Lost a ton of weight... still have belly fat

[Guest ValerieD]

According to the weigh-ins I've gotten at my college health center and my endo, I've lost about 35 pounds over the past four months. While my clothes do feel thinner (to the point where Mom has to adjust my shorts and skirts with the sewing machine and my formerly fitted shirts now look a little baggy), I still have quite a bit of belly fat. What gives? I'd like to look decent in a bikini by this time next year, and right now I wouldn't be caught dead in one due to the belly fat. I look like I'm pregnant with flab. I don't get it... I'm thin enough that my ribs show, but I still have the belly of a fat person!

[Guest Melissa~]

Internal and external abdominal fat is a real pain to lose. It is the last to go, and it's normal for anyone to get some sculpted away if they want it done, I would think it's a lower priority than other areas though.

My personal plan doesn't include any sculpting.I intend to go past my healthy weight range in an attemp to get rid of old fat, then work my way back into a healthy weight range, I am thoerizing that new body weight in the future will go on in a feminine manner. I ran that past my Dr, and he thought it could work, of course it's not like he's had too many other TS patients before;.

[Guest LizMarie]

Males accumulate fat in the belly first. Females in the hips, buttocks, and breasts first. The only sure cure for your situation is to continue to control your calorie intake and to also exercise your belly area. Look up "core" exercises on Google. You can find videos, etc. Situps, crunches, and all sorts of other "core" exercises exists to assist you in reducing belly fat but your diet has to be in sync with this too.

[Guest MsPerseveres]

Core exercises are great in firming up the muscles that have been stretched out. You can't "target" weight loss, unfortunately, but getting good muscle tone will help with the appearance, and once the fat has gone, or moved :-), you'll have a nice lady 6-pack :-).

Hugs, Brenda

[JJ]

Part of what seems like flab can also be excess skin. Bring young it will firm up but can take as long as 2 years-don't panic though that is much longer than the usual. And the younger you are usually the faster your skin shrinks,

Having lost around 200 lbs I have lots of skin and it seems to concentrate in certain areas-the abdomen being one of them. Sadly being much much older mine may not go away without surgery which I can't afford. But I look okay in clothes at least.

Congratz on the weight loss! Building some muscle where the skin is can also help tighten it according to my Dr. and a fit athletic looking girl is always so attractive.

Johnny