Quick way to lose tummy

[Beeth]

I want a quick and easy way to do it. To my knowledge, only HIIT comes close. Any other tips? Are there specific stomach exercises one can do to reduce it?

[ВАЛТЕР]

"Tummys" are a result of fat. No amount of stomach exercises will burn the fat efficiently, they will strengthen the muscles under the fat, but it won't get rid of the fat itself.

I suggest running, and dieting. Running is the way to go. You will burn fat, as well as gain strength and condition. Also, do not eat late at night and avoid fried foods and sugary drinks in general.

Also, no such thing as a "quick and easy" way to do anything when it comes to physical fitness.

[The Jay]

"Spot-Reduction" is not possible. You must decrease the total bodyfat on your body. You cannot choose where the fat will shrink from first. HIIT is a good method of cardio. I have used it and it works well. It certainly is vastly superior to chronic cardio. Running on a treadmill at 5mph for 40 minutes won't do as much good as running at 6.5-7.5mph on an incline for 20 minutes. Also, diet is much more important than the type of cardio. I've recently gone on a semi-paleo diet - meaning I'm not too strict. In a nutshell, I rarely eat grains of any sort (wheat, corn, ect), and stay away from legumes (peanuts) and dairy. Everything else is fair game and eating fat is encouraged.

It's been working well for me.

[F9]

loosing fat is correct exercise and FOOD DISCIPLINE

Nothing more to add to the above posts!

[Igor]

I suggest running, and dieting. Running is the way to go. You will burn fat, as well as gain strength and condition. Also, do not eat late at night and avoid fried foods and sugary drinks in general.


Is this really a thing? I usually eat pretty late at night/morning, because working nights has fixed up me to such a rhythm.

[La Guaneña]

Is this really a thing? I usually eat pretty late at night/morning, because working nights has fixed up me to such a rhythm.

The most important part is having a calorie deficit.

[Igor]

The most important part is having a calorie deficit.

Yeah, I know that, and I'm not really that worried about my weight atm, just curious.

[ВАЛТЕР]

Is this really a thing? I usually eat pretty late at night/morning, because working nights has fixed up me to such a rhythm.

Yeah it's a thing. I know when i have to cut weight for a match that when I stop eating after 20.00 I don't really have to do much else but cut down on the sweets. I can lose about 2 kilos in a little under a month. which leaves me right at or a little under 75 kilos. (although I have a pretty strict workout regiment as well when getting ready for a tourney)

Just avoid eating meals about 4 hours before bed. If you must eat, eat some fruit or a salad.

[The Jay]

Yeah it's a thing. I know when i have to cut weight for a match that when I stop eating after 20.00 I don't really have to do much else but cut down on the sweets. I can lose about 2 kilos in a little under a month. which leaves me right at or a little under 75 kilos. (although I have a pretty strict workout regiment as well when getting ready for a tourney)

Just avoid eating meals about 4 hours before bed. If you must eat, eat some fruit or a salad.

Do you wrestle? I used to not eat for days to cut weight.

[ВАЛТЕР]

Do you wrestle? I used to not eat for days to cut weight.

No, I box. Luckily I don't struggle with my weight. Although, I'd sooner fight at a heavier weight and be faster but weaker, than to starve myself and come in weak and slow at my usual weight.

[Igor]

Just avoid eating meals about 4 hours before bed. If you must eat, eat some fruit or a salad.

Well yeah, "bed" for me is around 7 to 8am, so this is kind of what I've been doing already.

[bcbm]

is there any way to lose my belly while still maintaining my current level of beer intake?


"Spot-Reduction" is not possible. You must decrease the total bodyfat on your body. You cannot choose where the fat will shrink from first.

what if you literally have no fat anywhere else on your body?

[Sasha]

Learn to sleep in a really cold room, like naked, only sheets and windows open unless freezing is apperently the only non-diet, non more exercise way trick that's really effective...

[Welshy]

Also, diet is much more important than the type of cardio. I've recently gone on a semi-paleo diet - meaning I'm not too strict. In a nutshell, I rarely eat grains of any sort (wheat, corn, ect), and stay away from legumes (peanuts) and dairy. Everything else is fair game and eating fat is encouraged.


Just out of curiosity, and you can send this via PM to avoid derailing the thread, but what exactly would some of these meals look like? Because whenever I hear Paleo-diet all I can think off is shell fish and cave men eating roasted mammoth.

