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If you're in reasonable shape and have no significant injuries to overcome, joining a co-ed recreational sports league can be a "different" way to get some good cardio and have fun in the process. Not everyone can do it, but if you can, I highly recommend it -- lots of people play in my hockey league, for instance, who are…
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Congrats, first of all. It's going to be a long road, but if you're committed, you can definitely do it. Weight loss is all about eating fewer calories than you're expending. 3500 calories of a deficit equals one pound. Start by downloading a diet tracker like MFP and tracking what you eat during the day -- I'd also…
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There's no such thing as spot-loss for fat. You have to reduce overall body fat in order to lose belly fat, and thus, cardio plays an important role -- but not as important as diet. So, be vigilant about counting your calories, underestimate how many calories you're burning, and work hard. It'll eventually come off.
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Three weeks is also a small sample size. The other factor here is that, despite what most people will say, calorie counting (and ESPECIALLY exercise calorie counting) is an inexact science. You may have to keep playing with the formulas and not necessarily believe it if your Fitbit says you're burning 400 calories, etc.…
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You'll plateau once it becomes easy. Also, if your goal is to maintain, what is plateauing for you exactly? I wouldn't worry about it too much if your goal is to stay the same. You just have to play around with the formulas and make sure you stay roughly the same.
