What is the best way to lose fat in 6 months for wedding?

Leka1000

I need to lose fat....I work in an office. I started to walk on all breaks 5 days a week - so say 45 min a day...I will be lifting weights at home 3 nights a week. Each time is different: compound/abs, chest and arms, shoulders and back.
Weekends will include skating, skiing, sledding or biking when the winter goes away...
Eating will be logging from 1500-1800 calories per day. Weighing everything.
My TDEE is 2000 I believe.
I want my belly flatter and arms thinner. Is there anything else you can suggest I do to reach my goal?

HutchA12

Eat at a deficit. There is no spot reduction. Weightloss takes time. If there were quick fixes nobody would be here.

SonyaCele

be consistent , don't quit.

dubird

Eat at a deficit. That loses the fat, though I have no idea how much you're wanting to lose in 6 months.

And weight training to tone. If you tone up your muscles, you'll look like you've lost more than what the scale says. If you're going to a gym, see if they have any trainers. The one I go to has trainers that you can hire for an hour or two to teach you how to do things so you know the right exercises/weights for the right part of your body. (that's if you don't already know, if you do, ignore this part!)

Leka1000

I would like to lose 5% body fat.

HutchA12

dubird wrote: »

And weight training to tone. If you tone up your muscles, you'll look like you've lost more than what the scale says.

Toning isn't a thing. You either lose fat to show off the muscles or you build more muscle to make it more pronounced. While losing weight she won't be building very much muscle but strength training would help preserve what is there and possibly improve quality of life.

rsclause

Put your stats in, Count calories to achieve deficit, stay with it! It helps to add in exercise and to eat healthy foods. The fat you want to lose the most will be the last to go, sorry.

Kmorris1201

Stay positive on yourself as well! When you weigh in, if you havent lost much..dont QUIT! keep going and reward yourself You got this!

jemhh

Leka1000 wrote: »

I need to lose fat....I work in an office. I started to walk on all breaks 5 days a week - so say 45 min a day...I will be lifting weights at home 3 nights a week. Each time is different: compound/abs, chest and arms, shoulders and back.
Weekends will include skating, skiing, sledding or biking when the winter goes away...
Eating will be logging from 1500-1800 calories per day. Weighing everything.
My TDEE is 2000 I believe.
I want my belly flatter and arms thinner. Is there anything else you can suggest I do to reach my goal?

Unfortunately, we cannot spot reduce fat. We can work on strengthening and, with proper nutrition, building specific muscles. To lose fat on your belly and arms, eat in a caloric deficit, which means eating fewer calories than you burn. You can do that by eating less, moving more (all physical activity burns calories), or a combination. Keep in mind that if you are genetically programmed to have a certain body shape, you will not be able to change your overall genetics but you can optimize your shape/look/fitness level.

Leka1000

jemhh wrote: »

Leka1000 wrote: »

I need to lose fat....I work in an office. I started to walk on all breaks 5 days a week - so say 45 min a day...I will be lifting weights at home 3 nights a week. Each time is different: compound/abs, chest and arms, shoulders and back.
Weekends will include skating, skiing, sledding or biking when the winter goes away...
Eating will be logging from 1500-1800 calories per day. Weighing everything.
My TDEE is 2000 I believe.
I want my belly flatter and arms thinner. Is there anything else you can suggest I do to reach my goal?

Unfortunately, we cannot spot reduce fat. We can work on strengthening and, with proper nutrition, building specific muscles. To lose fat on your belly and arms, eat in a caloric deficit, which means eating fewer calories than you burn. You can do that by eating less, moving more (all physical activity burns calories), or a combination. Keep in mind that if you are genetically programmed to have a certain body shape, you will not be able to change your overall genetics but you can optimize your shape/look/fitness level.

Great....all the older ladies in my family have a huge gut and big arms....EFF!

jemhh

Leka1000 wrote: »

jemhh wrote: »

Leka1000 wrote: »

I need to lose fat....I work in an office. I started to walk on all breaks 5 days a week - so say 45 min a day...I will be lifting weights at home 3 nights a week. Each time is different: compound/abs, chest and arms, shoulders and back.
Weekends will include skating, skiing, sledding or biking when the winter goes away...
Eating will be logging from 1500-1800 calories per day. Weighing everything.
My TDEE is 2000 I believe.
I want my belly flatter and arms thinner. Is there anything else you can suggest I do to reach my goal?

Unfortunately, we cannot spot reduce fat. We can work on strengthening and, with proper nutrition, building specific muscles. To lose fat on your belly and arms, eat in a caloric deficit, which means eating fewer calories than you burn. You can do that by eating less, moving more (all physical activity burns calories), or a combination. Keep in mind that if you are genetically programmed to have a certain body shape, you will not be able to change your overall genetics but you can optimize your shape/look/fitness level.

Great....all the older ladies in my family have a huge gut and big arms....EFF!

But are they also overweight? You can change the size of your body parts, to a certain extent, by losing/gaining weight. You just can't really change your shape, from what genetics has afforded you, without surgical intervention. Some people end up a slightly different shape when thin (overweight apple-shaped women sometimes end up as ruler-shaped thin women) but, again, that's how their genetics play out.

Leka1000

jemhh wrote: »

Leka1000 wrote: »

jemhh wrote: »

Leka1000 wrote: »

I need to lose fat....I work in an office. I started to walk on all breaks 5 days a week - so say 45 min a day...I will be lifting weights at home 3 nights a week. Each time is different: compound/abs, chest and arms, shoulders and back.
Weekends will include skating, skiing, sledding or biking when the winter goes away...
Eating will be logging from 1500-1800 calories per day. Weighing everything.
My TDEE is 2000 I believe.
I want my belly flatter and arms thinner. Is there anything else you can suggest I do to reach my goal?

Unfortunately, we cannot spot reduce fat. We can work on strengthening and, with proper nutrition, building specific muscles. To lose fat on your belly and arms, eat in a caloric deficit, which means eating fewer calories than you burn. You can do that by eating less, moving more (all physical activity burns calories), or a combination. Keep in mind that if you are genetically programmed to have a certain body shape, you will not be able to change your overall genetics but you can optimize your shape/look/fitness level.

Great....all the older ladies in my family have a huge gut and big arms....EFF!

But are they also overweight? You can change the size of your body parts, to a certain extent, by losing/gaining weight. You just can't really change your shape, from what genetics has afforded you, without surgical intervention. Some people end up a slightly different shape when thin (overweight apple-shaped women sometimes end up as ruler-shaped thin women) but, again, that's how their genetics play out.

that said, I can probably look pretty good

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