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There are a bunch of diets out there stating "lose the belly weight fast". I'm going to be honest with you, you can't tell your body where to pull the weight from.
When losing weight your body pulls energy from all fat storage areas. That means it pulls a little from here, a little from there. Why does it mostly pull off the chest for women? Because we're tender hearted. No I'm not saying we're emotional and mothering... well we are, but that's not what I mean by tenderhearted. What I mean is our hearts can't take the same amount of pressure that a man's heart can. We don't carry enough muscle mass for it. We don't have the bone density for it. As much as us women hate to say it, we are much more fragile. What area CAN take extra stress? Our midsections. We're baby makers. Until you hit menopause, this is the area of you that your body is going to protect at all times. That means it's going to store extra energy, heat, and "padding" there. Our legs are made for the muscle tone, not our upper body. So where does our weight get pulled off of first?
#1 Our chest. Bye bye boobies. But no worries! You will most likely only lose a cup size unless you're in the double letters. You lose chest inches under the breast just like you do in the chest so by being less broad, you will actually gain cup size in some cases.
#2 Your calves. The reason your calves bulk up is to carry our extra weight. This puts too much pressure on the arteries in our legs though so as soon as the body doesn't need that extra strength you can say bye to the cankles.
#3 Your face. Yes your tummy may be slowly shrinking but your face will lose years, not just inches.
What you can do is tone an area. You will build muscle in that area that will make those fat deposits look less "sloppy." For women who have had children and you're not seeing any results in toning, you may have diastasis recti. This is where the main abdominal muscles separate. In most cases, crunches and strength training in the main ab area will fix this. If you've left it for years it may require surgery. This is a simple question for your doctor. At worst it will leave you with a little pooch belly that is easily hidden once you've lost the weight.
When toning the abs here are some simple tricks
#1 Pull the pelvis in. Whether standing or laying down, pull it in. When laying down for crunches, it should look like the bottom of your butt is afraid to touch the floor. When standing up, it should look like your shoulders and back are flat on the wall and your butt is tilted in. This isolates the abs for you for a better burn.
#2 Don't give up as soon as you feel a burn. If your muscles do not feel like they're about to shred apart, this burn is actually a good thing. It pulls toxins out of those muscles and makes them ready to tone and shape.
#3 Use good posture. This helps you use your abs at all times which means you're shaping while working, laying down, or even watching tv.
#4 Reduce your stress level. Cortisal is the hormone created when someone is stressed out. This pulls fat to the stomach and makes it harder to burn.
#5 Stop buying as seen on tv things that say they make you lose inches in the tummy and not the chest. The best they can do is help you tone. If you lose a pant size it's generally because your body is at the point where you were going to lose in the butt or tummy with regular cardio or strength training anyways.
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