Hey everyone. I'm new to the board so let me introduce myself. My name is Adonis and I'm 21 years old. I weigh 165 lbs (5'10) and I have a very muscular body. The problem with my body is that my stomach area has a lot of extra meat that doesn't belong there and I could attribute it to the long hours I spend sitting in front of my computer- even though I spend time everyday doing crunches. Hence, I just started doing intense cardio workouts and I'm already beginning to see some results (as my stomach area feels somewhat harder- although it has only been 2-3 days). I just hope I can get a 6 pack within a few weeks and get rid of all this unnecessary fat around my stomach. Any thoughts? Will this take long? BTW... I eat very healthy as I intake plenty of protein and limit my fat and carb intake during the day (fat to around 10-15g and carbs to around 100g).
Fat around my stomach :(
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Hey abear,
I happen to love my current diet and don't know how it could be attributed to excess fat around my stomach. Here's my dillemma....I was 185 lbs of muscle 2 years ago and had no excess fat around my midsection at the time. I went on a trip to Europe during that summer and ended up not working out for an entire 2 months. All my muscular definition turned into fat, and I suddenly developed a belly. For 2 years, I have tried different diets of which some have worked better than others. At one point, I had a high carb/moderate fat diet which just didn't work as my belly became enlargened. I went on a moderate carb/moderate fat/high protein diet which was good, but a) it did nothing for my belly and b) it made my chest stick out. Hence, I decided to go on the low fat/low-moderate carb/high protein diet which has enabled me to attain an upper body that most guys on Soap Opera's have, and my middle section is fairly flat when I stand up- only it jumps up at me when I sit down which isn't attractive at all. My diet consists of the following:
Cereal in the morning with skim milk- The cereal itself has 3g of fat, 9g of carbs, and 10g of protein.... The milk presumably has 0g of fat, 13g of carbs and 10g of protein.. making my morning breakfast consist of 3g of total fat, 22g of total carbs and 20g of total protein.
I go to the gym in the morning and then come back and eat egg whites alongside wheat bread. The egg whites have 0g of fat .. 3g of carbs and 12g of protein.... and the wheat bread has 1g of fat, 3g of carbs, and about 4g of protein (making the total= 1g of fat, 6g of carbs, and 16g of protein). I also drink a protein shake after my workout which is an additional 2g of fat .. 2g of carbs.. and 20g of protein.
2-3 hours later... I have a sandwich which consists of 5-6 slices of Turkey breast and fat free cheese (perhaps I could make this regular cheese). This comes out to 2g of fat, 5g of carbs, 12g of protein.
After this, I currently go to the gym again to run cardio (which is a new addition this week).
Right after my workout, I drink gatorade and have grilled Turkey burgers which comes out to a total of 2g of fat, 30 g of carbs (from the drink) and 20g of protein.
Toward the evening, I either have more grilled Turkey burgers of the same serving size or I make another sandwich. I also eat Rice Cakes and tomato slices. I do pushups.. then drink another protein shake about an hour later. Finally, I do my crunches toward the end of the night.
(Note: I intake fruits and vegetables sparingly throughout the week).
That's my diet in a nutshell. I also take Saturday's to eat a lot of fat ... about 70-80g worth.. so it's not like my body is completely deprived of it. I just don't see how my diet is causing my midsection to still remain large and disproportionate to the rest of my muscular body, especially since I do work that area out. While my belly doesn't stick out and is relatively flat, it does have plenty of excess meat that I can grab on to. Being that I just wrote down my entire diet for you and being that I am happy with my general results (except around the midsection area), do you have any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong for my stomach to still contain fat? I hope the cardio will work in time, but I just don't know (I mean, it could be my bad luck
). I am thinking that my sitting in front of the computer is causing fat to stick around in that area, which is why I have started to do intense cardio. Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated.
