painjunkie

Given your body type, should be possible to lose the pouch.


If you can see yourself being at a low enough body fat percentage, where the skin is lying flush against the muscle (without much subcutaneous or under-the-skin fat), then it is that feasible. Stomach muscle tone (TVA muscle) also helps the bulge, as does posture.

The body conditions itself automatically through exercise. Such that, if through doing whatever activity(that you do thru exercise), it sees the need to either add more lean mass or access fat stores or increase endurance or whatever, it will improve in that way, to help you better do that activity.

Current research says that we can't tell the body WHERE to burn fat from (ie belly, thighs etc), like we can tell the body by doing bicep curls to increase bicep muscle mass. But we can decrease overall body fat levels through exercise. Those still growing need to be careful not to restrict that growth.

Having a rounded workout/exercise routine should address both the issues of losing weight (enough to lose that under-the-belt flub), as well as tone the arms. Add cardio as well as muscle toning exercises and it will help to not lose lean body mass, while targeting the fat. Keep focus on toning rather than weight-loss.

Watching what is being eaten (rather than "going on a diet"), would help quicker and more easily reduce fat levels. This would help also in gaining the lean body mass on arms.

Rather than dieting, change the diet - reducing fats, salt, sugars, refined carbs, over-processed (processed) foods, and increasing the veg, fruits, fibre, water, fish, white meats, lean meats, wholemeal grains/complex carbs.

Pilates, is a very good functional (daily routine activities) exercise. It is excellent for core body muscle groups, and in posture, stretch and breathing.