lower stomach fat yet underweight?

amberrro
amberrro Posts: 58
edited January 12 in Health and Weight Loss
my bmi says im underweight yet if you look at my pictures my stomach has a lot of fat but the rest of my body doesnt..
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if anybody suggests weight training, i have no weights.
I know i have posted similar threads before but i am still struggling and its getting me really down.
Suggestions will really help! thanks!

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  • amberrro
    amberrro Posts: 58
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  • babyblake11
    babyblake11 Posts: 1,107 Member
    look for a home bodyweight routine online. do this 3-4 times per week and eat maintenance calories or to gain 0.5lb per week, you could set it to gain more but im sensing food may be a mental issue for you. also increase you protein to 1g per lb body weight or lb LBM. ( not a magic number but seems to help with body composition)

    also i would avoid any cardio other than short bouts of HIIT or sprints. no longer than 15 mins, 1-3 days per week. as cardio can attribute to muscle loss, especially without sufficient calories.

    make sure your MFP activity is set properly and eat back your exercise calories.

    you need to eat more and use your muscles to lose fat and maintain or gain muscle mass (you will NOT get bulky just achieve more of what they call 'tone')

    this looks like you havent been eating enough calories, and havent been doing any strength training = high bodyfat percentage.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Get a copy of "You are your own gym"
    It's a well-developed strength routine that doesn't require any special gym equipment.

    And I agree with everything BabyBlake said about your diet and deficit, etc.
  • ShiraDarling
    ShiraDarling Posts: 232 Member
    Stomach fat comes down to diet. You might be at a healthy weight, but are you eating clean, healthy foods? Also strength training is key.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    What was wrong with the advice you've gotten in the other three or four identical threads you've posted in the past?

    If you don't have access to a gym/weights, do bodyweight exercises as suggested above (and in your previous threads). There are tons of strength training exercises you can do without equipment. When you can do one-handed handstand pushups and one-handed fingertip pullups on a doorjamb, you've about exhausted the possibilities and it might be time to move up to weight lifting.
  • babyblake11
    babyblake11 Posts: 1,107 Member
    Here, i'll try and write a program for you:

    WORKOUT A:
    3x 15 bodyweight squats (as low as you can with good form)
    3x 15 girl push-ups
    3x 15 burpees
    3x 15 tricep dips

    WORKOUT B:
    3x 15 walking lunges
    3x 15 each arm bent over rows (with a heavy water bottle or plastic item)
    3x 15 mountain climbers
    3x 5 regular push-ups

    WORKOUT C:
    3x 15 squat jumps
    3x 15 tricep dips
    3x 15 wide girl push ups
    3x 15 shoulder press (with heavy water bottles or other home items)

    repeat one if you want 4 days. increase sets and reps as it gets easier or make it circuit style. i hope this helps. be consistent and you will get results

    EDIT: google anything youre not sure of
  • spamantha57
    spamantha57 Posts: 674 Member
    Strength training for sure. No you don't need weights if you don't have them.
    There's probably lots of exercises you could look up/ google/ YouTube/ whatever, but things like lunges, pushups, kicks, stretching, pilates, some resistance would be easy simple ideas to start with.
  • amberrro
    amberrro Posts: 58
    Here, i'll try and write a program for you:

    WORKOUT A:
    3x 15 bodyweight squats (as low as you can with good form)
    3x 15 girl push-ups
    3x 15 burpees
    3x 15 tricep dips

    WORKOUT B:
    3x 15 walking lunges
    3x 15 each arm bent over rows (with a heavy water bottle or plastic item)
    3x 15 mountain climbers
    3x 5 regular push-ups

    WORKOUT C:
    3x 15 squat jumps
    3x 15 tricep dips
    3x 15 wide girl push ups
    3x 15 shoulder press (with heavy water bottles or other home items)

    repeat one if you want 4 days. increase sets and reps as it gets easier or make it circuit style. i hope this helps. be consistent and you will get results

    EDIT: google anything youre not sure of

    Wow! thank you so much i will definitely by using this! :)
  • babyblake11
    babyblake11 Posts: 1,107 Member
    Here, i'll try and write a program for you:

    WORKOUT A:
    3x 15 bodyweight squats (as low as you can with good form)
    3x 15 girl push-ups
    3x 15 burpees
    3x 15 tricep dips

    WORKOUT B:
    3x 15 walking lunges
    3x 15 each arm bent over rows (with a heavy water bottle or plastic item)
    3x 15 mountain climbers
    3x 5 regular push-ups

    WORKOUT C:
    3x 15 squat jumps
    3x 15 tricep dips
    3x 15 wide girl push ups
    3x 15 shoulder press (with heavy water bottles or other home items)

    repeat one if you want 4 days. increase sets and reps as it gets easier or make it circuit style. i hope this helps. be consistent and you will get results

    EDIT: google anything youre not sure of

    Wow! thank you so much i will definitely by using this! :)

    you can do it :)
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