If you put a plastic bag around your stomach while you exercise, could it help you lose belly fat?

Question

If you put plastic bag around your stomach and do sit-ups for half an hour 5days a week could it help you lose belly fat? Besides drinking water and eating correctly? Or what other exercises could you do at home that would help you lose that belly fat?

Answer 1

No -- sweat is water; fat is, well, fat. And "spot reducing" has been largely proven to be a myth; you can tone and shape muscles in specific areas, but fat isn't subject to local effects (apart from liposuction, of course).

The only thing that removes fat is consuming fewer calories than you burn. If you do that, you'll lose weight. (And I'm here to tell you it's harder than it sounds... :-)

Now, what those situps will do is help you burn more calories -- but so will running, biking, lifting weights, etc. etc. etc. That's the good news -- doing ANY physical activity increases your body's demand for calories, and if it can't get them from what you eat, it'll take them from your belly fat. Even brisk walking is good for belly-fat reduction. Of course, doing situps will also tone and shape your abdominal muscles, so when the belly fat finally disappears, you'll have a nice washboard stomach.

I've come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that I get stronger and fitter at the gym, but I get fatter or thinner at the table. Yes, it's worth doing exercises to keep my heart in good shape and to keep my muscle mass up, but unless I cut back on how much I eat, I don't lose weight.

Answer 2

Exercise or no exercise you won't be able to lose the weight if you don't cut your food intake but we all know that's pretty hard, right? A good appetite suppressant can help you out big time but it has to be natural or you can get into serious heath problems.

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Answer 3

I've lost 5 kilos in my first week. It's my 10th day and I have included salad with some protein (eg. egg/ lean chicken) as you suggested. After 4 years of trying, the fat is finally coming off. It truly feels like magic!

Get started today!

Answer 4

Watch what you eat and exercise your whole body and the fat will go away. You eat healthy and that is first step, try some Sansone walking tapes three days a week, bending, lifting weights....it don't happen fast but it will work. One excercise at a time, the body prepares itself for and stays the same, other excercises combined work for an all around toning effect.

Answer 5

If you want to lose weight a plastic bag over the stomach will do very little extra. Wearign a plastic suit ( desinged for workouts)
Will make you sweat out as much as 7x the water weight than a normal workout. Make sure you dont over-exert yourself in the suit, it is very easy to overheat. I hope i dont need to add this, but dont make a suit out of garbage bags.

Answer 6

Bake a healthy breakfast before hand to ensure you don't grab a sugary scone busy.

Answer 7

Cary the motivational photography with you

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Almost any physical activity burns up unhealthy calories

Answer 10

Aim for a 300- to help 400-calorie meal.