How did YOU lose belly fat????

erinl84
erinl84 Posts: 90 Member
edited November 12 in Success Stories
Hi all. I seem to be losing inches everywhere and my legs are getting very muscular which is great, but my tummy is still very ummm....squishy??? ;) i cant seem to get rid of the belly fat. is cardio the only thing that will do it?? i dont belong to a gym; just do my jillian dvds at home.....
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  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    I ate less food.
  • rubysphoto
    rubysphoto Posts: 254 Member
    My thoughts is you can not target one area. When your body burns fat it burns it from where ever. It will eventually come off there. I always lose weight in my face first. My wedding band falls right off my finger now but I still have about 25 lbs to lose just in my stomach. I even lost a 1/2 inch on my arms lol. I am glad my arms look more defined but darn it I want it gone from my stomach! :-) It will get there.
  • janeosu
    janeosu Posts: 140 Member
    I did P90x and the 30 day shred a few months ago and it helped. I've had 4 pregnancies and the last one was twins, so the squishiness is not going to go completely away without surgery but things have really flattened out by building muscle underneath :)
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    Same way I'm losing the rest of my fat. Moving more, eating less.
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    The belly is the last to go the the first to notice if I gain. It will happen. Keep up the good work.
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I always lose it there LAST, but when I do running it seems to help a little faster in all areas. But unfort we can't tell our body where to lose first (damn it!!!)
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    The belly is the last to go the the first to notice if I gain. It will happen. Keep up the good work.

    This is true for me also. Just keep doing what you are doing.
  • carebear7951
    carebear7951 Posts: 404 Member
    Isn't it frustrating???? I think everyone is right though. Less food (especially those simple carbs!!!!!!) and more burning...and time. Just keep at it. If you've had babies it will most likely never be "the same" again but it can be a new version of fabulous!
  • ItsMeRebekah
    ItsMeRebekah Posts: 909 Member
    kettlebells
  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
    drinking lots of water, doing lots of cardio and eating a lot of clean foods. also, strengthening my core. my stability ball saved my life!
  • Chairless
    Chairless Posts: 583 Member
    yup first place on last place off for me, it will go, once everything else has.
  • amymeenieminymo
    amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
    i do cardio and wait for my body to decide where it wants to burn fat from.
  • ssstefanieee
    ssstefanieee Posts: 80 Member
    Honestly, I very rarly do any ab workouts..but still have defined missection. I attribute it mainly to cardio and HIIT. ...and obviously good eating habits.
  • Becky_Boodle
    Becky_Boodle Posts: 253 Member
    Running/jogging really helped me...
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    My thoughts is you can not target one area. When your body burns fat it burns it from where ever. It will eventually come off there. I always lose weight in my face first. My wedding band falls right off my finger now but I still have about 25 lbs to lose just in my stomach. I even lost a 1/2 inch on my arms lol. I am glad my arms look more defined but darn it I want it gone from my stomach! :-) It will get there.

    I agree, just be patient. Different people's bodies hold on to fat in different places. For my, my stomach goes first but my butt likes to hold on the the extra fat just to be annoying. Keep working, make sure you're strengthening the muscle underneath the fat, and you'll see results eventually :)
  • e1izab3th2
    e1izab3th2 Posts: 148 Member
    Right before my wedding, my wedding dress was tight right in the belly area. I ate low carb and worked out (ran on treadmill) and it flattened my abdomen out so it wasn't snug for the BIG day!
  • emmaholmes38
    emmaholmes38 Posts: 20
    running is the best thing and of course lots of abs
  • SARgirl
    SARgirl Posts: 572 Member
    Cardio and core work. I still have a little squishiness left but just started Insanity yesterday so I'm hoping that will tone the rest up!
  • SarahofTwins
    SarahofTwins Posts: 1,169 Member
    It takes time but jogging/running helped me in the long run :flowerforyou:
  • theoneandonlybrookie
    theoneandonlybrookie Posts: 341 Member
    As everyone else said, you can't really target areas for fat loss. You have to keep creating a deficit in calories and eventually the fat will come off of your belly as well.

