belly fat

[charlysays]

hi girls, i haven't been on the board for a while, but i've decided to give BE another go, but first i want to get rid of my belly.

i'm 5ft 8" and weigh 9stone. i'm not really fussed about how much i weigh, just the fat that has always been on my belly-ever since i was little. i don't eat much and lead a fairly active life, if i ate as much as a normal person i'd be huge-no joke-i literally have to eat nothing just to maintain my weight.

i just want to be in proportion-boobs look much worse with a flabby belly, and as i'm quite tall and have very big shoulders i just look all wrong.

does anyone have any tips for getting rid of stubborn fat? i used to do 50 sit ups a day minimum but that did nothing-it seems i just can't shift this last bit of flab, and it's so depressing, mum calls it puppy fat but i'm 21-the excuse is wearing a bit thin!

me and my boyfriend of five years are going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment which isn't helping, feel depressed about the way i look naked. don't know if i could be comfortable showing my body to somebody new-which is a possibility the way things are going. i met this gorgeous guy recently and was very good-didn't cheat on my boyfriend but not sure if he'd be bothered if i did. but this guy was lovely-most amazing six pack-made me feel inferior. i look slim when i've got clothes on but i'm sick of the rolls when i sit down.

sorry for the winging guys, just feel down and like BE and weightloss is hopeless seeing as nothing has ever worked for me. genetically i should have big-ish boobs-i just feel like something is blocking growth and i wish i knew what it was. anyway enough of my rambling and any tips would be massively appreciated, thanks, Laura xx

[diannem]

I know how you feel..I lost 72 lbs .My boobs of course the first to go...I still have this awful belly fat..and being on herbs to help with boob growth have made it worst...I do crunches -situps- situp on the ball..you name it and no results...I walk at least 4 to 5 miles a day...I look ok with clothes on but it is awful with them of...I don't know if mine is just skin...it is awful and very discouraging....I am thankful for what I have lost...

[em357304]

I don't know if anyone is still interested in this topic or not but if you are talking about the little patch of fat that lies right underneath your belly button...it's is 99% what you put into your body...eating healthy is the only way to get rid of it...i just found this out after having mine forever...my dad, who is a health nut, exercise-aholic, 6% body fat, only eats natural food kind of guy, just told me this yesterday...so I'm going on this diet now and maybe it will go away...so if that's what fat your talking about just eat better and it should help

[gigi]

Sorry to disagree with your assessment Erica. It's been my experience that many women have that little pad of subcutaneous fat just beneath the belly button. My daughter who is in incredible shape still has that little pad. Mine was there even before I had children and now it's taken up permanent residence. Men have a much easier time getting rid of it. I would recommend skin brushing as a start as Laura already controls her food intake.

[em357304]

That is true that it usually is most apparent in women...but it's possible to get rid of it...my whole family is crazy in shape...lol...well except for myself ...my aunt especially...she doesn't eat any hydrogenated oils or high frustose corn syrup or fructose anything...and I know she doesn't have that darn little pouch...I wish I had the will power she does but there are some things I just can't live without...like pizza hut

[foxyneedtigbitties]

What is skin brushing?

[satu]

Skin brushing is when you brush your skin with a brush towards your colon. It helps lymphatetic (hope ti was the right spelling) to move the toxins and other waist out of the body.

Satu

[ittybittytittys]

more info on skin brushing please?

[satu]

Hi,

You can do a search and use the search word "skin brush" and you will have loads of stuff come up. Remember to change the "Posted within the last" to at least 700 days and the "Maximum results" to at least 100.

Satu

[rosekitty]

something a friend (who has been crazy healthy lately and lost a lot of wieght) recently told me is that high fructose corn syrup actually produces more belly fat. so maybe try cutting out foods with that in it if you eat a lot (i used to lol), like soda and juice. other than that...maybe crunches on a ball? those are supposed to be more effective.

[randelljim]

Pilates is the best way! It tones your body. You could search up some pilates videos on Youtube.

[eureka]

i would recommend going on a juice fast or juice feast.. eating nothing but green smoothies.. or try going 100% raw vegan for 60 to 100 days..

here's day 1 of a 100 day juice feast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMsfPoF2PCE

here's victoria's before & after: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMQ33ikpD88


here's a girl who combined a raw vegan diet with p90x (a workout system).. these are before, during & after 90 days: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNy3OZofXak


here's a girl on a high fruit raw food diet.. or 80/10/10 as it's called: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UK-aX0_fAw


here's a guy that lost 230 pounds on a raw food diet & cured himself from colon cancer, diabetes & some other issues: www.youtube.com/watch?v=djK5Q1F21pI

[enatureguide]

My Wife and I had a similar issues, it seems women have a harder time than men do when losing weight especially belly fat because they retain more water. My wife was spending hours on the treadmill and elliptical every week and progress was slow, once she started hitting the weights hard she has lost weight proportionally and her belly has gone down a lot. As for myself the weight has been coming off but it has taken about 14 months of hardcore weight training lifting as much as I can but ultimately I think the key is being very persistent.