When will my tummy get smaller?

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blings

2:20 am
5 Mar 14
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I have decided to post this plea as I have not really been able to read about anyone else finding the same issue. I am 50 years old and have always been relatively fit and slim. I taken a note of my measurements for the last 30 years so have got a very good indication of how much my weight relates to my actual size. I had a knee operation 2 years ago and put on about 5kgs which I have tried to lose through various methods. A friend motivated me to try the 5:2 diet after he lost 12kgs in 3 months. Both my husband and I have been motivated to do this with us having different levels of success. We started for 3 weeks before Christmas, I lost 2.5 kgs and he lost 4kg. Had 3 weeks holiday where we put it all back on. Once back into normal routine we both lost the same amount of weight in the same timeframe. Now 6 weeks later, he has lost 6kgs, with his trousers far too loose and had to go down a size, but I have only lost 3kgs, this elusive 2 kgs seems to be still around my waist and tummy. I have been taking my measurements and have reduced everywhere else, but my waist and tummy stubbornly are exactly the same size. Is this a classic example of middle aged spread? I have always had a flat stomach even after children and it is only the last couple of years that my shape has changed. I have reduced inches everywhere else, even on my wrist. Is this because I did not have a much weight to lose?Friends have suggested that my body has got used to what I am doing so I have, therefore, changed my exercise routine to a more interval based cardio session. Any suggestions or experiences would be useful please!

simcoeluv

2:40 am
5 Mar 14
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Hi:

Women lose slower than men: http://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/tdee-for-the-curious-or-why-dont-i-lose-weight-faster/

I think patience will work.

Good Luck!

ghostgirl

3:21 am
5 Mar 14
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Congrats on your weight loss to date. Congrats on even measuring your wrists. 🙂
As we get older we tend to carry more weight on our torso and in particular our stomach to pad and protect our vital organs, so it tends to be the last area that we lose weight from. As your body fat percentage drops you will lose the weight from your tummy, it’s a pity that we can’t pick and choose where the weight comes off. I would like to keep a bit more weight on my face to fill out the wrinkles but the sharper face is just part of the cost I have to pay for dropping the weight.

And one last thing, the closer we are to our healthy weight the harder it becomes to shift the last few kilos.

Angie090465

10:55 am
5 Mar 14
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hi there Blings

I cant offer much more advice than already given, but I do this workout which is only 10 m and really works your core, check it out!!

good luck 🙂

http://www.fitsugar.com/10-Minute-Flat-Belly-Workout-30851353

blings

10:36 pm
20 Mar 14
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Thank you for your replies, I have changed my exercise programme over the last 2 weeks and have been doing an interval style training 4x1hr sessions each week. Together with 2 fast days I have now lost an inch from my tummy!! It is obviously an age thing, because I have never had fat stored on my tummy area until I was 45 🙁 I do understand that as I only have about 2kgs that I would like to lose, and this is all my tummy area it is going to be slow going, but I do feel a bit more encouraged. PS I haven’t been measuring my wrists, I have just had to adjust my watch strap!!

SAMM

11:44 pm
20 Mar 14
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Try eating some 100% pure raw frozen pineapple juice on non fasting days .
Fill two ice cubes worth. For about a month to see if it works. It’s high calorie , but it helps with reducing inflammation in the intestinal tract. Which has a fluctuating size. I’m just guessing here though, I don’t have any medical training. Sometimes we can loose fat but our digestive system remains the same. My understanding is inflammation foods keep it larger.
Here’s an off site list of anti-inflammatory foods by score.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000992000000000000000.html
So again this is a guess and not advice. Good luck!