Flattening your stomach, Advice please... Options

[HeatherMoreno]

Okay, I sort of need some help on how to flatten my stomach because all I do is fake it by sucking it in. It just bulges out sometimes and I get embarrased.
I need help...

[sweetdreamsx3]

Start exercising?

[JessyMarie]

go jogging everyday... and do like 200 crunches a night jeremy and i started doing it and it seems to work (at least for him)

[xj_liana_tx]

sit ups, i don't know, you really need to put work into it to get the results.

[Freakerr]

well, since you said you bulge sometimes... you could always wear a tight tank underneath. and crunches are magical.

[HelloSunshine]

Sit-ups every night before you go to sleep until your tummy aches....works for me

[xourzest]

i have the same probs i play bascketball and it works and it makes you taller or you can skip rope

[*stephinika*]

yeah most cardio workouts are good followed by crunches/situps. thats what i do.

[*Programmer*]

yeah i know imma guy...in the girls locker room....get over it....
I've been working out for about 3 years now....it takes time your not gonna see results in one day....do a series of half way lifting sit ups to work your lower abs to define them. then make your elbows go toward your opposite knees in a pattern regular sit up, left leaning sit up ,right leaning sit up...regular, left, right..do this about 50-150 times..(This depends if your a beginner you should gradually work your way into more).Then do the full lifting sit up. regular, left, right...regular, left, right, in the same manner..to work on the upper abs..(50-150). after about a month - 3 months you'll see some nice results....trust me. if your only gonna work out one day...don't even bother.

Hint: Make a schedule M- W- F- Sunday... give your muscles a chance to heal the day after the workout. without the proper healing you won't get any results. But you will gain strength. for definition on your stomach you MUST LET YOUR MUSCLES HEAL.
well need any more tips let me know...
later
-Rico

[lilJdawg]

that's exactly the same problem for me. I did sit-ups every night before i go to bed & it kinda' worked.

- drink lots of water
- excerise daily
- do tons of sit ups everyday

[Euphoria Rose]

Do 50 sit-ups a day. And remember to do that everyday.

[xnastyninjagrlx]

Excerise daily and do daily crunches
Also lie on your back and kick ur feet in the air in circles
while pointing your toe and flattening your toe..it helps

[LiLaZnGirL122]

SIT UPS WORK!!

[the_crox]

don't listen to me. starve yourself.

[aznangel4eva]

do 50 situps a day?!?!?!?! haha roflmao...yo girl...it depends how bad your "buldge" is. For me, I was 116 at 5'3...but i hate nay fat...any at all. lol so i quit sodas....ate less...n' did situps 200-400 and the arm weights...it really helps

[inlonelinessidie]

Sit up straight. Posture is key. Also do some Pilates. No candy, no soda, no junk food. Eat healthy stuff. A healthy diet and exercise will help you lose weight.

[apple.]

ohhhhh i thought i had my tummy ever since i was born..after the baby fat went away..hehe ..anywyas ..swimming helps..alottttt...gyumnastics..hiking =]

[sheepy]

ahaha starting from today; im doing sit ups ;p

[blah1234567]

wow...i think im gonna do some of that stuff...

[DixieDaCutie]

ahaha starting from today; im doing sit ups ;p

hah same here

[teeners4]

sit ups and after you eat dont SIT stand or walk

[roberts_pink_dru...]

Jump up and down and say I'm a bird.

You'll get results in no time.

[iki2aZei]

crunches r da best.. after a while (longer den a month) if u get tired of regular crunches n wanna show dem abs.. try doin situps with a weight on ur stomach.. like a 10 pounder or sumtin.. not too heavy..

[yukichan]

Jump up and down and say I'm a bird.

You'll get results in no time.

lol...thats a good idea...

[FLIPxADDICTION]

eat healthier.

[ItzOnlySydney]

actuall i knwo you're probably gonna be like wtf?? but i actually lost 15 pounds and gained about 6 pounds of muscle doing one season of cheerleading ur fitter and you feel better trust me sports is the best thing for you. =)

[eli5e]

doing crunches giv u abs

[Shattered_Hope]

exercise. sit ups. running. etc..they all help the stomach somehow.

