Flat Tummy Tips..Do you have any?

ksparrows

I am overweight right now, but even when I was thin/fit, (5'4" 112 lbs) I seemed to always have a pooch.

What helped you get a flat tummy?

I_Will_End_You

Calorie deficit, heavy lifting.

Francl27

Eating at a deficit to lose fat, and heavy lifting. You can't spot reduce.

twixlepennie

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calorie deficit at first, to lose the weight (and I had to get down to a bmi of around 19). Then I added walking and a bit of jogging after I transitioned into maintenance. Also, I've never done any heavy lifting

RGv2

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach?hl=so+you+want+a+nice+stomach

WBB55

Flat tummy has a lot to do with body fat %. Do you know what yours is?

usmcmp

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach

usmcmp

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161603-so-you-want-a-nice-stomach?hl=so+you+want+a+nice+stomach

Haha I just came to post this!

norcalskater

Like the rest have said Caloric deficit is the only way besides regular consistent exercise which you should pair with the deficit for best results. Spot reduction is a myth. When you lose fat it doesn't come off one area. It will come off your entire body slowly.

ChaseAlder

If you're talking about fat, then caloric deficit. If you're talking about bloat, probiotics.

Gwen_B

If I run 3 or more days a week, I keep a flat stomach.

usmcmp

If I run 3 or more days a week, I keep a flat stomach.

I might run once a week if I feel up to it, I keep a flat stomach.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Have genetics that dictate your store your fat in your thighs and not your belly...

usmcmp

Have genetics that dictate your store your fat in your thighs and not your belly...

I store evenly in both.

RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle

I used to store all my fat in my thighs, but as I get older it goes to my tummy first. If I still have belly fat after I reach my goal weight I find that the only thing that creates a flat tummy is continuing to build muscle elsewhere. Squats and deadlifts are good because they help build huge muscles, hamstrings, quads and glutes, not to mention the full body effect, and they also require the use of stabilization muscles.

jackjackattck

Although you cannot spot reduce a poster above me stated, I like the phrase "Abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym".

The lower part of your stomach (or the pooch as you call it) is pretty synonymous with the kinds of food that you eat. You can eat at a deficit and work out like crazy, but if you are making poor diet choices, you will always have a tummy.

Yanicka1

Although you cannot spot reduce a poster above me stated, I like the phrase "Abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym".

The lower part of your stomach (or the pooch as you call it) is pretty synonymous with the kinds of food that you eat. You can eat at a deficit and work out like crazy, but if you are making poor diet choices, you will always have a tummy.

My diet would make a clean eater faint and I still have a flat tummy. It is the calorie deficit that does it.

usmcmp

Although you cannot spot reduce a poster above me stated, I like the phrase "Abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym".

The lower part of your stomach (or the pooch as you call it) is pretty synonymous with the kinds of food that you eat. You can eat at a deficit and work out like crazy, but if you are making poor diet choices, you will always have a tummy.

My diet would make a clean eater faint and I still have a flat tummy. It is the calorie deficit that does it.

Same here.

BusyRaeNOTBusty

Although you cannot spot reduce a poster above me stated, I like the phrase "Abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym".

The lower part of your stomach (or the pooch as you call it) is pretty synonymous with the kinds of food that you eat. You can eat at a deficit and work out like crazy, but if you are making poor diet choices, you will always have a tummy.

My diet would make a clean eater faint and I still have a flat tummy. It is the calorie deficit that does it.

Same here.

3rd -ed.

twixlepennie

Although you cannot spot reduce a poster above me stated, I like the phrase "Abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym".

The lower part of your stomach (or the pooch as you call it) is pretty synonymous with the kinds of food that you eat. You can eat at a deficit and work out like crazy, but if you are making poor diet choices, you will always have a tummy.

I eat fast food 3-4 times a week, 'processed' foods etc etc. I also only do 30 minutes of pretty low impact exercise a day, and actually had a pretty flat stomach before I even started exercising. My flat stomach is the result of a calorie deficit and losing enough weight. End of story.

Jkn921

Been trying for ages now, it's a work in progress. Calorie deficit along with TONNES of persistence/perseverence seems to be the answer