people find they need to be in the middle or bottom half of the healthy range before the fat on their problem areas becomes less problematic.

You can't spot reduce. So keep losing fat, and then maybe think about a small bulk to build a little muscle if necessary.

Do you drink alcohol?

Remember what has potentially taken you many years to gain (body fat) will not be removed in a short period of time. Its a journey! If you're fitter, eating better, energy higher and all around in a better place then keep doing what you're doing and over time you will get to where you want to be!

I'd reexamine your macros and continue eating at a deficit. People in this topic seem to know a lot about body recomposition, which sounds like it could get you to where you want to be. I don't know a lot about it myself!

SingingSingleTracker wrote: »

marvinb307 wrote: »

Since I've been follwing the diet plan for me I've successfully lost the weight along with exercising and weight lifting, but my belly fat is driving me crazy. Can some one give me some advice????

It's usually the last thing to go (and first to come back) for men when losing weight. If you still have "love handles" and belly fat, then you still have more weight to lose - in spite of possibly reaching your overall weight goal.

Keep running a daily deficit until you shed that final "spare tire" which is usually 10-20 more pounds to get rid of the belly fat and love handles.

BB

This

My initial goal was 176lbs, based on my best weight many years ago. I hit that, then put a couple back on, but the 176 still left me soft in the middle. So, I'm eating at about a 300 calories deficit now, and after the holiday is done I'm going to modify my intake a bit, cut breads, taters and heavier foods back out for a couple of weeks and see what the results are. It's been a year and only 14lbs, but as SingingSingleTracker said, that belly flab is just stubborn as all heck. Keep at it, log accurately, and be patient.

marvinb307 wrote: »

Since I've been follwing the diet plan for me I've successfully lost the weight along with exercising and weight lifting, but my belly fat is driving me crazy. Can some one give me some advice????

I'm not sure if you're still around since 6 days have past and you haven't been back here but none the less, here's my 2 cents.
Sometimes we're fixed on a number to lose, weight wise, to achieve our desired weight, however the reality will always been seen with your eyes.
I think too many people cut weight and do not realize that they're burning fat and also burning muscle during this process. So you'll get to your "ideal" weight, but you'll still have some fat in your mid-section and thighs.
The scale is a great tool to use to see if what your doing is working, however I would advice that you look at your BF % and set a goal against that number. You'll be happier when that goal is achieved since it'll pass the eyeball test.

Frank

For me it just took time. I got where I thought I would want to be and still had more weight on my arms and stomach than I wanted. Lost about 10 more pounds and it seemed to almost all come off from there. Unfortunately hard to target weight loss, but it'll come eventually. Weight lifting likely played a big role in it for me.

Same, it took me nearly a year of maintenance before I really started seeing the belly fat come off! I honestly might have lost about 5 lbs in that time, but not very much. What everyone says about "body recomp" is really true. I've been very consistent with my diet and exercise and I definitely felt a change from last year to this year even though I weigh about the same. It seemed all my actions had all of a sudden hit a critical mass one week and my clothes started fitting much looser, it was crazy! You could try to lose a little more weight to get rid of it now or just continue to stay consistent and see what happens as your body turns fat into muscle.