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how do I get rid of this stubborn lower belly fat?
localfitnessgalinneedofhelp
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How do I get rid of this? I’ve been dieting and exercising at least an hour daily. I’ve been eating somewhere around 1,500 calories everyday, and I’ve been doing this all for a month now, with little to no results. I need answers.
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You start by reading this: https://marcird.com/does_uterus_my_make_me_look_fat/15
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A month is not long enough. Are you looking for six-pack definition?
read this
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p16 -
I’ve been doing zero exercises and mine belly fat has been creeping right to left dipping (disappearing like the weirdest way) everyone loses fat in different spots at different points in the journey. If you’re still losing weight but it’s not coming from the belly. You may just need to keep dieting to go down in weight. Until the body decides to let go of the fat in that area. You can always pack the weight back on with exercise in tandem to ensure the weight gain is healthy and proportionate vs isolated to one area. I know where mine loses first. Hence I can skip exercising since it wouldn’t matter. I’d simply lose it faster 🤣but I’m lazy. Watching what I eat and how much is all I need to do. But for other people where this isn’t the case. Diet past your happy spot. If you want to be for example 120 lb. diet past to 110 or 105 and see if that helps. If you see progress let yourself dip down. The most stubborn area of fat deposit is the last to go. Your body will only let it go. If it has no other choice. Watching what you eat and how much. And losing the weight. The body will have to give it up😘9
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You look amazing. By the way 🤩1
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Ensure you cut sugar and salt out as these can contribute to belly fat and water retention. Up your protein getting plenty of chicken, turkey fish and egg whites plus your veg, broccoli and greens are very good. Combine with exercise and loads of water. Try to concentrate on ab exercises. 12 weeks is a good time frame to start seeing changes x
Good luck 😉37 -
Also try to stay within a calorie deficit. I tend to have a few days a week where I’ll keep 100-200 cals below my allowance to really show definition x eat small and often so 3 small meals a day consisting of 1 egg 2 egg whites omelette with cherry toms for breakfast, then cod with veg and 4 tb spoon wholegrain rice at 12 then turkey again with veg and rice at 5 then same at 8pm and 2 healthy snacks inbetween. You can change times to suit but aim for around 3 hrs apart23
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Gained it somehow - I just do exactly the opposite to lose it again. In my case CICO and getting off the couch, starting some exercise - can't think of anything else at the moment...1
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Ensure you cut sugar and salt out as these can contribute to belly fat and water retention. Up your protein getting plenty of chicken, turkey fish and egg whites plus your veg, broccoli and greens are very good. Combine with exercise and loads of water. Try to concentrate on ab exercises. 12 weeks is a good time frame to start seeing changes x
Good luck 😉Ensure you cut sugar and salt out as these can contribute to belly fat and water retention. Up your protein getting plenty of chicken, turkey fish and egg whites plus your veg, broccoli and greens are very good. Combine with exercise and loads of water. Try to concentrate on ab exercises. 12 weeks is a good time frame to start seeing changes x
Good luck 😉
Sugar and salt contribute to belly fat? Can you link to studies?14 -
Ensure you cut sugar and salt out as these can contribute to belly fat and water retention. Up your protein getting plenty of chicken, turkey fish and egg whites plus your veg, broccoli and greens are very good. Combine with exercise and loads of water. Try to concentrate on ab exercises. 12 weeks is a good time frame to start seeing changes x
Good luck 😉
Do not cut out salt. Hyponatremia is not fun.8 -
Sorry I mean try to use rock salt or a healthier version not table salt22
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There is already salt in our foods but using fitness pal will keep you on track with macronutrients10
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L1zardQueen wrote: »A month is not long enough. Are you looking for six-pack definition?
read this
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1
Quoted for emphasis.
OP, once you're a healthy weight and trying to perfect the little stuff that annoys you, you need to understand that change isn't going to happen in a month. People work for years to slowly sculpt their body into shape.6 -
I have been trying for more than a year and finally seeing some results. Like some already said, it is pure genetics and in your (and my) case, belly fat is the last to go. I stopped being afraid of losing a little more weight and continued controlling my calorie intake, combined with (somewhat) heavy lifting and I am finally seeing results...I think this is the only way for some people. Just losing more weight because targeting exercise just doesn’t work. You look great already btw. Keep working!0
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I’m not a doctor nor am I a dietician but I have tried and tested and this works best for me to cut out sugar and reduce salt intake which retains water.
I guess everyone’s body reacts differently.
I thought this was a forum to advise and help, not to pull people up!15 -
I’m not a doctor nor am I a dietician but I have tried and tested and this works best for me to cut out sugar and reduce salt intake which retains water.
I guess everyone’s body reacts differently.
I thought this was a forum to advise and help, not to pull people up!
It worked but not for the reasons you think. Sugar and salt have no special effect on belly fat...7 -
I’m not a doctor nor am I a dietician but I have tried and tested and this works best for me to cut out sugar and reduce salt intake which retains water.
I guess everyone’s body reacts differently.
I thought this was a forum to advise and help, not to pull people up!
It is a forum to advise and help which is why people will point out when worthless advice is given. Reducing belly fat has nothing to do with salt or sugar, and everything to do with lowering body fat percentage. A lot of times, belly fat is the last to go, and getting rid of it requires a caloric deficit.12 -
I’m not a doctor nor am I a dietician but I have tried and tested and this works best for me to cut out sugar and reduce salt intake which retains water.
I guess everyone’s body reacts differently.
I thought this was a forum to advise and help, not to pull people up!
It is a forum to advise and help which is why people will point out when worthless advice is given. Reducing belly fat has nothing to do with salt or sugar, and everything to do with lowering body fat percentage. A lot of times, belly fat is the last to go, and getting rid of it requires a caloric deficit.
And patience, which seems to be in short supply on these forums...
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It took months for my belly fat to go after I lost the majority of the weight I wanted gone. I was operating at roughly a 250 calorie deficit at the time. It looks an awful lot like stalled weight loss. Until it doesn't.0
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good chart Jbanx0
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