I happen to love my current diet and don't know how it could be attributed to excess fat around my stomach. Here's my dillemma....I was 185 lbs of muscle 2 years ago and had no excess fat around my midsection at the time. I went on a trip to Europe during that summer and ended up not working out for an entire 2 months. All my muscular definition turned into fat, and I suddenly developed a belly. For 2 years, I have tried different diets of which some have worked better than others. At one point, I had a high carb/moderate fat diet which just didn't work as my belly became enlargened. I went on a moderate carb/moderate fat/high protein diet which was good, but a) it did nothing for my belly and b) it made my chest stick out. Hence, I decided to go on the low fat/low-moderate carb/high protein diet which has enabled me to attain an upper body that most guys on Soap Opera's have, and my middle section is fairly flat when I stand up- only it jumps up at me when I sit down which isn't attractive at all. My diet consists of the following:
Cereal in the morning with skim milk- The cereal itself has 3g of fat, 9g of carbs, and 10g of protein.... The milk presumably has 0g of fat, 13g of carbs and 10g of protein.. making my morning breakfast consist of 3g of total fat, 22g of total carbs and 20g of total protein.
I go to the gym in the morning and then come back and eat egg whites alongside wheat bread. The egg whites have 0g of fat .. 3g of carbs and 12g of protein.... and the wheat bread has 1g of fat, 3g of carbs, and about 4g of protein (making the total= 1g of fat, 6g of carbs, and 16g of protein). I also drink a protein shake after my workout which is an additional 2g of fat .. 2g of carbs.. and 20g of protein.
2-3 hours later... I have a sandwich which consists of 5-6 slices of Turkey breast and fat free cheese (perhaps I could make this regular cheese). This comes out to 2g of fat, 5g of carbs, 12g of protein.
After this, I currently go to the gym again to run cardio (which is a new addition this week).
Right after my workout, I drink gatorade and have grilled Turkey burgers which comes out to a total of 2g of fat, 30 g of carbs (from the drink) and 20g of protein.
Toward the evening, I either have more grilled Turkey burgers of the same serving size or I make another sandwich. I also eat Rice Cakes and tomato slices. I do pushups.. then drink another protein shake about an hour later. Finally, I do my crunches toward the end of the night.
(Note: I intake fruits and vegetables sparingly throughout the week).
That's my diet in a nutshell. I also take Saturday's to eat a lot of fat ... about 70-80g worth.. so it's not like my body is completely deprived of it. I just don't see how my diet is causing my midsection to still remain large and disproportionate to the rest of my muscular body, especially since I do work that area out. While my belly doesn't stick out and is relatively flat, it does have plenty of excess meat that I can grab on to. Being that I just wrote down my entire diet for you and being that I am happy with my general results (except around the midsection area), do you have any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong for my stomach to still contain fat? I hope the cardio will work in time, but I just don't know (I mean, it could be my bad luck
). I am thinking that my sitting in front of the computer is causing fat to stick around in that area, which is why I have started to do intense cardio. Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated.
i have the same problem but im only 14 and dont diet. the sides of my stomach are gettin bigger faster but the abs arnt doing anything it looks like
I can see from your picture what you mean and I understand why it would bother you.
Abear has a good point though about upping your fat intake a little bit. Also, try raising and dipping your calorie intake over time to keep your body off balance. As long as your body doesn't think it is starving, the fat should start to come off.
Also, the best 6 pack is one derived mostly from exercise. If you lost 20 pounds of muscle mass over time that is a decent amount of calories off your metabolism.
Abear has a good point though about upping your fat intake a little bit. Also, try raising and dipping your calorie intake over time to keep your body off balance. As long as your body doesn't think it is starving, the fat should start to come off.
Also, the best 6 pack is one derived mostly from exercise. If you lost 20 pounds of muscle mass over time that is a decent amount of calories off your metabolism.
Thanks to all the replies . I just got a body fat calculating scale and it told me that my body fat percentage was 8%. Shouldn't I be seeing a six pack if my body fat % is that low? Perhaps I'm not doing the best ab exercises (though I do feel it burn each time I do it); but does anyone have any suggestions/tips/advice?
. I just got a body fat calculating scale and it told me that my body fat percentage was 8%. Shouldn't I be seeing a six pack if my body fat % is that low? Perhaps I'm not doing the best ab exercises (though I do feel it burn each time I do it); but does anyone have any suggestions/tips/advice?Just to update you guys on my progress- I've been doing cardio for the past 2 weeks and I have definitely seen an improvement in my midsection. I used to be able to grab a lot of excess fat and make a face with it (as funny as that may sound), but now a lot of that excess skin has turned muscular meaning I'm unable to make that face (which is a very good thing). I still have a little ways to go to get rid of all the fat underneath, but there is definitely some progress. The cardio is 25-30 minutes of high intensity.