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You may not have as much belly fat as you think, sometimes the belly inside is bloated, or there’s poor posture problems like Kyphosis, or problems with abs muscles not fusing properly after pregnancy. These types of things can make everything in the stomach area push forward, making your tummy area look fatter even if there’s not too much fat. I’d suggest taking pre/pro biotics, drinking teas which aid digestion, checking you have no food intolerances (gluten, dairy etc). Also check your posture is aligned correctly, maybe visit chiropractor or physio therapist for assessment, you may also be able to speak to your GP or physiotherapist to assess if your abdominal muscles are ok, maybe you have Diastasis Recti (sometimes it’s left untreated and unnoticed for many years after labour). You could also have internal Visceral Fat to lose, that can often push the tummy area out also. Things like stress can cause Cortisol to rise, which will make you store visceral fat around the tummy, are you stressed or experience anxiety? Focus on relaxation, people forget relaxation can help with weight loss eg adequate sleep (don’t just think diet and exercise are needed, you also need to rest!). Get your hormones tested to ensure there’s no imbalance causing you to store belly fat, hormonal imbalances can greatly contribute to fat stored in this area and you can do as many crunches and cut as many calories as you like (which will help), but if you don’t fix the hormone imbalance you’ll still have the body storing fat in this area. Oestrogen is one hormone to test, if it’s too high it can cause storeage of belly fat. Research “Hormonal Belly” (especially if you’re pre or post menopausal).
Good diet and exercise will always help, even if you have poor posture or hormonal issues, diet and exercise can strengthen the muscles and bones to help your posture, and can help to balance your hormones, so keep doing your healthy lifestyle, but speak to your doctor for hormone testing and to check your core muscles and posture, because you may need extra medical help.4 -
And you also may want to consider doing a parasite cleanse, sometimes parasites cause the belly to protrude and makes it look bigger. Cloves, Wormwood and Papaya Seeds are great for this issue!
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Hey everyone, so I have a question. Let me preface by saying I KNOW that everyone loses weight in different places. I know that you cannot spot reduce fat. I know that no two peoples journey is the same and I know that you cannot predict where the fat will come off. BUT. I was hoping to hear from people who seemed to lose stomach last and when they started to notice it come off.
I have lost 27 pounds since March. The first three months I lost weight by diet only but for the past six weeks I have been working out as well as keeping a deficit thru food. I have noticed my legs becoming more defined as well as my arms. I can see a lot of changes and fat loss in those two areas but not my stomach. 27 pounds down and my stomach has only lost 3 inches. I am only 4 pounds away from a healthy weight (about 33 from goal weight) and I still have a big belly. It is very frustrating and defeating to see SO MUCH change in the rest of my body but not this area.
I know that eating low sugar and low carb helps with swelling so that would give a slimmer appearance but I'm anxious to have actual fat loss in my stomach area. I know I can't be the only one with this problem and no I'm not giving up and yes I know it takes time but I would love to hear from others to help keep me motivated in my journey. Thanks guys! Also, photos are definitely welcome! : )
The midsection is primary fat stores for many, if not most people...it's basically a first on, last off proposition for many people.
I saw the biggest difference in my midsection in my last 10 Lbs going from 190 to 180. Still, at 180, while I don't have a pronounced belly by any means, I do have a small pooch. If you used calipers on me it would be difficult to pinch anything but skin anywhere else on my body except for my mid section.
I'd also say that a lot of people have misconceptions of what their mid-section should look like. Having a flat stomach and visible abs and such is a pretty recent aesthetic goal...from an evolutionary standpoint, it's not particularly practical or natural, which can make it very difficult to achieve.
I know quite a few guys like me who are not fat, but not super lean either...diets tend to be pretty good for the most part and they do a moderate amount of exercise on the regular.
