Unwanted belly

luvbugsmom
luvbugsmom Posts: 40 Member
edited October 4 in Fitness and Exercise
I have been running and working out for the past few months. I can start to see a change in the top of my stomache, however from the belly button and below seems like its never going to go away. Any suggestions or tips on how to loose that? Thanks so much.
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  • Legalchica
    Legalchica Posts: 462
    you cant. there is no such thing as spot loss. continue your overall weight loss and it will go.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    keep on keepin on. it might come off last, but it will come off.
  • janna674
    janna674 Posts: 410 Member
    Jillian Michaels says keep your sodium down below 2500 and drink lots of water and cardio cardio cardio....I started tracking my sodium and it seems like my belly fat is going slowly away
  • ketrell
    ketrell Posts: 55 Member
    Bump
  • Pochart
    Pochart Posts: 14
    why can't we just "deflate" hahha
  • fakeplastictree
    fakeplastictree Posts: 836 Member
    keep on keepin on. it might come off last, but it will come off.


    ^^This
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    you cant. there is no such thing as spot loss. continue your overall weight loss and it will go.

    This! I'm losing tons of inches in my waist. My butt - it's still wide. HAH!
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Jillian Michaels says keep your sodium down below 2500 and drink lots of water and cardio cardio cardio....I started tracking my sodium and it seems like my belly fat is going slowly away
    There's no correlation of sodium to belly fat burning. None. Lose weight, the belly fat eventually goes.
  • MsCNicholleD
    MsCNicholleD Posts: 25
    A lot of people who have had children can mistake excess or loose skin as belly fat. I'm not saying that is the case with you, but it happens. Try isolating the lower abdominal area when working out either by using machines or specific lower abdomen crunches to try to tighten the muscle. Sometimes after having children, the lower abdominal muscle separates more than normal. Working to bring the muscle back together can aid in tightening the skin. If you're seeing results from your workout routine in all other areas except this one, that could indicate that your problem may not be related to excess fat. Increase your abdominal routine to try to tone the muscles as much as possible and continue with running. One exercise that is good for strengthening that area is hanging leg lifts. You can do those using the dip station at your gym or try reverse and bicycle crunches if you aren't comfortable doing lifts. Good luck!
  • lilchino4af
    lilchino4af Posts: 1,292 Member
    Jillian Michaels says keep your sodium down below 2500 and drink lots of water and cardio cardio cardio....I started tracking my sodium and it seems like my belly fat is going slowly away
    There's no correlation of sodium to belly fat burning. None. Lose weight, the belly fat eventually goes.
    JM is referring to the bloating that excess sodium causes in the belly area. Keeping sodium in check and drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day will help minimize the bloated look. But for fat burning, cardio. Also, it wouldn't hurt to include ab exercises so that when the fat is gone you will have a nicely defined midsection to admire :smile:
  • luvtrails
    luvtrails Posts: 48 Member
    When I stopped drinking sodas, even diet ones, my stomach reduced quite a bit. Water retention, I'm sure, but my clothes certainly fit better!
  • MsCNicholleD
    MsCNicholleD Posts: 25
    Jillian Michaels says keep your sodium down below 2500 and drink lots of water and cardio cardio cardio....I started tracking my sodium and it seems like my belly fat is going slowly away
    There's no correlation of sodium to belly fat burning. None. Lose weight, the belly fat eventually goes.

    I don't think that's what she means by tracking sodium intake. Sodium or salt (NaCl) can contribute to water retention, bloating, etc. that tends to accumulate in the midsection in women. Lessening your sodium intake while drinking your daily recommended allowance of water can help to combat this and flush out excess water due to the fact that water tends to diffuse into places with a higher concentration of solutes. Less salt (solute) = less water= reduction in water weight accumulation in the midsection.
  • Mallory0418
    Mallory0418 Posts: 723 Member
    As someone else said, it will probably be the last to go away. It sucks but for some reason that's just the way it is. (Especially for women) The only thing to do is just keep doing what your doing and drink plenty of water!
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Jillian Michaels says keep your sodium down below 2500 and drink lots of water and cardio cardio cardio....I started tracking my sodium and it seems like my belly fat is going slowly away
    There's no correlation of sodium to belly fat burning. None. Lose weight, the belly fat eventually goes.

