I'm looking to lose about four inches from my belly. Any advise?

I have a somewhat of a beer belly. And i was looking for suggested methods of exercise and diet to help lose it.


I have cut down on chocolate.


I've started to go jogging.


I've also started to cycle to work.


I also walk quiet a bit.





I was wondering if maybe a stepper exercise machine would help and maybe is it possible to use light weights while on the stepper to help with the fat burning. As muscle building burns fat cells if i'm correct.





CheersI'm looking to lose about four inches from my belly. Any advise?
The perfect way to loose weight and monitor your progress is to use a calorie counter on a daily basis while you diet.





Energy In/Energy Out





Food Intake: 1,200 Per Day





One Pound equals 3,500 Calories





To loose one pound per day, You need to burn your food intake plus your one pound of fat





1,200 (intake) + 3,500 (Outtake) = 4,700 Calories Burn





You must burn at least 4,700 Calories everyday to loose one pound at least. It is very easy to go up and beyond 4,700 calories each day.





Best way to do this is to track your progress on a calorie counter monitor watch. If you do it by the numbers you can loose the weight. It is just a matter of changing the way you think about weight loss.





Once you start wearing your calorie counter you can see the numbers increase and you fill find yourself doing extra things in your day, like tapping your foot while waiting at the light in your car, chewing gum, singing out loud and so on onto of your workout routines. You begin to see that everything you do in your day contributes to the overall numbers needed to loose that pound.











Water Intake/Less Storage





Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body's principal chemical component, comprising, on average, 60 to 80 percent of your weight. Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.





Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don't have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. To determine if you are getting enough water use this simple formula.. Take your weight, for example 150 pounds and divide by 2. Take your answer which is 75 lbs and change it to ounces, in this case 75 ounces. That is how many ounces of water you need a day. Your body performs mostly on water. If you make sure you get enough water everyday your body will perform at top notch and your body will no longer have the cravings of junk food. You will have a better performing body system to help you work out and feel better thru out your day.





Good Food





My favorite things to eat:





Avocado Wraps





Simple: Low Carb Tortilla, Half Avocado sliced, alpha sprouts, lettuce, soy bacon...Just wrap it up and eat. You can vary the things you put inside so long as you keep it to approx 4 or 5 items. You want to make sure they are fresh, low calorie and filling. Avocado and mushrooms can replace meats in your meal and still have great taste.





Special K Cereals are fantastic. They have that sweetness that one craves and is so good for you. Calories are low. Great for even just dinner.





First thing in the morning...A Glass of Chocolate Milk. Yup!! Chocolate Milk. We all crave that ';got to have'; item in the morning. Milk is the best thing you can have for yourself while working out. The chocolate (and you can use Carnation Instant Milk for this but I simply use Nestle dry mix) will give you that sweet ';snack'; that you need. If you give your body a little bit of it and its in a control way, you will not crave sweets and junk the rest of the day.





Lean Cuisines





Fantastic food! Each meal is approx 180 t0 380 calories per box. So think about your calories. 1,200...You can still have several of these meals a day and still be under your intake requirements.





It鈥檚 all about the numbers and watching what you take in and what you burn out. And you know what..If you go over your 1,200 mark for food intake...that鈥檚 okay...you simple up your total calories burned for the day by what you took it. So long as you burn off the over all calories to be more than your food intake. Just make sure you stick too it so you can reach your weight loss goals.





Fruits and Veggies





All you want on the schedule listed below.


Bananas are my favorite. They are very filling and can make a meal all on their own.





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Vitamins





My favorite is ONE A DAY WITH ENERGY...I am in love with this vitamin because I am just like everyone else who loves those quick fix energy drinks. But what people do not realize is that energy drinks can contain 120 to 440 calories in just ONE Can. If you think about it..That is HALF of your allowed calories for food intake. The best alternative I have found is One a day with energy vitamin. Easy to spot, it is packaged in a green label bottle. Just One vitamin a day will give you as much energy as approx. 1 1/2 cans of red bull...WITHOUT the calorie intake.


WoW..now your making progress already because you have made more room in your intake calories for actual healthy food.





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Soda/Carbonation





Carbonation is terrible for your system because it bloats your stomach. And when your stomach bloats, your jeans just don't fit. You can drop one pant size simply by NOT drinking any carbonated drinks all together..Take away the bloat and you have instantly just made it one pant size lower. Besides, Sodas dehydrate you and with that One a Day Vitamin, you won't need the Caffeine in the soda and it will also cut out those extra calories that you don't need.


