text: Unfortunately the answer is no. You cannot control what area of your body will lose fatty tissue. All you can do is maintain sensible eating and exercise habits and as your body loses fat overall it will come off of various portions of your body according to some unknown metabolic factor.\n\nOne tip for losing weight is to know that it takes 15 to 20 minutes for your stomach to signal your brain that it is no longer hungry. When you know this fact, you can eat less and not feel like if you stop before you feel full then you are going to remain hungry until you eat more.