bips77
Thu, May-28-09, 16:08
Hi everyone,
new to these forums-I was just wondering if anyone at all could shed some light on my quandry.
Up until 9 months ago I was always a good 10 pounds over what I knew I should be but could never ever seem to shift it, I felt like I was wearing a nicely padded fat coat, particularly around my tummy area. Since I reduced my carbs right down I've lost the those ten pounds and assumed the belly fat too would shift when I began reducing my carbs. This is the crux of my problem-my total body size has definately slimmed down (a dress size) but in proportion to what my body is now, my belly is as fat, squelchy and accordian-like as ever!
Should I just accept that if I lost weight to the extent of looking like a tooth pick-I will just always have a jelly belly OR am I continuing to loose weight but because I have less weight to lose it is happening really really REALLY subtly?
I really feel my body has just decided that that's all the weight it's shedding thank you very much. It feels like more than just a plateau, like my body is saying 'sorry you're never going to be properly lean, that's not your genetic make-up'. Is there anyone out there that felt like this but continued low carbing and eventually saw the results. Is this something that takes a much longer time? Years as opposed to months? There has been no big change in my diet, I'm a fairly physically active person, no extra carbs have trickled in anywhere....anyone?
Thanks so much,
B
new to these forums-I was just wondering if anyone at all could shed some light on my quandry.
Up until 9 months ago I was always a good 10 pounds over what I knew I should be but could never ever seem to shift it, I felt like I was wearing a nicely padded fat coat, particularly around my tummy area. Since I reduced my carbs right down I've lost the those ten pounds and assumed the belly fat too would shift when I began reducing my carbs. This is the crux of my problem-my total body size has definately slimmed down (a dress size) but in proportion to what my body is now, my belly is as fat, squelchy and accordian-like as ever!
Should I just accept that if I lost weight to the extent of looking like a tooth pick-I will just always have a jelly belly OR am I continuing to loose weight but because I have less weight to lose it is happening really really REALLY subtly?
I really feel my body has just decided that that's all the weight it's shedding thank you very much. It feels like more than just a plateau, like my body is saying 'sorry you're never going to be properly lean, that's not your genetic make-up'. Is there anyone out there that felt like this but continued low carbing and eventually saw the results. Is this something that takes a much longer time? Years as opposed to months? There has been no big change in my diet, I'm a fairly physically active person, no extra carbs have trickled in anywhere....anyone?
Thanks so much,
B