Workout after 2 month, still no result.....Diet problem ??? Currently, I m at 150 lbs. 5'6 hight (i m quite short....sigh) According to BMI I am at 24.1 But, I still have a lot of fat on my belly. Don't know if BMI is ever accurate or not........ I have been going to gym for 2 months around. 4 days in a week. (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) To get rid of belly fat, I know i have to get my total body fat percentage lower. So, I do 30~45 mins of cardio (on elliptical) everytime at beginning of workout. Then, I do shoulder and chest workout only. I didn't really focus on my abs or core that much. Just a bit. After almost 2 month, My chest and shoulder is a bit wider now, But, I don't see a very obvious result on my belly. Belly its a bit smaller, but still lots of fat there. And my weight is not dropping much...probably only dropped 2~3 lbs. Then, i guess, its something to do with diet. What do you guys usually eat to get rid of Belly fat ?? And, do i have to do something different with my workout ?? |
Are you lifting heavy? If not, give it a try. Do some heavy squats and deadlifts - not only will you burn more calories while doing them, you'll continue to burn calories hours after. More muscle = more calories used to help them grow. |
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You shouldn't do extended cardio and strength training on the same days. Before you hit the weights, limit your cardio to 10 minutes on the bike. Unless you have some kind of injury, I would stay away from cardio machines. Try running outside... and run hard. |
I was/am in the same boat as you and what's been working for me is alternating weight training days and days with low intensity cardio for at least 45min (ie cardio activities where you're not breathing hard enough to get in your way of a conversation). The way it was explained to me was low-medium burns the fat and hard burns what you ate. Best way to maximize your fat-burn from walking would be to do it first thing in the morning before breakfast so your body has to get it's energy from converting fat. But work too hard and you could start converting muscle to energy and negatively impact your gains from weight training. Also you can't just get rid of fat in a target area. You hit it right on the nose when you said that to get rid of it you have to body fat percentage so don't forget about working out the rest of your body to convert other fat storages to muscle as well. Not to mention looking like a top-heavy ape is retarded... |
lol shoulders and chest. Diet is key. What is your diet like? |
Sounds like your diet needs work. I've seen tons of ppl come into the gym obviously trying to lose weight because they spend their entire time doing cardio. After even 6 months, there's been almost no change, if any at all. My buddy has dropped like 90 lbs since september with a combination of diet + working his ass off and there's a HUGE difference. |
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Only doing shoulders and Chest..... Will I get bulky if do heavy lifting ?? Quote:
But i eat very regular... total Calorie counts around 1100~1300 a day. Quote:
I could do 30~45 mins too, But its just so cold outside these days. I guess I'll try that in mid March, when its not too cold outside. Quote:
Fat-burn before breakfast, it sounds very logical. I am trying to stay away bulky shape. Thats why i didn't do heavy lifting. Now, my problem is, I gatta get up at 5:30AM if i m going to workout before breakfast. Maybe I should really give this a try. |
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Its around 1100~1300 a day. It's kinda low carb diet. But I really need help about. What should I eat during the day. Like Morning, Lunch, Dinner. Please, any suggestion ??? |
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What kind of carbs are you eating? Cut out white rice, white bread etc Eat whole grain pastas, brown rice, sweet potato, and in moderation. Dont load up on the carbs if you're trying to get rid of excess belly fat. Keep your protein high, I think the rule is one gram of protein for every pound of body weight? Pair that with hard work at the gym and you should see results. I didnt go into detail as I'm not as hardcore as some of the other guys here but those are the basics |
what is your overall goal? are you trying to lose weight? diet is key when going on any fitness regime - i think your calorie count is off a bit and/or the calories you're getting arent good ones. based on your weight your calorie intake per day should be around 1600 for your body to maintain weight at rest. if your count is accurate there is no reason why you're not dropping pounds. i find even for myself that its pretty tough sometimes to drop to my competition weight. my pre comp diet is usually very low carbs. morning is a isolate protein shake, lunch chicken salad (water base dressing) dinner steamed veggies and chicken again. portions are small as well. drink LOTS of water. and to be honest - i dont hit alot of cardio either - just diet and weight training. this video may help you understand how the body works better to understand dieting overall |
