I would see a doctor and get checked get blood work but I know many eat more than they realize. My meals aren't my issue its my snacking but a good place to start is a full check up. I also carry a lot of belly fat I have 60 to lose lost 10 so far I am what feels like a yo yo and it has to stop before I die.

Have freeze done. Belly fat may also effect heart.
possibility, thyroid disorder ?I kept a log. I came to relize I ate ate. the I use a cup with lid to measure what I put in my mouth within a day. I was shocked. Instead of sollowing the food I would spit food into cup. I cup an small. open in lid of plastic cup. The over welming amount was enough to join DS weigh lose group. I still used a free cal.'s chart w a daily menu plan. The menu also shows the cal.'s of ea day w total cal.'s for the day.
Yes I was totally shocked.
Now I stay feeling full by eating salad every 2 to 3 hr.'s. In morning I have protein drink. early evening I have protein drink.
2 to 4 hr before I go to bed I have luttace salad.
That works and has worked for me, I don't work in medical field so . I suggest that you should chat with your DOCTOR.
I set a wk by wk goal. I also set a week end goal. I may have alcer
which seems to cause me to bloat and at night I half to sleep w wedge foam pillow. I know that we can get what I call temporary trapped gas. I half to take " gas x" n/r walk. Sometimes gas will move up around my rib/side ribs and my heart. yep sometimes it feels like heart attact.
Will make Dr. appt.. our health is only best investment that we have had and will ever have. I spend 24/7 careing for my health.

I do take Tirosint for thyroid issues. I have sleep apnea. I have dieted till I am blue in the face and I just don't know what diet to turn to now. I don't eat much, and the belly fat keeps coming.

I have bely fat I look 8 months pregnats. It S%@ts me. I have lost 22kg in the past and my belly shrunk with that but I still had a belly when I was slimmer. I just think it comes off with the rest of your fat. I don't think you can target 1 area alone.

LifeandLove is right, experts say you can't target the area you want to lose fat in. You must work out your entire body, weight train to build muscle which helps burn calories faster and do cardio to get your heart rate up to burn fat. It isn't just how much you eat but also what you eat. Plus if you ever notice in those starving children commercials they are skinny with pot bellies? It seems to me that when you eat less than you should, for example one meal a day, you're body may go into starvation mode and store fat. Thus eating less than you should can be as bad as over eating. I am not an expert by any means, this is just what I have been told and have read about since, I also have belly fat to lose.

Personally, I found there were many times when I would run out of food the week before pay day and so I would try to make my food last by only eating once a day. I would eat much less than most people I knew who were thinner, but I would eat pasta for example, or sandwiches or Top Ramen, you know the cheap stuff because it is what I could afford to get a lot of. Well fast forward to 7 years later and I've gained 120lbs ... you didn't read that wrong. I am almost twice my goal weight. Now, though I still struggle to afford food, I ensure I buy healthier foods like salad makings, fruits and veggies etc. I count my calories and I am now working out 3-5 days a week. I used my income tax return to pay a year membership to a gym so I would not have to worry every month if I was going to be able to afford the monthly fee. Over the course of gaining the weight I had kidney stones and gall stones neither of which is pleasant. Weight gain can definitely come with a plethora of health issues.

As for the pain, if you can see a doctor about it, do it. I waited over a month before seeing a doctor when I started getting gallbladder attacks. I thought it was just excruciating gas pain or something but eventually when it was affecting my work I had to go in and I'm lucky it wasn't worse.

Don't wait until it is too late. Take care of yourself like you would take care of a child. You matter just as much.

some medications cause weigh gain. most meds has sililar medication as it is/in same family group.

even though I have just about reached my goal weight I just can't seem to get rid of belly donut. I seen that Ca. has in office non opening sugery. Dr use a hand held gadet. As Dr moves it up n down on belly fat it freezes the fat cells and drys out the fat. we pee out the dead fat cells and fat.
Im thinking about having that done so that I will never have donut belly ( pot belly) again.
The east n mid states in US is way behind med n fashion.
now touching on fashions. NC are blond and they catter n love their coats n boots making shor n also plump people.
CA are blonds summer sexy good fitting/in fashion cloths and name brands and I'm a size ( like u though I was going to share that, LOL ) a size 3 4 n 5 are fat people. everyone is like a modle that have non sagging over size boobs. theres something to be said about farm people. it's like they have need to get ready to not only go to cattle auction but look as through they belong.
I must admit I like bib overalls w high heel boots and at least 2 inch of side view of set of boobs on me, lol
Coffee time ( 2nd cup of lite coffee w sweet n low ).

PS I use to look like I needed my boobs pumped, lol and ready for market. I work a long time and dam hard to regain healthy life style.
Along the way I have also gained healthy recipe's and how to shop. the shopping part was hardest part as with giving up white flour. I Thank God and I also thank DS for walking through the stages.
Please do not take what I write personal Im writing about what little I know n what I have been through...

Do you eat a lot of grains? I'd google wheat belly and read up on that.

This is a good start to read about it.

Also a lot depends on what you're eating. I could eat less than other people too, but if I'm eating cake for every meal I'll never lose a lb.

Sorry I forgot the link
http://www.naturalnews.com/036845_wheat_belly_weight_gain_gluten.html

And here's another really good read, it's long but worth the read!
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html?scp=1&sq=what%20if%20its%20all%20been%20a%20big%20fat%20lie?&st=cse

Are you going through menopause? Most women will gain through the waist and abdomen..the metabolism slows down..gain weight..I did this during menopause as well as became hypo ..before menopaause I always had an hour glass figure no matter what I weighed.

NovScorp I hope that doesn't happen to me! I've always been very hourglassy. My mom's side of the family all have the belly, but all also eat a ton of wheat based stuff, all addicted to sweets too. I am avoiding wheat and any grains so I am hoping to avoid the belly.

I forgot to mention that Im latose intolant. of course the foods I love don't like me.
No matter what I eat I bloat. walking helps.
the good news is that by accident I found an over the counter latose pill that prevents gas...
It is some what exspencice but to me it's worth it.
I crush the pills and add the powder to my powder protein drink. I
I also do that with powder coffee creamer. it help's.
for thyroid med that some are on. it is the very best of best.that's what Im suppose to be taking. Iv rapit regain some weigh. I refuse to go outside until I can fit into at least 1 pair of pants.
Im trying to fast today. Oh God help me do so.
I know Iv regained some weigh. aprox 3 AM I kept on edgeing over, my dog was in process of push me out of his bed, lol
will it worked> I scooted 1 time to many I fell out of bed then covers ffell on top of me then darn mattress slide off bed ontop of me and somewhere in process my 4 lb dog was not pleased.
I had a salad ice water 1 cup of coffee and went back to bed.of course my dog took his starting off place on my pillow. for a little guy he rules.

get tested for diabetes, for H pilori and yeast infection these are some of the baddies in my life. and meno does give us more adopsoe tissue (belly Fat) if you can bend over those bending exersizes really help the waist. be careful tho.

I have never been tested for allergies to food but I find that I feel not good after potatoes and white bread etc,