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I had a gastric bypass in March and seem to be losing everywhere but my stomach. Any suggestions?

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The stomach seems to be the last place to go along with the upper arms. For me, my behind and boobs were the first things to go, LOL!

I have not found anything that works but I do know that you are probably losing your stomach as well, I just don't know that it will ever snap back.

I went from a 48 inch waist to a 31 but my stomach is still big and definitely has a lot of extra skin. Ugh!

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Thanks, it helps to know other people have same issues

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@@jlmgg - if you are younger, you may try crunches or sit-ups to help tighten it up, but the skin has a mind of its own (unfortunately)

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Yup, stomach is last to go.

At almost 150 pounds, I still have a tummy. I think maybe if I lost 15 more, I *may* finally get rid of most of it, but I'm not willing to go that low in my weight. So Spanx it is! Or surgery......

I'll stick with Spanx for now ;)

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Weird. I've lost 66 lbs (18 since surgery), and the stomach area has been the only place I've lost noticeable weight. Thighs, hips, and upper arms are still at peak weight size, confirmed by measuring tape. I'm a guy, and maybe we have a different pecking order.

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Weird. I've lost 66 lbs (18 since surgery), and the stomach area has been the only place I've lost noticeable weight. Thighs, hips, and upper arms are still at peak weight size, confirmed by measuring tape. I'm a guy, and maybe we have a different pecking order.

Yeah. We women like to hold on to the fat on our tummies. I'm sure there's some biological reason I'm too lazy to look up right now.....

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My stomach is where most of my weight is and it is where I lose weight first and the most. Stomach and arms, then inner thighs.

The only thing you can do is to keep losing. Contrary to what the diet industry tries to tell you, you can't spot train away fat.

If you build muscles you will just have hard muscles under lots of fat. Working out your lower body would help more, your largest muscles are in your legs and so working them out with weights will give you most metabolic return. If you can also increase the muscles in your hips it will give you a more hourglass figure and balance your stomach. Those new and bigger muscles will burn more fat all the time.

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People lose in different places at different rates. You can't spot reduce (for example, when you measure fat on the arms of tennis players, both arms are the same percentage fat). But I started adding planks to workouts, and while the excess skin is there, the new muscle is providing some support and contour. And surprisingly it made my back feel better too.

Try this: https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/the-30-day-plank-challenge/

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@@jlmgg

Give yourself some more time, I'm sure you'll start to see your stomach go down soon.

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