[WickedDreamer]

Jump up and down and say I'm a bird.

You'll get results in no time.

I wonder if I could put that down on my PE homework??

[*chaneun*]

at my tkd.. i go almost every day.. and we have to do like 100 sit ups every other class i think... and it works miracles :)

[GodsBrokenAngel0...]

hmm for me eating well and excersixing everyday. and not drinking soo many cokes, drink alot of water, its good for you, lol.. um dont eat faty foods.

[yellowgurl]

if you are like me who cant do sit ups properly or hate them just cut down on the choco bars but then dont go on those scary diets though

[mayb2moro112]

One of the best ways is to do a lot of cardiovascular workouts (like running and climbing, u can use treadmills or steppers). That trims your stomache. Try running or walking an extra mile a day or playing a sport.

Also, don't pig out! Stop eating once you're full.

[yellowcardrox22]

do crunches... they are a lot more effective than sit ups

[littobabiet16]

i dunno... eat more fruits or healthier foods... but don't starve yourself... and umm... do excerising that helps your stomach like... sit ups, crunches, and roll ups...

[Angel_Cece]

too many post on this already! do the obvious... sit ups crunches.

[shanny]

power abs!
we do them in gymnastics everyday...and you get really fast results.

20--
regular crunches
crunches on one side
switch sides
feet in the air and do crunches
straddle ups
situps
then do 15 of each, 10, and 5.

work up to where you can do it without stopping
and you'll get a flat stomach in no time.

and if you suck in your stomach when you do these it works your lower abs even harder.

[Trolling]

sit ups and after you eat dont SIT stand or walk

Thats stupid why cant you sit? So you are gonna stand like 4hours burning like 20 calories an hour doing it while sitting you lose 15?

[aznxdreamer]

take a knife...perferably butcher knife. put it under your boobs, press down on the knife, and start sliding it down your stomach.

it literlly slices the fat off!!!

it works!

order your fat slicer now at 1800-4. call now and get a seccond slicer! makes a great gift!

[lolthissiteisfun...]

^^ hehe. wow so many posts on this. what are roll ups?

[MiLKDUD_DOKiE]

this is very easy buy a holahoop and holahoop simple it flattens your stomach;)

[angelrevelation]

do sit ups in sets (depending on how many you can do at a time). then rest, then do that again. i do sit ups at night

[*salcha*]

sometimes i do crunches with a dictionary on my stomach, that helped..a lot.
and there's this exercise where you lay down with your hands under your butt, and you lift your feet three inches, no more no less, off the ground and you stay like that for 30 seconds-a minute before doing it again.
trust me, i did that for tennis training, and the results showed.

[HappyHeart]

look in the seventeen magazines cause they have a section for excersizing. I know the May issue with Drew Barrymore on the cover has a section for flatter abs.

[smthngcrprategrl...]

yea try excercising

[to-devastate]

Excercise and try atkins diet? I dont know. Lol.
I'm starting to work out everyday.

[lilphoenix]

Crunches on a fitness ball.

You get a multi-tasking workout.


When you do a crunch, hold it for about 3 seconds or so.


YOU WILL GAIN MUSCLE WEIGHT!

[dancingkait]

did you try exercising? and crunches really help. do tons of them! put on a cd and crunch to the beat of the music..makes it more enjoyable oh and once you've toned it a bit, hold in your stomach muscles when you do crunches and sit-ups...keeps your abs more toned rather than have the stick out.

[somekhmergirl]

sit ups,running/jogging,and eating heathier.try laying off the junk food and soda.drink orange juice and stuff.sit ups are easy and jog or run for like 30 min or an hour like in the morning each day

[gossipgirl]

sit ups before u gotta bed...everynight

[Joss-eh-lime]

I WANT THE FREAKING AB LOUNGE! but cruches for now...over the summer join a swim team! i do nd i come back to school hot!

