Would like to hear members feedback on your particular trouble spot(s). Maybe also hear what you are doing to combat said trouble spot.
Mine are my love handles. I can't get rid of them to save my life. I think I'm just genetically programmed to store all of my body fat in one place.
I'm just trying to eat the best I can and currently working to take my cardio to that next level to get rid of them. Not sure if theres anything else I can do.
Like most men who lost alot of weight (say over 25 pounds, like myself), the last that "seems" to come off is the lower ab region of the core. I have a rather "traditional" male pattern of fat tissue gain (lower back, abdomen, back of the upper arm, etc,) and tend not to carry (much) fat tissue in the chest area when I was extremely over weight. When I set out to lose fat tissue, I set out on a "fierce" educational quest, and one of the things I studied was "traditional" male pattern fat tissue gain and how it "tends" to be lost over time. Additionally, I studied some age factors that effect weight loss and skin elasticity, because I was middle aged at 44 at the time (46 now). All educational things I read (and continue to read), I look for things I could possibly "modify" or "adjust" to make it fit to my personal particulars, and this has been effective in certain sitiations.
As I lost weight, I noticed that my skin wasnt bouncing back like I wanted and this began to bother me with he sheer amount of work I had put in. To be left with this problem is either a fact of life I have to accept---only after I "go-balls-to-the-walls" to find effective solution through trial and error, would I succumb to this belief, and even then I would have probably thought I missed something that may have worked that I havent tried. One has to more reasonably reisistant to areas that are resistant and stubborn.
My problem was simply lowering body fat more and being patient (allowing my body to adapt), and/or applying a logical attack method to assist the situation. When I first began I didnt do much back work (BAD ME, I know), but this mistake turned into my answer along with lowering body fat a bit more.
I applied more big muscle work of the back and other big major muscle groups through Dead Lifts, Bent Over Rows, and Squats. Since these lifts were basically new to my routine, and likewise, one that my body hasnt experienced before, I did have high hopes for a rather strong response--even under a mild deficit. The theory was that as the muscles of the entire back grew, the skin would pull back and tighten due to the new muscle additions. I was correct. It took about 3 months, but my skin bounced back and looked normal. I dont have this problem anymore. I have a very efficient body and good genetics I wish I would have realized in my prime (do not let this happen to YOU!)
Anyway, my trouble spot was loose skin in the upper/lower ab region, that was cured through proper education, reducing body fat with proper diet, and implementing some big muscle lifts--primarily, though I did some cardio at the time as well.
Best regards,
Chillen
