Fat around stomach

Victor said:

I am 29 year old, 6 feet tall male, 189 lb
I exercise 5 days a week, 50 minutes aerobics (35minutes running at
5.8mph,15 minute inclined walk) followed by circuit

exercises(crunches,

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lifting myself up, exercise waist trimming) and I have been doing

this

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for almost 5 months now.
I eat healthy (I am vegetarian, no meat, no fish, no sea food )
Cereal with skim milk
Max 700 calories for Lunch
Max 300 for evening snack, No dinner

I am not loosing fat around stomach, I do not have fat anywhere else,
my chest part and legs are in very good shape.

Can anyone guide me in good direction to loose the fat around

stomach.

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Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Genetics. You can thank your parents for that. I have been in the same
boat before. As mentioned, I am 6'2" 230 lbs. My 'normal weight is
around 200-210. When I was 20 I became a hardcore vegan for 4 years.
Went down to 160lbs. Workout like crazy. Every part of me was
hard-skinny too, but hard. Legs, Arms, chest. But not my stomach. It
wasnt' a huge boiler. But I could never get rid of that little area in
the front of my stomach. I had ribs showing like crazy, but still the
pouch. At that point I accepted it. I will never have a 6 pack without
lipo or some other surgery which I would never do.

Victor said:

I am 29 year old, 6 feet tall male, 189 lb
I exercise 5 days a week, 50 minutes aerobics (35minutes running at
5.8mph,15 minute inclined walk) followed by circuit

exercises(crunches,

Quoted message said:

lifting myself up, exercise waist trimming) and I have been doing

this

Quoted message said:

for almost 5 months now.
I eat healthy (I am vegetarian, no meat, no fish, no sea food )
Cereal with skim milk
Max 700 calories for Lunch
Max 300 for evening snack, No dinner

I am not loosing fat around stomach, I do not have fat anywhere else,
my chest part and legs are in very good shape.

Can anyone guide me in good direction to loose the fat around

stomach.

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Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I'm not sure I would consider packaged cereal with skim milk a
particularly healthy meal to eat every single day, especially if you
aren't eating much else....I would call most cereals sort certainly not
a terrible food, but not a great food either... wait a second, wow, you
aren't eating much at all... not sure what else to say...

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I am 29 year old, 6 feet tall male, 189 lb
I exercise 5 days a week, 50 minutes aerobics (35minutes running at
5.8mph,15 minute inclined walk) followed by circuit
exercises(crunches,
lifting myself up, exercise waist trimming) and I have been doing this
for almost 5 months now.
I eat healthy (I am vegetarian, no meat, no fish, no sea food )
Cereal with skim milk
Max 700 calories for Lunch
Max 300 for evening snack, No dinner

I am not loosing fat around stomach, I do not have fat anywhere else,
my chest part and legs are in very good shape.

Can anyone guide me in good direction to loose the fat around stomach.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Best guesstimate - insufficient protein and insufficient good fat in
your diet. Itemize, please, the protein/fat/carb content of your diet
for a week and repost.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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Victor said:

I am 29 year old, 6 feet tall male, 189 lb
I exercise 5 days a week, 50 minutes aerobics (35minutes running at
5.8mph,15 minute inclined walk) followed by circuit

exercises(crunches,

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lifting myself up, exercise waist trimming) and I have been doing

this

Quoted message said:

for almost 5 months now.
I eat healthy (I am vegetarian, no meat, no fish, no sea food )
Cereal with skim milk
Max 700 calories for Lunch
Max 300 for evening snack, No dinner

I am not loosing fat around stomach, I do not have fat anywhere else,
my chest part and legs are in very good shape.

Can anyone guide me in good direction to loose the fat around

stomach.

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Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Yeah, your calorie intake is way too low. Your in starvation mode.

more likely (at least to me)...caloric estimates woefully wrong.
exercise is minimal. start lifting heavier weights
and build some muscle. also, you are not vegetarian.
you admit to drinking milk. call yourself something else
(not that the label matters anyway).
....thehick

Steve Freides said:

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I am 29 year old, 6 feet tall male, 189 lb
I exercise 5 days a week, 50 minutes aerobics (35minutes running at
5.8mph,15 minute inclined walk) followed by circuit
exercises(crunches,
lifting myself up, exercise waist trimming) and I have been doing
this for almost 5 months now.
I eat healthy (I am vegetarian, no meat, no fish, no sea food )
Cereal with skim milk
Max 700 calories for Lunch
Max 300 for evening snack, No dinner

I am not loosing fat around stomach, I do not have fat anywhere else,
my chest part and legs are in very good shape.