I know a handful of guys who are ripped lean. One of them is a retired professional athlete and now a personal trainer...he basically spend his entire day in the gym either working out or working other people out. The other guys I know spend an exorbitant amount of time in the gym in a given week...they basically live for training. There diets, including my PT friend are also almost robot like and they don't deviate often from their plain chicken, broccoli, and rice...basic bro diet. Not something I'm really inclined to do.4 -
Fat is fat is fat. Unfortunately if you have belly fat like me and that is the last place you lose it you just have to be patient and do what you are doing. Exercise really is the best for this final mile. The more lean muscle mass you have the more fat your body can burn. Be patient and stick to it; it will happen!0
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Hi there, this may seem weird and I know you don't really want to exercise but hoola hooping is really good for belly fat I found in my younger years, I have actually been thinking of getting another, just don't know if they make them big enough for my current size. I'm a bit ( at least have been) a bit of a yoyo girl when it comes to weight but hoola hoop is really good for that stubborn belly fat love handles area3
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AmatullahMuwahidah wrote: »And you also may want to consider doing a parasite cleanse, sometimes parasites cause the belly to protrude and makes it look bigger. Cloves, Wormwood and Papaya Seeds are great for this issue!
Whoa. If you have parasites, you need a doctor. Not seeds.25 -
They make all sizes hula hoops, and there are even easy instruction to make your own on the net. I have fat, lazy arms. Got a small one to play with on my arms. It helps(when I do it).1
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if you could work your core out and get rid of stomach fat, I'd have a twelve pack. Instead, I still have a negative-six pack. The only thing that is going to get me closer to a flat stomach is losing more weight.
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You look young, I just know I never had fat in my stomach until age 50, I always had big thighs and butt but things changed. My arms are not as firm either. I lost weight in my butt and thighs, I would have never believed this when I was young.1
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LouVee186000 wrote: »
I gain weight in New Mexico.
Have you ever visited the restaurants in Santa Fe ?6 -
This may or may not be helpful but as others have said sometimes due to genetics having a flat belly is just not achievable unless you are in the difficult low body fat range (like 15%). The closest I have ever gotten was 20% and belly fat was definitely still an issue for me. However, some women have a 'flat' stomach if they are in the low 20% range. It really just depends on the cards you were dealt when you were born.
With that being said I found flexing or sucking in the abdomen region was easier to do when I was in the lower 20% bf range and was able to achieve the appearance of a "flatter" stomach when doing that. Eventually it just became a habit to flex all the time or at least when taking photos lol.0 -
AmatullahMuwahidah wrote: »And you also may want to consider doing a parasite cleanse, sometimes parasites cause the belly to protrude and makes it look bigger. Cloves, Wormwood and Papaya Seeds are great for this issue!
No one who "may" have parasites (undiagnosed!) should be self-medicated with anything like this. Wormwood, in particular, is potentially poisonous to more than parasites. The only exception might be someone who knew they had parasites, bad, but were thousands of miles from an actual doctor. I doubt that describes OP.
Yikes.12 -
Motorsheen wrote: »LouVee186000 wrote: »
I gain weight in New Mexico.
Have you ever visited the restaurants in Santa Fe ?
YES I HAVE. And I spent my teenage years in ABQ and still miss the food. Rather glad I'm not there now, it would be very tough for me to lose eating carne adovada and sopa pillas a couple of times a week.0 -
Since reading several posts like this lately, I have really been noticing at White Water. I have seen maybe 3 ladies with truly FLAT tummies. All of them looked like skinny 8-year old boys. No boobs, no booty, toothpick legs, and no bellies. The ladies with real figures have just a little pudge in the tummy.
Which means my suggestion is: look at real people for role models, not touched up magazine photos. or else have professional photos taken of you in a bikini, then don’t look at mirrors, just your pictures.