[black magick hustla]

thermodynamics. eat less calories than your body burns. the internet is full of calorie calculators where you can input your height and weight and get an estimate of how much your body burns. cardio burns an insignificant amount of calories, its almost 100% what u eat. if u wanna keep the intake of beer u have to make sacrifices on ur food and get a total calorie deficit.

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

Daily calorie deficit of around 500 kcals

+

a good combination of low-salt, low-sugar, low-saturated foods - oats, lean meats, plenty of fruit and veg

+ at least occasional (2 times per week+) exercise of a high intensity nature: HIIT cardio or a weights circuit

+ plenty of water

+ at least 7/8 hours sleep per night.

+ no drugs, no alcohol

The above is the quickest way to losing belly fat. As was said above, you can't 'spot reduce' fat, no matter what anyone says. Where fat stores, and where it burns first, is just down to genetics really, there's no 'supercure' for belly fat, if you have a pre-disposition to it. Just eat small and healthy, stay off the booze and exercise/get rest and you'll be fine.

As a rule of thumb, you should NOT be losing more than 2lbs of weight per week (unless you're markedly obese in which case you'll have 'beginners' luck' and lose a lot to start with. When i'm dieting well I normally lose in the range of 1.2 - 1.4lbs per week, which I find healthy and manageable, not to mention controllable.

[black magick hustla]

you can drink and do drugs, its really just about energy deficit. its just physics.

[The Jay]

you can drink and do drugs, its really just about energy deficit. its just physics.

Everything is though so saying that is only slightly helpful in practical application. A calorie deficit is required but eating healthy foods changes the manner in which the calories are absorbed. The method of exercise also changes the amount of calories burned hours after the exercise has taken place. For instance, if someone does HIIT training they burn more calories in the hours after the workout than someone who burned the same amount of calories per workout doing a chronic form of cardio.

[Lynx]

Wearing a corset might be the quickest, if not the easiest way.

[Beeth]

Thanks, guys.

What of fasting - like taking only water or other fluids, no solid foods? If such fasting is done once every week, would that help? I am too lazy to exercise, and besides I only have fat around my waist.

[The Jay]

I wouldn't, but some think that works.

[mew]

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf
stop eating sugar, bread, etc basically

[Prometeo liberado]

Alright tough guy. You wanna lose that belly right quick? Go get yourself dumped by your partner. Works everytime, all the time.

[Quail]

you can drink and do drugs, its really just about energy deficit. its just physics.
The only problem with this is that alcohol is just empty calories. If I want to restrict my calories and have a drinking binge I often end up taking in more calories from booze than food, which can't be good for me.


Thanks, guys.

What of fasting - like taking only water or other fluids, no solid foods? If such fasting is done once every week, would that help? I am too lazy to exercise, and besides I only have fat around my waist.
Fasting might leave you vulnerable to binge-eating because it'll put your body into starvation mode. At least it does that for me. It also makes me feel weak, dizzy and I can't concentrate.

[brigadista]

Thanks, guys.

What of fasting - like taking only water or other fluids, no solid foods? If such fasting is done once every week, would that help? I am too lazy to exercise, and besides I only have fat around my waist.

problem with fasting is your body can go into famine mode - that is start to create fat because no food is coming in -

you can drink 2 litres of water every day and make sure you eat every 4 hours- watch your carbs unless you are exercising -
best way to get rid of a stomach for me is running and pilates or yoga -
good luck with it which ever method you choose:):)

[Vanguard1917]

Caloric deficit is the bottom line. You can eat all your daily food a minute before bed, and it can be made up of two large kebabs, fries and two bottles of beer, and you'll still lose weight if the calories you took in are significantly less (by 500, say) than the calories you burned.

It's an extreme example, but it helps underscore the point that controlling calorie intake is the key to weight loss or gain, not this or that fad or gimmick.

[pluckedflowers]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned smoking. I'm half kidding.

In any case, exercise is important. Try to find something that you enjoy. There are lots of options. I never liked exercise, but now I've started rock climbing because it's really fun. Also, keep an eye on what you are eating. I don't know about where you are located, but in America they put obscene amounts of corn syrup into almost everything. Even bread. Who the fuck needs corn syrup in their bread? So I try to look at the ingredient list. The less it resembles a god-damned James Joyce novel, the better.