Can anyone guide me in good direction to loose the fat around
stomach. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Best guesstimate - insufficient protein and insufficient good fat in
your diet. Itemize, please, the protein/fat/carb content of your diet
for a week and repost.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Translation. Eat some friggin meat for cryin out loud. It doesn't have to
be beef. Turkey, chicken and fish are great.
--
-Larry

LSD runs, and situps, without them it'll never go away.

Victor said:

followed by circuit exercises(crunches,
lifting myself up, exercise waist trimming) and I have been doing

this

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for almost 5 months now.

If you expect to have abs of steel from 5 months of doing a few
crunches you are crazy and I don't mind saying so. 🙂

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I am 29 year old, 6 feet tall male, 189 lb
I exercise 5 days a week, 50 minutes aerobics (35minutes running at
5.8mph,15 minute inclined walk) followed by circuit
exercises(crunches,
lifting myself up, exercise waist trimming) and I have been doing
this for almost 5 months now.
I eat healthy (I am vegetarian, no meat, no fish, no sea food )
Cereal with skim milk
Max 700 calories for Lunch
Max 300 for evening snack, No dinner

I am not loosing fat around stomach, I do not have fat anywhere
else,
my chest part and legs are in very good shape.

Can anyone guide me in good direction to loose the fat around
stomach. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Best guesstimate - insufficient protein and insufficient good fat in
your diet. Itemize, please, the protein/fat/carb content of your
diet
for a week and repost.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Translation. Eat some friggin meat for cryin out loud. It doesn't
have to be beef. Turkey, chicken and fish are great.

That would certainly do the trick, but there are ways to do it as a
veggie if that's what he want, particularly since he's still eating
dairy. Whey powder.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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--
-Larry

Only Protein food I eat are soy protein, boca burgers (vegan), Eggs
without the yolk .

For lunch I generally eat Wheat bread Or a little bit of rice with a
side order of salad or some gravy (not rich at all)

But the calorie intake quoted earlier is right no matter what I eat.

Thanks for all your feedback,

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If you expect to have abs of steel from 5 months of doing a few
crunches you are crazy and I don't mind saying so. 🙂

I am not expecting "abs of steel". I just want to flat stomach, am I
asking too much ??

Doing aerobics I burn around 700 calories , And I was wondering if I
quit aerobics and start doing weights seriously, Will I gain weight coz
I wont be burning 700 calories anymore(dumb question ???) Or should I
do aerobics and weights alternate days ??

Also is it a good idea to stay just on fruits (oranges, cantaloupes etc
) and 1 glass of skim milk for dinner and nothing else

Also curious of anyone knows protein rich food which doesn't have meat
(like boca burgers and soy etc)

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Thanks for all your feedback,

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If you expect to have abs of steel from 5 months of doing a few
crunches you are crazy and I don't mind saying so. 🙂

I am not expecting "abs of steel". I just want to flat stomach, am I
asking too much ??

Doing aerobics I burn around 700 calories , And I was wondering if I
quit aerobics and start doing weights seriously, Will I gain weight
coz
I wont be burning 700 calories anymore(dumb question ???) Or should I
do aerobics and weights alternate days ??

The right mix is highly personal. I have found that lifting weights has
become more and more important as I've gotten older, but there are 1000
ways to mix weights and aerobics.

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Also is it a good idea to stay just on fruits (oranges, cantaloupes
etc
) and 1 glass of skim milk for dinner and nothing else

Also curious of anyone knows protein rich food which doesn't have meat
(like boca burgers and soy etc)

The same goes for diet - try different things to find what works for
you. I eat almost nothing all day and a big dinner including lots of
carbs and can maintain, lose, or gain, depending on whether or not I'm
taking in more calories than I'm burning.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Victor said:

Thanks for all your feedback,

Quoted message said:

If you expect to have abs of steel from 5 months of doing a few
crunches you are crazy and I don't mind saying so. 🙂

I am not expecting "abs of steel". I just want to flat stomach, am I
asking too much ??

Doing aerobics I burn around 700 calories , And I was wondering if I
quit aerobics and start doing weights seriously, Will I gain weight coz
I wont be burning 700 calories anymore(dumb question ???) Or should I
do aerobics and weights alternate days ??

Also is it a good idea to stay just on fruits (oranges, cantaloupes etc
) and 1 glass of skim milk for dinner and nothing else

Also curious of anyone knows protein rich food which doesn't have meat
(like boca burgers and soy etc)

Do 50/50 heavy weights and cardio. Intense cardio too, not Im reading
a novel on the treadmill.

Heavy weights. Bench, Squats, Pull ups.

Increase your calorie intake. Thats not enough.

Dnia 2005-05-23 Victor napisa³(a):

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I am 29 year old, 6 feet tall male, 189 lb
I exercise 5 days a week, 50 minutes aerobics (35minutes running at
5.8mph,15 minute inclined walk) followed by circuit exercises(crunches,
lifting myself up, exercise waist trimming)

No such thing as "waist trimming exercises". You can not chose a place
from where your body will burn fat. No matter what kind of exercises
you do.

