Belly and hips...how do I trim them?

ashleynburk
ashleynburk Posts: 15 Member
edited November 9 in Fitness and Exercise
As I've been losing weight, I've lost it mostly in my face, chest, and waist. My belly and hips area have always been out of proportion with the rest of my body and I want to work on it, but there is so much conflicting literature out there on what exercises work best for those target areas. Does anybody have any experience or advice they can share with me?

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    You can't spot reduce. Where you lose first and last depends on genetics. Just keep losing the body fat :)
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,407 Member
    edited December 2014
    ^ Its a tough, hard, accurate pill to swallow.
  • Sydking
    Sydking Posts: 317 Member
    They will just be the last to go. Keep at it, you cant sport reduce fat

    Most women always hold it til last in belly *kitten* and hips

    Men are belly and chest
  • ashleynburk
    ashleynburk Posts: 15 Member
    Yeah I assumed that was the case, but I didn't know if there were things I could do to help it as well.
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    edited December 2014
    Yeah, hate the answer, but the truth hurts. How about this quote? I find this aggravating... WTH? "In one study, thin people who watched their diets but didn't exercise were more likely to have too much visceral fat." :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: OK, now I need to get myself out of this chair and go walk!

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/the-truth-about-belly-fat
  • RebelDiamond
    RebelDiamond Posts: 188 Member
    edited December 2014
    I've had the same issue, always held weight around my hips/lovehandles/lowerback/tummy.
    Unfortunately I have lost weight pretty evenly around my body so my problems areas remain "larger" or "out of proportion" compared to my arms/legs/face.
    All the (good) advice I have gotten is;
    1. you can't spot reduce fat,
    2. you can build muscle in other areas to "balance" your shape (ie: bum, shoulders)
    3. continue to lose fat and those spots will shrink eventually.


    cheers :)
  • alan_huynh2000
    alan_huynh2000 Posts: 43 Member
    Scissors work.


    but yea, what everyone else said. You can increase the density and mass of the muscle tissue in those areas, but not reduce the fat.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    Eating less food
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