Stubborn Belly Fat

[CNCCurrency]

Oh no. I'll use one of your classics then...

Since you asked, then yes

 

[desinr-gal]

I decided to stay on my 9mg of Reta and start with the weights.

Your extra flesh on belly and hips is very likely extra skin too. The weight lifting should help.
At least I hope so, I am doing the same 😉

 

[Troposphere]

Since you asked, then yes

 

[sheilarae74]

OK, I've lost 50lbs since first of January, and 5lbs from my goal. Everything is good, looks good except that damn stubborn belly fat, and love handles. How in the hell do I loose that, and tips/tricks. I know it'll likely be sit up and stuff.

I am in the exact same situation. I am 3lbs from my goal and I'm not even close to looking like I did the last time I weighed this much.

 

[5byfive]

Tesa was developed to address Visceral fat. That kind of fat that surrounds internal organs. Not love handles..
Does it also affect subQ fat?

Most guys that have extra fat in the gut area are carrying visceral fat. As sub-q fat tends to fall off pretty evenly, when you see a guy that seems to be carrying all their weight in the stomach area, that is usually what you are seeing. Without more information or pictures we can't really know for sure, that was just my assumption.

 

[FartfulCodger]

Facing the same problem. Targeting visceral fat will accomplish very little, especially when it comes to love handles. Your love handles are not being pushed outward by the fat under your ribs.

I've concluded that the best way to lose this subcutaneous belly fat and love handle fat is to just become really lean and build muscle so I don't end up looking scrawny. Being very lean has other health benefits. But there's a lot of work ahead in this approach.

I confess also that I find myself intrigued by products like Lemon Bottle and deoxycholic acid. I was initially creeped out by the notion of chemically killing fat cells, but I'm starting to rationalize it more and more and thinking it may be an option at some point.

Then there's this other thing called cryolipolisis, or "Cool Sculpting" which I find fascinating. Kills fat cells by freezing them at 40 degrees F while keeping water-based cells unharmed (since they freeze at 32F).

Not sure if there are options beyond this.

 

[BNLFL]

At 22, you are in great shape. You can get down to 21 and check from there. Maybe 20.5 and still could go a little lower if need be.


Resistance is always good. Just for overall health. I like bodyweight stuff myself: pullups, pushups, squats, lunges (or static), hip thrusts, etc. Still use weights for various stuff though: deadlifts, shoulders, cable chest flies, rows, etc. Various ab type stuff: ab roller, supine leg raises, plank/extension push up, etc.

But if you want to just get lean-lean, you can do just stairmaster and row machine stage 2 cardio 15-20+ minutes a day, walk more, etc. I don't have the energy after resistance training to do that much. But I have added ~10 minutes of that to the end in the past.

Couple things, I'm older. Probably older than a bunch of you. Been retired for a couple of years and just don't do everything I used to, but I'm not a sit and watch TV all day guy. I cut my 3 lots myself, do all the trimming, yard work and everything else around here. I don't paint, I flipping hate painting. lol. Putting new luxury vinyl floors in the 3 spare bedrooms I do need to get back into some light weight stuff, sit ups and walking. I'll start doing what I can. That BMI came from my Renpho scale. The BMI is actually 22.6 and BF is 24%. I just looked vs my memory. Both have gone down slightly weekly when I weigh on Fridays. I appreciate all the input from everyone so far. Very helpful.