How to Lose Some Weight in Your Stomach Area

Trying to loose weight in your stomach can be tough.Hopefully these tips will help.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. The stomach area is the hardest area to lose weight. The reason for this is because you gain weight starting in your midsection (stomach, hips) going towards the top and bottom of your body (feet, head).. However, when losing weight, it is the exact opposite, you lose it in your face and feet first and then toward your midsection last. A lot of people get discouraged because they do not see a change but you and/or others will start to notice your face looking thinner, and your clothes will start to fit a little differently. The biggest thing is to try not to set yourself on losing pounds. Muscle weighs more than fat, so even though doing certain things will help you gain muscle; your weight may not fluctuate that much because muscle weighs more. Weight is a number that is focused on too much by many. I think staying away from the scale is a better idea. Base your results more off of how you feel and look rather than how much you weight.

2. To become healthier, you should eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and drink plenty of water. Make sure you stay hydrated this is important to flush out your system. I think though by doing some slight exercise each day, and eating properly, staying away from the pop, candy, and other sweets, you can lose some weight. It is not impossible to get rid of extra tummy flub with proper cardio and resistance training, but it is a challenge. Eating a proper amount of fruits and vegetables will keep your body from retaining water, which is part of the weight.

3. Exercise and resistance training is huge! There all kinds of good exercises for the tummy: crunches, with your knees bent and in the butterfly position to name a few. The butterfly crunches are good to hit the lower abs. Really you need to do more than just stomach exercises. General exercise and lifting all upper and lower body exercises and cardio will help you become healthier and lose weight. It is easy to get discouraged so just stay with it. Write down your goals and make a couple copies, this will help it seem more real and help motivate you more since you can see it rather just have it in your head.

[Susanh]

on 2/10/2009 Cardio and strength training go hand in hand.

[Anai]

on 2/10/2009 Very helpful tips, thanks.

[sunshine11219]

on 2/10/2009 good weight loosing tips