Start lifting real weights. May be bodyweight too. Try pullups, dips,
one handed pushups, one legged squats and/or handstand pushups.

If you can not do handstand pushups yet, then try elevating your feet,
(support them on something, like a table) bend at the waist and perform
them this way. As you progress add some supports under your hands and
increase range of motion.

Do your resistance training before your cardio session.

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and I have been doing this
for almost 5 months now.
I eat healthy (I am vegetarian, no meat, no fish, no sea food )
Cereal with skim milk

Meat and fats are not necessary unhealthy. Buy some cottage cheese and
blend it with milk. Tastes very nice with cereal. Add some whey protein
or powdered milk too, if you will like the taste. You are probably
quite low on protein and maybe also low on important fats. Olive oil
and such can help.

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Max 700 calories for Lunch
Max 300 for evening snack, No dinner

It is not much. You are starving yourself. It is not very efficient
short term solution (as you found out) and even worse long term. I mean
that after you will reach your goal some yoyo effect can kick in. Be
prepared for this.

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I am not loosing fat around stomach, I do not have fat anywhere else,
my chest part and legs are in very good shape.

First in, last out. No amount of crunches will change it.

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Can anyone guide me in good direction to loose the fat around stomach.

Lose more fat and it will finally come from your stomach. Build some
muscles, and you will look slimer with the same amount of fat.

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Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

HTH.

--
Andrzej Rosa 1127R

Victor said:

Also is it a good idea to stay just on fruits (oranges, cantaloupes etc
) and 1 glass of skim milk for dinner and nothing else

Probably not - not enough calories, not enough protein, too much
acidity (i.e. bad for the teeth and the stomach lining). At least, eat
some cooked veggies and some grains.

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Also curious of anyone knows protein rich food which doesn't have meat
(like boca burgers and soy etc)

Tofu, beans of all kinds, eggs, milk products, various protein powders.
Look at the nutrition information for the food you eat (fitday is good
for that) - you need 0.8g of protein per 1 kg bodyweight, so plan
accordingly.

LM

Thank you all again for taking time helping me out here. With all your
feedback and the research I did. I decided to switch weights(lifting
real weights,squats, pullups, dips, pushups) (3 days every other day)
and aerobics (2 days).

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Tofu, beans of all kinds, eggs, milk products, various protein powders.

thanks for the advice, will keep in mind. Will increase my food intake,
protein drinks but want to keep it low for dinner (blunder???).

I used to do general weights in circuit room but not free weights, have
to find a buddy who can spot for me. Also will look for free weights Do
and Donts.

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Start lifting real weights. May be bodyweight too. Try pullups, dips, pushups

I was in false impression that pushups increases your belly size...
dumb !!!!

Also one last question. 3 days weights and 2 days aerobics
(alternating), am I confusing the muscles or is it a just fine??

Victor said:

Only Protein food I eat are soy protein, boca burgers (vegan), Eggs
without the yolk .

For lunch I generally eat Wheat bread Or a little bit of rice with a
side order of salad or some gravy (not rich at all)

But the calorie intake quoted earlier is right no matter what I eat.

You eat like a complete idiot.

Victor said:

Thank you all again for taking time helping me out here. With all your
feedback and the research I did. I decided to switch weights(lifting
real weights,squats, pullups, dips, pushups) (3 days every other day)
and aerobics (2 days).

Quoted message said:

Tofu, beans of all kinds, eggs, milk products, various protein powders.

thanks for the advice, will keep in mind. Will increase my food intake,
protein drinks but want to keep it low for dinner (blunder???).

I used to do general weights in circuit room but not free weights, have
to find a buddy who can spot for me. Also will look for free weights Do
and Donts.

Quoted message said:

Start lifting real weights. May be bodyweight too. Try pullups, dips, pushups

I was in false impression that pushups increases your belly size...
dumb !!!!

Also one last question. 3 days weights and 2 days aerobics
(alternating), am I confusing the muscles or is it a just fine??

No, that workout routine is fine. Also, get a subscription to Mens
Health or similar magazine. They always have some sort of workout tips,
eating, etc. Don't forget to work on your diet. It seems to need an
overhaul.

I have the same problem. Check out my posting.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/misc.fitness.weights/browse_frm/thread/e4e46f1eb305c6c9/6314e2967e448976?hl=en#6314e2967e448976

Steve

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Victor said:

I eat healthy (I am vegetarian, no meat, no fish, no sea food )
Cereal with skim milk

There is nothing inherently healthy about being a vegetarian, and it¹s
probably sub optimal for gaining muscle and/or losing fat. Rethink your
diet.

--
Will Brink @ http://www.brinkzone.com/