need some help losing belly fat - Exercise & Fitness Message Board

DollFace18 · 04-30-2003, 07:50 PM

I really need some suggestions for exercises that help to get rid of belly fat!! i do sit ups constantly and can't seem to flatten those abs!! maybe it's what i am eating! so maybe some diet plans also that have worked for anyone else out there! help!!

justanotherday · 05-01-2003, 02:03 AM

greetings my fellow michigan friend! try some cardio and lower the carbs in your diet

Magpiezoe · 05-01-2003, 06:48 AM

Hello, I'd do aerobics/cardo and various forms of crunch, if I had to get rid of stomach fat. Also, keeping track of what you eat is a good idea too. You don't want to lower the carbs too much, because your body will need them for fuel to keep you going with the aerobics. You might want to get rid of the junk food, take-outs/fast food, and food that's loaded with fat. A rule of thumb that I use to decide if my food isn't full of too much fat is...only eat stuff where the total fat is in the single digits and the total fat for snack foods is no more than 3 g. For example: Fish and white meat chicken only have 1-5 grams of total fat and lean pork or lean beef have 8-9 grams, so that's ok....Hamburgers and chuck have 26-20 total grams of fat, so that's not ok....Fruits and vegetables make good snacks, since they are well below 3 grams of fat. You're still eating fat, but not too much.

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rita · 05-01-2003, 08:35 AM

Diet and CARDIO is the only way to lose fat anywhere on your body. When you lose fat through doing cardio exercises and eating less than you need to maintain your weight, you will lose fat. Whether you will lose fat in your belly is not guaranteed since you cannot pick the places where the fat loss will occur. With enough fat loss, however, you will eventually see the results allover, including your abs. Doing ab exercises will do nothing for fat loss but it will make your muscles tight and firm so that when you lose the layer of fat you will get to enjoy a nice, firm looking tummy, instead of flab.

DollFace18 · 05-01-2003, 03:59 PM

Hey thanks everyone for the advice, i haven't thought of cardio exercises! i also heard that fast food and foods like that contribute to belly fat also! has anyone ever heard of the pill Relacore that is supposed to reduce tummy flab? i'd like to know what other people think about it?? And if anyone has ever even heard of it, and where to buy it?