Belly fat

easybk4e
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Need input on the best way to lose belly fat

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  • silverlining84
    silverlining84 Posts: 330 Member
    You can't spot reduce so the only way is to lower your overall bf %. I always say Abs are made in the kitchen. Take a good look at your diet and try to eat clean.
  • xALEXANDROx
    xALEXANDROx Posts: 3,416 Member
    You can't spot reduce so the only way is to lower your overall bf %. I always say Abs are made in the kitchen. Take a good look at your diet and try to eat clean.

    this.plus H I I T.
  • fluffychicken7
    fluffychicken7 Posts: 77 Member
    I always say Abs are made in the kitchen. Take a good look at your diet and try to eat clean.

    If you take away nothing else from these boards, THIS.
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    Eating clean is good and all but even if you are not to that point you just have to eat at a calorie deficiet. It does not have to be completly clean. Your body will lose fat as it sees fit, you can't burn fat in only one particuler area. Stay the course and you will get there.
  • GenF32
    GenF32 Posts: 184 Member
    Eating clean is good and all but even if you are not to that point you just have to eat at a calorie deficiet. It does not have to be completly clean. Your body will lose fat as it sees fit, you can't burn fat in only one particuler area. Stay the course and you will get there.

    I'm not disagreeing with you on this, but at the same time I do wonder how helpful this is in the long run. I see frequent posts by people who are eating at a calorie deficit but just feel miserable, and when I look at their diaries I think "well no wonder - there are no vegetables in there and it's all processed rubbish!" Perhaps it's overly simplistic, but I think crap food makes you feel crap, right?

    But I suppose as long as clean eating comes eventually, after some weight has come off to motivate you, then it's all good!
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    Eating clean is good and all but even if you are not to that point you just have to eat at a calorie deficiet. It does not have to be completly clean. Your body will lose fat as it sees fit, you can't burn fat in only one particuler area. Stay the course and you will get there.

    I'm not disagreeing with you on this, but at the same time I do wonder how helpful this is in the long run. I see frequent posts by people who are eating at a calorie deficit but just feel miserable, and when I look at their diaries I think "well no wonder - there are no vegetables in there and it's all processed rubbish!" Perhaps it's overly simplistic, but I think crap food makes you feel crap, right?

    But I suppose as long as clean eating comes eventually, after some weight has come off to motivate you, then it's all good!

    This is, of course, my opinion. However i don't think it creates a healthy mindset to say crap foods. Food is food. When someone starts to think they can't eat something then it creates a very unhealthy relationship with food. Are there differences in regard to vitamins and nutrients in regard to food, of course there is. However, there is no food that a person cannot have in moderation. A individual that wants to have a more healthy lifestyle will naturally move toward the more nutrient dense food over time. I just don't think that telling anyone that they should not eat.........is healthy. All foods are ok to eat.

    Of course this does not really take away from your main point though. If a person does not find a healthy balence then they will use there calories up fairly quickly. That is what leaves people feeling hungry and unhealthy when eating at a deficiet and not getting nutrient dense foods in.
  • barbararutherford01
    barbararutherford01 Posts: 1
    Work on your core you can do it
  • Muchmoretogive
    Muchmoretogive Posts: 73 Member
    Eating clean is good and all but even if you are not to that point you just have to eat at a calorie deficiet. It does not have to be completly clean. Your body will lose fat as it sees fit, you can't burn fat in only one particuler area. Stay the course and you will get there.

    I'm not disagreeing with you on this, but at the same time I do wonder how helpful this is in the long run. I see frequent posts by people who are eating at a calorie deficit but just feel miserable, and when I look at their diaries I think "well no wonder - there are no vegetables in there and it's all processed rubbish!" Perhaps it's overly simplistic, but I think crap food makes you feel crap, right?

    But I suppose as long as clean eating comes eventually, after some weight has come off to motivate you, then it's all good!

