How to fix being ‘skinny fat’?

[Anonymous]

I’m 19 and 5’2. I weigh 97 pounds. Although I don’t weigh much I still look fat in my stomach. (Multiple rolls) I understand I need muscle in order to fix this, but how do you gain muscle to fix being skinny fat?

[RebelinSteel]

One of first things is making sure you have a diet that is suitable for you, provides correct nutrition and health benefits without simply adding more fats, sugars etc into your body, for that it’s worth getting professional help.

If you are a member of a gym, as one of the gym staff to work you out an exercise routine.

Exercising your core group is likely your best approach, this ranges from the likes of plank exercises, sit ups, press ups, balance board etc.

I would also look at either swimming and or running, doing 5km a day will not only burn calories but will help with strengthening your core. It is also really good for your health.

[Mpodere]

I'm skinny fat too. I'm 5'10 and weigh 165 pounds but I don't have a flat stomach and I have love handles.
I'm trying to tone up by doing push-ups and the cyclette to take off the fat
It's absurd to have a healthy weight but be overweight!

[DishLady]

Just get a personal trainer to teach you ab-targeted exercises, missy. Abs are the easiest to tone. Glute/arms are the hardest.

[Dinklex3]

Maybe more protein intake?

Everyone’s different, but increasing my protein intake also helped.

[jahaims]

Gaining muscle doesn't make fat go away. You are borderline underweight for your height. Females have higher body fat % naturally. You probably have body dysmorphia or you don't have a realistic perspective on what a healthy weight is supposed to look like. To lose body fat you have to be at a calorie deficit. But I don't recommend a calorie cut at your current weight.

[teamvic]

Well it seems you're gonna need to replace the fat you have with muscle

So 92 pounds of muscle is slimmer and take up less space than 92 pounds of fat

So you're gonna have to like eat right and workout like to burn the calories.

[teamvic]

You shouldn't be fat though I don't understand how you have rolls at 97 pounds. That's at minimum in your weight range that's like really small

[ChicoFromThe305]

Are the rolls big or normal signs of bending cause if you bend to a certain point at some point there will be some signs of bending the more you bend, I've never heard of skinny fat before tho

[Sonorous]

Fix the bloat & go into a caloric deficit.

[shortster]

Situps?