[Lynx]

If you go on a diet and reduce your caloric intake, your body will become more efficient in its use of energy. A diet is for life.

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

do NOT do one of these stupid starvation diets. EVEN 1 day a week you'll be fucking with your body. Your body isn't stupid - if you starve it even slightly it'll get defensive and the rate at which you burn fat will slow, not to mention that when you starve yourself you lose nutrients, your nails die, hair goes horrible, breath smells etc.

[black magick hustla]

Everything is though so saying that is only slightly helpful in practical application. A calorie deficit is required but eating healthy foods changes the manner in which the calories are absorbed. The method of exercise also changes the amount of calories burned hours after the exercise has taken place. For instance, if someone does HIIT training they burn more calories in the hours after the workout than someone who burned the same amount of calories per workout doing a chronic form of cardio.

Some people always say things like this but I don't really think this yields any substantial change in the amount calories burnt at all. in fact, there was a recent study showing that office workers burn about the same calories as hunter gatherers. Healthy eating has more to due with the fact that you can feel more full and energetic eating well for the same amount of calories as eating junk food. It also has other nutritional value. But there is plenty of unhealthy skinny people that live off ramen and fast food.

[NewLeft]

in fact, there was a recent study showing that office workers burn about the same calories as hunter gatherers. Healthy eating has more to due ...
bcbm posted that thread, it's surprising.. (http://www.revleft.com/vb/office-workers-burn-t173863/index.html)

i'm glad you wrote healthy eating rather than healthy food

[roy]

don't starve yourself. it's much harder than it sounds and unhealthy. take up running if you have the time, cut down calories. what everyone else said basically.

[brigadista]

build muscle too- it will make your metabolism faster

[MacdonaldIvy]

There's no shortcut to lose your tummy. You must have discipline and hard work before you can get a 6-pack abs. You must choose what you eat because it may affect your workout. I also have the same problem before. I drink alcohol and eat fatty foods almost every day. I don't care if my tummy is big, but I became conscious about it when most of my friends said that its bad for my health. Running, biking and playing basketball are the things I did to minimize my tummy. I still don't have a 6-pack abs, but I'm almost there.

[fizzy]

I don't think there are any quick ways and I don't think there should be because the faster you try to lose it, the sooner it'll start growing back. However, a few tummy exercise that put pressure on your abs muscles can really help. They give fast and effective results, I've tried myself :thumbup:

[SergeNubret]

Let's say HIIT is fast, let's say in one 20 min workout you burn 400 kcal.
Then eating on a kcal decifit of 500 would be faster obviously.

So eat less kcal if you want to lose weight and not move.
If you want better conditioning and lose weight, then do HIIT

[SergeNubret]

"Tummys" are a result of fat. No amount of stomach exercises will burn the fat efficiently, they will strengthen the muscles under the fat, but it won't get rid of the fat itself.

I suggest running, and dieting. Running is the way to go. You will burn fat, as well as gain strength and condition. Also, do not eat late at night and avoid fried foods and sugary drinks in general.

Also, no such thing as a "quick and easy" way to do anything when it comes to physical fitness.



Meal timing has been proven to make no difference.
If your maintenance is 3,000, and you eat 3,500 inside 24 hours (+/-) and you will gain weight.
If you eat 2,500 kcal inside a period of 24 hours (+/-) then you will lose weight NO MATTER if you eat ONE meal or SIX meals.
And eating about 3,000 kcal in one meal in insane, but ex the bodybuilder Serge Nubret ate 5,000 in one meal.
Just letting you all know that meal timing is 100% irrelevant and it does not boost your metabolism.

I suggest that some of you try eating in a 3-4 hours window (get all your daily kcal) and not eat for the other 20-21 hours.
It has proven to boost your natural HGH by 2000%

"“Fasting causes hunger or stress. In response, the body releases more cholesterol, allowing it to utilize fat as a source of fuel, instead of glucose. This decreases the number of fat cells in the body,” said Dr. Horne, adding, “This is important because the fewer fat cells a body has, the less likely it will experience insulin resistance, or diabetes.”

"The recent study also confirms earlier findings that human growth hormone (hGH) blood levels during the 24-hour fasting periods increased an average of 1,300 percent in women, and nearly 2,000 percent in men."

Read this too: http://babyboomernews.net/anti-aging-research-fasting-yes-human-growth-hormone-no