[Trigger Warning: While I only touch on eating habits a little, and I do not struggle with food, people who have an ED or are recovering from one may find this triggering, fitness addicts my find also find this triggering]

Hey everyone, I have been working out for a couple months and while I’m having no trouble building muscle I’m having trouble toning my belly, making my abs more defined, and losing my love handles. I believe this is because of my 2.5 mg Olanzapine that I take with Latuda for Bipolar 1. I also quit smoking for New Years Resolution which is known to cause weight gain. 

I’m almost 30, a male, 6’2 and 178 lbs stark naked.

I started working out 2 months ago and initially was only going about 2x a week for 30 minutes and living in the city I walk a lot. I’m now working out 3x a week and staying for about an hour. I do mostly strength training at the gym involving weight lifting and fitness machines. I should do more cardio and I have a bike but it has a flat tire so I should start biking daily.

I am pretty thin but unable to attain the definition I want because I can’t seem to burn any fat. My diet has improved but could still be better. I eat junk sometimes. I am not really looking to “lose weight” but I want to get definition on my stomach and I have the muscle it’s just behind a little fat. which is the part of my body where fat collects.