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Kiersten asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 9 years ago

i want to lose my belly?

i am fairly small my legs only touch a bit at the top i have little arms and all but i have a big pot belly. It looks like a pregnant persons belly...i promise im not pregnant though, i just really want to lose it. i hate my fat rolls and it is just so depressing i just want to lose it any help?? PS i have been dieting for the most part i just need exercise stuff that works FOR SURE!

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago
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    Alright will try to help you out the best I can...

    Alright to start out with you CAN NOT spot reduce fat. What this means is when you do a sit up you are not necessarily burning fat from your stomach...it could be from anywhere on your body. That is why people who do endless amounts of sit ups never get any results. Obviously you can still do them, but don't expect to drop your stomach by an ab routine alone.

    You say you are on a diet...but you haven't listed how many calories you are eating and the macros. Diet is the BEST way to loose fat, so obviously you aren't doing something right here (not trying to be rude just trying to help). You loose weight by eating under your caloric maintenance. This means if your metabolism burns 2,000 calories a day, you have to eat under this number to loose weight. You can exercise to loose more....but just remember cutting 200 calories out of your diet is way easier than 200 calories worth of exercise. DO NOT EAT more than 300-400 calories under your maintenance number. You can get a rough estimate on what it is with a BMR calculator (just google). The second part is your macros (carbs protein fat). You want to aim for 40% protein, 40% carbs, 20% fat a day. This doesn't have to be EXACT. Keep track of what you eat at fitday.com.

    As for exercise...you can start any basic ab routine that you want. But you are best off with some kind of cardio. It can be anything you want...walking, jump rope, some gym equipment, exercise video...anything.

    Good luck

    Any other questions let me know

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    You're asking to do the impossible. Which is remove fat from one area only. Your body don't care if you want to lose fat from your stomach only. Your body will remove fat from all over your body however your genetics see fit. Some people lose fat off their stomach first, some people lose fat off their stomach last. Another virtually impossible thing you want to do is lose fat through exercise. Very difficult and time consuming to do. It is always easier and faster to drop fat by our diet. This ab workout DVD you have will BUILD THE MUSCLE THAT IS UNDER NEATH THE FAT on your stomach. But those ab muscles will never show until the fat is dieted off. Or, if you have a lot longer time schedule, exercised off. For instance, if I have fat arms, and I flex my muscle 1 million times per day, after 6 months guess what? I will still have fat arms. Don't be afraid of eating in a manner that will promote fat loss. THAT is not the same thing as 99% of he diets I see here on Y!A and in real life. THOSE diets suck. Period. It's no wonder people have such a hard time losing fat. Check out this forum. Your question will soon be on page 6. Why? because no one knows how to diet correctly and therefore they're on here asking questions. Now I'm ranting lol sorry anywho, good luck! And if you want a good diet to get that fat off your stomach, feel free to ask

  • 9 years ago

    Bellys need lots of Motion- to "shake" the Fat- off !! So if You can find the Time to Run, Walk, or Swim after School for an Hour a Day, OR- take up a Sport during it, - GO for it !! Not only will You LOOK Better, -but You'll FEEL Better about Yourself- too !! :)

  • 9 years ago

    I've lost thirty pounds in 2 months by using the fit in thirty exercise program and eating a paleolithic diet.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Cardio, calculate your calorie intake, don't eat more then your calorie intake exercise, take your time you want lose it fast make over a period of 3 months

    Source(s): It took me 2 months to lose 12 pounds and thats because i was in texas summer (120f) last year doing football training for 2 hours
  • 9 years ago

    Go on a grand Norwegian diet!

  • 9 years ago

    find an exercise activity that you can do with a friend, its will make you workout harder

  • 9 years ago

    Run.

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