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Getting rid of belly fat!!
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Well although there isn't anything that can target a certain area to burn fat if you do proper cardio and build muscle in certain areas and tone certain section you can acheive somehwat of a targeting affect due to the muscles burning fat yadda yadda. To be honest though you really need to do some hardcore cardio. My favorite is BodyRock.Tv youtube vids. It gets enough cardio and strenght and I can target certain muscles as well as burn fat.
You also do of course like others have suggested have to watch what you eat. I think I heard a saying once- workouts are only 20% of weightloss, the other 80% starts in the kitchen. My best diet suggestions are to stay away from premade foods, fast foods, and anything with msg. On my average day I eat oatmeal in the morning with berries and cinnamon, almonds for snack, carrot sticks and sometimes a tomato with cottage cheese for lunch, and dinner varies with items like salad, salmon, chicken, garbanzo beans, green bleans, spinach, ect. High protein foods are good for building muscle and getting lean. I also always suggest at least one avacado a week (expecially for gals who have just had children) as avocados help balance hormones and shed unwanted birth weight. (eggplants and pears are supposed to help too but avacados are the best. They also help with depression because of the hormon balancing effect.
Tomatos and grapes are really great for heart and blood- when I can I eat one of those before working out because I "beleive" that is assists with circulation among other thigns and so assists in getting a better workout and whatnot. Onions help clear waste materials from your cells- I tend to cook with onions a lot and I am partially under the impression that it assists getting rid of toxins that burning fat can sometimes release (for example if you ate something bad and your body stored it in the fat and when you excercised and burned the fat aka realeased it back into your body- the onion would assist in purging it from you. I'm unsure if this is the full case but it was the impression i was under.) Also adding lemon juice over salad (I don't like it personally but it does help) makes the iron in the plant more absorbable. (very good for "that time of the month" when iron deficiencies are bad and you need that extra boost.) Personally I don't like taking pills- so I try and find methods like this for food intake.
There are many many other diet tricks and foods that can assist in targeting the riddance of fat. My last suggestion though would to set a time four-five hours before you normally go to bed and no longer eat after that. (this is where it is difficult for me lol) Mine is 8pm but normaly people set it at 7pm. Remember to ALWAYS eat breakfast- never excercise on an empty stomach or (I mean this fairly litterally) you will damage your brain (in starvation mode your brain is like candy to a fat kid and it will litterally canabalize- after sleeping your body is "fasting" if you excercise right after sleeping without fuel you push your body and it can have…. less positive effects.) Also beans are important- eat lots of them I swear it helps.
Oh and water. 1/2 a gallon a day is what you need to drink to healp with weightloss. I hate that part because it makes me have to pee ALL THE TIME. Buuuut it's good for you.
All that would be my suggestion. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif (this coming from the gal who was 310lbs and is now 247lbs -and still losing- I may not know eeeeverything but I have done a lot of reaserch and ….lol have put a lot of "effort" in to seeing what works and doesn't work. ^^ I know SOME stuff all in all.)
I really hope that some of that helped. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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And I just realized that I forgot to run it through spell check. I'm really sorry for the errors in that last post i made XD oh lordy that's embarassing.
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Im not theoretical, most of the public knows zilch about nutrition. Hence why i am reiterizing the fact that our main sources of carbs should be from fruits and vegetables. If you dont know that a fruit or veggie is a carb, then how do you know what to use as the base of a diet?
Also, I am assuming that since the OP is on a poling sight, that she is indeed doing ab exercises and cardio by poling, so i did not address that part.
Abs are made in the kitchen. In order to lower body fat, you must be eating the correct calories. Diet alon is responsible for lowering body fat. Since op is poling she should be building muslces and have enough of a base to work off of, especially since she specifically stated she could feel her muscles.
Again you can not out train, out supplement or out cardio a bad diet. ANY personal trainer can tellyou that. You want abs, then your cals must be on point. There is no supplement out there that can do it, and since you cant spot reduce, no exercise which will make your abs pop. You must lower body fat and that come with diet. If your diet is not on point, then you wont lower body fat and you wont see abs.
And yes, body fat reduction can be done with just diet alone. Its just a lot slower process. And yes it can be done in a healthy manner.
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Starving yourself won't uncover anything that isn't already there. I think it's terribly misleading so say that it will.
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bahahaha I so don't care enough about washboard abs to follow any diet. Clean or otherwise. I WAY enjoy a great meal and maybe a cocktail.. or too. I have 2 nutritionist in my family and even they can't agree. Much like poling nutrition is very individualized. Depending on SO many factors.. I eat what I want and work my ass off so I can. I am not super skinny and my abs are semi visible, but I am strong, healthy and more importantly happy. I write this eating a 2 layer red velvet cake I made last night. YUM. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_viking.gif
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There is a HUGE difference between starving yourself and being on a lower caloried diet. For instanace, my maintenance calories are 2300. To lose weight i subtract 500 cals for a 1 pound lose per week, so thats 1800 cals. now that is hardly starving myself.
