Getting rid of the last bit of belly

[Andrew_Culture]

As mumbled about at great length elsewhere I'm not half the man I was this time last year.

Overall the bulk of my upper body flubber has gone, there's barely any chub on my legs and I'm very pleased with my progress, apart from one bit...

My belly.

My gut now only sticks out the front (rather than previously when it hung out the sides, round the back etc), and I can hide it fairly well when walking or trying to look slim, but lummy it's still blimmin' there.

My calorie intake has been about right (about 2500) for a year now (well maybe a little low, but not very low) and my fitness levels are lovely. I've been building up the number of leg lifts and crunches I do each day and if I tense my stomach it feels pretty firm.

So why the half football on a plank look?

Starving myself obviously won't work, and upping the mileage (usually around 400 miles per month) means upping the calorie intake.

I wouldn't say I'm demoralised, but I would have hoped a year of frantic cycling would have burned this belly off by now.

Any ideas?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Has your weight been static for a while?

Update me a little from the Water thread. How often/far do you ride? current weight?

 

[4F]

Have you tried cutting out the drink ?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Yes, I've been near enough 13 stone for at least six months now. It only fluctuates by a little.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Have you tried cutting out the drink ?

I have cut down on beer, I only have a couple of pints a week usually. I share a couple of bottles of wine a week with my good lady wife though.

 

[MontyVeda]

do you drink beer?

ah... ok, maybe have a couple of months off the alcohol altogether.

although the beer belly is a bit of a myth, a pint of beer is very high calorie.

and as i understand it, target exercise does get fit of that fat... how about a male tummy tuck?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

You could probably afford to drop to 2200 or so providing it doesn't negatively effect your ability to ride. Longer runs, eat a little back and all that.

You're on the hardest part of males losing weight,but you've got this far!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

do you drink beer?

A couple a week probably. Well I've just made forty pints of homebrew so I guess I'll drink more than usual for the new few weeks

 

[Andrew_Culture]

You could probably afford to drop to 2200 or so providing it doesn't negatively effect your ability to ride. Longer runs, eat a little back and all that.

I'll give it a crack. I've always struggled to reach 2500 a day so cutting back a bit shouldn't be too tough.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I'll give it a crack. I've always struggled to reach 2500 a day so cutting back a bit shouldn't be too tough.

Good luck

 

[fossyant]

Wrong side of 30 ! Hard work getting rid. Give up beer, are you mad ?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Wrong side of 30 ! Hard work getting rid. Give up beer, are you mad ?

I'm so far the wrong side of thirty I'm nearly the good side of forty!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Good luck

Back to Spark People I go!

 

[4F]

I'm so far the wrong side of thirty I'm nearly the good side of forty!

There is no good side of forty........

 

[CopperCyclist]

You can't get rid of that's last bit of belly until you have a body like a Greek God I'm afraid.




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