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[marielamuneka]

I take kick boxing.. and i exersize regularly and i eat sorta healthy i mean im not a vegetarian but i dont eat like a pig.
I dont drink soda, maybe just once a month? so rarely. I drink Aloe Vera Drink it comes in some green long ass bottle(to give me energy, healthy-on-the-inside) And i cant seem to take off my belly fat. I have i dont know 5 pounds maybe? may not seem like alot but it irritates me i wanna make it flatter.. what can i do? i dont seem to sweat..either. [the only time i really ever recall sweating was when i made love with my boyfriend..and that lasted less time than my daily exersize routine!]

my exersizes daily include:

Running on the tredmill(30 minutes)
Walking on the tredmill (15 minutes)

do situps(at least 150)
crunches(30-50)
stretches(10 minutes-25minutes)

and of course kick boxing.(2-3 times a week).

I mean i've lost weight in my face, thighs, but not my stomach!!

[eeonz]

I take kick boxing.. and i exersize regularly and i eat sorta healthy i mean im not a vegetarian but i dont eat like a pig.
I dont drink soda, maybe just once a month? so rarely. I drink Aloe Vera Drink it comes in some green long ass bottle(to give me energy, healthy-on-the-inside) And i cant seem to take off my belly fat. I have i dont know 5 pounds maybe? may not seem like alot but it irritates me i wanna make it flatter.. what can i do? i dont seem to sweat..either. [the only time i really ever recall sweating was when i made love with my boyfriend..and that lasted less time than my daily exersize routine!]

my exersizes daily include:



Running on the tredmill(30 minutes)
Walking on the tredmill (15 minutes)

do situps(at least 150)
crunches(30-50)
stretches(10 minutes-25minutes)

and of course kick boxing.(2-3 times a week).



I mean i've lost weight in my face, thighs, but not my stomach!!

The body loves storing fat around the stomach and will often hang on to it for as long as possible. At christmas i had hardly any body fat as a result of a badly designed diet/exercise plan. It hurt to sit down, my ribs stuck out, i was extremely skinny, but i still had the belly fat.

You eat "kinda healthy?" Why not post up what you eat on an average day and what time you eat them - then you'll be able to see where to make the changes. Don't get hung up on aloe vera drinks and multivitamins etc - get the vitamins through eating the right kinda stuff.

These things have probably been covered before, but:

5-6 meals a day and no starving. If you feel hungry, try drinking water first. Still hungry, head for something healthy - carrot sticks, apple, nuts, seeds etc. Eat slowly - it takes about 20 minutes to feel full, so try putting down your knife and fork, drinking more at meals etc.

Work out your calorie deficit. First you need to work out how many calories you should be eating per day. theres plenty of internet sites that do that for you. The work out your deficit (no more than 500 calories) and adjust it as you lose weight. Counting calories is a pain in the backside at first, but you soon get a feel for what something is and stop needing to check.

Pick food that releases energy slowly - look up "glycaemic index" and "glycaemic load" as a starting point.

Keep hydrated. That doesn't mean drink gallons of the stuff every day, but you should drink enough to be hydrated throughout the day.

Get adequate sleep. You're doing a lot of exercise and you're body is taking a hammering. 7.5-8 hours a night is what you're aiming for.

Work rest days into your program. You can't woork out every day of the week, you're body needs to repair. I've learnt that the hard way (again, poorly designed program) and have spent the last 2 weeks in pain not being able to do any exercise. The best thing is not to do the same exercises two days running, to give the muscles a break. Jog day one, kick box the next. And take one rest day a week at least, where you don't do any formal exercise. Go for a walk maybe, but don't do any high intensity stuff.

Ty Interval training. Steady state cardiovascular exercise is fine for getting fitter (lowering your heart rate and building endurance etc) but high intensity interval training (HIIT) is much more efficient. Not being daft, but thats probably WHY you sweat when diddling your bf, but not on the treadmill. You're working at a much greater intensity than jogging along at a steady pace. Instead of jogging for half an hour, do HIIT for 20 minutes. Sprint, recover, sprint, recover etc. Another one worth looking up.

Try resistance training. A lot of girls aren't fans of weight training as they think they'll end up like Arnie overnight... If that was the case I'd be spending a lot less time in the gym! Although you won't be able to build muscle on a calorie deficit, it should hopefully stop you from losing it, as reidar said. perhaps you could do weight training one day and use your kickboxing as your HIIT?

Exercise your back muscles! You're doing crunches and situps (which mainly work the hip flexor muscles...) but where are the back extensions etc? Imbalances in opposing muscle groups can lead to injury.

Hve a read of the "abs diet" by David Zinzenco. Its a brilliant guide for getting a flat stomach and keeping it, emphasising simple lifestyle changes, rather than a fad.

Also, i can't remember if it was you had the topic on chewing gum... but here goes anyway. I like to use it AFTER a snack, as it stops you from eating more and cleans your teeth. Also chewing tells the stomach that food is on its way and so doing that on an empty stomach can lead to problems. using that logic, chewing gum on a full stomach chousln't be a problem. I wouldn't snack on it though - its of little calorific value. You need energy!


Get a plan. How much do you really need to lose? When will you be happy? I lost far too much weight for someone of my height and I felt much worse. Speak to someone who works at the gym to get a training plan thats tailored to you, rather than a mishmash of info from the internet.

To be fair, 5 pounds is nothing and will take probably a month to lose it at a sensible rate. What is 5 pounds anyway? If thats you in your avatar, you really don't have a problem!

Take care :)

[Reidar]

The best thing is not to do the same exercises two days running, to give the muscles a break.

There are too many synthetic time spans going around for this. It really just depends on the routine. The Russian National Powerlifting Team bench presses eight times a week.

Fructose is necessary after a cardio session for replenishing liver glycogen stores. Glucose only affects muscle glycogen. You can just eat fruits for this, however.

[illriginal]

There are too many synthetic time spans going around for this. It really just depends on the routine. The Russian National Powerlifting Team bench presses eight times a week.

Fructose is necessary after a cardio session for replenishing liver glycogen stores. Glucose only affects muscle glycogen. You can just eat fruits for this, however.

True... it's all about rest and nutrition when it comes to exercising. If you get plenty of rest and eat healthy you can push your body to do the same thing everyday and for longer periods of time (which is good for endurance/vitality/agility building) On a scientific level (implementing strong nutritional science with physiology), you can become a machine.