    I don't think that's what she means by tracking sodium intake. Sodium or salt (NaCl) can contribute to water retention, bloating, etc. that tends to accumulate in the midsection in women. Lessening your sodium intake while drinking your daily recommended allowance of water can help to combat this and flush out excess water due to the fact that water tends to diffuse into places with a higher concentration of solutes. Less salt (solute) = less water= reduction in water weight accumulation in the midsection.
    I fully understand sodium = water retention possibilities. She said she tracked her sodium and it seems like her belly FAT is going slowly away. That's a false statement. :drinker:
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    Jillian Michaels says keep your sodium down below 2500 and drink lots of water and cardio cardio cardio....I started tracking my sodium and it seems like my belly fat is going slowly away
    There's no correlation of sodium to belly fat burning. None. Lose weight, the belly fat eventually goes.
    JM is referring to the bloating that excess sodium causes in the belly area. Keeping sodium in check and drinking 8-10 glasses of water a day will help minimize the bloated look. But for fat burning, cardio. Also, it wouldn't hurt to include ab exercises so that when the fat is gone you will have a nicely defined midsection to admire :smile:
    I understand that. The poster mentioned sodium and perceived reduction in belly FAT. That's clearly a mistaken thought.
  • MsCNicholleD
    MsCNicholleD Posts: 25
    Jillian Michaels says keep your sodium down below 2500 and drink lots of water and cardio cardio cardio....I started tracking my sodium and it seems like my belly fat is going slowly away
    There's no correlation of sodium to belly fat burning. None. Lose weight, the belly fat eventually goes.

    I don't think that's what she means by tracking sodium intake. Sodium or salt (NaCl) can contribute to water retention, bloating, etc. that tends to accumulate in the midsection in women. Lessening your sodium intake while drinking your daily recommended allowance of water can help to combat this and flush out excess water due to the fact that water tends to diffuse into places with a higher concentration of solutes. Less salt (solute) = less water= reduction in water weight accumulation in the midsection.
    I fully understand sodium = water retention possibilities. She said she tracked her sodium and it seems like her belly FAT is going slowly away. That's a false statement. :drinker:

    Just re-read. You're right, she did say that. My bad. You're absolutely right.
  • Cindyleeski
    Cindyleeski Posts: 27 Member
    It's unfortunate, but the spots you want to lose the most seem to be the last ones to go. Keep going and they will go away. Promise! :happy:
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    I have been running and working out for the past few months. I can start to see a change in the top of my stomache, however from the belly button and below seems like its never going to go away. Any suggestions or tips on how to loose that? Thanks so much.

    Abs starts in the kitchen. A body starts in the kitchen. A person can't spot reduce, but they can spot tone. Beside doing total body workouts, do you do separate body workouts? Billy Blanks has some wonderful Tae Bo workouts that can help tone your abs.

    Example:

    Tae Insane Abs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-h-ictkljo
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    I have been running and working out for the past few months. I can start to see a change in the top of my stomache, however from the belly button and below seems like its never going to go away. Any suggestions or tips on how to loose that? Thanks so much.

    Abs starts in the kitchen. A body starts in the kitchen. A person can't spot reduce, but they can spot tone. Beside doing total body workouts, do you do separate body workouts? Billy Blanks has some wonderful Tae Bo workouts that can help tone your abs.

    Example:

    Tae Insane Abs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-h-ictkljo

    Lawl

    this seriously makes no sense
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    belly is first to gain and last to lose
    i would know, i'm gaining weight and belly is the first to get fat on top of :)
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Jillian Michaels says keep your sodium down below 2500 and drink lots of water and cardio cardio cardio....I started tracking my sodium and it seems like my belly fat is going slowly away
    There's no correlation of sodium to belly fat burning. None. Lose weight, the belly fat eventually goes.

