not losing weight around my middle , stress - holy basil

Trixsterfan

jenniferozzy wrote: »

so i have an issue, im toning up everywhere apart from my back and abdominal area and its really getting me down i do around 5 gym classes a week and have been doing so for about 6 months now ... but come to think of it, i eat half a baguette of garlic bread with me tea everynight lol but surely that cannot be the culprit ,,,ive read a lot about stress affecting the middle area and believe you me ive been highly stressed for about 2 years now....after some research ive ordered something called holy basil...which is supposed to reduce cortisol levels just wondering if anyone has tried this?

You cannot eat garlic bread in those quantities and get rid of belly fat, no way, Horizontal planks and leg raises will help.

TavistockToad

Trixsterfan wrote: »

jenniferozzy wrote: »

so i have an issue, im toning up everywhere apart from my back and abdominal area and its really getting me down i do around 5 gym classes a week and have been doing so for about 6 months now ... but come to think of it, i eat half a baguette of garlic bread with me tea everynight lol but surely that cannot be the culprit ,,,ive read a lot about stress affecting the middle area and believe you me ive been highly stressed for about 2 years now....after some research ive ordered something called holy basil...which is supposed to reduce cortisol levels just wondering if anyone has tried this?

You cannot eat garlic bread in those quantities and get rid of belly fat, no way, Horizontal planks and leg raises will help.

The what now? :huh:

whosshe

Can we please get an "LOL" button?

shadowofender

estherdragonbat wrote: »

OP, I learned in post-anesthesia recovery after surgery that, even if they aren't visible, all that exercise likely has an effect. I'd had my last solid food about 28-30 hours earlier and my last sip of liquid about 16 hours earlier. The nurse asked me if I felt up for some apple juice, which I did. Then he asked me, "Could you try sitting up a little and I'll crank the bed up behind you?" Which basically meant, "It's easier to crank up the bed if you're able to help a bit and not lie there like dead weight." Well, I sat up fully and immediately, at which point, the nurse said, "You've got some really great trunk muscles."

Like you, mine are hidden under belly fat. I've got some definition on my arms and legs. I think I'm seeing some on my upper back. But my abdomen hasn't yet shown any visible changes. However, thanks to post-surgery, I recognize that there have been some definite changes.

I learned this recently too! Abdominal surgery, even though it was only laparoscopic, was brutal and all the nurses were shocked that I, a 300lb person, was up and moving 3 hours post-op.

I wish beyond anything I lost fat on my middle before anywhere else, but alas, I've got a crazy hourglass even though I'm big, and while I'm losing from everywhere, it's smaller amounts from the places I'm biggest. Boo. It just takes time, though, as long as the calories are in deficit.