Is it true that if you gain weight in the belly/love handle area FIRST its the last to go?

Is it true that if you gain weight in the belly/love handle area FIRST that its the last place you'll lose?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Is it true that if you gain weight in the belly/love handle area FIRST that its the last place you'll lose?

    Pretty much.
  • 4rtistry
    4rtistry Posts: 33 Member
    That's true for anywhere, in a sense: the body has a priority system in dumping fat (belly > thighs > boobs, for me), and it takes it off in reverse order.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    It was the case for me, yes.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    edited April 2018
    It is turning out to be the case for me.
  • HoneyBadger302
    HoneyBadger302 Posts: 2,069 Member
    Definitely the case for me :(
  • 2aycocks
    2aycocks Posts: 415 Member
    Yep. Unfortunately.
  • itisidaisy
    itisidaisy Posts: 121 Member
    That’s what happened to me. I’ve lost 35 pounds and I’m a few pounds away from my goal weight, but I still have belly fat :/