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Need to loose the belly but gain muscle mass

tomtom8661
tomtom8661 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hi all, I'm new on here. I am looking to loose the belly and gain muscle. I'm on the right track but have snacking and drinking habits that don't help matters

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  • Rusty740
    Rusty740 Posts: 749 Member
    Looking for help on how to do this?

    Your stats will help and some idea of your goal weight and body fat.

    Just guessing for starters...you are probably looking at beginning a structured weightlifting program and starting a calorie deficit and getting your protein up to around 1g/lb body weight-ish. Your first task will be to lose some fat while keeping the muscle, then you can gain more muscle.

    Gaining muscle while gaining fat go together and losing fat while keeping muscle go together if done right.
  • YearOfTheDragonLeo
    YearOfTheDragonLeo Posts: 215 Member
    Abs are made in the kitchen. It's gonna be all diet while lifting which builds muscle which in turn burns more calories helping that deficit
  • Debmal77
    Debmal77 Posts: 4,770 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you
  • Muscle_for_Fitness
    Muscle_for_Fitness Posts: 2,198 Member
    Eat at a deficit to get rid of the belly, follow a structured progressive lifting program and eat 1 g/lb bw of protein to help retain muscle while losing fat (maybe get some newbie gains).
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    tomtom8661 wrote: »
    Hi all, I'm new on here. I am looking to loose the belly and gain muscle. I'm on the right track but have snacking and drinking habits that don't help matters

    huh? Is that a current picture of you as your avatar? If so, what "belly" are we talking about losing? ;)
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    jseams1234 wrote: »
    tomtom8661 wrote: »
    Hi all, I'm new on here. I am looking to loose the belly and gain muscle. I'm on the right track but have snacking and drinking habits that don't help matters

    huh? Is that a current picture of you as your avatar? If so, what "belly" are we talking about losing? ;)

    Yeah, what he said.
  • rianneonamission
    rianneonamission Posts: 854 Member
    Eat at a slight deficit. You need a deficit to burn fat, but sufficient fuel to prevent your body from burning anything other than fat whilst you exercise (weights). And don't eat back your exercise calories.

    But beware, it's slow. My problem area is also my belly. I've lost >12 lbs, my legs have toned, my arms are getting there. My belly is getting smaller, but it is slow. And there sadly is no way of steering your body to burn more in any particular part of your body. Plenty of pear shaped people have the issue with their legs.

    Patience and hard work will pay off!
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