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stomach fat
im happy i guess with my body in general but i hate my stomach fat, its gross. i have a big belly and love handles, and thats what makes my body gross. im so determined to get rid of them. i've been doing situps, backwards sit ups (to loose the love handles) but i dont seem to be getting flatter, my fat is just getting harder (muslce i guess?) but it still looks like fat, not like a 4-pack muscles, i want 4 pack ab muscles instead of just a big blob of fatty muscle, does anyone know what im doing wrong?
oh and i dont really wanna loose weight i mean 10 pounds would be good but i dont think im that fat, just my stomach. thankss.
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you're not going to lose any fat by doing situps. all you're doing is building muscle under the fat. you can only lose fat by diet and exercise. sure, muscle burns fat faster, but if you're not doing anything to burn the fat you're not going to get a flat stomach.
what you need to do is cardio: running, dancing, biking, even something like jumping jacks. alternating between walking and jogging is said to burn fat quickly. exercise regularly and do toning exercises on top of that, and you should start getting some results
good luckkk
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Well, I'm sorry to say but what you're doing are toning exercises. They tone your muscles, increase your muscle strength/endurance. They do NOT help with the fat.
To lose fat, you need to exercise and eat right.
Do aerobic exercises 3-5 times a week (like running) for 30-60 minutes. Continue with regular toning exercises.
Do not eat more than you burn. Get your BMR (Google BMR calculator) which is what your body burns in a day & either eat that much to maintain weight or eat less than that to lose weight (3500 calories is a pound)--if this just confused you, read this and it will de-confuse you =) [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Or if you want to lose x amount of pounds in x amount of time, go here: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Be sensible and eat at LEAST 1200 calories a day.
To fill up your calorie intake, fill it up with veggies and fruits. Not chips and chocolate.
With the combination of both, you should see results.
If you want more tips on losing weight and/or what to eat, go here and click a topic that relates to eating or exercising or food.
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Good luck!
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doing situps and ab workouts is not going to make the fat go away so what hat means is that you have to do cardio like running or swimming and such. cardio is the best
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Laura is right. You cannot target fat loss. Thats just a widespread myth. As you have experienced, what you have achieved is to build some muscle under the fat (which is not bad of course).
Unfortunately getting your abs to show is only a matter of reducing your bodyfat percentage. That means you have to lose weight. Genetics will determine how quickly that fat comes off your stomach.
The key therefore is with cardio and diet. You need a calorie deficit, you need to eat "clean", and you need to exercise.
Good luck.
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You can do crunches all you want, but to lose fat you have to change your eating habits or do some cardio.
Also, since you said you don't really want to lose weight, try cutting back on your salt intake and soda. Both can cause bloating, which might be causing your stomach to appear fatter than you want it. Otherwise, just start running more, ride a bike, or walk somewhere. Or get a workout video since it's so freaking hot out now.
Good luck =]
-LM
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