How do you lose the stubborn belly-fat?

jsharpnack
jsharpnack Posts: 37 Member
edited October 5 in Health and Weight Loss
I am a 38 year old female on a 1650 calorie a day diet. I walk and ride horses for exercise. I have managed to shed 10 pounds and it shows everywhere BUT my belly.......anyone have any tips?

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  • alvinkunju
    alvinkunju Posts: 13
    My nutrition professor said that vigorous exercise helps. And if you do vigorous exercise you don't have to do it for hours either.
    Apparently 1 minute of vigorous training = 2 minutes of moderate exercise.. so try and step it up.
    That's what I have been doing.. and it helps a lot.. :)
  • jakejacobsen
    jakejacobsen Posts: 584 Member
    keep losing, the first to come is the last to go you will get there.
  • Hayesgang
    Hayesgang Posts: 624
    For me - it's first on, last off.
    That's usually the last place fat comes off for most people - that's why I'm always impressed when I see people with defined abs. You need to get pretty lean for the pooch to disappear. so, up that cardio, lift weights and fuel your body.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    Add some weights in there.

    Cardio is great and all for losing fat, but weights is really where it's at. Muscle burns more calories than fat at rest.. which means you'll be burning more without even doing anything extra.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    tip: keep going :)

    belly fat is the last to go for a lot (maybe most) of us.
  • Shelby814
    Shelby814 Posts: 273 Member
    CARDIO!
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
    My nutrition professor said that vigorous exercise helps. And if you do vigorous exercise you don't have to do it for hours either.
    Apparently 1 minute of vigorous training = 2 minutes of moderate exercise.. so try and step it up.
    That's what I have been doing.. and it helps a lot.. :)

    Do a google search for high intensity interval training, or HIIT

    Also, you can't spot reduce, but in addition to performing HIIT, a clean diet is a must. Abs are made in the kitchen.

    80% diet,10% strength training, 10% cardio (of the HIIT variety)

    Best of luck to you!
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    It will come off when it wants to.. there's no rhyme or reason to it, you lose all over, not part by part.
  • Ashleysh22
    Ashleysh22 Posts: 204 Member
    As Chalene Johnson says in Turbo Fire: the perfect abs start in the kitchen.

    You cannot lose belly fat just from exercising. You can build abs from exercising, but nobody is going to see them if you aren't eating properly. Exercising can even help prevent the fat from getting bigger, but if you aren't eating right, it is unlikely you are going to get rid of that belly fat.
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Glad it is not just me! I thought I was the only since I see all these pictures of folk with flat abds! I struggle with that too!
  • brit7880
    brit7880 Posts: 59 Member
    There's no real way to "spot train".. cardio cardio cardio. Keep doing it and you will lose weight all over. It sucks and isn't going to happen over night. Good luck.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    What is your fiber intake? I have heard that fiber helps with belly fat. I have been getting 35 g of fiber a day since the beginning and I have had no trouble dropping belly fat.
  • Jill_newimprovedversion
    Jill_newimprovedversion Posts: 988 Member
    I'll probably get a lot of BOOS for this one but I DID lose belly fat, and under my chin-

    I cut out every drop of High Fructose Corn Syrup from my diet-
    it's debatable, but it isn't something I NEED, so I'd decided I'd err on the "safe" side.
    My hubby is losing his belly fat too- and he's not even TRYING to watch his weight-
    he simply eats what I buy/cook. And he's not eating it either.

    I also take Cinnamon supplements- which are good for blood sugar metabolism and burning fat.

    So, that's my take on the subject......
    I'm not advocating anything wacky ( at least I don't think so)
  • kathiemcn
    kathiemcn Posts: 96
    I have exactly the same problem so I appreciate all these replies. I have lost 16kgs but only 12 cm from my belly, which also seems that it will be the last to go.

    Someone did also tell me...situps, pushups, and walking.
  • Samantha1941
    Samantha1941 Posts: 99 Member
    Cardio. I started walking daily for about an hour at 4 mph on a 3.5 incline and in a month I lost a pant size and lost a couple inches in my waist. If I could I would be running since thats even more effective than walking, I'm trying to start running a little and work my way up. I have also heard that healthy fats are great for losing belly fat, I eat an ounce of almonds daily. Avocados are also good. Also if you drink soda, limit your intake. I drank diet sida and noticed after I switched to water I wasn't nearly as bloated.
  • kathiemcn
    kathiemcn Posts: 96
    Cardio. I started walking daily for about an hour at 4 mph on a 3.5 incline and in a month I lost a pant size and lost a couple inches in my waist. If I could I would be running since thats even more effective than walking, I'm trying to start running a little and work my way up. I have also heard that healthy fats are great for losing belly fat, I eat an ounce of almonds daily. Avocados are also good. Also if you drink soda, limit your intake. I drank diet sida and noticed after I switched to water I wasn't nearly as bloated.

    Great advice Samantha. I can do that. I have a treadmill, and also drink nearly a litre of diet coke per day, so I'll try both those ideas. Not sure if I can fit the avocados and almonds into my calories.
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    I had a big tummy (48") around when I was 12st 7 in June. I used sauna belt around waist when exercising so that part sweated more, I got some zaggora hot pants too. Then I went low carb and cut wheat and my belly seems to have dropped off.. gone down to 36" and my waist has also shrunk from 38" to 32 " and gone down 2 sizes from UK20-16 (nearly in 14's!.. couple more inches of tummy needed!)

    I'm restricted exercise-wise due to physical disability but I wear wrist and ankle weights and a weighted balance belt around my middle (helps balance for standing exercises on wii) I can do boxercising from sitting for cardio and I use pilates floor exercises and some callantics and yoga exercises I can manage for the tummy toning.

    Going low carb helps me keep calories down so I can make sure I get chance to burn more than I eat and this seems to be working for me... lost 27lbs so far :happy:
  • fionarama
    fionarama Posts: 788 Member
    30DS Gillian Michaels DVD works wonders if done with a healthy diet
  • LuciaLongIsland
    LuciaLongIsland Posts: 815 Member
    The old fashioned way:::Sit -Ups or crunches as they say today. No money, no gym, just commitment.
  • Liquid741
    Liquid741 Posts: 292 Member
    cardio, cardio, cardio....ive lost most of the fat that i have wanted too, other than the belly fat...it has dramatically reduced, but its definitely the last off.

    so, ill keep running my miles and miles till i have my goal!
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
    The old fashioned way:::Sit -Ups or crunches as they say today. No money, no gym, just commitment.

    This doesn't work. In college I used to diligently do 1000 crunches every day, and it did absolutely nothing for me (my diet was pretty good as well, and I did plenty of cadio too). Losing belly fat is exceptionally difficult for most women. I've never figured out how to do it myself.
  • RyanEdwardParker
    RyanEdwardParker Posts: 14
    Its just how the body works. You will start losing weight from your extremities and the weight loss will only gradually reach your belly area after you've lost the majority of weight from your extremities. Its a real pain in the butt but you can't really do anything about it.

    Ryan
    Zdiets.net - Lost 170lbs - Hypertension GONE! - High Cholesterol GONE!
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