belly fat problem?

Question

most women have some trouble with belly fat. my problem is I have never had it until this year. I have been somewhat lazy for the past few months. I am so tired from working and school I just dont feel I have time for exercise. Two nights a week I do 30 minutes of exercise, i know thats not enough and I want to change that. I have stopped drinking pop and I just wanted to know what can I do to burn a lot of stomach fat. I just need to lose like 5 or 10 pounds. I dont look bad but I hate the way I fit into jeans. I wear 10/11's and those are always comfortable. Now they are not so comfy. When i sit my belly is a little pudge over them. it doesnt bother my fiancee but it bothers me and i feel nasty. What are the best exercises to work out that stomach. I am joining a gym next month, what machines at the gym will help me work my stomach muscles. Thanks soo much everyone, I really appriciate the help!

Answer 1

Sit-ups will not cause you to lose weight from your stomach or anywhere else. Sit-ups simply work your abdominal (stomach) muscles. In order to lose fat you need to improve your diet (stay away from junk food).

Here is a link that can give you guidance on how to lose weight.
http://www.muscletech.com/NUTRITION/HIGH_PERFORMANCE_NUTRITION/ISSUE_3/index.shtml

You will need to learn which foods you can eat and which food will prevent you from losing weight. Generally low fat protein sources such as chicken, turkey, and fish, egg whites, etc. are good to eat. Red meat is fine once in awhile, but if you want to lose weight it is best to stay away from it for awhile because it is higher in fat. Fruit and veggies are obviously very important too. Never eat white bread or pasta. Eat whole wheat food such as Fiber One cereal. Many cereals are high in sugar and you should avoid sugar if you want to lose weight. Oatmeal is good too, but it has to be the large flake type, Not instant or pre-packaged flavour oatmeal because it has been processed and sugar has been added in the flavoured ones. Add your own flavour to oatmeal such as cinnamon, splenda (or stevia) and vanilla. For dairy, drink skim (non-fat) milk and plain yogurt with no sugar. You can add berries to sweeten the yogurt and add flavour. Cottage cheese is also a good source of protein, it is good if you mix it with fruit, I prefer slices of orange or mandarin oranges.It's a good idea to keep a food diary and track your weight,

This website does all the work (calculations) for you www.fitday.com
It will tell you how many calories you eat and lots of other stuff!

You need to do cardiovascular exercise to burn fat. Some activities burn more fat than others. Here is a link where you can enter your personal information, choose an activity, duration and it will calculate the calories you burn.
http://preventdisease.com/healthtools/articles/various_activities.html

Surf the web to find others. The important thing is work hard enough to get your heart rate up.Here is a link to a target heart rate calculator.
http://exercise.about.com/cs/fitnesstools/l/bl_THR.htm

Weightlifting will also cause you to lose weight by raising your metabolism. The faster your metabolism is, the more calories you burn. Don't worry, weightlifting will not cause you to look like a bodybuilder. It will tone your muscles and your body will look sexy, slim and curvy. Nobody wants to look like Nicole 'Skeletor' Ritchie.

As you can see there is alot of work involved in losing fat. A HECK of alot more work than just doing sit-ups. If it was that easy everybody would be thin. It's not easy, that's why there are so many obese people. It takes two important things, work and education to lose weight. This should get you started!!!

Answer 2

Not to worry, we all have our pudgier times, especially after the holidays.

There is no such thing as spot reduction, so you can only lose fat from all over your body, not just your belly. You can tone the muscles by doing crunches, and just find more time to exercise. I do the elliptical at the gym because with a 30 min. workout I can burn up to 450 calories - damn! Good luck.

Answer 3

well the sugar is going to your belly, fruit have lots of sugar in it. Make sure you are getting enough carbs as well, cuttin it off isn't healthy. Running or walking helps reduce belly fat, drink green tea after dinner so that you don't get hungry, it helps lose weight

Answer 4

You are right. It's good to give up pop, they really put on the weight and bloating. Also, cut down on your salt intake, and sugars. A lot of things that we eat have too much of those two. You need a normal amount of salt.

Answer 5

when you are dieting do exercise for the tummy