Can't get rid of belly fat
Hi all!
I am a little over 7 months post op... i've lost about 70 pounds since surgery and 90 overall. I cannot seem to get rid of my belly! It still hangs over..it's not like loose skin..but just like a REALLY big muffin top...I'm feeling really frustrated bc I work out4-5x/week doing T25 and/or insanity.. so i am doing intense workouts..I have no idea what I can do to jump start the weight loss in my belly area..any ideas?? Thanks in advance!!
you can't do anything to loose fat in a specific area of the body aside from liposuction. Just keep working your plan and the fat will come off everywhere.
Good luck! 90lbs is amazing :)
VSG: 12/12/13, LBL, small TL, BL/BA: 11/7/14 Twins 12/9/18 HW after Twins 260. 5'10 37 years old - Stacy_WLS (MFP)
When I hit my goal weight, I still had quite a belly, and so I lost another 20 pounds, and I still have a serious muffin top. I went to a plastic surgeon last month to talk about a tummy tuck and she told me I didn't have much fat left in my belly, and didn't need to lose more weight. She said its mostly skin - though it doesn't seem like only skin to me.
I just mention this because it my be true for you - If your BMI is normal and your ribs are sticking out, perhaps your excess belly is mostly skin.
best wishes,
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
I have the same thing..you actually have lost weight just for some reason that part of skin is thicker on us. And doesn't appear as to have the " deflated balloon" look..
believe me, at one of my check ups with my surgeon he was looking at my incision site and said..looks really good! I was like are you kidding me? Look how thick my stomach is, he said no, it's your skin..there's no fat in there..
I finally believed him when I was researching a plastic surgeon and his before and afters..most befores looked just like me!
You are like me, a lollipop! :) I have lost 82 pounds overall at 5 months and have comparatively skinny legs but a very large belly still. As someone who has yo-yo'd my entire life I can assure you that eventually your tummy will get a lot smaller but will probably wait to disappear until it's the very last weight to come off. I am 5'7". Don't know how tall you are but my goal weight in 150 and that will put me in about a size 8/10 pants b/c while the belly shrinks it never gets super skinny. I am more than happy at that size though! My doctor refers to me as apple shaped. I don't think there is anything that we can do to make it come off quicker. It's just a waiting game.
