Busting Belly Fat

cc7315
cc7315 Posts: 72 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello- I'm new here and could really use some advice on how to combat stubborn belly fat. Are there certain foods I should be eating. Exercises I should be doing.
I'm currently on a 1300 cal diet and doing 6 hours or cardio (zumba/kickboxing/walking) a week.

Thanks for your help!
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  • jaclyndanette
    jaclyndanette Posts: 46
    I'd love some feedback on this topic too!
  • Reesecup312
    Reesecup312 Posts: 236 Member
    Good topic! I would like to know too!! Bump for later!!
  • ttillman19
    ttillman19 Posts: 54 Member
    Unfortunately I do not think you can target weight loss in a certain area. It comes off different areas first for different people but tummy is usually the last. Would love to hear the answer from some more experienced people though. I have the same problem.
  • Liz55
    Liz55 Posts: 20 Member
    BUMP! I need help on this one too.
  • mtant27
    mtant27 Posts: 5
    I heard on Dr. Oz that you def need to stay away from starchy white foods. He said if your trying to lose belly fat, that white foods (rice, potatoes, noodles, ect) are your enemy...
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    bump
  • misticache
    misticache Posts: 364 Member
    I want answers too. I have been doing various styles of crunches every day (100) so I can try and tighten my muscles.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Also make sure to eat your Chia Seeds and Rasberry Keytones......That is really the magic....oooh and body brushing . Good luck.
  • jholland99
    jholland99 Posts: 31 Member
    A friend of mine that likes to run and is serious about working out told me " cut down on the bread"
  • nml2011
    nml2011 Posts: 156 Member
    Diet, strength training and consistency is the way to go... cardio alone is unlikely to shift stubborn fat.

    The other posters are correct, you can't target fat loss, the body will shift it from where it wants to but it will use belly fat too.
  • mollysonnotice
    mollysonnotice Posts: 140
    You can't target weight loss in one place. It happens all over. However there are muscle exercises that you can do to help tone the area like reverse crunches, crunches, planks, push ups, squat punches and others like that. Just eat clean and do lots of cardio and the fat should come off, leaving the muscle you are building up!
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Can't target belly fat BUT, core work helps. I've been doing Ripped in 30 and lost 1.5inches in my tummy in just 10days
  • ttillman19
    ttillman19 Posts: 54 Member
    What do you mean by body brushing? Also where do you find the raspberry and chia seeds?
  • kjm3579
    kjm3579 Posts: 3,974 Member
    Cut out grains and sugars -- just the grains will push fat on the mid-section and sugars cause overall fat -- by eliminating both you have a good start.
  • Emancipated_Tai
    Emancipated_Tai Posts: 751 Member
    Doing abs exercise will only help strength the muscles underneath, but not cut the fat. The only way to lose your belly is by lowing your body fat overall. As someone has mentioned, you should try to stay away from high starch foods. For me, I got the best result in my belly by lowering my carbs and I started running. I lost 12 pounds last month, mostly all in my belly region.
  • shbretired
    shbretired Posts: 320 Member
    Thank you mtant27 !

    I've said that over and over Dr says none of that, yet I keep seeing people chatting about eating those things, or seeing those foods in peoples diaries.
  • cc7315
    cc7315 Posts: 72 Member
    You can't target weight loss in one place. It happens all over. However there are muscle exercises that you can do to help tone the area like reverse crunches, crunches, planks, push ups, squat punches and others like that. Just eat clean and do lots of cardio and the fat should come off, leaving the muscle you are building up!

    Thanks for your response. So should I be doing these strength training excercises with the cardio or swtich out a cardio day or two for these excersises?
  • cc7315
    cc7315 Posts: 72 Member
    Can't target belly fat BUT, core work helps. I've been doing Ripped in 30 and lost 1.5inches in my tummy in just 10days
    wow! good for you. I will check this out!
  • sevencallmemom
    sevencallmemom Posts: 505 Member
    My belly fat is hanging in there till the bitter end. I'm online shopping for unicorn oil now. I'm sure I have fairy dust in the cabinet already... LOL
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    You can't target weight loss in one place. It happens all over. However there are muscle exercises that you can do to help tone the area like reverse crunches, crunches, planks, push ups, squat punches and others like that. Just eat clean and do lots of cardio and the fat should come off, leaving the muscle you are building up!

    Thanks for your response. So should I be doing these strength training excercises with the cardio or swtich out a cardio day or two for these excersises?

