Why am I losing weight overall but not around my abdominal area?

..anyone?..ideas?..getting really frustrated..
:-D thanks appreciate ur answers
Answer:
That's the common problem. Abdominal area is the first part that get bigger when the weight gain and also the last one that lost when the weight goes down.Few ideas :
The abdominal area is usually the part where the muscles is very loose, especially if you're not a very active, physically well trained, person. We use the muscle of the legs to walk and the arms to lift something on our everyday life, but the abdominal muscle? Nope. That's even worse if you was big, eat a lot, or even worse, had pregnant, then both the muscle and the skin loose, and it makes the abs looks bigger than its actual size.
Try sucking up your abs hard, hold the breath, if the shape and size changes dramatically (2" or more) then it's too loose. If you can fit 2 size smaller only by sucking it or wearing corset, then you definitely have to trained that weak abdominal muscles.
Do crunches, lots of it. If you have the time, try a complete pilates exercise, they focused on the abs region.

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When you say lose weight, are you referring to scale weight, or body fat? Two totally different things. While the scale says you are losing weight, your body fat might be the same, and more than likely if you are losing scale weight, your body fat percentage is increasing. The scale does nothing but confuse and frustrate you. Everything depends upon body fat. I would suggest having a trainer measure your BF with skin calipers, and if the number is above 24%, you need to continue losing body fat until you are pleased with your midsection.

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In recent years I have had a weight problem. When I gained this weight, the last to show up was in my abdomen/waist. I have been told that this weight is the hardest to lose and notice in recent months I seem to be getting slimmer in that area. Hope you don't have to wait much longer for results.

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It is possible to lose weight everywhere else on your body, besides your abdominal area. It has been proven and shown that this is the one area in the body that is most difficult. The reason being is that all of the previous fat not burnt, gets stored mainly in the abdominal area, and if it is not used after a long time, it stays there and is difficult to get rid off. The best remedy for losing this fat is patience, and alot of hard work. You can do abdominal excercises and slowly but surely will se results, plus the best part of this is that you may not know it but by working out the abdominal area you are building yourself a 6 pak, and once the fat has gone, you shall see the results. Also try doing some running, this helps tremendously. Hard work, correct eating and patience is the key. Hope u achieve what you want :)

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