Got a pot belly and cant get rid!?!

Got a pot belly and cant get rid!?

Doesnt matter if I lose weight the darn thing remains. Is this some kind of hormonal thing? How can I get rid of it? Exercise doesnt do much (already tried) Any advice?

5 days ago
am 24 female, no kids, could be natural body shape but maybe not?

You didn't say what your overall body fat ratio was.
are you generally overweight all over? if so then the advice given was good- cardio fitness and diet.
If its just your belly you need to be aware that first you cannot spot reduce fat.
and for women I think it can be a problem because if you loose to much body fat , your bust goes and possibly that nice shaply bottom- I personally don't want to be flat as pancake stick thin!
Pilates is very good at toning your 'core' as you possibly may need to look at your posture too.
Pilates teaches you to support inwardly the waist muscles as opposed to gettin stuck right in with some of those other (very challenging) ab stuff, if you ain't very strong to start with your going to develop pushing out stomach muscles and possibly weaken your back ( keeping it non technical here on purpose) and cause further problems.
so yep- don't do 1000s crunches- its not effective. its all about correct technique- Have a one to one session with a Pilates instructor with a good reputation -

I was interested in the one about too long in the intestines? is that true?
test to see if you have a food allergy to see if anythings causing bloating.
I also study alot on the emotions stored within the body- some forms of stress can cause you to store fat here. or stress can cause bloating/sluggish movement in the intestines.
So you need to be clearer is it a layer of fat you can get hold of or is it bloating and pushing out of the stomach (or a bit of both)
surgery? who knows- how much does it bother you?
I heard there were injections now (instead of liposuction arghh!) were it just dissolves away the fat! anybody know about that one?
shame that we have so many hang ups and dissatisactions and lack of love of our own bodies- perhaps they (our body) might respond better if we just start loving them and enjoying them.
(thats my hippie stuff out the way!)
and I'm workin on it!