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I'm running, doing core and arm workouts and eating well, and losing weight - but I can't seem to shift the belly fat.
Is it just a case of "keep going" and it'll go?
(I've been working out / watching calories for about 2 months and dropped 4 kg, and gone from a 34 to a tight 32 on my pants (trousers). It's just the damn spare tire.)
When we're at our biggest, our skin holds everything "up." When there's less everything to hold, our skin sags lower due to gravity and our fat hangs a bit lower. This is why the spare tire "collects" around the lower part of the abdomen when everything used to hang higher when we were at our biggest weight.
You probably have lost some girth there in the middle. Try your non-stretchy pants that you used to wear for formal occasions and see if they fit any differently now that you have lost 4 kg. Or, an old leather belt with well-worn belt holes can show progress because we're suddenly needing the next smallest hole to hold our pants up.
Thanks! I've got tighter pants but the issue is just above my belt line so it looks WORSE for a bit. However progress is still happening. Thanks for the info, friend!