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I carry all of my weight in my tummy- even when I was a smaller person eons ago that is where I carried it. As I got larger, so did my tummy, sometimes I even looked pregnant. I've now lost 60lbs and a good portion of my midsection has shurunk, but I feel like I'm gonna have the spare tire for forever. I'm 195lbs and 15 more to go until first scale goal, but I wanna shed this stomach. Traditional crunches are very uncomfortable, but is that the only way? Anyone with a similar experience? Please share and tips!

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Sadly if it hangs it will stay hanging

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unfortunately...there is not any exercise that will get rid of a hanging belly...believe me...i'm the ultimate gym rat...on the bright side...ur insurance my cover a panniculectomy..which i had...along with a mini tuck...a mini tuck is not covered by insurance...the panni alone..will get rid of the hanging skin...but will not tighten ur stomach...u will have to do that urself...i'm very pleased with the way my stomach is forming..i do crunches and sit-ups...and i'm forming my lil six pack...:-)

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if ur interested i can show u want my tummy looked like b4 plastic surgery...my private is exposed...but if ur not offened...i'm not either...lol

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if ur interested i can show u want my tummy looked like b4 plastic surgery...my private is exposed...but if ur not offened...i'm not either...lol

I really don't mind. I don't really have a hang, I don't know how to explain my tummy- do you mind sharing through private email? Let me know and I will send you my address

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I want a 6-pack and not the 2 liter I have been hauling around! :redface:

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Unfortunately you cant help where your body stores fat.

But the best way to get rid of tummy fat is cardio. NO amount of strengthening the muscles will make any difference at all if there's too much fat. Running, spinning, elliptical, all those high intensity workouts are what you need. And there's some credible evidence that using interval training methods (ie. sprinting all out for 1 min, thens lowing down for 5 kinda thing) burn even MORE fat than steady state.

Personally, I find, contrary to popular exercise gospel, that nothing keeps me as thin as long, steady state cardio - long runs daily of 8kms or more. We're all different, but that works for me better than anything.

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I carry my weight in the middle as well and when I had a trainer a few years back she said what Jachut did- focus on the cardio. She also told me not to do any weights except upper body (arms) because from carrying all the fat around my lower body was already pretty built up (she is right my legs are strong as hell). If I had lost a bunch of weight with her (I didn't, I stopped going) she was then going to incorporate more weights to tone my abs and back and such... long story short she said CARDIO CARDIO CARDIO :party:

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My family all carry their weight in the middle too. In the past I have dieted down to my current weight but I still had a belly. This time I have used diet and exercise and my belly is almost gone. But I had to burn it off, not walk in the park type of exercise but oh my god I cant breath and I may pass out type of exercise. When I am done my ponytail is even wet from sweat.

Crunches help tone the muscles under your fat layer but you cant see them until the fat layer is gone so I am trying to burn it off first and then I will see if I can tone them into a six pack.

Good luck. :party:

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unfortunately...there is not any exercise that will get rid of a hanging belly...believe me...i'm the ultimate gym rat...on the bright side...ur insurance my cover a panniculectomy..which i had...along with a mini tuck...a mini tuck is not covered by insurance...the panni alone..will get rid of the hanging skin...but will not tighten ur stomach...u will have to do that urself...i'm very pleased with the way my stomach is forming..i do crunches and sit-ups...and i'm forming my lil six pack...:-)

I don't think my insurance will cover a panni. What insurance did you have?

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