GIRLS: Has anyone else experienced this?

Sectility
Sectility Posts: 37
in Health and Weight Loss
Does/Has anyone had/have this small bulge of fat and wasn't able to get rid of it?

http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r673/Leilani_Commons/photo1_zpsb8bc0549.jpg

If you've defeated it, how?

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  • emilinus_
    emilinus_ Posts: 1
    ok I'm assuming you're referring to your lower abdominal area but to be honest I can't see any "bulge" in your photo. Your stomach looks completely flat to me so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

    I've never found that any particular exercise was able to target that area but regular cardio has helped me to reduce the size of it in the past.
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
    Only way is to lower your bodyfat percentage. Restricting calories and minimizing muscle lose.
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    Can't see the pic. PB error.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Slight caloric deficit (with or without cardio), adequate protein, heavy lifting, and time would be the most effective way. Essentially lose fat, without losing much muscle.
  • jkal1979
    jkal1979 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Reverse crunches might help.
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    Slight caloric deficit (with or without cardio), adequate protein, heavy lifting, and time would be the most effective way. Essentially lose fat, without losing much muscle.

    This is working for me, lifting 3x/wk and HIIT 2x/wk. You don't look like you have a lot to lose, so its going to seem like forever, but it works. :)
  • freelancejouster
    freelancejouster Posts: 478 Member
    you can't target areas. with persistent cardio/ab exercises and a slight calorie deficit I've managed to reduce the appearance of mine.
  • Sectility
    Sectility Posts: 37
    My body fat percentage is 23%. How low should I get it to?
  • Jxnsmma
    Jxnsmma Posts: 919 Member
    Can't see the pic. PB error.

    mmm.... Peanut Butter errors..... :love:
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    you can't target areas. with persistent cardio/ab exercises and a slight calorie deficit I've managed to reduce the appearance of mine.

    Correlation =/= causation. It was the caloric deficit that made you lose the fat, not the cardio or ab exercises. neither of which is needed to reduce BF%, but can burn calories allowing you to eat more while still being in a deficit.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    My body fat percentage is 23%. How low should I get it to?

    Go by how you feel and look, stop when you are happy with the results this may be 22% or may be 16%.
  • freelancejouster
    freelancejouster Posts: 478 Member
    you can't target areas. with persistent cardio/ab exercises and a slight calorie deficit I've managed to reduce the appearance of mine.

    Correlation =/= causation. It was the caloric deficit that made you lose the fat, not the cardio or ab exercises. neither of which is needed to reduce BF%, but can burn calories allowing you to eat more while still being in a deficit.

    I realize - which is why I began with "you can't target areas" - I've slimmed down all over from this approach.

    Also, Sectility - I looked through your diary and saw that you've been eating at incredibly low numbers. If you've done this to lose weight, I'm sorry to tell you that once you start eating at a more "normal" level you'll likely gain a lot of the weight back. If you've done this because of a genuine fear of food and/or ED then I suggest you seek counselling and look into figuring out your BMR and maintenance calories. You will lose weight (and have been) by eating at such low numbers, but it will be muscle and fat equally. With exercise and a healthier calorie deficit (likely eating at closer to 1400-1800 cals a day) you'll lose only fat. I only looked back about a week, but if you have been eating at these levels (under 600 a day from what I saw) for a long time you might need to look into a metabolism sort of reset by eating above your necessary maintenance calories for a little while before you will be able to drop by eating at a slight deficit.

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