I can't lose my belly--thin everywhere else?

Question

I am a 28 yr old female I weigh 124lbs and I am 5'7. I quit smoking over a year ago and I went from 100lbs to 141lbs as a result. I decided 141 looked terrible on me so I've been exercising 30 mins per day and I am down to 124. I think I look nicely toned, not too skinny, a very healthy looking weight on me since I have a small frame. My only problem is my stomach looks like it doesn't belong on me. I still have some extra fat there and little, but noticable, love handles. I also bloat if I drink more than a few drinks of anything a day..especially water. I don't know how I can possibly lose it. I jog everyday but it seems like all it does it build muscle in my arms and legs..

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Find a swimming pool or just use your bath tub. Colder water will burn it off. Seriously, your body has to burn fat to stay warm. I recommend the pool. Spend an hour daily swimming around in a pool and your problem will disappear.

Answer 2

Crunches will help with muscle, but they will not get rid of the fat. I would suggest running 45 minutes instead of 30. The first 20 - 25 mins your burning whatever carbohydrates (glucose) you had left from your last meal after that you hit an aerobic zone where you are burning fat. If what you're doing right now is keeping you at your same weight, adding these minutes of cardio will burn off fat. Also make sure you are not going through caloric starvation. If this is the case your body is trying to save up every bit of fat for the future and none of it is being burned. Check out this website for a calorie intake suggestions http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Answer 3

I went to a nutrition class and found out that people like you is retaining excessive water in your belly. You can do a million sit ups, and it still won't help. Sit ups can help with muscles and fat, but it won't get rid of water. What you need is to detoxicate your body and get rid of those unecessesary water that's trapped. You can get detox (herbal) supplements at GNC. It makes you go to the bathroom a lot while taking it, but you need to do that once every 3-5 years. You should also exercise and eat right. You're not overweight but need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Good luck!

Answer 4

I have the same problem (but without the whole smoking story). I don't do it as often as I should, but doing Pilates is a big help. It doesn't necessarily shrink your stomach, but it shapes it so you have abs instead of a gut.

Answer 5

sit ups!! i do 100 a day (when i wanted to lose weight i did 200 a day, sometimes even spread out through the day) and now my stomach honestly isnt a problem at all. its actually well-toned and flat. good luck!!

Answer 6

U can just do crunches about 50 a day for a month and soon you'll see a difference

Answer 7

do sit-ups. after a while your stomach should be toned pretty well. try 100 in the morning and 100 before you go to sleep.

Answer 8

PILATES!!!!! TAKE A CLASS AT THE GYM OR BUY VIDEOS.....THIS WILL DO WONDERS FOR U. AFTER DOING JUST ONE 45 MIN SESSION THE NEXT DAY U WILL FEEL MUSCLES IN UR STOMACH AND BACK U NEVER KNEW U HAD....TRUST ME!!

Answer 9

Try doing exercise that specifically work in that area like sit-ups

Answer 10

u need to focus on ur abs, especially ur lower abs, you are not doing enough lower ab workout. well thats what i think atleast. cause a lot of people do situps and crunches but thats doesn't help the lower abs very much. i think