For about 7-8 years, I really struggled with stubborn fat around my belly and thighs. I really mean I tried every fad diet out there, did hundreds of crunches daily, totally cut the carbs, and even wasted money on those stupid belly wraps. At that time, I genuinely believed that if I targeted areas, it would take the fat away from those areas. But no matter how many sit-ups I did or how much I starved, those stubborn fats around my midsection and thighs wouldn't budge. I was really frustrated and actually wanted to give it all up.
The reality is that you cannot spot reduce fat from areas of your body, no matter what exercise you undertake. The real problem was not all those countless crunches I was doing, but I did not attend to the factors that contribute to fat storing in such areas like hormonal imbalances, chronic stress, poor sleep, and general body composition. I was enlightened by an article I came across in the Internet, about various ways one systematically lowers overall body fat while rescuing the particular metabolic issues that lead to belly and thigh fat accumulation. This article literally helped me lose 35 pounds and completely transformed my body composition over the past 18 months. Now, I make it a point not to be swept away just by endless cardio or starvation diets. I've aimed at handling fat loss against many angles. This includes strength training for the building of muscles and boosting metabolism, managing cortisol levels through stress reduction and quality sleep, eating whole foods with adequate protein to preserve muscle mass, incorporating high-intensity interval training for metabolic benefits, staying consistently in a modest calorie deficit-all of these, apart from patience and understanding that take more value over any quick solution