i need to lose this stomach fat or get lipo!!! plz help

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  • alexandriax03
    alexandriax03 Posts: 289 Member
    As the other lady said, patience is hard but the most important part. Strength training and working your ab muscles is important. Strength training should be done for your whole body. Clean eating (the part I suck at) is also important. I struggle with eating too much sugar. If you want a nice core diet is a major part. August really was not that long ago. Continue to set specific, time oriented goals but do not feel defeated if you are off a bit. Stay strong! It is a bout your overall health more than a specific weight. Hope this helps.


    Clean eating has absolutely nothing with getting abs... There are two things you need to get abs... 1. low enough body fat and 2. enough lean body mass you give you abs.


    OP, give it more time, minimize our deficit to 1 lb per week or 20% less than your TDEE, alter macro's to around 40% carbs, 30% protein and fats (this should allow for 1g of protein and .35 of fat per lb of lean body mass) and start lifting as others suggested.

    Clean eating has EVERYTHING to do with getting abs. 30% gym, 70% diet. Abs are made in the kitchen.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    As the other lady said, patience is hard but the most important part. Strength training and working your ab muscles is important. Strength training should be done for your whole body. Clean eating (the part I suck at) is also important. I struggle with eating too much sugar. If you want a nice core diet is a major part. August really was not that long ago. Continue to set specific, time oriented goals but do not feel defeated if you are off a bit. Stay strong! It is a bout your overall health more than a specific weight. Hope this helps.


    Clean eating has absolutely nothing with getting abs... There are two things you need to get abs... 1. low enough body fat and 2. enough lean body mass you give you abs.


    OP, give it more time, minimize our deficit to 1 lb per week or 20% less than your TDEE, alter macro's to around 40% carbs, 30% protein and fats (this should allow for 1g of protein and .35 of fat per lb of lean body mass) and start lifting as others suggested.

    Clean eating has EVERYTHING to do with getting abs. 30% gym, 70% diet. Abs are made in the kitchen.
    False. A CALORIE DEFICIT has everything to do with getting abs. "Clean eating" is a meaningless marketing term that has absolutely nothing to do with anything.
  • AshZayKris
    AshZayKris Posts: 2
    What exactly are macros and how does one figure them out?
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Clean eating has EVERYTHING to do with getting abs. 30% gym, 70% diet. Abs are made in the kitchen.

    Wrong.
    Clean eating (whatever daft definition is being used today...) is irrelevant.
    Abs are made in the gym but revealed by reducing body fat - revealed by what you do in the kitchen if you like.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    What exactly are macros and how does one figure them out?

    Macro's are macronutrients (carbs, fats, and protein). And you figure out based on calories and based on the amount of lean body mass you have.
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    As the other lady said, patience is hard but the most important part. Strength training and working your ab muscles is important. Strength training should be done for your whole body. Clean eating (the part I suck at) is also important. I struggle with eating too much sugar. If you want a nice core diet is a major part. August really was not that long ago. Continue to set specific, time oriented goals but do not feel defeated if you are off a bit. Stay strong! It is a bout your overall health more than a specific weight. Hope this helps.


    Clean eating has absolutely nothing with getting abs... There are two things you need to get abs... 1. low enough body fat and 2. enough lean body mass you give you abs.


    OP, give it more time, minimize our deficit to 1 lb per week or 20% less than your TDEE, alter macro's to around 40% carbs, 30% protein and fats (this should allow for 1g of protein and .35 of fat per lb of lean body mass) and start lifting as others suggested.

    Clean eating has EVERYTHING to do with getting abs. 30% gym, 70% diet. Abs are made in the kitchen.

    lols. No. (The abs in one of my profile pics beg to differ with your statement about the importance of "clean" eating). Getting abs is about reducing body fat. You do that by eating at a deficit.
    OP, just keep plugging away. You can't pick where fat will come off - that's determined by your genes. Just keep reducing your bf% and eventually it will come off the tummy too.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    pick up the book "new rules of lifting for women" for some solid gym advice
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Just like they told you over in Eat Train Progress, you need to continue eating at a calorie deficit, do resistance training, and be patient. Also know that part of it is genetic.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    As the other lady said, patience is hard but the most important part. Strength training and working your ab muscles is important. Strength training should be done for your whole body. Clean eating (the part I suck at) is also important. I struggle with eating too much sugar. If you want a nice core diet is a major part. August really was not that long ago. Continue to set specific, time oriented goals but do not feel defeated if you are off a bit. Stay strong! It is a bout your overall health more than a specific weight. Hope this helps.


    Clean eating has absolutely nothing with getting abs... There are two things you need to get abs... 1. low enough body fat and 2. enough lean body mass you give you abs.


    OP, give it more time, minimize our deficit to 1 lb per week or 20% less than your TDEE, alter macro's to around 40% carbs, 30% protein and fats (this should allow for 1g of protein and .35 of fat per lb of lean body mass) and start lifting as others suggested.

    This-I have a flat stomach (profile picture is a couple weeks old) and in no way do I eat 'clean' :wink:
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    As the other lady said, patience is hard but the most important part. Strength training and working your ab muscles is important. Strength training should be done for your whole body. Clean eating (the part I suck at) is also important. I struggle with eating too much sugar. If you want a nice core diet is a major part. August really was not that long ago. Continue to set specific, time oriented goals but do not feel defeated if you are off a bit. Stay strong! It is a bout your overall health more than a specific weight. Hope this helps.


    Clean eating has absolutely nothing with getting abs... There are two things you need to get abs... 1. low enough body fat and 2. enough lean body mass you give you abs.


    OP, give it more time, minimize our deficit to 1 lb per week or 20% less than your TDEE, alter macro's to around 40% carbs, 30% protein and fats (this should allow for 1g of protein and .35 of fat per lb of lean body mass) and start lifting as others suggested.

    Clean eating has EVERYTHING to do with getting abs. 30% gym, 70% diet. Abs are made in the kitchen.

    No. Just no.
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    I'm not opposed to the idea of lipo. I've considered it myself and if I had the money I would probably get a procedure today. But I am at my ideal weight right now (or pretty close to it, anyway). I have fat pockets that just won't budge. My bodyfat percentage is 21% which is very healthy, and yet I still have jiggly belly flab. I figure I will have to get down to at least 15% before I can see that belly flab go away, and my dedication just isn't there. It's nearly a full time job not gaining weight right now, I just don't see how I can go any harder w/o starving myself.

    Go get a consultation with a reputable surgeon. See what it will take to get you your dream body. It may be easier than you think.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    i have dumbbells ranging from 4 lbs to 8, is that a good start? plus i was thinking of doing the 30 day shred. Im not a heavy lifter type and i respect those who are into that, but there must be other thing i may do to help tone and preserve my muscles.

    Mark Lauren has a couple of at home strength training programs that doesn't require any equipment, except for things like a chair etc. He has a program geared towards women in his book, Body By You, and another one for both men and women ( a step up in difficulty from Body By You), called You Are Your Own Gym. I bought them for under $20 each at a bookstore and they're also cheap on Amazon and my library has them too :) The programs are also only 3 days a week, for 30 minutes a time.

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