Twenty-two years old and 5'3". I started the year out weighing 166.8lbs (My highest weight gain), with dieting and starting working out at the gym I lost 7.4lbs in 25 days. However, I have seen a differcene in pretty much all areas of my body except for my stubborn belly fat, i.e my mid-section. Does anyone else suffer with this issue? How do you overcome it? Tips and advice is MUCH appericated. My current weight goal is 125lbs. I am getting to the point where I am getting unmotivated, which is not something I want to do!
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Hi, Hannah - 51 years old here, almost the same numbers, though, lol. I'm also struggling with belly fat. My daughter (graduating with a degree in exercise physiology this spring) says to stay the course - the belly fat is the last to go. She's always reminding me that the belly fat did not appear in two months and it won't dis-appear that fast, either! She says I should keep working out and eat clean - making sure I'm eating enough (of the right stuff) so that I don't put myself in "starvation/survival" mode - I've been guilty of that for the past three decades, so I've got a bit of "resetting" to do.
Good luck & hang in there!
@hannahblush wrote:Twenty-two years old and 5'3". I started the year out weighing 166.8lbs (My highest weight gain), with dieting and starting working out at the gym I lost 7.4lbs in 25 days. However, I have seen a differcene in pretty much all areas of my body except for my stubborn belly fat, i.e my mid-section. Does anyone else suffer with this issue? How do you overcome it? Tips and advice is MUCH appericated. My current weight goal is 125lbs. I am getting to the point where I am getting unmotivated, which is not something I want to do!
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@hannahblush wrote:Twenty-two years old and 5'3". I started the year out weighing 166.8lbs (My highest weight gain), with dieting and starting working out at the gym I lost 7.4lbs in 25 days. However, I have seen a differcene in pretty much all areas of my body except for my stubborn belly fat, i.e my mid-section. Does anyone else suffer with this issue? How do you overcome it? Tips and advice is MUCH appericated. My current weight goal is 125lbs. I am getting to the point where I am getting unmotivated, which is not something I want to do!
@hannahblushKeep at it, even a 75 yr like me has the last of my goal weight as belly fat.. My weight loss went from the chin down and from the ankles up and where does it stop !!!.... My tape measure around the waist shows me I'm moving it but ever so slooowwwlllyyy.
Best AnswerIt can depend on the food eaten, eating more natural whole unprocessed foods like fruits (banana's, apples,..), more fresh vegetables at dinner (50%).. makes feeling satisfied for longer while consuming less calories overall but the body has all nutritients it needs.
Consuming prepackaged foods in moderation but eating nutritient rich food first. Automaticly eating less overall.
When eating pizza, cookies,.. it's possible to eat up to 3000 or more calories, while still being hungry 'cause the body wants nutritients to function optimally. It's also about the quality of the foods eaten that counts, not neccesary the total calories.
Pizza, cookies,.. also contains more calories overall, while possible to eat such food in moderation, and eat only when feeling there's still a bit of space left to eat it with joy, for the taste, allow to have otherwise it leads to a craving to eat as much as possible from at the next opportunity.
When following a food plan, it's a guidance, it's still possible to over eat. Eat until feeling satisfied but not stuffed.. and try not eating more when not truely hungry. It's always possible to eat when feeling hungry.
The body when getting back more in tune, it guides what it needs to eat, and how much. Telling when it has enough.
Eat smaller portions throughout the day to stay satisfied, instead of having for example 3 large meals, when getting alot hungry, less healthy choices can be made, portion sizes may be bigger than what the body truly needs. When not so hungry, take a smaller plate instead. Eating slowly, but being aware what you are eating/drinking, enjoying the food / taste..
When not sure being hungry or not, stop eating and wait about 20 minutes.. (it takes this long so the brain gets the signal when eaten enough) (can be about 10 minutes when being at a healthy weight range).. when getting hungry or a craving to eat a bit more.
Notice what your body desires instead of the mind,
When eating, try ask yourself:
- Am I truly hungry? (regardless of what the food plan says);
- If I am truly hungry or needing to eat (even a little bit) 'cause the next opportunity would be in x hours, what would nourish my body the most? Does this banana looks more appealing to eat now? Would it rather have a cup of coffee with some milk but not fancing to eat the banana or other food now?
- Am I satisfied, but not stuffed? Not feeling so hungry, but want to have some piece of chocolat just for the taste? Being aware about, not being actually hungry, but stopping eating more after having the piece of chocolat for example..;
When the food plan says to eat x hundred calories more, but the body feeling satisfied, it means it has all nutritients it needs, regardless having eaten less calories.
When getting a craving for a certain food, it may be for the nutritients it contains.
Allow to have any food without restrictions, but in moderation. Eating the food or having a certain drink in the moment, you / your body desires, it satisfies the body quicker then eating something else first (but not truly want it) just to eat something and then still having the food the body desired to have first.. this also can lead to eat more calories in the long run.
The body strives to be at a certain weight range, it does everything it can to revert to this weight range when trying honoring the body what it needs, and not eating more food (to stuff ourself), not eating out of lonelyness, boredom, but to nourish it. Eating everything we like, but stop when feeling satisfied.
This weight range is determined by genetics, food choices, activity. When eating more natural unprocessed food which contains plenty of nutritient's, the body wants to have these food more, while there can still be a craving for a certain cookie,.. allow to have with care (since most cookies quickly contain plenty of calories like 100 calories (eat 5 and that's quickly 500 calories) (have one or two instead) but it's going to ask for the nutritient filling food more.
Even when allowing once in a while ourself to have a piece of cake at a birthday,.. but being aware about when eating just for pleasure / the taste.. instead of being hungry. The body will make up for it, by eating for example a bit less the next day since it wants to revert / maintain the weight range it's most happy it.
Everyone is unique, where the body uses / or stores temporary body fat first from is differently.
Be patient, keep making healthy decisions. Never give up.
Have Fun!
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