Losing BellyFat for Bikini?

liberty741

Anyone have any good tips on how to drop pounds from your mid-section? That is where I really need to lose the weight. All of my excess fat goes right to my stomach. It really makes finding clothing difficult because my arms and legs are really not that big.

I have never worn a bikini IN MY LIFE and even though I may not be able to get there this year, it is still my goal to put one on one day!

I would love some tips! Please help!

meggonkgonk

Sorry but you can't spot lose fat- the body decides where and how to distribute it based on how much we have. :ohwell:

BUT a good balanced work out routine will get you there- Cardio 2-3 days a week, some strength 2-3 days a week and a rest day or two, and you will be well on your way. My advice? Find a workout or two you love, and try to workout your foods ahead of time (so you are in the happy medium of enough and not too much calories), and just let time take its course. I know its really slow feeling right now- but it will happen!

Best of luck!
~Gonks

skinnycoop

I carry my weight on my belly too (my top half). The only way that I have found to lose belly fat is changing my diet. I have started to eat very healthy and eat small portions of everything. One of my goals is to wear a bikini too. I've never worn one in public! We can do this!!! )

angelamuse

I am the same as you. I read that it doesn't matter how many crunches you do that what you put in your mouth and being active is the most important thing to losing belly fat. Once you lose weight then you can tighten up. I did read the "flat abs" diet and have implemented some of their ideas and they seem to be helping.

Ie, whole grains, spinach, natural pb. The things we should be doing anyways. If you start now really watching what you eat you will totally be ready by bikini season!

alliecore

Sorry but you can't spot lose fat- the body decides where and how to distribute it based on how much we have. :ohwell:

BUT a good balanced work out routine will get you there- Cardio 2-3 days a week, some strength 2-3 days a week and a rest day or two, and you will be well on your way. My advice? Find a workout or two you love, and try to workout your foods ahead of time (so you are in the happy medium of enough and not too much calories), and just let time take its course. I know its really slow feeling right now- but it will happen!

Best of luck!
~Gonks

Very well said!!

For women, often the VERY last place we lose is in our midsection. I just reached my GW, and up until the last 5-10 lbs my tummy was seriously the only area that needes extra slimming. As the previous poster said, LOTS of cardio (I recommend HIIT-type); and overall weight training. By the time you are shedding those last few pounds, you will have great abs to show off in that bikini!

PlanetVelma

One thing that works for me is doing my strength training (weights, push-ups, plank, crunches etc...) before I start my cardio. I read somewhere that helps you burn more fat during your cardio workout - but this is what works for me and keeps me from getting bored.

This week I'm doing the plank just about everyday. Next week I'm going to work on doing more pushups and alternate back and forth to build up my strength. The plank or push up always make me feel accomplished because it's really hard to keep your abs engaged because you're fighting gravity.

emiya

Cut the BREAD and the SUGAR. Both reek HAVOC on your mid section.
I cut these two things out a year or so ago to prep for vacation. That's ALL I did (didn't change any eating habits other than cutting sugars and bread) and went from 125 lbs to 115lbs within the month. Losing that much weight on my body size is VERY hard to do.

ALSO, you can do a million crunches but you will NOT see ab results unless you do CARDIO. You gotta cardio-melt the fat away from a midsection before you can see the abs beneath it. Keep an ab routine to like, 5-10 minutes.

mkcalvert

bump...I want to hear more!! Same boat

meggonkgonk

One thing that works for me is doing my strength training (weights, push-ups, plank, crunches etc...) before I start my cardio. I read somewhere that helps you burn more fat during your cardio workout - but this is what works for me and keeps me from getting bored.

I do not know if there is any truth to this, but even if there is not, I am intrigued by the order.

syiyi

Me too!! I want to hear more!!.. my midsection is the biggest

shreddingit

run!!

liberty741

Thanks everyone, guess I gotta amp up the cardio and cut out all white processed sugars! Two things I hate/dread/fear doing - LOL But I am going to give it a try!

mhotch

I received an ad for a diet/fitness magazine with some"flash" cards in the envelope. Now, this is from a fitness mag so I take it with a grain of salt........but, a couple of tips:

Divide up your cardio. a study done at Tokyo Univ found exercisers who did 2- 1/2 hr stints of moderate intensity with a 20 minute rest in between, burned 10% more fat than those who went 1 hour straight.The repeated bouts triggered a release of hormones that helps metabolize fat better

Lift first then do cardio. Separate study, same school, participants who did 20 mins of total body strength, 20 mins before cycling burned 10% more fat then those who did cycled w/o strength training. Lifting taps into hormones that guide fat into the furnace. The reverse does not.

Do intervals. Women who spend 20 mins mixing sprints with jogging lost 3X the fat off their legs and butt in 15 weeks as those who jogged steadily for 40 minutes from a study in Univ of New South Wales in Sidney. Intervals may spark fat-metabolizing hormones.

kje2011

yep, I am the same. Fighting hard to get rid of belly jiggle
Cardio, cardio and planks, crunches. I have the jillian michael's dvds - and that is def a positive step in the right direction.