Food and belly fat reduction?
SuccessHere
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If you’re a belly fat reduction success story, what foods did you eat as well as other foods you eliminated in order to get where you wanted to be?
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The foods that you do or don't eat have no relationship whatsoever to where your body burns fat from. You can't control where your body takes the fat from, but you can try to change the appearance of specific body parts through strength training.19
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I eliminated excess calories and watched the fat fall off from everywhere
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach19 -
I ate fewer calories, tis it.11
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You reduce belly fat by consuming less calories than you expend. You can't selectively target belly fat - no food, supplement or exercise will do that. For men, it's often the last place you'll lose it.11
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I created a Calorie deficit5
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There are no special foods. Maintain a calorie deficit consistently over time. That's it.8
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Yup what everyone else just said, losing weight by being in a caloric deficit is the only solution. I know it's not sexy, but it is what it is.3
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I’ve reduced my waist from 42” to 33”. I didn’t eliminate any food. Just kept eating smaller portions of what I ate when I was fat.8
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My waist went from 35” to 30” by staying within a proper (for me) calorie deficit. 5’2.5” female.6
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Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches1
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SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
The order of the places you lose comes down to genetics. For a lot of people the stomach is the last place. You just have to wait it out.8 -
SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
You've just got to keep losing weight until it decides to come off your midsection. For many, it's unfortunately the last to go.7 -
SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
The order of the places you lose comes down to genetics. For a lot of people the stomach is the last place. You just have to wait it out.
yep Im 5 years into losing fat(Im maintaining weight right now and losing fat recomping) and its the rest is just now coming off there and my hips/saddlebags.6 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
The order of the places you lose comes down to genetics. For a lot of people the stomach is the last place. You just have to wait it out.
yep Im 5 years into losing fat(Im maintaining weight right now and losing fat recomping) and its the rest is just now coming off there and my hips/saddlebags.
Mine is on my thighs. I've been low enough bf to bulk a couple times but I always have that little bit on my thighs that I have just come to accept. I have no interest in getting a low enough bf for it to disappear. I'd never be able to maintain it if I did.3 -
Unfortunately it comes off when your body lets it go. It was literally months of losing before I saw any meaningful progress on my midsection.SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
The order of the places you lose comes down to genetics. For a lot of people the stomach is the last place. You just have to wait it out.
yep Im 5 years into losing fat(Im maintaining weight right now and losing fat recomping) and its the rest is just now coming off there and my hips/saddlebags.
Mine is on my thighs. I've been low enough bf to bulk a couple times but I always have that little bit on my thighs that I have just come to accept. I have no interest in getting a low enough bf for it to disappear. I'd never be able to maintain it if I did.
I havent been a low enough body fat yet to bulk. I tried a deficit over and over the last 5 years and cant seem to get down to a low enough percentage or to where I think I should be. even with low calories(nothing less than 1300) I cant seem to lose like I should.dont know why(blood work comes back normal to where nothing should hinder the loss). Im doing better eating at maintenance and losing the fat compared to being in a deficit. I have taken diet breaks over the course of the 5 years. some lasting a month or 2 to make sure to get things back where they should be.
went back to weighing everything and counting and nothing. so I figure I will just keep doing what Im doing as long as Im seeing results. the lowest Ive been is 163 lbs. Im 5'6 1/2, 43 almost 44 and my weight before I became obese was 140s. Im in the 170s now. which some could be muscle as I have been lifting since I started my journey but dont think a big percentage is.my clothes still fit the same since I gained some weight back(10lbs or so in the last year). but the fat is coming off so I cant complain2 -
I ate the same foods that I ate when I got fat - just less of them to lose weight/fat (all over).
Still eat the same foods to maintain at goal weight.
I only exclude foods I dislike (taste or moral objections) whether I'm gaining, losing or maintaining weight.
"Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches"
A timeline and data for context would help....
A week? A month? A year?
No weight loss? Lost a lot of weight?6 -
CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
The order of the places you lose comes down to genetics. For a lot of people the stomach is the last place. You just have to wait it out.
yep Im 5 years into losing fat(Im maintaining weight right now and losing fat recomping) and its the rest is just now coming off there and my hips/saddlebags.
Mine is on my thighs. I've been low enough bf to bulk a couple times but I always have that little bit on my thighs that I have just come to accept. I have no interest in getting a low enough bf for it to disappear. I'd never be able to maintain it if I did.
I havent been a low enough body fat yet to bulk. I tried a deficit over and over the last 5 years and cant seem to get down to a low enough percentage or to where I think I should be. even with low calories(nothing less than 1300) I cant seem to lose like I should.dont know why(blood work comes back normal to where nothing should hinder the loss). Im doing better eating at maintenance and losing the fat compared to being in a deficit. I have taken diet breaks over the course of the 5 years. some lasting a month or 2 to make sure to get things back where they should be.
went back to weighing everything and counting and nothing. so I figure I will just keep doing what Im doing as long as Im seeing results. the lowest Ive been is 163 lbs. Im 5'6 1/2, 43 almost 44 and my weight before I became obese was 140s. Im in the 170s now. which some could be muscle as I have been lifting since I started my journey but dont think a big percentage is.my clothes still fit the same since I gained some weight back(10lbs or so in the last year). but the fat is coming off so I cant complain
Seeing your posts over the years, I know you've come a long way while dealing with some medical issues. Sounds like you're doing well despite the frustrations.