    LOVE THIS so true hit the nail on the head.
  • GenF32
    GenF32 Posts: 184 Member
    Eating clean is good and all but even if you are not to that point you just have to eat at a calorie deficiet. It does not have to be completly clean. Your body will lose fat as it sees fit, you can't burn fat in only one particuler area. Stay the course and you will get there.

    I'm not disagreeing with you on this, but at the same time I do wonder how helpful this is in the long run. I see frequent posts by people who are eating at a calorie deficit but just feel miserable, and when I look at their diaries I think "well no wonder - there are no vegetables in there and it's all processed rubbish!" Perhaps it's overly simplistic, but I think crap food makes you feel crap, right?

    But I suppose as long as clean eating comes eventually, after some weight has come off to motivate you, then it's all good!

    This is, of course, my opinion. However i don't think it creates a healthy mindset to say crap foods. Food is food. When someone starts to think they can't eat something then it creates a very unhealthy relationship with food. Are there differences in regard to vitamins and nutrients in regard to food, of course there is. However, there is no food that a person cannot have in moderation.

    We are in screaming agreement on this point! It takes a while for the mindset shift about what moderation really is, to kick in I think. Or at least it did with me. And now that it's happened I'm careful not to judge anyone else's journey or criticise their choices.
  • jdad1
    jdad1 Posts: 1,899 Member
    Eating clean is good and all but even if you are not to that point you just have to eat at a calorie deficiet. It does not have to be completly clean. Your body will lose fat as it sees fit, you can't burn fat in only one particuler area. Stay the course and you will get there.

    I'm not disagreeing with you on this, but at the same time I do wonder how helpful this is in the long run. I see frequent posts by people who are eating at a calorie deficit but just feel miserable, and when I look at their diaries I think "well no wonder - there are no vegetables in there and it's all processed rubbish!" Perhaps it's overly simplistic, but I think crap food makes you feel crap, right?

    But I suppose as long as clean eating comes eventually, after some weight has come off to motivate you, then it's all good!

    This is, of course, my opinion. However i don't think it creates a healthy mindset to say crap foods. Food is food. When someone starts to think they can't eat something then it creates a very unhealthy relationship with food. Are there differences in regard to vitamins and nutrients in regard to food, of course there is. However, there is no food that a person cannot have in moderation.

    We are in screaming agreement on this point! It takes a while for the mindset shift about what moderation really is, to kick in I think. Or at least it did with me. And now that it's happened I'm careful not to judge anyone else's journey or criticise their choices.

    Of coure we agree. We are both awesome. :smile:
  • GenF32
    GenF32 Posts: 184 Member
    Haha, but of course ;-)
  • locaandy
    locaandy Posts: 1 Member
    Need input on the best way to lose belly fat

    As others have said, losing fat in a specific area is nearly impossible. But there are several things you can do to MAXIMIZE fat loss which CAN come from the areas with the largest fat deposits. Here are a few ideas:

    1) do a little research on how to establish, check and monitor your Maximum Heart Rate during cardio exercise. Here's a good starting point: http://www.thewalkingsite.com/thr.html find your MHR and the "fat burning zone" where the most fat is burned as fuel is 60-70% of MHR... super easy to calculate.

    2) clean up your eating, reduce overall calorie intake (check out basal metabolic rate, start here; http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ ) and maximize your metaboilism. Stay away from empty calories (foods with no nutritional value other than calories), there are an abundance of lists out there with foods that burn MORE calories than they add when eaten. I believe they are called "negative "foods... start here: http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/foods/list-negative-calorie-foods

    3) do exercises that incorporate multiple muscle groups. For instance: jumping jacks, mountain climbers, cherry pickers, jump squats... these multi-muscle exercises not only raise your metabolism, the raise it for longer periods than single muscle exercises (walking, sit ups, etc), and they burn much more fat.

    Best of luck to you in your journey to health and fitness! Hope these tips have helped you ;)

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