Dec 04
downtime_boy asked:
My fitness instructor says no. I have a really big belly that makes me look like I am 8 months pregnant, but the rest of me is really skinny. If I try to eat less and exercise more, I lose weight all over and have bony girl arms and legs. I don’t drink beer, so it’s not a beer belly - just genetic. Any way I can just get rid of the fat on the abdo without resorting to liposuction?
SHARON
My fitness instructor says no. I have a really big belly that makes me look like I am 8 months pregnant, but the rest of me is really skinny. If I try to eat less and exercise more, I lose weight all over and have bony girl arms and legs. I don’t drink beer, so it’s not a beer belly - just genetic. Any way I can just get rid of the fat on the abdo without resorting to liposuction?
SHARON
16 Responses to “Is it possible to spot reduce fat from the abdomen?”
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December 6th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Well nothing is impossible read some tips and articles on fat loss on this site
December 10th, 2008 at 10:44 am
you cannot spot reduce - you can only build muscle which as a result…burns more fat and calories.
Lipo would be the only way…..
December 11th, 2008 at 12:11 am
Sit ups and crunches will build muscle in that area, but you will burn fat evenly; either way, you’ll get good results in that area with a combination of diet, overall exercise and abdominal work until you’re sick of it.
December 14th, 2008 at 7:01 am
The answer that says nothing is impossible obviously came from someone who knows nothing about fitness.Your trainer is right.Send me a message and I’ll try to help.Take a look at my best answers first.Joe
December 15th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
no- only lipo will do it
December 15th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Your instuctor is right…some body types are genetic. Best you can do is watch what you eat, do cardio and strength training, and do a lot of core work to strenghten the muscles in your abdomen. Make sure you do lower back work (it helps pull your stomach muscles in). Also, a recent study found that people who supplemented 3.4 g of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) lost more body fat than those who took a Placebo. You can find that in grass-fed beef.
December 18th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Im gonna try and help you out as much as I can here im a weight lifter.. If you are losing fat in your arms etc while losing weight you should also be during curls to keep the muscle and therafter have them get bigger. Also muscle weighs more then fat. running and doing extreme crunches will help loose the fat there and build the muscle. You can do 10000 situps and still not see results because the fat will still be there the muscle will be under the fat. Also dieting is important. GOODLUCK to you hope i helped
December 20th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Your trainer is correct. However, if you are generally overweight, intra-abdominal fat is the first fat to go when you start exercising.
Liposuction is an option if it really just a stubborn deposit of subcutaneous fat.
December 23rd, 2008 at 3:49 am
Your trainer is right, no such thing as spot reducing, when you do cardio your body will burn fat all over, and if you’ll stick with it, you will burn fat off of your abdominal area, you just need to be very patient and give it some time. This may be the last place you’ll notice, since this is where the fat has accumulated the most. You’re losing it there, just slower than the other places, so get with the cardio, and give it some time, be consistent, you can do it!
December 24th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
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December 26th, 2008 at 4:31 am
well if you do not want to lose weight from the whole body so you need to do some exercises only for your tummy,do not stick to any diet just keep on exercising for your stomach,never eat then sleep,skip fats from your meals.
December 28th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
very unlikely, but u never know
December 30th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Why dont you go to a surgeon that does liposuction?? He can tell you if you need liposuction or just need to exercise more…
December 31st, 2008 at 2:58 am
A number of years ago, I started doing 20 situps a day. This effected a rather startling spot reduction. I have not kept up religiously with it, but I have maintained enough benefit from it that if I consciously remember to **** in the gut et al., it appears as though I had in fact kept up with it.
January 1st, 2009 at 11:10 pm
There are no direct pathways from the fat cells to the muscle cells.
But while spot reduction is not possible, spot gains of strength in certain body parts is. Isolating and strengthening the muscles in your midsection can automatically decrease your waistline, even if no attention is geven to reducing your calories.
What matters most in losing fat from your waistline are the following practices:
Consumption of calories must be lower than energy expenditure on a daily basis.
The continual sipping of at least 1 gallon of ice-cold water per day accelerates fat loss and stomach flattening.
Hard brief strength training ensures that the resulting weight loss is from fat. Strength training also improves the shape, firmness and contours of the midsection muscles.
January 4th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
exicersie and walking helps and drinking alot of water and get a check up