    That being said, RUNNING and the Ab Ripper video from P90X have shredded my stomach. I attribute getting a flat stomach post-twins to running 4 days per week.

    It will happen! Just keep up your good work.
  • PhotographerOfNature
    PhotographerOfNature Posts: 452 Member
    I have been cutting down on bad carbs and I have really noticed a difference. I've been doing the Chris Powell 'High Carb/Low Carb' diet and I have been pretty happy with the amount my muffin top has shrunk.
  • sherrybaby81
    sherrybaby81 Posts: 257 Member
    I wish I could lose in my legs! I am losing in my belly first. I always do. Actually at this point that is fine because I need to fit in my wedding dress and the area I need to lose is my belly. I just wish the fat on my legs would go away! I am pear shaped so now I am looking even more pear like!

    Everyone loses weight differently. I don't think you can pin point weight loss, but you could so some strengthening/toning by doing sit ups maybe.
  • MelissR75
    MelissR75 Posts: 735 Member
    The belly is the last to go the the first to notice if I gain. It will happen. Keep up the good work.


    True for me also
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Only perseverance. You are on the right track. Just be patient.
  • chuisle
    chuisle Posts: 1,052 Member
    Running is NOT the best thing, I repeat not the best thing. Nor is cardio!

    Let me explain: this CAN work for some people but for many it doesn't. That's because steady state cardio isn't particularly good at getting rid of fat compared to other activities.

    Ultimately, you need to lower your body fat percentage. Some of the best ways to do that are to eat clean and lift heavy. There's a lot of articles I could paste here but I find most people don't read them anyways. Message me if you're interested.
  • AActon28
    AActon28 Posts: 32
    As mentioned earlier, you cannot target areas for fat loss because your body will burn it from everywhere; however, your body preferentially stores and accumulates fats in the stomach area to protect organs, etc. It is the hardest fat to lose, but it will slowly disappear with continued healthy habits.
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I wish I could lose in my legs! I am losing in my belly first. I always do. Actually at this point that is fine because I need to fit in my wedding dress and the area I need to lose is my belly. I just wish the fat on my legs would go away! I am pear shaped so now I am looking even more pear like!

    Everyone loses weight differently. I don't think you can pin point weight loss, but you could so some strengthening/toning by doing sit ups maybe.


    The stair master and lunges/squates etc helped me lose in my legs a lot :)
  • 2kidsandadonut
    2kidsandadonut Posts: 137 Member
    Belly fat has always been the hardest for me! I lose my boobs then my chin then my legs and arms but my belly always takes forever! Let me know if you find anything that works!

    Oh and for legs if you have bad knees or have trouble doing lunges try water lunges! The burn isn't as good as regular lunges but there is less impact on the knees and you will find you can do more to make up for the intensity. Just concentrate on form. I find doing these with a set of water resistance weights helps tone my arms and legs with much less stress and pain!
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Running is NOT the best thing, I repeat not the best thing. Nor is cardio!

    Let me explain: this CAN work for some people but for many it doesn't. That's because steady state cardio isn't particularly good at getting rid of fat compared to other activities.

    Ultimately, you need to lower your body fat percentage. Some of the best ways to do that are to eat clean and lift heavy. There's a lot of articles I could paste here but I find most people don't read them anyways. Message me if you're interested.

    I reapeat running might not be the best solution for YOU, but for a lot of people on here it seems to work
  • jbrinda1
    jbrinda1 Posts: 153 Member
    I've been running marathons for 5 years, lots of miles, over 50/week at peak marathon training. At first when i was running long and slow, I lost about 15 or 20 lbs, but then plateaued. But to be truthful, I was eating whatever the hell I wanted, prob over 3000 cals a day on average. Being diligent about whats coming in and cross training with weights is beginning to show some results with scale and BF%. Best thing is to do several activities, try to do an hour a day six days a week with weight training mixed in and watch what you put in your mouth...
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