To get a bigger calores deficit, i can add exercise, lets say 250 cals per day times 6 will get me another 1500 cal deficit, so i am now losing 1.5 pounds a week. And by keeping most foods healthy, i can eat quiet a bit and not be starving.
Its really quite simple and healthy. No starving, no crazy scheme. If i was not exercising i would still be losing weight, just not as fast (1 pound a week as opposed to 1.5 pounds a week).
In order to do this, you need to know how many cals you are currently eating, which is why i suggested journeling.
And again, if you are poling you are building a base of muscle to work with.
I did my last competion in April, dropped 12 pounds in 12 weeks. Now i am in my off season, and trying to GAIN muscle adn strength which requires that I eat more. You must eat for your goal. If your diet IE what you eat- is off then everything else will be off.
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There is a HUGE difference between starving yourself and being on a lower caloried diet. For instanace, my maintenance calories are 2300. To lose weight i subtract 500 cals for a 1 pound lose per week, so thats 1800 cals. now that is hardly starving myself.
To get a bigger calores deficit, i can add exercise, lets say 250 cals per day times 6 will get me another 1500 cal deficit, so i am now losing 1.5 pounds a week. And by keeping most foods healthy, i can eat quiet a bit and not be starving.
Its really quite simple and healthy. No starving, no crazy scheme. If i was not exercising i would still be losing weight, just not as fast (1 pound a week as opposed to 1.5 pounds a week).
In order to do this, you need to know how many cals you are currently eating, which is why i suggested journeling.
And again, if you are poling you are building a base of muscle to work with.
I did my last competion in April, dropped 12 pounds in 12 weeks. Now i am in my off season, and trying to GAIN muscle adn strength which requires that I eat more. You must eat for your goal. If your diet IE what you eat- is off then everything else will be off.
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@teapartie, in response to your original question, BMI is a waste of a calculation. Most bodybuilders and even many of the people on this site would be considered obese by the BMI index. Plus you can be skinny fat on the BMI index and totally unhealthy and still be in a low range.
I will reiterate, DIET is everything. Stop putting overly processed foods into your mouth, eat good fats, have a balanced diet of proteins/veggies/fruits/carbs, keep stress under control, eat whole grains.
I have gotten into "fights" on this board over proper nutrition and I will not do it again. What I can say is that the national guidelines will only get you fat. My husband can eat starchy carbs and lose weight. When I was in my early 30's I could too. I cannot now. You need to arm yourself with research and experiment. Try something for a few weeks, if you see good changes, continue, if you don't switch it up.
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I forgot to add @ teapartie, you need to get your body fat measured. Even a cheapy plastic caliper will give you a good idea if you are moving in the right direction.
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Thanks chem, I know that BMI is bs but I haven't gotten it measured with the plastic caliper in years so I have nothing to go by right now.
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I wrote this about my own personal experience. In my case, the only thing I changed was literally my diet, and it made a HUGE difference. you can take a look at hte pictures, too…
http://aerialamy.com/blog/2012/09/13/pardon-have-you-seen-my-6-pack/
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@ellieRox In my personal experience, I've had to balance everything in my life. I've added more workouts, a cleaner diet, if you will, and even more me time to breath and relax. My best advice is to listen to your body and your mind. If you feel like those cheetos or chocolate cake today, I would say go for it! Just don't make it an everyday habbit. Everything in moderation. If something doesn't work for you, try something else. I would say it took me about 2-3 years to find somewhat of a diet/exercise routine that works for me. But it works for me. Maybe you could keep a journal of your feelings along with what you're doing with your diet and workouts to track your progress. Hope this helps! <33
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I have battled with this so much myself. I can work out all I want run weights doesn’t matter. For a month I had no sugar or wheat products and 2-3 servings of fruit a day and I lost 17lbs mainly in my stomach. If you can stick to lean meats and as much green produce it will help so much. Only eat frozen or fresh produce too canned is awful for you. You will loose a lot of water weight at first as well. I just tried a detox water as well that consist of 2L of water with 1 lemon 1/2 cucumber and mint leaves and it’s so fresh tasting. Also you can check out the whole foods app it has a lot of good recipes.
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Sorry forgot to add that u can still have grains just avoid wheat. Try flaxseed or quinoa and mix up your diet it keeps u on track and from getting bored dieting.
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for those who are interested in Eating Clean, also try http://www.thegraciouspantry.com She makes a lot of favorite foods but cleans them up. She has TONS of recipies from breakfast to cookies! She has a young child (mini chef) and she keeps him in mind while making her recipies and has tips on how to get your kid involved with helping cook the meal.
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