Belly Fat

butterflycutie
butterflycutie Posts: 43
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone! I'm new here. I've already lost all of my weight. I've gone from 165 to 121, but I need some help with my belly. I work out 5 days a week doing about 45 minutes cardio and 30 minutes weights and I can see a difference everywhere but my stomach. What can I do to get rid of it?
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  • MrsBully4
    MrsBully4 Posts: 304 Member
    You can't spot reduce fat. At this point your best bet is probably to focus on strength training and building muscle before trying to cut any more fat.
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    Do you mean cut out cardio and just lift weights?
  • gsager
    gsager Posts: 977 Member
    Hello everyone! I'm new here. I've already lost all of my weight. I've gone from 165 to 121, but I need some help with my belly. I work out 5 days a week doing about 45 minutes cardio and 30 minutes weights and I can see a difference everywhere but my stomach. What can I do to get rid of it?
    Keep up the good work. That could mean that you haven't lost all your weight. Lift a little more and do a little less cardio.
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    cut your cardio to 15-20mins and your weights up to an hour and lift heavy not the 2lb dumbbells
  • bongygs
    bongygs Posts: 55
    Nono, keep doing the cardio, but add high reps (10 -15) with 3 to 4 set for each major muscle group for resistant training( or lifting weights)
  • katevarner
    katevarner Posts: 884 Member
    Belly fat won't go away with exercise alone. Most of it's diet. Clean eating helps, too.
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    cut your cardio to 15-20mins and your weights up to an hour and lift heavy not the 2lb dumbbells

    I'm gonna start cutting cardio tomm. I don't just lift 2lb dumb bells ....I lift pretty heavy for my weight. I guess I'm not targeting my stomach right. Do you have any suggetions?
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    stricter diet and cardio
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    Belly fat won't go away with exercise alone. Most of it's diet. Clean eating helps, too.

    hmmm! That may be true in my case. What do you mean by clean eating? I eat fairly well but do have a little sugar everyday and I do drink alcohol a few times a week.
  • hkasel
    hkasel Posts: 69
    Keep up the great work! I would say add more water and fiber from fruits and vegs. The best fiber is from spinach and berries. Second best fiber is broccoli and apples.

    In my opinion***
  • T34418l3angel
    T34418l3angel Posts: 474 Member
    cut your cardio to 15-20mins and your weights up to an hour and lift heavy not the 2lb dumbbells

    I'm gonna start cutting cardio tomm. I don't just lift 2lb dumb bells ....I lift pretty heavy for my weight. I guess I'm not targeting my stomach right. Do you have any suggetions?

    I agree with his suggestion. When you say your lifting, what type of things are you doing? I'd suggest doing dead lifts and squats. I've been doing this (among other exercises but i feel these are the best full body) and it's done WONDERS for my midsection.
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    Keep up the great work! I would say add more water and fiber from fruits and vegs. The best fiber is from spinach and berries. Second best fiber is broccoli and apples.

    Thanks! I drink lots of water and eat lots of fruit but guess I need to add more veggies!
  • T34418l3angel
    T34418l3angel Posts: 474 Member
    Belly fat won't go away with exercise alone. Most of it's diet. Clean eating helps, too.

    hmmm! That may be true in my case. What do you mean by clean eating? I eat fairly well but do have a little sugar everyday and I do drink alcohol a few times a week.

    Also excess carbs are stored as fat... Probably a big factor in why you still have a belly. They don't call it beer belly for nothin lol
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    what core work are you doing?
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    Hello everyone! I'm new here. I've already lost all of my weight. I've gone from 165 to 121, but I need some help with my belly. I work out 5 days a week doing about 45 minutes cardio and 30 minutes weights and I can see a difference everywhere but my stomach. What can I do to get rid of it?
    Keep up the good work. That could mean that you haven't lost all your weight. Lift a little more and do a little less cardio.

    I have thought maybe I haven't lost enough weight, but I'm 5'5 and weigh 121 so not sure how much more to lose.
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    what core work are you doing?

    I do planks and 50 sit ups with 5lb weights 5 days a week.
  • KageyKat
    KageyKat Posts: 45
    What is clean eating?
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    Belly fat won't go away with exercise alone. Most of it's diet. Clean eating helps, too.

    hmmm! That may be true in my case. What do you mean by clean eating? I eat fairly well but do have a little sugar everyday and I do drink alcohol a few times a week.

