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    Trying to lose belly fat and tone mucles

    Posts: 19 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Hi everyone, i'm 5ft8 and 200pounds, i carry most of the excess weight on my belly, i cut junk food ect but i dont know what kind of exercises i have to do to flatten my belly, any advices are welcome ❤
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    • Posts: 906 Member
      To lose belly fat you need to be in a calorie deficit and wait for your body to burn that fat. You can't pick and choose
    • Posts: 19 Member
      The problem is i lose weight much faster on the rest of my body but i see no change on my belly
    • Posts: 149 Member
      My belly has been the last to go, and the first to show any bloat. Just the way it is ☺ keep at a deficit, and strength training! You won't build muscle at a deficit, but you'll retain and tone a bit which will help your stomach look flatter
    • Posts: 19 Member
      Thank you ❤
    • Posts: 51 Member
      edited November 2017
      If only there was a way to target fat. Unfortunately we can't. Just have to keep at it, keep working, and eventually we will look like we want to look.

      Of course then we need to keep at it and keep working to KEEP that look..
    • Posts: 35,719 Member
      jihaneberr1533 wrote: »
      The problem is i lose weight much faster on the rest of my body but i see no change on my belly

      Blame your parents, that's just genetics.

      You can't spot reduce.
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    • Posts: 287 Member
      I'm having the same problem. I've lost 25 lbs and inches all over, except for my belly.
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      I also lose on my stomach last.

      You can't do anything about your genetics which determine WHERE we gain and store fat. You can only determine whether or not you ARE gaining or losing fat.

      So for someone like you this means you'll just have to keep losing body fat all over until you've hit the stores in your stomach. No amount of exercising to target the abs is going to make a difference. For someone of your current height that is probably in the ~50lbs range.
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    • Posts: 1,907 Member
      Just chiming in... My belly was next to the last to go. Hips were the very last. You'll get there.
    • Posts: 9,812 Member
      rainbowbow wrote: »
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      cool sculpting absolutely works. But it's only really effective in already lean individuals.

      I wonder if it has any affect on leg fat in particular banana rolls? Gah who am I kidding.. I'm too cheap and scared to find out
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      edited November 2017
      sardelsa wrote: »
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      I wonder if it has any affect on leg fat in particular banana rolls? Gah who am I kidding.. I'm too cheap and scared to find out

      I don't want to totally derail this thread, but, are banana rolls the little area of fat under the butt?

      here's one treatment round of coolsculpting in the area.

      https://www.realself.com/coolsculpting/before-and-after-photos#media-photo-563822-157576-84
      from: https://www.realself.com/coolsculpting/before-and-after-photos

      I don't even think coolsculpting is that expensive... like usually it runs in the $1,500-$2,000 range and most people (again, those who are already lean) only need one treatment.

      I've never had it done personally, but i love looking at that realself website for reviews about all kinds of skincare stuff (like different lasers) and the general feedback on this is that it works very well. Hope that helps!
    • Posts: 9,812 Member
      rainbowbow wrote: »
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      I don't want to totally derail this thread, but, are banana rolls the little area of fat under the butt?

      here's one treatment round of coolsculpting in the area.

      https://www.realself.com/coolsculpting/before-and-after-photos#media-photo-563822-157576-84
      from: https://www.realself.com/coolsculpting/before-and-after-photos

      I don't even think coolsculpting is that expensive... like usually it runs in the $1,500-$2,000 range and most people (again, those who are already lean) only need one treatment.

      I've never had it done personally, but i love looking at that realself website for reviews about all kinds of skincare stuff (like different lasers) and the general feedback on this is that it works very well. Hope that helps!

      Thank you! I thought it was a multiple treatment type thing thousands of dollars later.. good to know.
      Yea the area under the glutes.. my body will hold onto it for dear life (yay genetics). And the issue is I love how I look at a higher bodyfat% but would love just more separation between glutes and legs.

      Sorry for the derail OP.
    • Posts: 1,406 Member
      edited November 2017
      This could be a picture of me when I started at 212 lbs. I'm also 5'8". Now I'm high 170's and although my midsection is smaller in terms of inches, I've lost even more in pretty much every other area. I actually think my belly looks larger relative to the rest of me now than when I started.

      I'm thinking I'll need about another 20-25 lbs to get the belly down where I want it. It's got to come off eventually, right?
    • Posts: 19 Member
      ladyhusker39 wrote: »
      This could be a picture of me when I started at 212 lbs. I'm also 5'8". Now I'm high 170's and although my midsection is smaller in terms of inches, I've lost even more in pretty much every other area. I actually think my belly looks larger relative to the rest of me now than when I started.

      I'm thinking I'll need about another 20-25 lbs to get the belly down where I want it. It's got to come off eventually, right?

      Yes 150lbs is a perfect goal, i wish you good luck on the 20lbs left
    • Posts: 20 Member
      edited November 2017
      It might help to look into strength training if you want to maintain some shape *in the rest of your body* as you lose the fat. I can't recommend it enough. It's helping me to lose in a more flattering way than I've ever lost in the past.
    • Posts: 19 Member
      KailaLaFlor wrote: »
      It might help to look into strength training if you want to maintain some shape *in the rest of your body* as you lose the fat. I can't recommend it enough. It's helping me to lose in a more flattering way than I've ever lost in the past.

      I do strenght training because i dont want to lose muscles, but for my belly fat i think it will go last so i have to keep losing fat until i reach it..
    • Posts: 328 Member
      As others said there is no way to target stomach fat, but you might want to add in some "core muscle" exercises like Pilates or yoga to strengthen the muscles underneath the fat. It will help tighten the area up and reduces stress on the back muscles. I've had to have a lot of abdominal surgeries due to medical problems and each time they cut off some skin and fat with the surgery (tummy tuck basically), but each time the fat eventually comes back. Genetic distribution unfortunately.
    • Posts: 15,267 Member
      jihaneberr1533 wrote: »
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      I do strenght training because i dont want to lose muscles, but for my belly fat i think it will go last so i have to keep losing fat until i reach it..

      OP I started at 205...I am now at 147...

      I held a lot of my weight in my middle too...it does take time...but it will go.

      Try not to dwell on it however...keep the positives in front.

      For example everyone would comment on my legs or my back etc...so I would concentrate on how well they were shaping up...and after a while my middle caught up.

    • Posts: 19 Member
      dwilliamca wrote: »
      As others said there is no way to target stomach fat, but you might want to add in some "core muscle" exercises like Pilates or yoga to strengthen the muscles underneath the fat. It will help tighten the area up and reduces stress on the back muscles. I've had to have a lot of abdominal surgeries due to medical problems and each time they cut off some skin and fat with the surgery (tummy tuck basically), but each time the fat eventually comes back. Genetic distribution unfortunately.

      Yes you're right, we can't change Genetics sadly, most of my familly members carry excess weight on their belly, so i dont make exception but i will keep exercising and counting calories until i reach my belly fat
    • Posts: 19 Member
      SezxyStef wrote: »
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      OP I started at 205...I am now at 147...

      I held a lot of my weight in my middle too...it does take time...but it will go.

      Try not to dwell on it however...keep the positives in front.

      For example everyone would comment on my legs or my back etc...so I would concentrate on how well they were shaping up...and after a while my middle caught up.

      I try to stay positive and make short term goals, i know my belly fat will be the last to go but i'm sute i'll reach it at the end of my 50lbs loss
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