[star31591]

well... if u like chocolate, eat dark chocolate. milk chocolate is waaay more fattening. and anyways, dark is yummier

and of course, the sit ups and everythin.

and eat healthier. eat ur veggies. blech.

[y0urelectrikk]

I have that problem too. I do Crunches all the time and I can do the most crunches in a minute in my gym class. I even run a lot cause I'm in track & we run about 4 miles a day, Plus all that other sprinting stuff and jumps. But NOTHING works for me! That stinkin' layer of fat over my abs just wont dieee!! I even tried eating healthier.

[Desrosiers13]

>umm what exactly are crunches?? i mean are they those things that are like u lay on the floor and then u like crunch up and stuff and u like have ur hands on ur head or something?? i mean i do 50 situps and then 50 legs crunch thing like i think u call them squats LoL i love that word and believe me they work!!

>but i am just trying to clear my vision on what crunches are LOL i know i must sound liek a complete idiot! LoL

Sarah.

[aera]

1. eat healthier
2. excersice (sit-ups, crunches, running, reverse crunches)
3. eat only when you're hungry and stop when you're full

sit-ups and reverse crunches really help

[entourage]

just like everyone saidd, sit ups
and keep away from mcdonalds.
hope it helps.


take caresxxooxo

[____simpLicity x]

sit upz & crunchez

[miss barnes]

what everybody else is saying....

[slipknot1098564]

dude i wouldn't do sit ups i did like 1500 a day and it did nothing what i do is this thing where you put one of your legs on a ledge that is a little lower than waist high and bend down like you're trying to touch your toes of the leg that's on the ground (or if you can touch your toes, then do that, i do that) then lift yourself up and twist to the side your leg on the ledge is on. do that like 50-100 times on each side i saw great results. btw, try sucking in everytime you do an exercise, any, cuz that helps a lot

[yskulmate]

i recommend sit-ups.. and second, dont SIT just after eating..

[Nicole0402]

Don't starve yourself! You want to get rid of a bulge....not die. You can do situps/crunches until your stomach starts to burn a little bit. (feel the burn ) And that tells you whenit's actually starting to do something. Ride a bike, walk/run. lots of stuff.

[..:loveee.NuTTii]

I have that same problem...if you sit up straight that helps
hmmm....i gotta start doing crunches

[peachsn0wbubble]

if you look in magazines like seventeen or something, they usually have like an 'healthy eating' section or a few pages which teach you how to get your body toned...esp for the summer
good luck!

[angelshortipnai]

hah same here 

LOL ::high five:: same here! hahaha

[topless]

read this for information on how to flatten your stomach...


http://www.intense-workout.com/abdominal_exercises.html

[iheartsimba]

I have a little gut too I think =[

Crunches!

[starlette]

I'm sorry ladies, but crunces dont flatten your stomach. They strnghthen ur muscules. U have to burn fat to loose ur fat on ur tummy. Brunches will just push the fat father out. Take in less calories and add an aerobic exercise to ur lifestyle. Try walking for 30 minutes everyday. Eats more fruit and veggies. dont eat junk food. Thats the only way to lose belly fat. Take it from a perso who knows. I lost 30 pounds that way. My tummy didnt get any flatter and I did 150 crunches a nite. aerobic exercise and lower caloric intake is the only way to lose fat.

[Spirited Away]

^ Nods, aerobics is the way to go and the classes are fun to take with friends. Though it's also a good thing to do crunches. Your abs help your back to hold up your body... you'll find that you're saving yourselves from back pain in the future.

[WickedDreamer]

Well, I have a really bad back, so instead of doing sit ups I sit up striaght and when I am watching TV or reading or something that makes me relaxed I constrict my stomach muscles. Every five seconds counts as 1 sit up. Five minutes=60 sit ups. So, you can get about 30 done during a commercial break!

[starlette]

Well, I have a really bad back, so instead of doing sit ups I sit up striaght and when I am watching TV or reading or something that makes me relaxed I constrict my stomach muscles. Every five seconds counts as 1 sit up.  Five minutes=60 sit ups. So, you can get about 30 done during a commercial break!

