re: I’ve gained some belly fat

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I don’t lift. I use the machines

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This will make you thinner skinny-fat.
You need to lift weights and get in 160g of protein. Adding muscle burns more calories. Burning more calories while preserving muscle is how you lose the pudge. You preserve muscle by lifting weights, reminding the muscles to stay around, and by getting in enough protein to prevent the breakdown of muscle mass while burning calories above what you eat.