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How did you lose your belly?

misslilylou
misslilylou Posts: 71 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I've been losing weight slowly and steadily, and I'm happy with that. I don't want to lose it too fast. But I am getting impatient with my belly! I try to avoid sodium and processed foods and drink a lot of water daily. At this point, I don't even care if the scale doesn't show much progress, I want to start seeing my belly go away! What do you guys do to get rid of it? Give me your diet and exercise tips please!

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  • jillyjelly
    jillyjelly Posts: 148 Member
    when you find out how please tell me - I too have a stubborn belly and I hate it
  • Gordie580
    Gordie580 Posts: 154 Member
    Just keep working.
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    Mine's actually been going down at the 2nd fastest rate, with the 1st being my face. What I do the most in my exercises are figure-8s with my hips, with both arms stretched upward to elongate my obliques. I know there's no spot reducing, but there's no harm in trying something new. :tongue:
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I've been losing weight slowly and steadily, and I'm happy with that. I don't want to lose it too fast. But I am getting impatient with my belly! I try to avoid sodium and processed foods and drink a lot of water daily. At this point, I don't even care if the scale doesn't show much progress, I want to start seeing my belly go away! What do you guys do to get rid of it? Give me your diet and exercise tips please!

    Eat at a moderate caloric deficit.

    Heavy strength train with compound lifts 3x a week.

    You will NOT add muscle, and you WILL burn body fat:

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    That's 3mos of work...and only exercising 3x a week. All of the muscle showing, is muscle I had to begin with.
  • BriskisGrl
    BriskisGrl Posts: 461
    you can't spot reduce.. but even after a week i can see and feel a difference in how my stomach and body feels.. Just keep at it!! it will happen!
  • Christina74S
    Christina74S Posts: 21 Member
    Try picking up a dance class! Like Zumba! I do it at my gym and I love it. I lost a lot of weight, then stopped logging and everything (and quit Zumba for school) and have put most of it back on. SOOO here I am! Haha. Anyways, doing a dance class that does some hip moving and the like is a great ab workout too! I'm back to Zumba and can already start feeling a difference.

    Hope this helps, and good luck!!
  • wackyfunster
    wackyfunster Posts: 944 Member
    The only thing that helps is losing body fat. There is no magic bullet for spot reduction.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    The only thing that helps is losing body fat. There is no magic bullet for spot reduction.

    Amen.
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    Just keep going.....overall weightloss will shrink that belly.
  • LilRedRooster
    LilRedRooster Posts: 1,421 Member
    I had a baby. And then ran a lot of miles after that. No más belly.
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