question on getting flatter stomach

olynick

Ok now that i am totally into my weight loss program and losing weight regularly now i am worried about my stomach.I am a 40 year old man that started out at 276 lbs.Now i have lost 28 lbs and weight 248.Im not even close to my goal yet but i am on my way.I keep looking down and notice that the weight must be comming off of other parts of my body first and im worried about having belly flap.I just very recently started to try and incorporate sit ups and push ups into my routine about 3 days out of the week along with my 5 days of zumba 45 minutes a day.The thing is im really not good at the sit ups and push ups.I get about 3 sets of 5 for both totalling 15 push ups and 15 sit ups.I know thats pretty sad right?Any way i was wondering what is better.....sit ups......or something else like pilates or something.Im not a hard core excersise person.......(yet).I hope to someday be able to say otherwise but the dieting alone is a pretty big step for me and im amazed that i am actually sticking to it this time and seeing results in loss of weight anyway.My friends say they see it in my face and my legs but to me it seems like my belly isnt losing it as much.........maybe im wrong because im the one looking at myself in the mirror and still see a fat belly.Im sure once i get down closer to my goal i will see it more but like i said im worried about belly flap and at my age i hear its much harder to lose the belly then at a younger age........any suguestions?

ChrisLindsay9

Have you ever heard of the saying "abs are made in the kitchen?" There's a certain degree of truth to that.

Continue doing the ab work that you've been doing. Some other ab exercises to consider incorporating into your program: Pallof Press, Abwheels, Side and Front Planks. When you do sit-ups/crunches, don't go all the way down to where your back is flat - but rather stop when the base of the spine is touching the bench, ball, or floor - and then come back up. This keeps most of the tension on the core, rather than the back. And if you can hold something out in front of you, like a light dumbbell or plate, that might be something to add once you're able to do 10-15 reps with just bodyweight?

Regarding nutrition, see if you can add more protein to your diet and lower the carbs a bit. Keep the calories the same, but if you decrease the carbs, then your fat cells start to shrink a bit. Unfortunately, the stomach seems to be an area where it happens last (for a lot of people). But you should start seeing a difference within a month or so.

I hope this of some help! Good luck!

larsensue

I have the same problem, can't for the life of me get rid of my "front bum". will try the abs stuf though.
Thanks!

erinsueburns

Don't feel discouraged by the low amount of reps. We all start somewhere. When I started I struggled to do a single properly formed push-up. 6 months later and I can do quite a few of them and have even moved to weight lifting with an actual barbell and weights. It is about progress and eventually if you persist it starts moving. The abilities and the belly

olynick

Ok so for now im going to just keep what im doing and strengthen up a little with sit ups and push ups,and keep a better track of my carbs and also my sodium is a hard one to keep down.Luckily i dont have a problem with hypertension or whatever it is but i guess sodium makes you retain the water weight too so i need to keep an eye on that also.They say that its good to change up your work out but since i started the Zumba 2 months ago im just now finally starting to know all the steps.I really want to stick with the zumba for now,i finally found something that i dont mind doing as apposed to other workouts.I guess if i hit a plateu and i cant get pass it i will have to change it up but for right now im still losing lbs.Its funny but doing 15 sit ups and 15 push ups is more dreaded then doing 45 minutes of zumba lol