    Also excess carbs are stored as fat... Probably a big factor in why you still have a belly. They don't call it beer belly for nothin lol

    LOL! I guess that may be true in my case. Just didn't think it would be that big of a problem with how hard I work out :)
  • beachgirlinaz
    beachgirlinaz Posts: 2
    wow! way to go!
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    wow! way to go!

    Thanks!!
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    you cant target belly fat with core/ab work outs. So you might as well do large compound lifts that help your entire body at once: squats, deadlifts, bench press and over head press. These work they are exercises as old as exercising it's self, I wouldn't torture myself with endless planks and crunches when I can get a much better work out for my core and the rest of my body from squats.
  • edge_dragoncaller
    edge_dragoncaller Posts: 826 Member
    The First question I would ask, is are you sure it is belly fat as opposed to loose skin? I only ask this because I did have a friend of mine that lost ALOT of weight in a pretty short period of time, but his belly was not toned (to the eye) because of the excess skin.

    Other than that, I would say that if you are going to reduce your Cardio, definitly increase your Strength Training. Oh, and just a thought if you haven't already thought of it,...maybe change up what your exercises are. Instead of Sit ups and Planks, through in a couples days of high rep Crunches working the Obliques or some leg lifts with weights.
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    you cant target belly fat with core/ab work outs. So you might as well do large compound lifts that help your entire body at once: squats, deadlifts, bench press and over head press. These work they are exercises as old as exercising it's self, I wouldn't torture myself with endless planks and crunches when I can get a much better work out for my core and the rest of my body from squats.

    I do all of those work outs! I'm starting to think it's what I'm eating from what I'm reading on here!
  • addaline22
    addaline22 Posts: 114
    first, congrats on getting down there!!! thats great! Second, the belly is a cruel mistress(says the woman w/2 kids and several surgries'below'her belt) I have found even while just starting my journey, that yoga and zumba are really great all over strengtheners. start slow at beginer levels and build up. totaly worth it. I also am really into massage, as it will help your skin and you can use beificial oils(like almond) that will positively condition your skin.
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    you cant target belly fat with core/ab work outs. So you might as well do large compound lifts that help your entire body at once: squats, deadlifts, bench press and over head press. These work they are exercises as old as exercising it's self, I wouldn't torture myself with endless planks and crunches when I can get a much better work out for my core and the rest of my body from squats.

    I do all of those work outs! I'm starting to think it's what I'm eating from what I'm reading on here!
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    Well then tighten up your diet.
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    first, congrats on getting down there!!! thats great! Second, the belly is a cruel mistress(says the woman w/2 kids and several surgries'below'her belt) I have found even while just starting my journey, that yoga and zumba are really great all over strengtheners. start slow at beginer levels and build up. totaly worth it. I also am really into massage, as it will help your skin and you can use beificial oils(like almond) that will positively condition your skin.
    Thanks! I have 2 kids too! I've never done yoga but I think I might give it a try because everyone I see that does yoga looks awesome!
  • kris4chloe
    kris4chloe Posts: 245 Member
    typically excess belly fat is from sugar from my research. i know when i cut out sugar i am not as bloated
  • butterflycutie
    butterflycutie Posts: 43
    typically excess belly fat is from sugar from my research. i know when i cut out sugar i am not as bloated

    I think that's what I'm gonna have to do, but it's gonna be hard because sugar is my weakness! LOL!
  • imjessly
    imjessly Posts: 140 Member
    What's the weight you've been lifting? I'm 5'5 too :) and i've been steadily increasing my weights. I've just started lifting 200lbs for deadlifts.

    As for how much more you have to lose - its all relative. The more lean body mass you gain, the denser (and therefore heavier) you are, than someone else the same size with.

    You're much better off going by your body fat % and taking measurements :)
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    How many calories are you eating? May be helpful if you open your diary.

    And you are doing weights 5 days a week? I would cut that down to 3 days a week. You need to have rest days in between strength training for your muscle to recover. I would also cut down on cardio, especially on days that you are strength training. I personally prefer HIIT workout to get maximum burn for the time.

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