Help !!! How do I get rid of ""Belly Fat""

Omakitkat
Omakitkat Posts: 27 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm losing weight and losing inches everywhere but the belly. What can I do to help this area.
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  • leeanneowens
    leeanneowens Posts: 319 Member
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  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    You can't spot reduce fat, it will come off where it likes but you could do some exercise to help tone up the area.
  • thecakelocker
    thecakelocker Posts: 407 Member
    Just keep losing weight.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    You can't target a specific area for fat loss. It will come off where it likes. You just need to keep eating at a deficit. Try lifting too.
  • iamlaprell
    iamlaprell Posts: 71 Member
    Personally I'm having the same issue in a way, but I will say that the most success I've had in my waist comes when I'm doing pilates regularly and lifting weights regularly. I lose more inches in my waist during the time that I do those on a daily basis.
  • sweetea2
    sweetea2 Posts: 6 Member
    It comes off my belly quickly when I give up bread and other processed carbs like pasta, etc.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Bad new guys - you can't spot reduce. Your body will take the fat from where it wants, I'm the same - lost 3 inches off my waist but only 1 off my hips and none off my thighs. sad

    All you can do is eat at a sensible deficit, do some cardio and if you can, lift heavy - squats and lunges are great for the bum and thighs - but...... won't make them smaller on their own.

    If you're at a healthy BMI - you may want to consider some body re composition - trading fat for muscle. Lifting heavy will do that - but there is more too it than that. I suggest you ask in this group http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/10118-eat-train-progress They all have some great tailored advice for you.

    ^^^^ written about thighs, also applies to tummies :bigsmile:

    Edit - lifting is great for your stomach as you have to keep your core tight try squats and deadlifts. Do an all body workout 3 x a week.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    Cut out Carbs

    Take fish oil, loads of water

    LIFT
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Cut out Carbs

    Take fish oil, loads of water

    LIFT

    No need to cut carbs if you enjoy them, a deficit will take care of that. I haven't cut carbs and I've lost 3 inches off my waist in two months, it's all about where your body wants to take the fat from first. You can't change that it's genetic.
  • daybyday
    daybyday Posts: 537 Member
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  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Do crunches. Tons of them.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    i lost 17lbs in 5 and a half weeks cuting carbs and lifting
  • KristyHumphrey
    KristyHumphrey Posts: 248 Member
    good eating plan, and a mix of cardio and strength
  • Katrinadionne1808
    Katrinadionne1808 Posts: 95
    I am yet to see any major results but have just invested in a Polar FT7. It shows that when I am doing weights my body is burning more fat. i.e I can do a 30 minute kettlebell routine and 30 minutes on the cross trainer. I burn about the same amount of calories BUT I burn more fat doing the kettlebells. This is what I love about the FT7 and it has changed how I workout.

    I also read yesterday that by doing weights your body will continue to burn fat even after the workout is over. So if you aren't doing weights then give them a try. I also found my 45 minute legs, bums, tum's class is also a great fat burner even though you don't particularly work up a sweat, it is burning that fat!
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    Get rid of wheat. Seriously. It never hurts to give it a shot.
  • Laura42012
    Laura42012 Posts: 180 Member
    Lots of cardio!!
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Get rid of wheat. Seriously. It never hurts to give it a shot.

    There is no need unless you actually have a problem with it - just eat at a calorie deficit and exercise.

    i lost 17lbs in 5 and a half weeks cuting carbs and lifting

    Because you reduced you calories and lifted, not because you cut carbs. If you had cut carbs and eaten at a surplus you would not have lost all that weight. (nice job thought :flowerforyou: )

    If you want to cut carbs that's great - but it is the calorie deficit that makes you lose the weight - not the lack of carbs. If you like carbs and wheat there is no need to cut them out at all.
  • JulesAlloggio
    JulesAlloggio Posts: 480 Member
    Key word...FAT

    You need to cut back on your fats in order to have Abs =)
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Key word...FAT

    You need to cut back on your fats in order to have Abs =)

    Nooooo, you need to lose fat in order to have abs. Fat is needed by the body. Eating fat =/= make you fat.

    Again

    Calorie deficit + lifting + cardio = fat loss.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    Also, fish oil, green tea help, but only if you do the zero carbs, and lifting
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Also, fish oil, green tea help, but only if you do the zero carbs, and lifting

    Is you trolling?

    hDE26353F


    Zero carbs would mean no fruit or veg, not wonderfully healthy.
  • RosieStringer9
    RosieStringer9 Posts: 16 Member
    Abs are made in the kitchen... by walking away! lol... Honestly! The "cleaner" you eat, the lower your body fat percentage gets, the sooner you'll see abs. You can't spot reduce, unfortunately.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member
    Also, fish oil, green tea help, but only if you do the zero carbs, and lifting

    Is you trolling?

    hDE26353F


    Zero carbs would mean no fruit or veg, not wonderfully healthy.

    Are you?

    No fruit, get nuts, berries, water, loads of veg, lean meat. Lift, weight will fall off
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    OP, you're getting a lot of advice here. Some good, some bad.

    Read the posts by newme1313. Disregard the rest.




    Good luck!
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    OP, you're getting a lot of advice here. Some good, some bad.

    Read the posts by newme1313. Disregard the rest.




    Good luck!

    :flowerforyou:
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,333 Member
    cutting carbs is an easy way to lose weight without having to log everything you eat and obsess over calories. I've stopped counting calories and "try" to cut carbs..but enjoy splurges thorughout the week. And I am seeing more results than when i logged every bite and counted counted counted. This is so much better... and my stomach is shrinking.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member

    Are you?

    No fruit, get nuts, berries, water, loads of veg, lean meat. Lift, weight will fall off

    Clearly I'm not. I'm offering sensible true advice.

    you are saying eat zeros carbs, so I hate to be the one to break it to you but veg, nuts and berries - all have carbs.

    For the last time.

    Eat at a moderate deficit + cardio + lifting = fat loss.

    No need to cut out any macro groups.
  • anniealedsm
    anniealedsm Posts: 33
    To be honest, I had a ton of belly fat until I cut out bread. I still have tons of carbs, like potatoes, but I don't eat bread. It was accident that I found this out. My chiropractor asked me to cut gluten to help control migraines. When I did this, not only did the migraines reduce considerably, so did my belly.
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    You can't really spot reduce but you could do some extra ab work to tone the area and I notice a difference in my belly fat if I keep away from white breads and even limiting pastas/whole grains. A lot of people disagree but I notice a difference in myself when I don't eat them too often. The Abs Diet book is a great resource on power foods that help with the belly fat.
  • thebigcb
    thebigcb Posts: 2,210 Member

    Are you?

    No fruit, get nuts, berries, water, loads of veg, lean meat. Lift, weight will fall off

    Clearly I'm not. I'm offering sensible true advice.

    you are saying eat zeros carbs, so I hate to be the one to break it to you but veg, nuts and berries - all have carbs.

    For the last time.

    Eat at a moderate deficit + cardio + lifting = fat loss.

    No need to cut out any macro groups.

    Do you promises? lol

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