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How to get rid of belly fat?

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botchjob23 · 05/02/2025 15:40

Stop eating I hear you cry!!!

Well I am trying and my diet, although not amazing, is improving. I still have a very obvious roll of fat around my belly area. Certainly not helped by having 2 c sections but I was never the washboard stomach type even before them. Even when I lose weight the roll is still there and I suspect it always will be now due to scar tissue etc. But it feels really big at the moment and I genuinely can't wear anything unless it skims my tummy because anything remotely figure hugging just makes it stand out terribly.

What are your tips for reducing belly fat?

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Hellskitchen24 · 05/02/2025 16:11

botchjob23 · 05/02/2025 15:58

Ugh I sort of suspected this would be the answer. Of course I know I need to reduce my calories in order to lose weight but the thought of no carbs, sugar or booze really depresses me.

I am trying to walk more. Trying to eat within a calorie deficit without depriving myself too much. I am googling fat burn home workouts. But I sometimes think I'm just destined to stay fat because my motivation for this stuff is so low.

You don’t have to completely cut them out but moderate them heavily.

I’ve known a lot of people have success with Slimming World if you lack motivation to do it alone.

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botchjob23 · 05/02/2025 15:58

Ugh I sort of suspected this would be the answer. Of course I know I need to reduce my calories in order to lose weight but the thought of no carbs, sugar or booze really depresses me.

I am trying to walk more. Trying to eat within a calorie deficit without depriving myself too much. I am googling fat burn home workouts. But I sometimes think I'm just destined to stay fat because my motivation for this stuff is so low.

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WearyAuldWumman · 05/02/2025 15:55

botchjob23 · 05/02/2025 15:40

Stop eating I hear you cry!!!

Well I am trying and my diet, although not amazing, is improving. I still have a very obvious roll of fat around my belly area. Certainly not helped by having 2 c sections but I was never the washboard stomach type even before them. Even when I lose weight the roll is still there and I suspect it always will be now due to scar tissue etc. But it feels really big at the moment and I genuinely can't wear anything unless it skims my tummy because anything remotely figure hugging just makes it stand out terribly.

What are your tips for reducing belly fat?

I go to an exercise class 3 times a week. The trainer says that the only answer is cardio.

greencushionsfromikea · 05/02/2025 15:53

No sugar. Eat less than you burn up, but not so much it makes you go crazy and binge. Keep at it for 3 months and don't cheat / kid yourself about what you're actually eating. If you do this PROPERLY you'll lose weight.

Badbacklife · 05/02/2025 15:51

Lowering my carbs and getting my pcos/hormones under control was the key for me when I’d lost everywhere but stomach

Createausername1970 · 05/02/2025 15:49

I lost most of my belly fat when I cut carbs.

I had it explained to me that belly fat is the body's fat store. Carbs give your body energy, so if you are regularly eating carbs you are giving your body a regular supply of easy access energy to keep itself running. If you take away the sources of quick, easy access energy, the body has no alternative but to deplete it's stores of fat to keep itself going.

That's a very simplistic explanation, and no doubt I will be put in my place and told I am wrong, but it made sense to me and the belly fat and thigh fat did disappear without too much change to my activity levels.

Hellskitchen24 · 05/02/2025 15:45

What is your diet on a daily basis? When I have cut fat in the past, I have to be very strict. I normally cut breakfast, salad/lean carbs for lunch, then something like fish and baked veg for dinner. No booze. No snacks unless it’s fruit, nuts, or something low cal like a Skinny Whip bar. The weight falls off eating like this but the issue is as soon as you stop it comes back lol

username299 · 05/02/2025 15:42

Reduce your calories and do aerobic exercise and weights.

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