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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously?

Lift weights.

Eat healthy. You might not be eating enough food.[/quote]

I eat very healthy, I am not skin and bones at all. I just have a very narrow frame. I also lift weights but as I said I don't build up easily. At one point I had very well defined arms (but they get toned not bulky), I stopped for 2 weeks as I was traveling, my muscles melted so fast it was scary...

I also have pretty strong abs considering how super soft my stomach looks. I always focused on abs, I can easily do a 3 min plank for example. But I have never had the slightest hint of muscle definition on my belly...

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A 3 minute plank isn't impressive.  Over 5 minutes is respectable.  10 minutes is impressive.

If you start lifting heavy and you train to the point where you can deadlift over 2x your body weight, the skinny fatness will go away.   You will have muscle definition everywhere and a flat belly.  Assuming you eat healthy.

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OP here: was your goal to reach a particularly low body fat overall? I realize with my questions and everybody's reply that I am probably looking for something impossible.[b] I like to be a bit more toned but I am not looking to get rid of the level of softeness I have on the other parts of my body[/b], it works for me. I can see that it is not possible [/quote]

My goal with lifting wasn't losing weight. I wanted to be healthy. But I was similar to you, I had a pooch at weights over 125 lbs, and I was 5'5".  I started lifting heavy, and I stayed the same weight.  My friends swore I lost 20 lbs though.  (I was keeping track of body fat, and it definitely decreased over time; I looked awesome at around 21-22% body fat).

As I said, eat healthy.  Eat enough to nourish your body and grow muscles.

Lift heavy at least 2x a week, maybe even 3.  Hike some. Yoga. Metcons.   You will end up with the look you're looking for.[/quote]

ps I have no clue what you're saying.  You want to be "toned" but not soft.    that makes zero sense.  If you're toned, you're well muscled.  And muscles are hard.  Fat is soft.

If you want to be soft but have a flat belly, then what you're asking for is to be skin and bones.  That's not healthy and can only be achieved by anorexia/lipo/surgery.  If that's really your goal, you need to see a therapist.[/quote]

Op here : Can you all stop with the therapist insult? I really appreciated your previous post. But this additional line was unnecessary.[b] I am perfectly fine and I am not anorexic,.[/b]  You don't have to understand what a good looking body is to me, just maybe keep an open mind.  monica Belluci is very soft with a small waist for example, that's very pretty, Alicia vikander is very toned with a super slender body and not much of a waist definition. Those are 2 examples of beautiful bodies that are very different. I feel very womanly with breasts and a certain softness, but my belly annoys me,  something you call skinny fat. I feel very elegant and energetic when I am at my most athletic and toned, but I don't like the empty saggy breasts that I get.

The conclusion I get is that there is no perfect middle ground. With my body type I need to choose between my breasts and a nice stomach. And no i won't go for plastic surgery ( not that I think people who do are making a bad choice, I just don't have enough of an issue with my body  to spend the time, money and accept the risk)[/quote]

I didn't say you were anorexic.  I said what you are asking for requires unhealthy methods like anorexia or surgery.  And if you really wanted that to the point of employing those tactics, you should see a therapist.

As for Alicia Vikander or Monica Bellucci. Yes, they're gorgeous, but what you see is achieved by a combination of expensive training, diets, airbrushing, probably surgery, probably cocaine or cigarettes, etc.

Monica looks like she wears a lot of nice clothes with corsets and they are flattering to her.

Alicia Vikander looks like your typical ballerina/model with probably a coke or cigarette habit, or worse anorexia.  She did gain 12 lbs of muscle to play Lara Croft and looks absolutely amazing.  [/quote]

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