Originally Posted by
laxpatrick
...and it gets tougher as we age. At 41, I've shed the fat and been toning up the muscles with high intensity lifting and lots of hills. But the midriff will be the absolute last thing to go - no matter how many situps/crunches/etc I do. I've accepted that. It'll happen, but not without a fight, I think. If you think about the body as trying to maintain stasis AND reserves - those spare tire reserves are the last mile. Stick with healthy eating and it'll come off. That's my plan any way.
Right, especially when you consider the alternative, which is to just give up and be fat. I'd rather be 155 lbs with a spare tire, than to be 227 lbs with lots of spare everything.