What is the best exercise to lose this fat?

All i am doing is running/walking in the morning 5-7 days a week and as many crunches as i can, around 70 for right now, but i wonder what else i should be doing, i am not really seeing any results, i am already on day 4 of doing this, but this is my first day on this site. Any suggestions???


I am 5'5 and 171, trying to get back down to my pre pregnancy weight of 124!

Thanks in advance!!!

It's pretty unlikely that you're going to see changes in 4 days.

Are you eating at a caloric deficit? Exercise improves fitness, caloric deficits lead to fat loss; the two combined lead to better health and improved body composition.

You need to eat healthy, follow the food goals given by MFP, and excersise. Do lots of cardio and strength workouts, I like to alternate days. I'll do Zumba one day, then Insanity, and so forth. The biggest thing though, is eating right.

Keep the answers coming... I'm taking notes!

Honestly I think you should go see a nutritionist since you say you aren't sure about diet or read CREDIBLE sources online for information.

I would also stop wasting your time just doing crunches because I doubt you will have the results you're looking for just by doing those.

The walks are great.

If I were you I would look into joining a gym where you can take classes that are structured. Something that an instructor tells you what to do, how much to do, when to do it, etc. You could look for a gym that is giving away a free trial.

A simple exercise plan to follow is the body for life plan... www.bodyforlife.com. They give you a large food list, and you just pair up a protein and a carb from the list for each meal... you will eat 6 meals/day. You can eat as many veggies as you like each day. It's very simple and a great way for a beginner to learn how he/she should be eating in order to lose weight effectively. This program also allows a "free day", which is 1 day/week where you get to eat what you want. My recommendations for this is to always take the free day but don't eat so much crap that you get sick or overload on sugar. Even free day should be contained to some degree. Good luck!

Diet diet and oh yea.....diet!!

You didn't gain overnight and you will not lose overnight. Also YOU may not see difference but others may.

Keep walking/running - add a little more each time you go. You need to get your heart rate up.
Can you swim somewhere? Swimming is great all around exercise - works a LOT of muscles.

Crunches are good, but until you lose the fat around the mid section, you will not see results from crunches. Engage your core with other excercises which will help lose the fat and tone the belly.

You can start by gradually eliminating any or all processed/sugary food from you diet. Eat lots of whole grains, veggies, fruit and healthy protein like salmon, or turkey. Counting calories here helps a lot because it shows you what you may be eating too much or what you're lacking. At first I was really lost, but it\'s been taking shape little by little.

Sad part is, soon I noticed 80% of what's on the supermarket is not really that healthy! It's all full of processed, bleached, chemically treated stuff.

My new rule of thumb: Read all the lables and Don't buy anything with ingredients I cant' pronounce or don't know what they are..

MFP is a good start for amount of calories etc. Walking is the best when starting out, or if you get injured and have to cut back on the work out. Eventually you want to add strength training in, but don't try to do everythng at once.

Try going to the library. There are lots of books on eating and exercise. Learn how to read labels. This is all a learning process.

All i am doing is running/walking in the morning 5-7 days a week and as many crunches as i can, around 70 for right now, but i wonder what else i should be doing, i am not really seeing any results, i am already on day 4 of doing this, but this is my first day on this site. Any suggestions???


I am 5'5 and 171, trying to get back down to my pre pregnancy weight of 124!

Thanks in advance!!!

Instead of all those crunches, the main exercise you should focus on is pushbacks. As in push back from the dinner table. Controlling your diet is what you need to do to lose weight, not crunches.

The second thing you should be exercising is patience. Outside of surgery, nothing is going to be showing you results on Day 4. Cut your calories to the the appropriate amount for your height and weight, keep walking, and give it some time. It took longer than a week to gain the weight so it's going to take longer than a week to drop it.