how to lose inches in belly

papaking
papaking Posts: 13 Member
edited September 24 in Health and Weight Loss
i have been at it for about four weeks with calorie counting and walking 2.5 miles and 2 miles on the gazelle, i lost 2.5 inches in my waist measurement but now i seem to have hit a block even though the weight is slowly coming off. my ultimate goal is to lose the belly but not sure how exactly to do that. any ideas? thanks

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  • amycal
    amycal Posts: 646 Member
    Eat clean - avoid sugar as much as possible, eat plenty of protein and fiber.
  • PokenStick
    PokenStick Posts: 204
    You can't spot reduce. If you're losing weight and it's working for you keep at it. You'll eventually lose it where you need to. For some guys the belly is the last thing to go.
  • lily1972
    lily1972 Posts: 375 Member
    Have you tried a variety of sit-ups? My husband melts so much faster than I do when he takes the time to train with me :smile: Although they're tough at first, sit-ups really do make a big difference!

    Good luck!
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    You can't spot reduce. If you're losing weight and it's working for you keep at it. You'll eventually lose it where you need to. For some guys the belly is the last thing to go.

    Exactly right. While I'm a huge fan of everyone doing a good, solid core workout 3 times a week, it's not going to reduce belly fat. The only way to reduce fat (any fat) is to burn it off via having a calorie deficit. Whether you create that deficit using the MFP method (I.E. create the deficit, and eat back exercise calories to keep that deficit where it should be) or some other method (there are plenty of methods) doesn't matter, what matters is creating the deficit, and to a lesser degree for fat loss, eating the RIGHT types of nutrients. Please note, I know that the quality of calories is super important to healthy weight loss, please don't mistake my meaning, I'm simply saying that for fat burning, you require a deficit big enough to burn fat, but not so big that you disrupt hormone balance in the body.
  • papaking
    papaking Posts: 13 Member
    all very good advice, thanks for the boost
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