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I feel your pain. I would love to be losing more weight in my stomach but my body has other plans. My wrists have gotten so small it's crazy how loose my bracelets are now! My body type is an endomorph. As explained to me by a doctor who is a food science researcher, endomorphs typically do best with a higher fat and protein intake and carbohydrate intake being controlled. This has nothing to do with "swelling", its just that this body type gains fat and muscle more easily and often carries their weight in the middle. Endomorphs ideal macro intake is around 25% carbs, 35% protein, and 40% fat. Because endomorphs are not very carb tolerant, the best tactic is to limit high carb/starchy carb foods. This has to do with the fact that so many fat cells are in the middle and that's the first and last place to gain and lose for this body type. I am also on the patience train!8
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corinasue1143 wrote: »Since reading several posts like this lately, I have really been noticing at White Water. I have seen maybe 3 ladies with truly FLAT tummies. All of them looked like skinny 8-year old boys. No boobs, no booty, toothpick legs, and no bellies. The ladies with real figures have just a little pudge in the tummy.
Which means my suggestion is: look at real people for role models, not touched up magazine photos. or else have professional photos taken of you in a bikini, then don’t look at mirrors, just your pictures.
It's 2019 and we still haven't figured out how to compliment some women without putting down others, huh.24 -
Honestly. Women without boobs and booties still have real figures, for crying out loud.
Anyway, yes, it's largely genetic. I've always had a reasonably flat stomach because I hold my weight in my butt/thighs (I have a 25 inch waist but am 42 inches around the hips, lol). My mom was the same until she had kids, then she always had a bit of a pooch, but I still think she looks fantastic, especially for being in her 60s. Like others said, having some fat deposits either in the belly or the hips is smart from an evolutionary standpoint.
I really love the thread with all the women showing their various tummies and how things like a uterus or fibroids etc can all alter the appearance. They still look great. There are some amazing crossfit athletes who still have a tiny bit of a belly. I saw one where people were trying to shame her for it and she was having none of it. She'd dieted down to have visible abs at one point but she was hungry, miserable, and her athletic performance suffered, so she listened to her body and now she smashes a bunch of competitions--all with a small layer of fat on her stomach. Go her.13 -
I think you are talking about Camille LeBlanc-Bazinet - who is awesome btw!!!!
Anyway - your lower tummy is the bottom layer of the brick wall. The first bricks you lay and last you can smash away. Be patient and persevere. Thats what Im telling myself anyway,haha!2 -
pontious11349 wrote: »I think you are talking about Camille LeBlanc-Bazinet - who is awesome btw!!!!
Anyway - your lower tummy is the bottom layer of the brick wall. The first bricks you lay and last you can smash away. Be patient and persevere. Thats what Im telling myself anyway,haha!
Yes, I think that was her!1 -
corinasue1143 wrote: »Since reading several posts like this lately, I have really been noticing at White Water. I have seen maybe 3 ladies with truly FLAT tummies. All of them looked like skinny 8-year old boys. No boobs, no booty, toothpick legs, and no bellies. The ladies with real figures have just a little pudge in the tummy.
Which means my suggestion is: look at real people for role models, not touched up magazine photos. or else have professional photos taken of you in a bikini, then don’t look at mirrors, just your pictures.
Responses like this drive me nuts. I am a real woman with 2 kids, a 1 year old and a 3 year old. I have a "real" figure with boobs, butt, legs and a 6 pack. I work insanely hard for my figure and have so for years including throughout my pregnancies. However, for me, the figure is a pleasant side effect in reaching my athletic goals. I think that I am a good role model for my family and friends demonstrating that if you work hard enough you can achieve whatever you set your mind too. And YES i have been overweight with pudge in the tummy in the past and my biological father and his entire family are morbidly obese with Type 2 diabetes and severe cardiovascular issues.
In regards to the original post, the tummy is always the last to lose and hardest to sculpt. You are only half way to goal weight and only at this a few months, it takes years to really develop a figure through exercise and diet. Dieting is obviously the king with weight and fat loss, but exercise will start to shape that figure in a way you like. My husband is just finishing a weight loss cycle, he has 5 lbs left to lose and all 5 of those lbs are in the "love handle" are and drive him nuts. He can't sustain the leanest level he needs to keep them off for good, but he does occasionally diet down to hold a very lean figure for a few months.17
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