So remove that soda and the energy drinks and just think how much calories you just instantly removed from your daily intake. I normally consume what...four sodas and two energy drinks in one day...that is a total of .... 900 calories. Of what??? Nothing...Those are horrible calories and calories that can be replaced by food which will fuel your body for your day and your workouts.





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Your Body





Your body is like a computer. You must program your body to do what it is suppose to do so it won't crash and leave you with a virus. Your stomach is only the size of your fist. So think about it right now, Look at your hand and close your fist. Not very big is it. That is how much food you actually ONLY need to eat, each time you eat for every meal. If you eat anything more than that, you will stretch out your stomach which causes overeating and overweight.





What you need to do is eat every three hours, approx 5 to 7 times everyday around the same time. If you are always giving your body healthy and better food choices (the size of your fist) every three hours, your body will know you are giving it food. It will use that food properly. It will not go into starvation mode or store food away for later because it knows...it will get more in three hours. So what does your body do...it flushes everything out of your system because it doesn't need it.. Now it knows...you wont' forget about it and that food is on its way.





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Walking Buddy





This is the best thing especially for woman. Get a walking buddy. One hour everyday. Just think about how much talking, venting and laughing two woman can do together while walking and yup, you guessed it...it just burns more calories and reduces your stress. You now are more relaxed because you can talk and free yourself of whatever is frustrating you while getting into shape.





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By: My own experience/rivasj27/JoyceeleannI'm looking to lose about four inches from my belly. Any advise?
just do a rigorous running schedule start with a 10 min jog and then run suicides do situps and pushups to really push it...the stepper doesnt really help out run stairs if u really want to do that because the stepper isnt a good judgement of running real steps
First get on a diet program and then an exercise program that centers on your mid section You can find both of the programs you will need for toning your abs at http://www.geocities.com/tymes90


Good Luck
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Eat fresh foods and not processed or at restaurants. Drink less, no more than 2. Don't smoke. Get some kind of exercise, any kind, every day.





Hey you asked.
Belly fat has everything to do with diet. Drink a load of water and watch your diet.
try eating salads with chicken and lots of fruit and you can also take tonalin cla it has been reported to effectively work on a six month trial. fish oil also helps your metabolism to keep going when you take it at night and prevents alzheimers.
Sounds like your on the right track and motivated. I was going to mention to start jogging, but your already doing that. I would say just be patient and you'll start seeing results pretty soon. The only other thing that I would do is cut out soda, drink more water and ofcourse no fast foods. Not only will you loose that belly but you'll see an improvement in your skin.





Swimming and jogging are the best exercises. I've also heard yoga works pretty well. I took an aerobic Kickboxing class and was in the best shape ever!





Good Luck!!!
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Cardio, cardio, cardio and pick a machine you like that you will want to step on every day or if you like running, do that. 45 minutes every other day would do the trick along with a high protein low sugar and tons of veggies! There is no such thing as spot reducing. You can do crunches, but right now, cardio is the most important. Once you start to lose, add in some crunches to strengthen the stomach muscles. And don't listen to the theory that muscle weighs more than fat. A pound of fat weighs exACTly the same as a pound of muscle. Good luck!
do lot's of running it really works
cycling to work is awsome, try doing situps 3-5 times a week, or every day if you're up to it. that will tighten up your belly and gradually make it smaller, but you have to keep healthy habbits


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Lots of cardio, lots of water, lots of crunches, leg ups, sit ups, etc. Just work out consistently and eat healthy, you already cut the chocolate, just cut any trans fats you can. Consistency is the key, and as long as you continue your workout and healthy eating habits you should reach your goal. Good luck!
eat sensibly. stop drinking beer for a while until your weight comes down. try wine or vodka instead.
Cut down on the chocolates????? give them up.


Give up beer





Replace them with fresh fruit.





Eat smaller portions. Eat half of your lunch at noon and the other half at 3 PM.





Exercising is always a great idea.





Good luck
It's sounds like you are on the right track. set-ups everynite before bed doesn't hurt, and lots of water and good lean food.
dont eat junk food


2000 calorie diet





excersize.
drink plenty of water, and run !!! run as much as you possibly can ! this is the absolutely the best and fastest and healthiest way to go !!!
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well make sure you do sit ups and stuff to work your abs