I have had a fairly rapid weight gain of around 5-10 pounds over the last couple months. There are a few obvious reasons including my age (41), my drinking habits ( 3-4 alcoholic drinks a day) and the fact that I quit smoking around 9 months ago.
I am not really surprised about gaining weight but I find it strange that the weight gain appears to be around my upper stomach and not my belly. In other words, my middle seems to be thicker with internal fat gain as opposed to just have more fat around my belly.
Is this normal? And, most importantly, what are the recommendations to get rid of the excess weight. I do plan to scale back the drinking and re-start some aerobic exercising 3-4 times/week (30 minutes cycling or walking). i also do some light dumbbell lifting a few days a week. Is this a good approach?
I am not really surprised about gaining weight but I find it strange that the weight gain appears to be around my upper stomach and not my belly. In other words, my middle seems to be thicker with internal fat gain as opposed to just have more fat around my belly.
Is this normal? And, most importantly, what are the recommendations to get rid of the excess weight. I do plan to scale back the drinking and re-start some aerobic exercising 3-4 times/week (30 minutes cycling or walking). i also do some light dumbbell lifting a few days a week. Is this a good approach?