How did YOU lose belly fat????

erinl84

Hi all. I seem to be losing inches everywhere and my legs are getting very muscular which is great, but my tummy is still very ummm....squishy??? i cant seem to get rid of the belly fat. is cardio the only thing that will do it?? i dont belong to a gym; just do my jillian dvds at home.....

UponThisRock

I ate less food.

rubysphoto

My thoughts is you can not target one area. When your body burns fat it burns it from where ever. It will eventually come off there. I always lose weight in my face first. My wedding band falls right off my finger now but I still have about 25 lbs to lose just in my stomach. I even lost a 1/2 inch on my arms lol. I am glad my arms look more defined but darn it I want it gone from my stomach! :-) It will get there.

janeosu

I did P90x and the 30 day shred a few months ago and it helped. I've had 4 pregnancies and the last one was twins, so the squishiness is not going to go completely away without surgery but things have really flattened out by building muscle underneath

bcampbell54

Same way I'm losing the rest of my fat. Moving more, eating less.

dls06

The belly is the last to go the the first to notice if I gain. It will happen. Keep up the good work.

Cindym82

I always lose it there LAST, but when I do running it seems to help a little faster in all areas. But unfort we can't tell our body where to lose first (damn it!!!)

qtiekiki

The belly is the last to go the the first to notice if I gain. It will happen. Keep up the good work.

This is true for me also. Just keep doing what you are doing.

carebear7951

Isn't it frustrating???? I think everyone is right though. Less food (especially those simple carbs!!!!!!) and more burning...and time. Just keep at it. If you've had babies it will most likely never be "the same" again but it can be a new version of fabulous!

ItsMeRebekah

kettlebells

shammxo

drinking lots of water, doing lots of cardio and eating a lot of clean foods. also, strengthening my core. my stability ball saved my life!

Chairless

yup first place on last place off for me, it will go, once everything else has.

amymeenieminymo

i do cardio and wait for my body to decide where it wants to burn fat from.

ssstefanieee

Honestly, I very rarly do any ab workouts..but still have defined missection. I attribute it mainly to cardio and HIIT. ...and obviously good eating habits.

Becky_Boodle

Running/jogging really helped me...

BAMFMeredith

My thoughts is you can not target one area. When your body burns fat it burns it from where ever. It will eventually come off there. I always lose weight in my face first. My wedding band falls right off my finger now but I still have about 25 lbs to lose just in my stomach. I even lost a 1/2 inch on my arms lol. I am glad my arms look more defined but darn it I want it gone from my stomach! :-) It will get there.

I agree, just be patient. Different people's bodies hold on to fat in different places. For my, my stomach goes first but my butt likes to hold on the the extra fat just to be annoying. Keep working, make sure you're strengthening the muscle underneath the fat, and you'll see results eventually

e1izab3th2

Right before my wedding, my wedding dress was tight right in the belly area. I ate low carb and worked out (ran on treadmill) and it flattened my abdomen out so it wasn't snug for the BIG day!

emmaholmes38

running is the best thing and of course lots of abs

SARgirl

Cardio and core work. I still have a little squishiness left but just started Insanity yesterday so I'm hoping that will tone the rest up!

SarahofTwins

It takes time but jogging/running helped me in the long run :flowerforyou:

theoneandonlybrookie

As everyone else said, you can't really target areas for fat loss. You have to keep creating a deficit in calories and eventually the fat will come off of your belly as well.

That being said, RUNNING and the Ab Ripper video from P90X have shredded my stomach. I attribute getting a flat stomach post-twins to running 4 days per week.

It will happen! Just keep up your good work.

PhotographerOfNature

I have been cutting down on bad carbs and I have really noticed a difference. I've been doing the Chris Powell 'High Carb/Low Carb' diet and I have been pretty happy with the amount my muffin top has shrunk.

sherrybaby81

I wish I could lose in my legs! I am losing in my belly first. I always do. Actually at this point that is fine because I need to fit in my wedding dress and the area I need to lose is my belly. I just wish the fat on my legs would go away! I am pear shaped so now I am looking even more pear like!

Everyone loses weight differently. I don't think you can pin point weight loss, but you could so some strengthening/toning by doing sit ups maybe.

MelissR75

The belly is the last to go the the first to notice if I gain. It will happen. Keep up the good work.


True for me also

Contrarian

Only perseverance. You are on the right track. Just be patient.

chuisle

Running is NOT the best thing, I repeat not the best thing. Nor is cardio!

Let me explain: this CAN work for some people but for many it doesn't. That's because steady state cardio isn't particularly good at getting rid of fat compared to other activities.

Ultimately, you need to lower your body fat percentage. Some of the best ways to do that are to eat clean and lift heavy. There's a lot of articles I could paste here but I find most people don't read them anyways. Message me if you're interested.

AActon28

As mentioned earlier, you cannot target areas for fat loss because your body will burn it from everywhere; however, your body preferentially stores and accumulates fats in the stomach area to protect organs, etc. It is the hardest fat to lose, but it will slowly disappear with continued healthy habits.

Cindym82

I wish I could lose in my legs! I am losing in my belly first. I always do. Actually at this point that is fine because I need to fit in my wedding dress and the area I need to lose is my belly. I just wish the fat on my legs would go away! I am pear shaped so now I am looking even more pear like!

Everyone loses weight differently. I don't think you can pin point weight loss, but you could so some strengthening/toning by doing sit ups maybe.

The stair master and lunges/squates etc helped me lose in my legs a lot

2kidsandadonut

Belly fat has always been the hardest for me! I lose my boobs then my chin then my legs and arms but my belly always takes forever! Let me know if you find anything that works!

Oh and for legs if you have bad knees or have trouble doing lunges try water lunges! The burn isn't as good as regular lunges but there is less impact on the knees and you will find you can do more to make up for the intensity. Just concentrate on form. I find doing these with a set of water resistance weights helps tone my arms and legs with much less stress and pain!

Cindym82

Running is NOT the best thing, I repeat not the best thing. Nor is cardio!

Let me explain: this CAN work for some people but for many it doesn't. That's because steady state cardio isn't particularly good at getting rid of fat compared to other activities.

Ultimately, you need to lower your body fat percentage. Some of the best ways to do that are to eat clean and lift heavy. There's a lot of articles I could paste here but I find most people don't read them anyways. Message me if you're interested.

I reapeat running might not be the best solution for YOU, but for a lot of people on here it seems to work

jbrinda1

I've been running marathons for 5 years, lots of miles, over 50/week at peak marathon training. At first when i was running long and slow, I lost about 15 or 20 lbs, but then plateaued. But to be truthful, I was eating whatever the hell I wanted, prob over 3000 cals a day on average. Being diligent about whats coming in and cross training with weights is beginning to show some results with scale and BF%. Best thing is to do several activities, try to do an hour a day six days a week with weight training mixed in and watch what you put in your mouth...