I think recomp is great and I'm glad you're seeing results. I'm thinking that's where I'm heading myself. I've had a couple wrist injuries this past year, including one surgery, and I don't think I can work as hard as I would like to bulking. I'm also on the cusp of 44, in just over a month in fact, and don't rebound like I used to. Hopefully, in time, I can get one or two more bulk/cut cycles in. But I think recomp is necessary at this point.
If I haven't said it before, congrats on your progress!
I'll stop jacking the OP's thread now.
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I’m very, very discouraged that my waist is still 40-41. It’s so depressing.7
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Stay on track and keep going. Sure it sucks that belly fat is the last to go. Keep maintaining discipline and the results will follow. Patience.0
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You lose weight ALL OVER not from one area. When there is not enough fat in one area you will start to lose it the areas with more fat. There is no way to target one area. Sorry, this is how it happens.3
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We got that your waist is still 40 plus inches big. You need something else to focus on. Being depressed sucks. Do you like any outdoor activities? Take on a sport, get good at it, improve your fitness.
A watched pot never boils.7 -
SuccessHere wrote: »I’m very, very discouraged that my waist is still 40-41. It’s so depressing.
As sjomial asked, no waist reduction and no loss over what time frame? I would also ask, how many calories per day, how much of a deficit and how accurate is your tracking. In most men, the belly is the last area. I've lost 20 lbs over a little over a year. After going from 40 to 38, my belly measurement was stuck there for about 6 months while the rest of me shrunk. Finally, over the last couple of months, down another 1.25 inches.
People can't help you though if all you share are feels and not info.9 -
Just give it time. I lost the bulk of my weight well over a year ago but my waist didn’t reduce much until I was very lean everywhere else. I’m at around 15-16% body fat now, and I’ve still got a bit I could lose if wanted to go full Christiano Ronaldo.
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CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
The order of the places you lose comes down to genetics. For a lot of people the stomach is the last place. You just have to wait it out.
yep Im 5 years into losing fat(Im maintaining weight right now and losing fat recomping) and its the rest is just now coming off there and my hips/saddlebags.
Mine is on my thighs. I've been low enough bf to bulk a couple times but I always have that little bit on my thighs that I have just come to accept. I have no interest in getting a low enough bf for it to disappear. I'd never be able to maintain it if I did.
I havent been a low enough body fat yet to bulk. I tried a deficit over and over the last 5 years and cant seem to get down to a low enough percentage or to where I think I should be. even with low calories(nothing less than 1300) I cant seem to lose like I should.dont know why(blood work comes back normal to where nothing should hinder the loss). Im doing better eating at maintenance and losing the fat compared to being in a deficit. I have taken diet breaks over the course of the 5 years. some lasting a month or 2 to make sure to get things back where they should be.
went back to weighing everything and counting and nothing. so I figure I will just keep doing what Im doing as long as Im seeing results. the lowest Ive been is 163 lbs. Im 5'6 1/2, 43 almost 44 and my weight before I became obese was 140s. Im in the 170s now. which some could be muscle as I have been lifting since I started my journey but dont think a big percentage is.my clothes still fit the same since I gained some weight back(10lbs or so in the last year). but the fat is coming off so I cant complain
Seeing your posts over the years, I know you've come a long way while dealing with some medical issues. Sounds like you're doing well despite the frustrations.
I think recomp is great and I'm glad you're seeing results. I'm thinking that's where I'm heading myself. I've had a couple wrist injuries this past year, including one surgery, and I don't think I can work as hard as I would like to bulking. I'm also on the cusp of 44, in just over a month in fact, and don't rebound like I used to. Hopefully, in time, I can get one or two more bulk/cut cycles in. But I think recomp is necessary at this point.
If I haven't said it before, congrats on your progress!
I'll stop jacking the OP's thread now.
me too I will be 44 next sunday. but yes I found something that is finally working lol age makes it harder to do things too but I do what I have to do lol. I am doing as well as I can for now. yeah its been one HECK of a journey I will say that and many times I wanted to give up but I knew if I did I would end up back at square one and maybe have worse issues, so that keeps me going.1 -
SuccessHere wrote: »Well I’ve been reducing calories in my belly fat is not going to town at all I’m stuck between 40-41 inches
You've just got to keep losing weight until it decides to come off your midsection. For many, it's unfortunately the last to go.
Yep. Could be somewhere else though. I got a very flat stomach (never had a lot there) but my bum and upper thighs didn't really change a lot. Shopping for pants is even more fun now
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I have a long way to go to get those flat abs I so desperately covet! I know this has mostly to do with diet. When will I start getting serious about this?5
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SuccessHere wrote: »I have a long way to go to get those flat abs I so desperately covet! I know this has mostly to do with diet. When will I start getting serious about this?
When you want it badly enough?5 -
SuccessHere wrote: »I have a long way to go to get those flat abs I so desperately covet! I know this has mostly to do with diet. When will I start getting serious about this?
Good question. Only you can answer that.
It's good to understand, though, that even when you do start getting serious about it, it's not going to happen quickly. Think months (at the minimum) rather than weeks.2 -
I had a truly tremendous Buddha Belly after a long bulk last year. 44” at the naval. Lost 10” in 5 months. However, I’m lucky as my belly is the last place I gain fat and one of the first it comes off.0
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