help please

sdeady88
sdeady88 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
How do I lose belly fat without actually losing too much weight. Any help.is mulch appreciated

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  • AnabolicKyle
    AnabolicKyle Posts: 489 Member
    Diet(fat loss) & exercise (muscle gain)
  • pmm3437
    pmm3437 Posts: 529 Member
    There is no way to specifically target a body part/area for fat loss.

    If your looking to lower body fat %, and end up in the same weight range, your going to want to incorporate both strength training ( weights ) and cardio into your exercise routine. This will allow you to burn more calories, helping with fat loss, as well as increase lean muscle mass, which will increase BMR.
  • sdeady88
    sdeady88 Posts: 3 Member
    I do.lots of cardio, running, walking, football etc. I'm 27. 12.4 and have an athletic body. Trying to trim my belly area without losing much weight. Being watching what I eat and am.only consuming 1800-2000 cals daily but eating really well. But really don't want to lose too.much weight so.I'm unsure what to do
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Read the thread about recomp in this forum.

    But realise that fat comes off from everywhere, problem areas tend to be where you are genetically programmed to store fat and can be the stubborn part that you gain first and lose last.
    Body changes do happen with cardio but it's weight training that makes the big difference to body composition - if you aren't doing any then start.
  • RaspberryTickleChicken
    RaspberryTickleChicken Posts: 629 Member
    As others have mentioned, unfortunately there is no such thing as spot training to lose fat.

    You can spot train to increase definition and build muscle but in order to lose fat you have to watch what you eat & how much of it and increase strength training. Cardio alone won't be enough.

    Best of luck to you!
  • sdeady88
    sdeady88 Posts: 3 Member
    I'll increase my protein and weight training. Thanks for the help.
  • griffinca2
    griffinca2 Posts: 672 Member
    Re: recomp (recomposition); if you do a search there are several articles on recomp (including one by MFP). Since I have lost the weight I wanted to--believe or not, by increasing my calories, watching how much sugar I ate, strength training, and limited cardio (15 - 20 min max). I plan on starting a recomp plan (which means heavier weights and keeping the cardio pretty much where it's at).
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