Yeah I have a bad back too. All that does is strengthen the muscules, so if you do have a weak midsection its great, but u still wont lose belly fat.

[kryzcoak47luv666]

yeah i know imma guy...in the girls locker room....get over it....
I've been working out for about 3 years now....it takes time your not gonna see results in one day....do a series of half way lifting sit ups to work your lower abs to define them. then make your elbows go toward your opposite knees in a pattern regular sit up, left leaning sit up ,right leaning sit up...regular, left, right..do this about 50-150 times..(This depends if your a beginner you should gradually work your way into more).Then do the full lifting sit up. regular, left, right...regular, left, right, in the same manner..to work on the upper abs..(50-150). after about a  month - 3 months you'll see some nice results....trust me. if your only gonna work out one day...don't even bother.

Hint: Make a schedule M- W- F- Sunday... give your muscles a chance to heal the day after the workout. without the proper healing you won't get any results. But you will gain strength. for definition on your stomach you MUST LET YOUR MUSCLES HEAL.
well need any more tips let me know...
later
-Rico

man thats good advice
I feel inspired, I'm usually too damn lazy, I am really thinking of taking people advice, and work my @$$ off to lose this weight, you people rock, eprops for all!
Oh yeah and some really good advice, don't eat for like 2-4 hours before you go to sleep

[pingpang_0811]

maybe do more exercise for belly.
sit up can be a good idea.
but sometimes ppl not having a flatten stomach is becoz there's 'faeces' inside.
i don't know express it in english.. maybe someone can help translate for me.

[cRasey]

do sit-ups everyday..about 100 or more if you can... and run.. that gets rid of pudge

[Soleil]

Dont just exercise..you have to watch what you eat too!

[lilphoenix]

1. Do not skip meals, you'll GAIN.
2. Eat healthy-er. [Walk around while you eat.]
3. Exercise, and not just sit-ups/crunches. You need to tone everything first. [Hard work, gotta gain muscles first, then you gradually lose weight... slowly.]
Tip - When you do sit-ups/crunches, remember to breathe regularly and hold the crunch in the up position for about 3 seconds. Do not forget to do the obliques.
4. Keep an exercise schedule and stick to it.

Tsk, tsk... those magazines has ruin society's women.

[Guhk]

get used to jogging.
a brisk jog, you can burn hundreds of calories in minutes. the only problem is building the endurance to do so.
if you can jog regularly, youll see definite improvements in your body/endurance

well it might be different for you since im a guy, but it DID work for me.

[misz_ica]

yeah i know imma guy...in the girls locker room....get over it....
I've been working out for about 3 years now....it takes time your not gonna see results in one day....do a series of half way lifting sit ups to work your lower abs to define them. then make your elbows go toward your opposite knees in a pattern regular sit up, left leaning sit up ,right leaning sit up...regular, left, right..do this about 50-150 times..(This depends if your a beginner you should gradually work your way into more).Then do the full lifting sit up. regular, left, right...regular, left, right, in the same manner..to work on the upper abs..(50-150). after about a  month - 3 months you'll see some nice results....trust me. if your only gonna work out one day...don't even bother.

Hint: Make a schedule M- W- F- Sunday... give your muscles a chance to heal the day after the workout. without the proper healing you won't get any results. But you will gain strength. for definition on your stomach you MUST LET YOUR MUSCLES HEAL.
well need any more tips let me know...
later
-Rico

he`s right. for me i do taebo & pilates & situps every other day when i have time & also job a mile or so whenever i can *that really did my legs good `=D*. but you have to put yourself into it and not do it without wanting to do it coz then you get tired more easily. also eat smaller portions, eat right and no more junk food! wells no more but dont eat that much junk food. drink lots of water too. it`ll work too wells.. for me `=D. take cares & God Bless

[blah122986]

u can always roll a bottle of wine on it while watching tv for about an hour a day...sounds wierd but it workz...

[weirdness]

wow i think i'm going to start doing crunches and sit-ups :p

[dreamerOi]

sit ups . you know those weird crunches where you put one elbow on the opposite knee or whatever i heard that helps too.

