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

Here.... this is a good article... enjoy

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/healthy/eating/which-fats-are-good-bad/

Better Homes & Gardens is your source?!?!

Yep..and its a LOT better than taking YOUR advice

physics is physics. it's immutable.

our bodies do work the same. we may have different hair colors and eye colors and be different heights (etc.), but we are actually all essentially the same inside our skins.

you can't say something that is not correct and expect to get a pass just by following it up with, "we are all different."

you can lose fat and water on a low carb diet, provided you eat below your TDEE.

you can also lose fat on a high carb diet, provided you eat below your TDEE.

it's really frustrating to see so many people with such a limited understanding of basic science. the laws of physics apply to all of us the same way. weight loss is not voodoo or magic. it's simple science.

This is working well for me + lifting heavy weights. I am actually losing from my midsection more than everywhere else (although could be newbie gains, but who cares!!). Read all three New Rules books as well as Stronglifts and some other things, and have put together what I like and think will work for me. 3x/week lifting and no real cardio the past few weeks, still seeing happiness in my mirror!

ETA and I eat whatever the frack I like, carbs and all. Even wine with dinner (oh noes)

^ Saving for inevitable future forum woo.

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.

Um hello? I mean all bad fats..yes your body needs SOME fat....but BAD fats can go... its common sense

What fats are bad fats?

Trans fat is absolutely bad.

Not disagreeing. Was wondering what the poster thought were bad fats.

Get rid of wheat. Seriously. It never hurts to give it a shot.

Sooooo true! So many people have wheat (gluten) sensitivities/allergies and don't even know. As soon as I gave it up for one month, my life changed. My stomach is flat, but more importantly, my migraines are gone, I have more energy, and I feel great! Now, I've been gluten free (for the most part) for 3 months and I love it!

Only valid if the OP is gluten intolerant. She hasn't said she is and most people are not.

How do you do that on the FT7? I just recently bought one as well and haven't figured everything out yet. Thanks!

You don't have to be gluten intolerant to get bloated from eating the stuff.

I'm not allergic to broccoli but it still gives me gas.

Some people just don't like feeling bloated and would rather avoid it. Personally, I think the occasional pretzel and beer are worth it but I don't criticize anyone who thinks they aren't!

Bloating doesn't equal belly fat.

I'm scared that the low carb haters will attack me.

ALL of my weight goes to my lower tummy. In the past when I've dieted, I lost the fat from my breasts and thighs. Not much from my stomach. I didn't exercise then. I didn't gain much weight back.

I'm now exercising(cardio + weights) and eating much more protein. The weight is coming off rapidly from my saddle bags and I don't appear to be losing any strength because I'm lifting the same and even more. I'm exchanging some carb calories for protein calories. I eat around 100-120g carbs a day. 80g of protein.

I'm scared that the low carb haters will attack me.
ALL of my weight goes to my lower tummy. In the past when I've dieted, I lost the fat from my breasts and thighs. Not much from my stomach. I didn't exercise then. I didn't gain much weight back.
I'm now exercising(cardio + weights) and eating much more protein. The weight is coming off rapidly from my saddle bags and I don't appear to be losing any strength because I'm lifting the same and even more. I'm exchanging some carb calories for protein calories. I eat around 100-120g carbs a day. 80g of protein.

I am not knocking what you have done (well done, by the way!) but is it not possible that the reduction in belly fat is due to the extra exercise rather than the lowered carbs? By making both changes at once (carbs and exercise) I wouldn't have thought it would be possible to know which one caused the reduction in belly fat.

I'm scared that the low carb haters will attack me.
ALL of my weight goes to my lower tummy. In the past when I've dieted, I lost the fat from my breasts and thighs. Not much from my stomach. I didn't exercise then. I didn't gain much weight back.
I'm now exercising(cardio + weights) and eating much more protein. The weight is coming off rapidly from my saddle bags and I don't appear to be losing any strength because I'm lifting the same and even more. I'm exchanging some carb calories for protein calories. I eat around 100-120g carbs a day. 80g of protein.

I am not knocking what you have done (well done, by the way!) but is it not possible that the reduction in belly fat is due to the extra exercise rather than the lowered carbs? By making both changes at once (carbs and exercise) I wouldn't have thought it would be possible to know which one caused the reduction in belly fat.

Could very well be but this time, magically, I'm losing weight from my stomach first somehow.

Sounds like you've got a plan that you can stick with - that's great. Consistency can do amazing things

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picture doesn;t lie. 5 1/2 weeks, no bread, rice, pasta, potatoes (carbs)

No fruit, no coffee, no dairy.

Don;t believe me if you don;t want too

for you= caloric deficit plus water weight loss.

No need to cut out food groups. Carbs are not evil or 'fattening'. Excess calories are fattening.

When you go back to eating carbs, you will gain water weight. thus minimizing your losses. One of the reasons low carb is not sustainable in the long run.....

my food diary is open open open. I eat lots of carbs.

Thats not entirely accurate. Your body uses carbs for fuel. If you arent eating a bunch of carbs it uses fat stores for fuel. the less carbs you eat the more fat your body uses for daily burns. HOWEVER; carb free or severe limitation is hard to maintain. Its better to reduce your carbs to manageable level then to eliminate them. You are correct that Excess calories cause fat accumulation you are just misinformed about how the body is fueled.

Carbs dont make you fat
Fat is a good fuel source use that instead of carbs

tell that to my 24% down to 18% body fat. I never cut carbs once.

Just because you didn't cut carbs once doesn't mean what I said is untrue. As you can tell im not just a newbie to the weight loss scene. AND I never cut carbs once. However I'm just explaining to you how your body works believe me don't believe me the science doesn't lie.

You obviously burned more carbs then you took in Its pretty simple process...definitely not rocket science

It comes off my belly quickly when I give up bread and other processed carbs like pasta, etc.

Me, too.

Some people (such as me, who have a PCOS and are insulin resistant because of it) are more sensitive to carbs.

But everyone is different of course.

Let me add to this... don't get rid of carbs, I just eat less of the crappy carbs (white bread, etc.).

This is a fascinating thread to read
I returned to consistent exercising about a year ago because I was fed up with belly fat. I eat a lot better than I ever did, at a deficit and I even did a round of Insanity and though I've toned up and I'm fitter I think the only thing I've done for my belly fat is given it a nice firm platform to stand proudly from haha! Oh the irony....

There's a lot of references on here to 'lifting' being beneficial. Can anyone be more specific as to what kind of lifting they do? I'm a fairly small frame and don't have a huge amount of upper body strength but I'm willing to give it a go! I don't want to end up with really gnarly veiny arms like Madonna though....

Any / all pointers gratefully received!

Belly for most is the last to go. Calories in vs calories out. Burn more than you take in. Simple.