women and belly fat

That would be great to know!

Sad fact is you cant spot reduce Belly fat is usually one of the last places to go... so just keep up the hard work and you will see results!

I have found that by cutting my sugar intake it made a significant difference in my waist. This is such a troublesome spot for women and it seems that by cutting the sugar it really helps.

I have been doing spinning classes at the gym and I have notice that my back fat is almost gone & my muffin top is slimming down alot. You have to do a lot of cardio to get rid of belly fat. You can do jumping jacks and planks. At home I usually do 30 day Shred with Jillian.

bump. i am a pumpkin. i store most of my weight around my middle.. i have skinny limbs so i "wear my weight" well (i am just good at hiding my fats). if i wore something unflattering, i look pregnant.

i have been trying to cut down on sugar (failing this past week). i heard something about gluten too, but i am not too sure which foods contain gluten and which do not.

Make sure you're getting enough Vitamin D, in addition to cardio.

i asked my roommie and he's a fitness nut/guru/trainer/nut

he says that just so you're aware situps and crunches are temporary solutions and will nto really shed the fat, only build temp muscles. he says the only legit way of losing it, *brace yourself* is running. hit the streets, hit the treadmill, hit the eliptical. Whatever it takes to make you go the distance.



hope that helps

This made me feel REALLY good! thank you!

I've lost 8 lbs so far. did notice a slight difference in belly fat, but not as much as I thought losing 8 lbs. It takes time, I guess.

How very funny. I was thinking the very same question about the mommy pouch earlier during my spin class! There I was spinning away wondering what I need to do to make it go away. I am really small everywhere else, but I have this stupid little pooch that is just being stubborn! I love my 3 little monsters, but I could have done without what they left behind!

*bump* I hate my belly fat!!

I do JackKnifes on my bench at home to help tone my abs. Of course, everyone is right about cardio, no alcohol, cut out sugar, and such, but I thought I'd give you a good exercise to help. I notice when I do these my lower pooch can go down by as much as an inch, and is usally more in line with my upper pooch, haha.

Anyway, lay flat on a flat bench with the knees at the end and your legs bent so your toes are touching the floor. Using your abs (as much as possible) lift your legs all the way until your knees touch your chin. Your butt and your lower back should come up off the bench! Or as close to that as you can get. I usually raise my arms over my head and hold onto the top of the bench (from underneath) with my hands). Lower your legs, tap your toes to the floor, and immediately lift up again. Every toe tap is one. Start with 10. Work up to 3 sets of 35-45 reps, and do this two or three times in a day. Work up SLOWLY or you may not be able to walk the next day. You'll be amazed at the results. It doesn't always feel like you're doing a lot, but only start with 10. On the other hand, some days it feels like someone is trying to gut you with a steel blade.

I do them 3 days a week, with at least one day off in-between. Do NOT do them every day. Some people say they can do these off a table or couch at home. I've never been able to. I went out and bought a flat bench specifically to do this one exercise. It is THAT important to me. These target my entire ab area, but I see immediate results in my lower pooch.

I was looking around for a picture, and I found this:
http://www.askmen.com/top_10/fitness/4_fitness_list.html
Number 6 the Hip Raise/Leg Raise. Many people recommend this one. I don't find it as effective as the JackKnife.To do my version, do what the guy in the picture is doing, but bend your knees, touch your toes to the floor, and keep your knees bent as you raise them to your chin. I will admit that some days once I get my feet up I sometimes raise my heels to the ceiling for a little extra "oomph," but mostly that just doesn't seem to do much for me.

The cool thing about his version, though, is that you can do them on the floor at home if you don't have a flat bench. But mine are much more Awesome! I'm just sayin' :bigsmile:

How very funny. I was thinking the very same question about the mommy pouch earlier during my spin class! There I was spinning away wondering what I need to do to make it go away. I am really small everywhere else, but I have this stupid little pooch that is just being stubborn! I love my 3 little monsters, but I could have done without what they left behind!

Exactly how I feel! Wouldn't change how I got the pouch for anything in this world but I sure hate it.

I find a lot of my weight goes right on my belly, too! I can kinda get away with my arms and legs, but the podge (belly) is what I'm mainly aware of! If only I could take weight from my belly and move it elsewhere lol

also, i have heard that the first place that your fat goes to, will be the last place your fat leaves. so if when you put on weight, and it goes to your stomach first, then your arms, then legs, then face, you will lose weight in the reverse order, from your face, legs, arms, then stomach.

Lots of cardio and make sure your reaching your target heart rate. A personal trainer gave me this exercise to do for losing love handles.

5 minutes on the treadmill- start the first minute at a fast walk then raise your speed 1mph each minute for the next three. Then do the 5th minute back at the fast walk. (this can vary depending on what your comfortable with EX: 1st minute- 3mph, 2nd-4mph, 3rd-5mph, 4th-6mph, 5th-3mph)

100 Jumping Jacks- Jump off the treadmill and do them.

1 minutes of side jumps- Keep you feet together and jump from side to side in place.

Do this a total of 3 times. You will be sweating buckets, but will feel so great afterward.