Excessive Stomach fat

1. Cardio doesn't burn fat - You can lose weight without doing any cardio ever
2. There is absolutely no exercise that will TARGET fat. Your body decided where it goes on, it will decide where the fat comes off.
3. A cardio only routine is incomplete, you should be weight lifting as well.

1. Cardio doesn't burn fat - You can lose weight without doing any cardio ever
2. There is absolutely no exercise that will TARGET fat. Your body decided where it goes on, it will decide where the fat comes off.
3. A cardio only routine is incomplete, you should be weight lifting as well.

im sorry you can spot reduce FAT. the best thing to do is decrese callories and hit the weights the more muscle you have the more fat you burn. Muscle increases the motablisim which reduced FAT. stick with basic compounds 6-8 8-10 you will be fine it wont happen overnight but it will work
good luck

I would do a search for core muscle workouts. They always worked for me anyway.

Work on building muscle. Lifting weights is a great way to do this. Find something that you enjoying doing. I personally love pilates and the dvd Squeeze for strength training, and I have definitely noticed a difference in my body since incorporating weights into my routine.

Use weights. Lift heavy, you won't bulk up.

My understanding is that you can not target a specific area to lose fat, all you can do is keep losing weight until your stomach fat finally goes away. Everyone is different, Ive seen people that are overweight who have a lot of fat in their arms and legs but their stomachs dont look that big. Other people have large stomachs but hardly any fat in their arms and legs. Unfortunately this is just a fact of life, apparently you have the body type where stomach fat will be one of the last things you lose, but keep at it and it will eventually happen.

The belly fat is, unfortunately, the last to go. Core strength training (planks/sit-ups/etc.) help, as does lifting heavy, but spot reduction of excess fat is simply not how the body works.

Personally, I've lost over 100 pounds, and I have solid muscle definition in my arms, back, quads, chest, and calves, but this silly flabby deflated belly sack. It is going down, bit by bit, but it is very disheartening, but at least it motivates me to keep burning and counting the calories.

Keep it up, and you'll get there.

I thought that lowering carbs was supposed to help. IDK though b/c I have belly fat too and when I try to lower carbs I have no energy (physical or mental). So, I just keep working out and hoping....

Hello my fellow fitnesspals,

I try to do cardio at least 5 days a week and I'm seeing results all over except for in my stomach/waist area. Does anyone have a workout routine or specific exercises that I can incorporate with my cardio to help accelerate belly fat?

That's usually the last to go. I had it all over and for me the last to go was there and the upper legs. A calorie deficit is what will get you there, not cardio. You can't cardio away too many calories but it would be nice if it worked that way. I learned this the hard way running marathon after marathon thinking the next would do it, nope it came down to calories calories calories. Ab exercises don't make your ab fat go away, they just make your ab muscles bigger.

Your body loses weight in chunks, not linear. I have found that you can do everything right and your weight loss seems to plateau but if you are patient and keep exercising and eating at a deficit (however slight) you will lose it, it will suddenly "whoosh". There are so many variables for the scale; water retention, digestion, hormones, allergies, sodium, carbs, water intake, DOMS, inflammation, the list goes on. People mistakenly think they lose or gain weight when they eat more or less because of these fluctuations.

Losing weight requires tremendous patience. You will not lose it when you want it or where you want it. The body does its thing. Some apparent plateaus can last a month or so. You cannot make it happen faster. You must focus on two things; calories and exercise. Nothing else matters. Scales and metrics don't matter. The day in and day out grind of exercise and calories are all that matters. It is not very exciting until things fall into place. You get your victories and you ride one victory to the next.

The scale is a trend tool. The scale is good but put it away and only check once a week and only use it as a trend tool. It will fluctuate, it does not matter. Take front side and back progress pictures at least once a month. You will see differences that the metrics won't tell you and it's that little bit of NSV that will keep you going until the next victory.

To say eat more is wrong.

To say eat less is wrong.

To find the exact calories needed for YOU to be in a healthy sustainable calorie deficit is the right answer. Wait, if you need to adjust by 100 do it, wait, adjust, wait, adjust, wait. The tortoise wins this race.

All that matters is calories. A healthy balanced diet within a calorie budget for a deficit that is right for YOU is all that matters for weight loss.

There is no mystery to weight loss, everyone thinks something is wrong, their metabolism is broken, they have low thyroid, they have menopause or whatever issue, they are as unique as a snowflake, whatever. I thought a lot of these things once too but once the doctor helped resolve the health issues for me I learned there is still no magic pill. Most people eat more than they need to and are not at good at estimating calories as they think they are. Most people have a lower BMR than they think they do. The only way to know for sure is to go to a lab and have it tested. It doesn't seem fair to have to eat less and feel a little hunger. It's hard to face the truth of it, very hard. It's not fun. It's drudgery at times. But if you learn to enjoy your smaller amounts of food (necessary to lose weight, since the reason we got fat in the first place was eating too much whether we knew it or not), and rejoice in your victories it can be done.

Exercise is for making your lean body mass pretty (especially lifting weights) for when the fat is gone. Losing fat with no muscle is ugly and cardio alone will not make you pretty. You cannot out exercise too many calories.

I also hold a lot of weight in my tummy - it is my problem area for sure. I do strength training 2 times a week, basic cardio - elliptical 2 times a week and a cardio class 1 time a week (usually kickboxing). It's been about 7 months. I have lost several inches off my waist and hip area and my entire body is toning nicely, BUT my stomach area is still VERY FATTY.

I spoke to my trainer about it yesterday and he said focus on the core muscles to held tone it up, but it will take time. He basically said it's the first area to gain and the last/hardest area to tighten back up.

As others have said, it comes off where it wants to first (frustrating, I know!) Give 30 Day Shred a try... it's a strength training, cardio, ab combo that helps you lose inches all over.

God. Two posts in one thread?


*shoots self*

The things that worked for me were 1) I had to loose more weight as you cannot spot train/reduce and 2) the stomach weight melted off as soon as I started lifting weights. Strength Training is key. A clean diet also..no excess sugars, processed foods or junk. As soon as I incorporated these changes into my routine, the stomach fat just dissappeared more and more every day and is now gone.

I hear that the stomach is also the very last place that weight comes off.

Kettlebell work outs have relly worked for me. Aslo, crossfit will melt the fat right off. I had lost nearly 60 lbs and people noticed but after doing crossfit for 3 months I could barely recognize myself in the mirror and everyone was asking me what I was doing. Within that 3 months I didnt lose a single lb but did lose 3 inches off my waist and 5 inches off my hips and 1 inch off each thigh. Keep in mind I didnt lose any wieght but gained muscle and the fat just vanished. I will never be thin but doing crossfit allows me to make the most of my body:) I carried almost all of my weight in my stomach so finding something to lose that was a huge deal for me:) Good luck!