Weight loss doesn't mean fat loss, and crunches won't flatten your stomach. Belly fat comes from insulin resistance triggered by processed foods, not from weak abs. Your diet's inflammatory effect on insulin is what matters.
Losing weight automatically means losing fat. Spoiler alert, both of these are wrong. Biggest myth in fitness, which is the idea that you can crunch your way into a flat stomach. The reality is belly fat isn't just about what's on the surface, it's about what's happening inside of your body. And one of the major culprits is insulin resistance. Here's how it works. When your body struggles to process blood sugar efficiently, often due to a high-inflammatory processed diet, your pancreas pumps out more insulin. And then over time, your cells become resistant to insulin's effect, and excess sugar is stored as fat. Where does it often go? Well, it goes straight to the midsection. It's pretty convenient.
