How to get rid of the dreaded lower belly "pooch" - ladies??

PandaHerber

So I do boot camp 3 days a week, run 3 days a week, watch what I eat and am fairly active otherwise. Still stuck trying to get rid of the dreaded lower belly pooch. I'm not looking for a 6 pack, I just want a flat tummy. Any suggestions? Per MFP, I eat back my exercise calories but maybe I should create a greater deficit? More strength? I do lots of races, mostly 5k's thus far, so the running itself is kind of a necessity for training. Anyone had any luck with such area? I'm open to anything at this point.
Help?!?

ktdid626

bump. always good to know!

JessieArt

Dance, move your hips!

jesska812

The only time I've managed to have a gorgeously flat stomach was when I was at my goal weight and body fat % and I was eating clean (my version of clean is no food that your great grandmother wouldn't recognise) consistently. Not sure if that's what actually worked or of it was a bit of luck though.

Hjbaker

This is such a hard topic,I can't wait to see what others think. I don't think that tonnes of sit ups is the key though.

meluc

I would also like to know this...is there any way other than plastic surgery (tummy tuck) to get rid of the pooch? I've never had a flat stomach, but my stomach is still my most bothersome area even after losing 28 lbs. I have 12 lbs to go to my first goal weight and I'm hoping most will be in the belly area, but we all know we can't pick the area the lbs melt from...

SergeantSunshine_reused

Moderate calorie deficit (250-400), heavy lifting, and time.

CeeRawr89

Doing raised butt...bicycle ...er, thingies. I have no idea what they are called. The backward crunch, every time I do them, my lower belly burns. In a good way, obviously. And I heard from a co-worker, that Dr Oz says one meal, the same, plus CLA will target your belly area. I'll have more info on it later. Heard it's good.

rudegyal_b

Moderate calorie deficit (250-400), heavy lifting, and time.

^^^this

mine is going away, slowly but surely

GoddessJuliya

~BUMP - I'm curious as to the answer to this too! I take Zumba twice a week currently, plan on taking more class during the week when my endurance builds up some more but have only seen slight results as to lower belly flattening from it. ~GJ

ninerbuff

It will usually be based on body fat %. Also GENETICS play a role. Some may not be cut out to have a flat stomach regardless how "good" they are.

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beachdiva2010

Bump for later

ladytinkerbell99

bump

Annadel

Bump

Lmdaniels

Would love to know the answer. My family is tired of hearing about my panus. I do some type of aerobic activity- running, eliptical, zumba at least 4 x week and have forsaken my formerly beloved fast food for the last 6 months. Definitely, the panus is smaller, but still flabby and THERE. Maybe just got the bad genes...

indrani1947

bump, its going slowly, I've read this area takes time especially for the excess skin to reduce.

Thanis90

bump

noteve

I read somewhere that it was there to make it easier for the skin to stretch when a woman gets pregnant, so I don't think getting rid of it would be easy. Don't take my word for it though, I can't remember if I read it at a reliable place.

avafrisbee

mine is going away ever so slowly with eating right exercise and reverse crunches and plank exercises..

EVER...SO....SLOWLY.....

10 months on and I am still 1-2 sizes from my old jeans but nearly 3 kg lighter than pre-pregnancy weight.

LoveLivingHealthy

reverse crunches help. i love those!

ForeverIrish

Reverse crunches. There are others, too. knee raises -- sitting on the edge of a bench and raising your knees toward your chest.


http://www.ball-exercises.com/top-10/index.html#5

This website has GREAT Swiss ball exercises tailored to every body part. It's nice because you can do the them anywhere you have a Swiss ball.

roachhaley

Genetics.

Also, if you don't get rid of the fat there, youll never be able to see the benefits of doing crunches etc. Reduce your body fat and your tummy should get flatter just like everywhere else.

It's a slow process. Frankly, if I get to my goal weight and measurements and still have a little pouch, I'm fine with that.

laynunugawa

I find pilates worked best for that area, it really strengthens the core muscle. Of course, I do this while I do cardio and strength training during the week as well.

Most of my weight gain was in my middle section after having two kids. My body type was never curvy so it really shows with all that extra lbs. When I stared adding pilates to my workout once a week I notice a difference

bkandisjj29

For the past three months, I have been doing pilates for abs, and I have seen an amazing difference in my belly. It is Lara Hudson's 10 Minute Solution DVD. I do it twice on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Also do 100 crunches after the DVD. Used to just do it once, but stopped being sore the next day, so I had to increase! It is not flat yet, but it looks better every day!

I have been averaging about 1400 calories a day. I do not eat back my exercise calories. Also do at least 30 mins of cardio daily and on Tuesday, Thursdays, and Saturdays use free weights for my arms.

mogletdeluxe

Gah, tell me about it. I'm happy with everywhere else on my body, but my pooch is just a pain in my...front.

I know that some of it is loose skin, which I've accepted. But there's still some fat there, and it's shrinking ooohh-soooo-sloooowly. Slower than anywhere else on my body.

I do 7 hours of zumba a week, 2 hours of zumbatone, 1 kettlebells class and the odd weights session. I think I'm going to have to up the lifting to get rid of the last bit.

Still, bump, as tips are always welcome

LittleLolita

bump - I need this info too!

MaggieWatson

bump

Jwanguy

bump good question?

AmyLRed

I just think its worth throwing out there that if it is loose skin and not just fat, it may not ever go away completely. Some people have skin that springs back into place. slowly over time, and for some, it just wont go away altogether, but will improve over time. If there is some fat there as well, then all of the above suggestions are going to help!
I am by no means giving up on my pooch, but i know there is a good deal of skin and i will likely never have (without a tummy tuck) the flat belly i'd love to have.

LesliePierceRN

I had always had one.. even as a child.. and then I began to run. My belly flattened out, I just couldn't believe it. I never thought I would be able to have a flat stomach. It wasn't just three days a week though, I was training for a half marathon. I'd spend five or six days a week running.

sniperzzzz

There is no quick way to do it, you just have to keep on going until your bodyfat is low enough.
It will probably be the last place you will lose it too,and i talk form experience not just what i have read.
You will get there just be patient