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Is sashimi ok ? lol, i love them a lot... If i m at 150 lbs, that means i have to take 150g of protien a day. Thats a lot of meat i guess. Looks like i gatta have protien shake to help out. Quote:
Just curious about your diet...Don't you get hungry ?? or what are the protions in those food in your daily diet ?? |
2 months is a drop in the bucket when put it terms of real positive change |
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you should be working on all body parts, not just chest and shoulders. You probably won't see any significant changes for about 6 months |
How is op 5"6 150 with 24 BMI? 150 is normal weight for that height. edit: wait that's entirely appropriate and within the "average weight" zone, but still isn't the BMI not a good measure of health/fitness nowadays? |
How is it possible to not lose weight if you're only eating 1300 calories a day? I know girls that have gone from being 150 pounds down to 135-140 eating 1300 calories and doing no activity other than day to day life (I tried to give them a hardcore diet, but they didn't stick to it but took a lot of my ideas). I started losing weight like crazy in grade 12 because I got over the "icky" factor of eating unprocessed chicken that I cooked at home. I went from being 230 pounds down to 160 in a matter of 7 months (don't believe me ask anyone that went to highschool with me ie. strykn). My main weight loss came from focusing more on protein and less on carbs, I didn't calorie count per say, but I just made healthier decisions. I also did 3-5 miles of jogging per day (completely unnecessary to do so much, I just wanted to lose weight asap for prom lol) Some rules I followed: 1) When you're thirsty, you need liquid NOT juice/coke etc. Your body wants water, not calories. 2)Sandwich meat + fat free mayo + fat free cheese + whole wheat bread + water or skim milk is a low fat low calorie meal. It'll help you lose weight. 3)Chicken breast is awesome, buy it and cook it nightly. Reheat it throughout the day, stick it between two pieces of toast and consume. 4)Grill chicken burgers from fast food places are considerably less calories than their beef counterparts That's basically all I did and I lost weight like crazy. I'll probably get flamed by everyone for this post but it worked for me and it was pretty simple. I used to drink a lot of beverages with aspartane 'till i did some research and aspartane is the devil. Only drink water. |
so you wanna lose belly fat and your not doing any core exercises like squats and dead lifts. shoulders and chest only? fucking looolz. 1300 calories is pretty low already, do cardio after lifting. good luck, 2 months is nothing to see proper changes. you also have to completely cut out bad sugars, no pop, chocolate, and junk food and eat brown whole carbs, keep protein at at least 180-200grams. |
It's all about the chest! No pecs no sex :troll: |
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How about this - you eat more protein, you lift heavy weights, you gain some muscle. Good god, it's girly little men like you that make us asians look bad. |
^ I dont think he wants to gain any muscle. It seems like he just wants to lose his belly fat. Clean up your diet and do some HIIT training. |
holy 1100-1300 kcals a day wtf http://images2.memegenerator.net/Ima...torName=Y-U-NO on a serious note I think there's a good chance your metabolism has crashed. Quote:
note point #5. He also did say somehwere else that if your afternoon temp is in the 98s or just a tiny bit lower you're still fine even if you're burning a lot lower in the morning. |
biggest problem in my opinion is ........chest and shoulder only..... you need to build muscle all around your body to increase the fat burning process when you do cardio. It would helped if you did the other body parts. Also depends on your cardio regime, how hard are you going and whats your heart rate at. I tell you right now 10-15 mins cardio going at intervals helps alot more than going for 35 mins straight on a calm speed. Not sure what your diet is though. |
Excellent tips there TT, whoever you quoted is spot on, IMO. That should be posted in the main workout thread, or even a sticky |
I provided the source in my post. He knows his stuff for sure. A lot of the info on his site with regards to dieting/massing, most of you already know anyway. |
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