Losing weight, tummy staying same

[newbeginnings1965 48]

I am a slow loser, about 2 a week, but only 3 in the past 3 weeks. I lost 4 inches off my waist the first month. I have lost 15 lbs in past 2 months but not only have i not lost anything off my tummy, the last measurement showed a gain. I carry most of my weight in my middle so i do not know what is happening.

[sprocket 104]

You can't really control where your body sheds its fat from. It's not a matter of doing something right or wrong. It just comes off where it wants to, which is rarely where you'd prefer.

[BigTink2LilTink 723]

Only thing really you can do to try and help move along the weight loss near the tummy area is to do exercises that work on your core section like sit ups, crunches, etc. But like someone else said, where you are not seeing the loss in your stomach area, you are loosing it in other areas. I lost a lot of my weight in my face, legs and chest area before the belly started to really go down. Now that I am working out more consistently I'm seeing more and more of the body changes overall.

[kranky813 477]

My doctor said you gain from the bottom up and lose from the top down. It sort of fits how I am losing. My face, arms, back, and boobs are getting smaller. I don't see a difference in my tummy but my hubby said that it is smaller along with my butt. I know that doesn't help much but like the other posters have said you really can't help where you lose it.

[akreese02 174]

I have always (still do) lose weight in my butt, legs and face first. My waist and arms are the last to go. Right now my butt and legs are a size 10 but my waist is a 12/14. So now all of my pants look horrible and baggy.

[LumpySpacePrincess 594]

This probably isn't a comfort, but I have lost all of my excess weight and still have belly fat. My surgeon told me it probably won't go away without actually having it removed. The more weight you carried in your belly pre-surgery, the more skin and trapped fat you will have even after you have lost all your excess weight. It sucks, but its just the way it is.

On the bright side, I might still have a bunch of loose skin and trapped fat, but I wear a size 8 jeans, which is smaller than most of my "naturally thin" friends! Also, it may look larger to you than it actually is. I'll lay down at night and see my skin spread and think about how much fat I have left, but then I look in the mirror after a shower and am sometimes shocked at how thin I am under all that!

Lastly, make sure you are pooping regularly. Some of your belly staying the same might be due to bloat.

[melanievr78 3]

I always had a big booty, big boons, and a big stomach. Well the first things to go were my butt and boons. Hey, I wanted to keep those. I'm starting to lose the stomach little by little. Keep it up it will happen. Especially in places you don't want to.

Sorry typo big boobs

[SmilingBeauty 223]

I also carry alot of weight in my stomach. While it has gone down it is still alot theire. I am working out daily and have met with a personal trainer. I was told that sometimes your stomach is the last thing to lose. You need to build up muscle to help burn the fat from your stomach.

I have the same problem that my stomach and boobs wears a size 18 and the rest of me could probably fit a 14/16.

I have faith that continuing to follow plan will get me to goal and that this stomach will have no choice but to be gone.

[melanievr78 3]

Try tennis, it is excellent. Works ever part of your body. I can't work out a lot because I got injured last February had 2 knee surgeries and will have to have a knee replacement in the future. In 2012, I weighed 260 started playing tennis and in 4 short months down to 155 no lie. Played everyday. I loved it. Works all your body

[melanievr78 3]

Yeah know, so true. My stomach still size 16 legs butt 14 boobs 11 lost almost all those. Poor things look like someone popped them with a needle.