Discouraged - Butt, Gut and thighs wont go away.

zieglerj100

I also have all of your problem areas, except the arms. I'm a twig everywhere except those areas. However, I have managed to reduce their pudge significantly--not through spot reduction which doesn't exist, but through an overall caloric deficit. You should read acaloriecounter.com (http://www.acaloriecounter.com/diet/), seriously; it's a blog and he really knows his stuff. (His sister site is http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/the-ultimate-weight-training-workout-routine/). I lost 45 pounds in ~3 months after what I learned in his blog (he does not actually recommend this drastic of a weight loss, which was several pounds a week). He really just reiterates what we already know, but in a no-bs manner, so it finally hits home.

Say you think you've got 5 pounds of fat on your mid-section. One pound of fat is equal to 3,500 calories; so, you need to lose 17,500 calories (3,500 x 5). I believe the recommended max caloric deficit is 500 calories. So, how many days will it take to burn 17,500 calories at max caloric deficit? It’ll take 35 days (17,500 calories / 500 calories per day).

So you really, truly need to look at how many calories you’re consuming and burning each day. The deficit includes both those figures against each other. Then you also need to figure out what your maintenance calorie level is (http://www.acaloriecounter.com/calculator.php). This will tell you how low your calorie consumption should be, and/or how high your activity level should be (online should tell you how many calories are burned through which exercises). The calculations above will change based on how much of caloric deficit you go into, and how many pounds of fat you want to lose.