flatten stomach? will this work?

noxiousvegeta
noxiousvegeta Posts: 17
edited November 14 in Fitness and Exercise
the dietician told me my bmi is perfect 21.7(68kg x 177cm high and my body fat is around 17% (waist:80 hips:95 forearm:25 wrist:17 neck:32) (CENTIMETERS)

will being on a diet made by a dietician + doing watergym + doing crunches + taking rest days flatten my stomach in a few years?

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  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    Eating at a caloric deficit will flatten your stomach.
  • noxiousvegeta
    noxiousvegeta Posts: 17
    defmut3 wrote: »
    Eating at a caloric deficit will flatten your stomach.

    the dietician told me i would have to loose a lot of weight and go underweight for that to happen, is that the right way really?
  • toujoursbien19
    toujoursbien19 Posts: 4 Member
    Don't eat a calorific deficit when you're a healthy weight! You don't want to lose weight, you want to tone up your muscles by doing the water gym and crunches, and maybe try some other stomach-working exercises (thousands of ideas on Google and on here) and by ensuring your diet doesn't contain foods that will cause you to feel bloated. Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and kale will cause you to bloat but they're also really good for you, so don't cut them out altogether. The same goes for many legumes, dairy products, and high-sodium foods.
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    edited March 2015
    noxiousvegeta wrote: »
    defmut3 wrote: »
    Eating at a caloric deficit will flatten your stomach.

    the dietician told me i would have to loose a lot of weight and go underweight for that to happen, is that the right way really?

    First of all, BMI is probably the worlds most useless tool for measuring a persons "healthy weight".

    By having a flat stomach I can only assume you mean you want to visibly see your abs, to see your abs you need to lower your BF% - The general rule of thumb for this is ~10% BF but this can depend from person to person. The only way to lower your body fat is to eat at a caloric deficit.

    Doing ab work outs strengths your abs and obliques which gives you a nice strong mid section, but ultimately it's your body fat that determines whether you have visible abs or not.

    Also, I would recommend you incorporate some kind of weight training program into your regime to give you an all round better looking physique. Good luck.
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    toujoursbien19 wrote: »
    Don't eat a calorific deficit when you're a healthy weight! You don't want to lose weight, you want to tone up your muscles by doing the water gym and crunches, and maybe try some other stomach-working exercises

    Define "Tone up your muscles".

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    noxiousvegeta wrote: »
    the dietician told me my bmi is perfect 21.7(68kg x 177cm high and my body fat is around 17% (waist:80 hips:95 forearm:25 wrist:17 neck:32) (CENTIMETERS)

    will being on a diet made by a dietician + doing watergym + doing crunches + taking rest days flatten my stomach in a few years?

    17% body fat is quite high for a male who wants visible abs

    Eat at maintenance - lift heavy weights using a compound lift programme and give it a huge amount of time to body recomp
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
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  • noxiousvegeta
    noxiousvegeta Posts: 17
    edited March 2015
    defmut3 wrote: »
    noxiousvegeta wrote: »
    defmut3 wrote: »
    Eating at a caloric deficit will flatten your stomach.

    the dietician told me i would have to loose a lot of weight and go underweight for that to happen, is that the right way really?

    First of all, BMI is probably the worlds most useless tool for measuring a persons "healthy weight".

    By having a flat stomach I can only assume you mean you want to visibly see your abs, to see your abs you need to lower your BF% - The general rule of thumb for this is ~10% BF but this can depend from person to person. The only way to lower your body fat is to eat at a caloric deficit.

    Doing ab work outs strengths your abs and obliques which gives you a nice strong mid section, but ultimately it's your body fat that determines whether you have visible abs or not.

    Also, I would recommend you incorporate some kind of weight training program into your regime to give you an all round better looking physique. Good luck.
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    noxiousvegeta wrote: »
    the dietician told me my bmi is perfect 21.7(68kg x 177cm high and my body fat is around 17% (waist:80 hips:95 forearm:25 wrist:17 neck:32) (CENTIMETERS)

    will being on a diet made by a dietician + doing watergym + doing crunches + taking rest days flatten my stomach in a few years?

    17% body fat is quite high for a male who wants visible abs

    Eat at maintenance - lift heavy weights using a compound lift programme and give it a huge amount of time to body recomp


    no..i don't aim that high to be honest.
    i only don't want my stomach to look that bad, because it looks really bad.
    here's fresh pictures.

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    i don't want to see my abs. i just don't want to have this shame.
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  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    Yes - You need to eat at a caloric deficit. Do whatever work out regime you want, but you must eat at caloric deficit.
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