    I don't think that's what she means by tracking sodium intake. Sodium or salt (NaCl) can contribute to water retention, bloating, etc. that tends to accumulate in the midsection in women. Lessening your sodium intake while drinking your daily recommended allowance of water can help to combat this and flush out excess water due to the fact that water tends to diffuse into places with a higher concentration of solutes. Less salt (solute) = less water= reduction in water weight accumulation in the midsection.
    I fully understand sodium = water retention possibilities. She said she tracked her sodium and it seems like her belly FAT is going slowly away. That's a false statement. :drinker:
    If you want to be that pedantic about it, she said it SEEMS LIKE her belly fat is going away, not that it actually is going away, so her statement was correct.
  • Ebbykins
    Ebbykins Posts: 420 Member
    I have been running and working out for the past few months. I can start to see a change in the top of my stomache, however from the belly button and below seems like its never going to go away. Any suggestions or tips on how to loose that? Thanks so much.

    Abs starts in the kitchen. A body starts in the kitchen. A person can't spot reduce, but they can spot tone. Beside doing total body workouts, do you do separate body workouts? Billy Blanks has some wonderful Tae Bo workouts that can help tone your abs.

    Example:

    Tae Insane Abs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-h-ictkljo

    Lawl

    this seriously makes no sense

    What in the H is spot toning? I'm confuddled.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    I was wondering the same thing! Ahh AZachery you funny ;D
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    Yes, you can strengthen a certain muscle. If you strengthen and "tone" the muscle under the fat..... Well you have nice strong muscles hidden by fat.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    come on folks, granted the term "spot toning" may not be the technically correct term, that would be something more like muscle isolation exercises, but still, the concept is correct, you can work a specific muscle or group, but you can't work a specific fat deposit.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    Same problem here. Patience.

    If you lose weight, your pants will be loose.
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    What in the H is spot toning? I'm confuddled.

    A person can't spot reduce, in other words, they can't exercise a certain part of their body to lose fat. Fat loss doesn't work that way.

    Although, a person can't spot reduce, they can spot tone.

    Spot toning workouts are workouts that targets a certain body part.

    Examples of spot toning workouts:

    RevAbs targets the abs

    Brazilian Butt Lift targets the buns.

    Hip Hop Abs targets the abs

    Power Half Hour Thigh Trimmer targets the thighs

    When I tell someone they can spot tone, 'm not telling them that spot toning will make them lose weight.
  • cpotter4
    cpotter4 Posts: 116 Member
    I'm sorry but you can most certainly lose weight in certain spots if that is what you want. For the lower belly do reverse crunches, bicycle crunches, and do this: (I say this because I don't know what they are called sorry!) Lay on your back on the floor and raise you knees to a 90 degree angle, put your arms flat out to the sides for support. Targeting you lower belly muscles and trying to use only those muscles, lower your knees to one side of your body and control the weight as you go down, do not let your knees touch the floor, raise your knees back up to above your pelvis and lower them to the other side of your body, again do not let them touch the floor. Reps: do it till you get a knot in your lower belly then try to do 10 more.

    Am also sorry to everyone saying that everyone loses weight off the belly last, but it's not true to EVERYONE. Be careful on the generalizations you make. I am one of the lucky ones and lose weight off my entire belly first. :) My trouble spot is my arms :(
  • Banks01
    Banks01 Posts: 945 Member
    I have a silver lining, and a layer of fat, but that's not what I was coming to say.

    I see it like this. I've lost 15+ lbs since Aug with 15 more to go.

    During my loss, I've noticed my legs are much tighter,nothing jiggles, my *kitten* is firm, I'm wearing a smaller pant and the belt is in another notch, my arms and shoulders are tight and if you hugged me right now, you'd feel solid in all those areas. if you grabbed my *kitten* while hugging, Id think it strange but would allow it :)


    I've had a great time during many years drinking many beers and great red wines and you know where that goes on men


    So my body is burning fat, and maybe it's burning from the easiest places for it to burn first and now it is running out of spots. I don't think it's a coincidence the places that move the most burn the most

    For this reason, my belly size should exponentially decrease as the other places tighten up. .


    That's my theory and I don't care if it's not true, that's how it's going to happen. :):)
  • AZackery
    AZackery Posts: 2,035 Member
    Am also sorry to everyone saying that everyone loses weight off the belly last, but it's not true to EVERYONE. Be careful on the generalizations you make. I am one of the lucky ones and lose weight off my entire belly first. :) My trouble spot is my arms :(

    You are right, everyone doesn't lose belly fat last. Sometimes fat can come off the belly faster than it does the thighs.
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