WishfulThinking
New member
Hi again... thanks to everyone who helped in my introductory thread about my diet and such. My motivation is sticking this time, and I'm pleased with my progress so far. My only real annoyance right now is what has always plagued me for my whole life: the flab on my stomach! If I suck it in it's not so bad, but I wonder what approach is best for flattening it out. For the last three-four years I've worn size 11-13 jeans, if that gives you any indication.
From what I understand, you can do a million sit ups a day, and it's not going to eliminate belly fat. It'll just tone the muscles... under the fat. Would it not make sense for me to eat less saturated fats (and even less carbs that I'm trying to eat right now, since carbs turn into sugar which is stored as fat, right?)?
Every time I lift, regardless of if I'm doing upper or lower body, I do abs. (As in "ab machine." I do 10 reps of 60, 70, and then 80 pounds.) Always. I don't do any additional things like crunches or anything, but every once in a while I do some bicycle crunches or crunches on an exercise ball.
So what's my best solution? Eating, working out abs more, or the perfect combination of both?
From what I understand, you can do a million sit ups a day, and it's not going to eliminate belly fat. It'll just tone the muscles... under the fat. Would it not make sense for me to eat less saturated fats (and even less carbs that I'm trying to eat right now, since carbs turn into sugar which is stored as fat, right?)?
Every time I lift, regardless of if I'm doing upper or lower body, I do abs. (As in "ab machine." I do 10 reps of 60, 70, and then 80 pounds.) Always. I don't do any additional things like crunches or anything, but every once in a while I do some bicycle crunches or crunches on an exercise ball.
So what's my best solution? Eating, working out abs more, or the perfect combination of both?