I have a very stubborn belly pooch!

1234Roo
1234Roo Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
I dont know what to do. About 3-4 days a week i do roughly 30 -40 minutes of cardio and then I do some ab exercises for 10mminutes then some butt and upper leg exercises for about 10mminutes, is this enough? I really want a flat stomach and eat quite healthily and I just cant get rid of a small lower belly fat - I think its fat anyway....

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  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    You get rid of fat by eating at a deficit. Exercise won't do it.
  • 1234Roo
    1234Roo Posts: 2
    I try and eat 1500 calories a day
  • NRSPAM
    NRSPAM Posts: 961 Member
    As long as your losing inches and/or lb's, you just have to wait. You can do exercises to tone and tighten, but that belly fat will go just like the rest of it. Time and patience is the key. It's usually the last thing to go.
  • maasha81
    maasha81 Posts: 733 Member
    Abs are made in the kitchen ...count those cals, lower that body fat and do some core work. Give it time.
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
    If you want to get rid of that pooch, you have to try to retain as much muscle as possible while losing weight. Eat a fair deficit to lose weight and do some strength training to retain muscle. The best strength training exercises with weights are compound movements like squats, overhead press, deadlifts, rows, etc. Keep isolation movements to a minimum and put it at the end of your workout because they are no where as important as compound movements.
  • cleavensmith
    cleavensmith Posts: 8 Member
    Sounds like stubborn body fat, if possible cardio on a empty in the morning and hold off your carbs(potato, rice, breads not green leafy vegetables) to the evening.
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    If you want to get rid of that pooch, you have to try to retain as much muscle as possible while losing weight. Eat a fair deficit to lose weight and do some strength training to retain muscle. The best strength training exercises with weights are compound movements like squats, overhead press, deadlifts, rows, etc. Keep isolation movements to a minimum and put it at the end of your workout because they are no where as important as compound movements.

    ^^ I like his idea better. Slowly but surely, my stomach is giving into abs. Patience is key!

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