This is probably the millionth post on belly fat, but here it goes:
I want a flat stomach like everybody. I do about 300 crunches every other morning. I've been doing this for about two months.
My main question is this: When I suck in my stomach, I'm happy with how I look. I can't really even see any fat, or grab on to much. But when I release my stomach, by belly pops out. I know I have belly fat because When I'm sitting I can grab it and see it. What do I need to do to change this?? I'm a fairly active guy, so I don't see why I would have fat. I thought that by building up my stomach muscles I've have better form, but I don't.
Another thing: I watch my calories, each a relatively low carb diet, and eat protein. Maybe I'm not eating enough? Yesterday I had half a pound of grilled chicken breast with walnuts, and miso soup with bean curd for lunch. For dinner, I had three large raviolis with tomato sauce and half a dozen shrimp with some whole grain bread and a salad. Throw in a beer and some wine
I know some of you would say to eliminate pasta altogether but I really don't eat alot of pasta - it's more the exception.
Any suggestions? I keep hearing that the belly is the first place you lose weight. However, I just can't. I don't have fat anywhere else except recently my chest... ahhh getting older stinks
Here's a little back history if you're interested...
- I'm 6'4", 36, and weigh 220 lbs
- through my entire youth i was a tall skinny kid with some muscles. i never worked out and didn't really play sports, but i was usually doing physical labor.
- in my late 20s I started doing computer work, so I became more sedentary. But I was still physically active. Through my 20s I ranged from 180 - 200 pounds.
- by the time I was 34 I weighed 230 pounds. I attributed it to diet and lack of exercise. So I started biking/running regularly. And curbed my caloric intake. I lost about 10 pounds pretty quickly. After the first ten pounds, I had a very difficult time losing any weight.
- that was two years ago. Since then, no-matter-what-I-do, I can't get past 212. And for some reason I'm currently back to 220. Granted, it's winter, so I'm a little less active. But still, I do walk alot and I watch my calories - perhaps too much.
I want a flat stomach like everybody. I do about 300 crunches every other morning. I've been doing this for about two months.
My main question is this: When I suck in my stomach, I'm happy with how I look. I can't really even see any fat, or grab on to much. But when I release my stomach, by belly pops out. I know I have belly fat because When I'm sitting I can grab it and see it. What do I need to do to change this?? I'm a fairly active guy, so I don't see why I would have fat. I thought that by building up my stomach muscles I've have better form, but I don't.
Another thing: I watch my calories, each a relatively low carb diet, and eat protein. Maybe I'm not eating enough? Yesterday I had half a pound of grilled chicken breast with walnuts, and miso soup with bean curd for lunch. For dinner, I had three large raviolis with tomato sauce and half a dozen shrimp with some whole grain bread and a salad. Throw in a beer and some wine
I know some of you would say to eliminate pasta altogether but I really don't eat alot of pasta - it's more the exception.
Any suggestions? I keep hearing that the belly is the first place you lose weight. However, I just can't. I don't have fat anywhere else except recently my chest... ahhh getting older stinks
Here's a little back history if you're interested...
- I'm 6'4", 36, and weigh 220 lbs
- through my entire youth i was a tall skinny kid with some muscles. i never worked out and didn't really play sports, but i was usually doing physical labor.
- in my late 20s I started doing computer work, so I became more sedentary. But I was still physically active. Through my 20s I ranged from 180 - 200 pounds.
- by the time I was 34 I weighed 230 pounds. I attributed it to diet and lack of exercise. So I started biking/running regularly. And curbed my caloric intake. I lost about 10 pounds pretty quickly. After the first ten pounds, I had a very difficult time losing any weight.
- that was two years ago. Since then, no-matter-what-I-do, I can't get past 212. And for some reason I'm currently back to 220. Granted, it's winter, so I'm a little less active. But still, I do walk alot and I watch my calories - perhaps too much.
