Losing a belly!

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    At some point people simply cannot spoon feed you anymore. Many people have tried to explain it to you. You may need to go hit up Google and find a site that explains it so that you can understand it.

    Essentially your TDEE is your BMR (how much you burn laying in bed all day) plus your NEAT (how much you burn at work and daily activity) plus your exercise.

    BMR+NEAT+Exercise=TDEE

    Mine looks like this:
    1800+400+300=2500
    So, an appropriate intake is TDEE-a percentage (lower percentage if you have less to lose, I suggest people start with subtracting 20%). For me I am currently at 15% below my TDEE or around 2150 calories.

    I'm the one who wrote the thread below, so if you have further questions send me a PM and I'll try to explain in a way that makes sense.
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    20yearsyounger wrote: »
    Isolated crunches by themselves are not going to give you what you need but people need to stop giving the impression that they are worthless. Go to a kickboxing/boxing class than includes 10 mins of ab work and then tell me how worthless they are.

    A whole 10 min of ab work.... That's what we're saying, about 10 min is all you need. Nobody said isolated ab exercises are worthless, they are good for core strength but isolated ab work itself is quite inefficient when it comes to dropping BF%. It's great as a part of your routine, but if you're trying to "flatten your stomach", they shouldn't be the cornerstone.
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you are losing fat/weight but want to tighten up your core so you look slimmer.

    Same here. You can "lose" 2-3 inches in your profile just by tightening up that "beer gut".

    The same fat will be there until its gone, but you can make yourself toned to help hold that gut in.

    I use Pilates. My core is still kinda weak even with free weights and step aerobics with lots of knee lifts. Pilates really hits those core muscles that are really under the ab muscles, to help pull your stomach in. A good beginner dvd, the one I use, is Pilates for Weight Loss. It shows a couple of different modifications so you can work at your level. I did it just once a couple of days ago, and ab muscles I forgot I had are certainly a bit sore. The routine focuses on your breathing and making sure you really target those muscles that other workouts have been failing to target.

    http://www.amazon.com/Pilates-Conditioning-Weight-Suzanne-Deason/dp/B00006473D

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