    Cardio is good for the heart and you should do strength training a 2 times a week and train different muscles each time
  • cc7315
    cc7315 Posts: 72 Member
    Also make sure to eat your Chia Seeds and Rasberry Keytones......That is really the magic....oooh and body brushing . Good luck.

    What is body brushing?
  • shakybabe
    shakybabe Posts: 1,578 Member
    For some people the problems can be wheat and if thats the cause for you, dropping wheat might result in dropping lots of inches off tummy as you lose water.

    My largest area around tummy was 48" and used to have to get size 20 trousers to be comfortable sat in wheelchair all day. now its down to 34" and I'm comfortably in 14's (UK sizes). I can get in 12's but they are still a little tight and get uncomfortable quickly digging into tops of legs with me been sat all day so went for comfort size rather than vanity size!

    I hope to trim tummy down another few inches over this year so 12's are more comfortable!
  • Susan923
    Susan923 Posts: 61
    Strength training is the key. That's the key to changing your body. If you add that 3 days a week as well as some cardio and healthy eating enough calories to run your body you will get the results you want.
    Check out the forum "Eat more to weigh less". It will change your life forever!! GOOD LUCK! :-)
  • qtiekiki
    qtiekiki Posts: 1,490 Member
    Just have to lose overall body fat. So eat at a deficit and exercise. I suggest doing full body exercises that utilizes your core muscles instead of exercises targeting those muscles, so think mountain climbers, burpees, squats, push-ups, planks, etc.
  • Daydreams406
    Daydreams406 Posts: 249 Member
    Can't target belly fat BUT, core work helps. I've been doing Ripped in 30 and lost 1.5inches in my tummy in just 10days
    wow! good for you. I will check this out!

    I have been doing 30 day shred and I have lost 3 inches in the widest part of my belly, and 2 inches on my upper waist. People have really noticed the difference in my belly. But It wasn't instant. Didn't notice till the end of level 2. Plus I havn't done the 30 day shred in 30 days. I have taken my time with it. Started April 9th, I am on level 3 day 3. I have 7 more work outs left. I have been doing it at my own pace.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    Clean eating. As many others have mentioned, you can't spot reduced, but if you eat clean (that means nothing processed, no refined sugars, nothing bleached, etc.) it's supposed to really help with fat reduction all over. That and eating at a deficit, of course.

    Try adding some strength training along with your cardio.

    The stomach may be a problem area for you (it is for me), but if you keep up good habits it WILL come off eventually. As they say, "abs are made in the kitchen" - a clean diet really is essential to losing the last of that fat.
  • bethmcdonald4
    bethmcdonald4 Posts: 12
    I work out 6 days a week but I think the best thing I do and as you can see from my pictures I had alot of Belly Fat and it has gone down is I eat 1/2 grapefruit every day. Believe it or not Grapefruit helps burn the fat. my work out consists of

    45 mins of elliptical training
    15 mins of ABS (x-factor by weider) DVD
    approximately 15 mins of weights arms and legs
    then I factor in 60-120 mins of house work every day
    30 mins of gardening

    I also watch what I eat, only low fat things and I am on a 1220 calorie food intake!
  • EdenEC
    EdenEC Posts: 7 Member
    I think we all want to know the secret to blasting away the belly fat! I have been doing alot of reading on the topic and everything seems to point to processed foods and white, starchy carbs... ie., potatoes, pasta, rice and sugary foods. Many prepackaged foods are loaded with simple sugars which are awful for us. As far as exercise goes, there is nothing that can target loss in a specific area, but cardio is the best way to burn fat overall. From some reading I did in this month's Prevention Magazine and Self, it seems the best way is to combine strength training to build muscle and cardio to burn fat. But obviously, it's easier said than done!
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    What do you mean by body brushing? Also where do you find the raspberry and chia seeds?

    http://www.nofat.co.nz/BodyBrushing.htm

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=rasberry+keytones

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=chia+seeds&rh=i:aps,k:chia+seeds
  • cc7315
    cc7315 Posts: 72 Member
    Can't target belly fat BUT, core work helps. I've been doing Ripped in 30 and lost 1.5inches in my tummy in just 10days
    wow! good for you. I will check this out!

    I have been doing 30 day shred and I have lost 3 inches in the widest part of my belly, and 2 inches on my upper waist. People have really noticed the difference in my belly. But It wasn't instant. Didn't notice till the end of level 2. Plus I havn't done the 30 day shred in 30 days. I have taken my time with it. Started April 9th, I am on level 3 day 3. I have 7 more work outs left. I have been doing it at my own pace.

    Do you have the website for this? I would like to check it out. Thanks!

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