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Help losing belly fat
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:08 pm
As I near my 40th year I look down and realize that my relatively lean and athletic physique has one major flaw, belly fat. I used to play lacrosse so I'm not opposed t taking up jogging again but I want some other ideas besides "run 2 miles a day and eat almonds"
Posted on 11/30/17 at 12:10 pm to RedRifle
Time to put your muscles to the test, brah. Let's lift.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:00 pm to RedRifle
Keto.
Diet is where you lose fat.
Diet is where you lose fat.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:01 pm to RedRifle
In addition to lifting, maybe add some sprints and a little intermittent fasting. Or play some lacrosse.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:22 pm to RedRifle
It's OK to be fat. You are 40. Quit buying into the MTV and Instagram lies.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:40 pm to RedRifle
Two minute plank every night. Go up from there if you can
Posted on 11/30/17 at 2:45 pm to LNCHBOX
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Keto.
Diet is where you lose fat.
My visceral fat (very dangerous) melted away in no time on lazy keto/low carb. And I still drink beer. I run and swim and am active which contributes to fairly defined and fat-free abs, but it's mostly diet.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 3:09 pm to LNCHBOX
I lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks on Keto. I just redid bloodwork from 2 1/2 months ago and all of my numbers are better as well.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 3:19 pm to dallastiger55
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I just read that article. I'm pretty novice on the workout/ diet regimen and that was good information. Might explain why I've had a difficult time losing weight despite riding road bicycle 100 miles a week at times. I've started weight lifting a few times a week. Hopefully a couple more weeks and I'll see results.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 3:38 pm to RedRifle
Cannot target fat areas. Anyone telling you otherwise is full of it. Consume less calories than you burn and you'll lose fat.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 6:31 pm to RedRifle
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belly fat
Diet is the answer. Experiment and find one that works for you. You can run until the cows come home but it won't work if the diet isn't clean
Posted on 11/30/17 at 6:59 pm to buzwa
Actually you can but only to a certain extent and it's not worth the time and effort anyways. But you do it with targeted exercise to cause blood flow to an area and then do some form of exercise. So like doing crunches then sprints can cause a small amount of targeted fatloss but only if the fatty deposits are there due to bad blood flow to the area.all while in a deficit. It's why boxers have leaner arms than the rest of their body, sprinters tend to have leaner legs than the rest of the body etc.
Like I said it's complicated and the effects are small and not worth it.
OP these specialized diets everyone is saying to do are the same way. Sure if, keto and other diets due cause a small thermogenic effect but it's so small it's not even worth it. I love both keto and if and it's because I prefer to eat that away and it's what I can stick too but they are not any better for fatloss overall than any other diet that puts you in a deficit.
Find a diet you can stick to while making sure you get enough protein to maintain lean tissue. It's really that simple.
Like I said it's complicated and the effects are small and not worth it.
OP these specialized diets everyone is saying to do are the same way. Sure if, keto and other diets due cause a small thermogenic effect but it's so small it's not even worth it. I love both keto and if and it's because I prefer to eat that away and it's what I can stick too but they are not any better for fatloss overall than any other diet that puts you in a deficit.
Find a diet you can stick to while making sure you get enough protein to maintain lean tissue. It's really that simple.
Posted on 11/30/17 at 8:00 pm to lsu777
I smell hormonal issues here as well. OP should parallel path diet and hormone panel. Need T, Free T, and SHBG
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:20 am to RedRifle
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some other ideas besides "run 2 miles a day and eat almonds"
mtv lied to you.
quit being lazy and go lift some weights. nothing worth having comes easy
Posted on 12/1/17 at 8:16 am to lsu777
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I love both keto and if and it's because I prefer to eat that away and it's what I can stick too but they are not any better for fatloss overall than any other diet that puts you in a deficit.
I don't agree with this at all based off my specific experience. My body handles different macros entirely differently. I tried losing weight by just tracking calories and staying under a certain number. I lost weight, but not at near the rate compared to when I did Keto over the summer. So with nothing but my own (and my wife's (no pics ) ) Experience to go off of, I say macros are important to weight loss.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 9:34 am to LNCHBOX
Empirical scientific evidence shows that in healthy individuals, if protein intake and calories are equated, there is virtually no difference in fat loss rates between low carb or high carb diets. If healthy, your extra rate of fat loss could be explained by better adherance
That said, there are various reasons that this could be change in people with hormonal imbalances, pre-diabetes, insulin sensitivity, etc. if the keto diet helps rectify some health issues.
That said, there are various reasons that this could be change in people with hormonal imbalances, pre-diabetes, insulin sensitivity, etc. if the keto diet helps rectify some health issues.
This post was edited on 12/1/17 at 9:37 am
Posted on 12/1/17 at 1:19 pm to LNCHBOX
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Experience to go off of, I say macros are important to weight loss.
I haven't reached and probably won't reach a conclusion re the actual keto effect re weight (apart from water retention) and fat loss. But for me a high fat low carb way of eating (it isn't a "diet" -- it's just how I doos it, Larry) leaves me satiated and not craving more food.
For instance, I can snack and it's a few pork rinds dipped in French onion dip and not a whole tube of Pringles.
I think ultimately it is mostly CICO, and for me high fat = fewer calories to be full and not want to graze.
Weed and beer could theoretically add a layer of challenge if I did that sort of thing.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 2:43 pm to McLemore
Alcohol is a large boulder blocking the narrow pathway to fat loss.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:00 pm to RedRifle
Nutrition is 70-80% of the results. Keto seems to have the greatest effect on fat loss. Intermittent fasting also. There is no way to target fat loss. Having said that the belly area is like the deep end of the pool, last to drain and first to fill.
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