<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I have gained some belly fat over the past 3 years and want to lose it so bad. I was doing insanity for a month, but have not found seen any results. I didn't follow the diet plan, but I still felt like I should have lost something. I am a vegetarian so it is difficult to get my protein so any tips or workouts would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Run, do some workouts, nothing complicated. Drink protein shakes, i suggest chocolate…they actually taste like chocolate milk.</p>
<p>Just simple exercise daily will help. And cut down on teh foods :p</p>
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<p>You lose weight everywhere, not just in one spot.</p>
<p>Oh and the driving factor for losing weight IS the diet. You can exercise ten minutes and lose weight if you eat 1500 calories but not if you work out for 2 hours and eat 3500 calories (if it’s from simple sugars, etc.)</p>
<p>Belly fat is simply fat. Some fad diet promoters try to make you think that belly fat is special and that certain diets target that specific type of fat…that is b.s. </p>
<p>In a nutshell…eat fewer cookies, breads, and full fat dairy. Eat more lean proteins (beans, low-fat or fat free dairy, eggs…assuming you are not vegan). Almonds are a great protein source, and if you snack on them judiciously (they do have fat) they’ll help you feel satisfied.</p>
<p>When you are hungry for a non-protein snack, eat fruits and/or veggies instead of junk.</p>
<p>You should try swimming.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there is no thing as spot reduction. Your going to lose weight everywhere, you cannot just lose weight on your stomach. </p>
<p>Diet is key when losing weight. It is even more important than exercising. Make sure your eating plenty of fruits and veggies. Try to make sure they are all different colors. The more colors the better. Avoid whites(white bread, white rice, etc.) Eat whole grains. As for protein, tofu maybe? I’m not sure but you should google foods that are high in protein. Try not to consume too many calories and try not to starve yourself either. I’m not sure how many calories you should be consuming, but again you can google that.</p>
<p>And remember, losing weight/fat is a slow process. Don’t expect to see results right away, it doesn’t happen overnight.</p>
<p>no pasta</p>
<p>no bread</p>
<p>no red meat</p>
<p>walk every night</p>
<p>no fast food either.</p>
<p>you want to lose weight and get ripped? Competitive swimming. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>CC members are mis-informed. Diet is the MAIN way to lose weight. Working out is second. </p>
<p>You cannot “lose belly fat”. You can lose bodyfat percentage which is the overall fat distributed in your body, but not a simple area. </p>
<p>Carbs: Many foods are carbohydrates heavy, such as white rice, candy and such which are simple carbs. They are the ones that result in a insulin spike which results in anabolism, which is the process of gaining mass (i.e weight). So lower down on your simple carb intake. Carbs are only harmful to your weight if you are not active. So you can eat carbs, just be active. However, you CAN eat complex carbs. They are the healthy ones, which should be eaten regularly.</p>
<p>Muscles: Muscles are living tissue. They need energy the most in our body. Thus you are burning calories by just letting them be on your arms, legs, and core. So you HAVE to workout so you can create a calorie deficit.</p>
<p>Workout: Cardio. Self-explanatory. Plus weight lifting. </p>
<p>Calorie Deficit: You must create a calorie deficit. So eat less junk food, less calories, more working out, and you will lose weight overtime.</p>
<p>It all starts with what you eat.</p>
<p>Cut out all soda and processed foods. Eat 1,500 calories per day and take a 30 minute jog.</p>
<p>I heard that sit-ups don’t work. I would try doing some planks.</p>
<p>If you are veg, watch out for broccoli and beans. Anecdotal, I’m sure, but they are said to be bloaty and I noticed a visible difference when I decreased my intake. (My husband is veg, and I used to throw beans in everything for protein. Now I eat them once a week.) Eat a small meal or snack every two hours–nuts really are great, and so is low fat string cheese sticks.</p>
<p>For exercises, the thing that made the biggest difference in my body was working with a balance ball. Doing sit ups on the ball, working with weights on the ball. Check out the sparkpeople website–they have lots of great information on calorie counting, working out, and the Flat Belly diet. Flat Belly diet is a book you can take out of the library. Take it with a grain of salt, but I found some good tips in there. Sparkpeople will also give you sample vegetarian meal plans.</p>
<p>I agree with the poster who said what you eat is first, working out is second. You can work out like a fiend and not lose weight or change your shape. But if you start watching your calories you should see a difference fairly soon.</p>
<p>Sit-ups and crunches merely tone your ab muscles (which will remain hidden underneath layers of fat). Actually losing the fat will require creating a calorie deficit through diet/exercise. Cardio is the way to go – running, swimming, cycling, etc.</p>
<p>You want to go running or swimming, or biking I guess if that’s more your thing. If you want to just firm up your stomach, then do leg lifts-- these are where you lie flat on the ground, face up, and lift your legs to about a 60 degree angle-- then you lower them again until you almost touch the ground (BUT DON’T). Do these and build up to 20+.</p>
<p>Basically I have to start to eat less in meals?</p>
<p>Yes son. Or burn more calories than you consume, ya know. And DRINK THE WATER. And lift weights. </p>
<p>So son, how’s your progress?</p>
<p>Well not alot. I actually started today haha. I did Insanity for a month and didn’t see a whole of lot of difference so I just quit.</p>
<p>Run a mile or two every day. I gained some fat after track (since I’m tiny and eat like a trucker), but in the past few weeks I’ve been running with my sister, who’s on XC. After her practice, we run a mile (two if I’m feeling ambitious). It’s definitely been working.</p>
<p>Three years ago, a friend of mine and I both decided we were getting very overweight.</p>
<p>We made a bet that whoever lost the most weight in 90 days would get $500.</p>
<p>Well, I lost 25 and he lost 22.</p>
<p>It became like a competition.</p>
<p>I did it with zero exercise. I just cut out all bread, and all pasta, and ate a bunch of fat free and low fat frozen meals, and bland chicken and fish.</p>
<p>I also did smoothies, where I mixed protein powder into juices in the blender.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to do that, simply go for a walk every night for 1/2 hour.</p>