[simx]

situps... and do cardio workouts... just doing situps and crunches won't really do much unless you do cardio...

[sexi mami]

hah same here 

yea me to.

[vampireduster]

crunches. i do those

[jyim]

this is a good topic. ;D

[EmmalieV]

^ no spamming.

Im going to take some of these things into consideration , i have a pouch-.

[Xprezsion]

I have a similar problem, but I have been eating healthier, drinking a lot of water and working out (abs, arms, legs), it seems to be working at a very slow rate.

[*mishyerr*]

Run. or get lipo.

[jue]

i guess just start excersing and eating healthy(=

[lilangelolove]

eat right, exercise (like everybody else said), and avoid starving yourself and avoid the commercial diets and diet pills. most of the time, u end up gaining the weight and fat back after you end a diet

[alliegrl_x]

don't listen to me. starve yourself.

lmao hate to admit it, but yeah that works too, to some extent. its terrible, dont ever do it, you mite get hooked and become some anorexia creep. When i stay up late to do hw and stress myself out i usually loose alot of weight. but im not gonna recommend you to stress yrself, thats idiotic. i bet crunches work..but i dont want any lady abs or anything..its kina gross.

[shortiiex]

do 1,000 crunches..not all at once...like break them to like 100 crunches per 30-minutes
do jumping-jacks

[toxic_s2]

sit ups and crunches.

in addition to that..you also want to lose the layer of fat covering your abs.

cus if you don;t..then it wouldn't really matter if you do all those sit ups if you have a layer of fat covering them.

so eat healthy, drink water, don't cut down on like..ALL foods...protein is essential if you want muscle...and fluids..are..VERy important.




but everytime i tell others that..and then i start thinking about it..i say to myself "i should really do that...." but then..after a week..i forget and become lazy.

blah...

[bad_girl]

hula-hoops x']

[sammi rules you]

not only situps work. that tones the muscles, but doesn't get off the fat from on top of the muscles.

last summer, at the beginning of the summer, i weighed 140. now i drink a LOT of pop, so this may not work for you, but i switched to diet pop and lost 20 pounds. o_o

i still have a little pudge and i don't like it either..somehow i'll lose it before summer.

[lauren5848]

ahaha starting from today; im doing sit ups ;p

lol so am i and i started following the food pyramid and drinking lots of water

:boxing:TAKE THAT FAT:boxing:

[PrincessAda]

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=140637
^another topic.

[iminlovewithTomD...]

crunches --> nothing more to say!

just do like 4 rounds of 25 crunches every day..

that should help.

also maybe eating healthier? haha... i should do these things..

[Becca Pearl]

ok well your best bet is to start out in a walk jog type deal. Like go to a track and walk one lap to get warmed up then jog one...encourage your self to keep it up...and not to stop. After you have at least one lap jogging start on a second around...walk one and jog two...then walk one more. Keep this up until you can go for a full job through out the whole time your out there.

In addition to jogging you may want to start on some sit ups. To make it easy on your self (so u don't have to have someone to hold your feet) put your feet under the edge of your bed and use that to hold your legs in place. Start off doing reps of 10...and keep working yourself up.

Another good thing to do is drink A LOT of water...no soda (pop or coke depending on where ur from) ...And you may want to look into a diet of some sort...I have a friend who did some kind of diet where she only ate chicken and drank water. It worked well for her.

To be honest getting in shape takes a lot of dedication. There are many times when u will want to quit. Remember this though...NO PAIN NO GAME...if that doesn't help...think of hot guys...cute bikini...no having to strain in order 4 ur stomach to look sexi...

GOOD LUCK!!!

[kuteazngirl]

bleh, it may cost you money for this, but you can try out DDR or Pump it Up . but if you don't wanna try it, then sit up, crunches, running around your neighborhood (maybe with dog, cat, whatever), sports like bball, cheerleading, etc . gah, i know people don't even read this anymore, but maybe some will . (:

[Die romantic]

There's some exercises up there, I'm just going to tell you to eat good too. Fruit and vegetables help your muscles to heal :]