how does the body “decide” where to store fat, or where to burn fat from?
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It doesn’t decide to do anything.
Fat is distributed uniformly around your body, and any variances are largely determined by genetics.
Targetted fat reduction is a myth created to sell fitness products and services. The only targetted fat reduction you’re going to get is surgery.
You lose that stomach fat not by doing crunches, but by eating less, thus reducing your caloric surplus. If you eat less than your daily maintenance calories, which can be calculated [here](https://tdeecalculator.net/) you will lose weight. As you lose weight over time, fat cells will shrink uniformly all over your body. You will begin to look “fit” once your fat cells are too small to hold enough water to obscure your muscles below skin. You’ve probably heard of body builders and actors dehydrating themselves, well this is because they have fat cells, and they need to temporarily deprive them of water to get that defined cut look.
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