How can a woman lose belly fat?

Answer 1

I weighed 152 pouunds 3 weeks ago and had somewhat of a gut. I went on the South Beach diet, and lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks. All of the weight I lost was in the abdominal area. You really do lose belly fat first, and fast! I am still on it, and am exercising now, the weight is really coming off, and it is a very safe diet.

Answer 2

There is no way to reduce fat from any one area of the body alone. This type of "Spot Reduction" is a myth. Your body loses fat from all areas of the body equally.

Doing abdominal exercises will firm and tone up the muscle under the fat, but has no direct effect on the fat itself.

General weight loss is the ONLY way to lose weight from any area of the body.

Answer 3

Attempting to reduce fat in just one part of your body at a time is likely to be disappointing.

Fat reduction works like this: When you try to lose fat, the reduction occurs all throughout your body. Unlike muscle-building, it cannot be specifically targeted to one region. Also, the reduction in fat will not be quickly apparent because it will not be focused on only one spot on your body. So it's helpful to have a "slowly but surely" attitude.

Note that exercises mostly serve to tone the muscle underneath the fat. But if you want to slim down, the fat has to be burned off. For that, the main thing is to ditch the junk food and the sweetened drinks. Exercise alone might not be sufficient.

Here's a program for the period in which you want to lose weight:

Plenty of moderate aerobic exercise, no sweetened liquids at all, and no junk food at all. Preferably no sugar, and as little added salt and processed foods as possible. Eat 3 small-portioned meals/day; do not skip breakfast; and avoid snacks. Limit your calories (better to consult a doctor or nutritionist concerning the amount), and weigh yourself 2-3 times/week. Ignore the sensation of hunger. If you see your weight diminishing at a safe, reasonable rate (1-2 pounds/week), keep it up.

Once you've reached your target weight, increase your calorie intake somewhat. And you can then have small amounts of sweetened foods or junk food on occasion (if at all), along with your regular foods (not instead of them). But keep checking your weight 2-3 times/week.

Avoid crash diets, diet pills etc. Avoid fatty cuts of meat. Walk as much as possible. Bicycling and swimming are good too.

More guidelines:

Don't concentrate on specific foods so much as on a balanced, healthy diet plus exercise. Plenty of moderate exercise rather than intense exercise, which can damage your joints.

Good nutrition means eating what your body needs, while ingesting as few harmful things as possible. It has also been described as getting enough of each of the major food categories (grains, fruits, vegetables, protein, dairy, etc.; plus plenty of water).

This will vary somewhat from one person to another; and I don't believe that there's any universal diet that can be prescribed for everyone. Avoid best-sellers with their perennial fad diets. And think twice before using any dietary supplements or weight-loss pills.

In general, one's starting point can be a menu of whole grains, whole-wheat bread, a good amount of vegetables, some fruits and nuts, fish, lean meats (in not-large amounts), and some dairy. However, this must be tweaked according to one's health, weight and other factors at the outset; and also adjusted over time, as one sees what works for him/her in particular.

Answer 4

Too lose body fat you need to eat less calories than you burn, this means you have to create a calorie deficit. Workouts that burn the most calories are leg workouts. This is because more than 60% of the body's muscles are in the legs (glutes, quads, hamstrings, calves). Changing to a healthier lifestyle is the safest way to lose belly fat and remain in shape. This means eat healthy, move a lot, sleep enough, reduce stress.

Answer 5

HOW CAN A WOMAN LOSE BELLY FAT

A woman (or a man) CAN target belly fat if insulin resistance causes body fat to accumulate around the stomach or abdomen. Indeed, many people have a degree of insulin resistance OFTEN without being aware of it.

It is outdated thinking, or lack of current awareness, that leads some people to mistakenly state that one cannot target fat around the abdomen or stomach.

In fact, it is the one place where one can spot-target unwanted body fat because the cause -- insulin resistance coupled with over-consumption of refined processed carbohydrates --- can be reversed by avoiding refined processed carbohydrates (apart from an occasional treat).

(See the link at the bottom of this answer for a list of refined processed carbohydrates and more about how YOU CAN lose belly fat.)

It is scientific fact that people with a predisposition to insulin resistance (or a family history of insulin resistance, or type 2 Diabetes) can easily accumulate unwanted body fat overall, or just around the abdomen or stomach area, if they consume too many refined processed carbohydrates.

(Or even over-consume on natural high carbohydrate foods such as most fruits, which are high in fructose -- sugar).

Hence, the obesity and type 2 diabetic epidemics continue to grow with an over-consumption of the wrong types of food.

Get your carbohydrates from plenty of low carbohydrate (non-starchy) leafy green vegetables, and a moderate amount of low carbohydrate fruits such as berries.

As deliciously addictive as refined processed carbohydrates are, many overweight people, and many normal weight people, both adults and children are addicted to refined processed carbohydrates. Unfortunately, refined carbohydrates can not only cause abdominal or stomach fat, over-consumption of these foods is also a major cause of Heart disease, high blood pressure, weight gain, obesity, and many other diet related diseases and conditions.

Consequently, many people have developed a degree of insulin resistance, often without being aware or it. There are different degrees of insulin resistance ranging from mild to intense. Intense insulin resistance can lead to type 2 diabetes.

So, for more information about how to change your eating habits, lose stomach fat, AND aim for optimum health, see the related question and its detailed answer listed below.

HOW CAN YOU LOSE BELLY FAT


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Answer 6

Any excercise because your body burns your fat somewhat equally but if your looking to target your abdomen what you eat is more directly related to how your stomach looks