text: location of fat storage? when your body stores fat, is there any particular area it stores it first (ie: love handles, and then arms, thighs, etc?). i'm a guy that works out a lot  but i have a slight pug in my belly, so i need to work that out more...but i wonder where the body stores the fat first before it goes to the belly (if there is such a hirearchy system). well your body stores fat in certain areas before others due primarily to genetics.  that's partially why you can see similarities among family members' body types, regardless of whether they are overweight or not. men do tend to store fat in the belly region first, and something interesting is that women usually lose fat in their breasts before anywhere else. i'm sure you look fine - have fun working out!