Hi guys/girls

I'm a 48 yar old guy. 5'10" tall. After christmas (2006) i was 205 pounds.
By changing diet (mostly portion size) and with help of Hoodia pills to supress appetite, i dropped 27 pounds. I dont know if the Hoodia worked or whether it just a psychological thing. But, it all seemed to work whatever. Ideally i would like to loose a few more pounds. Get to 172 ish.

My problem is that i have a beer belly which i cant seem to lose, no mater what. I dont actually drink that much alcohol, only occasionally.

I exercise by cycling and using a step-twister machine and am actively working anyway, on my feet 12 hours a day.

So... is there ANYTHING I can do to lose that middle flab and handles?

HELP PLEASSSSSSSSE !!!

you cannot spot reduce...

read around the forum for the workout threads for some ideas on kicking up your workout .. and do keep track of your calories... to know how many you are taking in.

and lose the pills... you really don't need them

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Lol...i have the same problem...as far as the belly, i haven't figured that out yet. But for the sides, the love handles...what really works is the exercise (don't know what it's called) where you stand up straight and you try to slide your hand down (sideways) your leg as far as you can....one side at a time. Hope you understand what i'm trying to say...lol. Its like your trying to pick something up on the floor without bending your back.It really works, you see results pretty fast. But make sure that you do it evenly on both sides...i didn't at first...so one roll was smaller that the other, it was weird looking.

Again, there's no exercise that will help you lose fat in a certain spot. You'll reduce fat from your overall frame, thats it.

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Hey guys n girl

thanks for this advice.... all noted and taken into consideration.

steveH

Hey steve one thing I read said that you lose weight in the reverse order you put it on so when you have lost most of the fat from the other areas of your body there is a real chance it will come off of your midsection quite fast. You jsut need to keep losing fat until it starts to effect the belly area and it will be all down hill from there. Stick with it you will get there.

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Your best bet it exercise, situps and crunchs. Make sure your drinking a lot of water. That will help your body get rid of the fat waste.

-Dave

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Educate yourself before giving advise.

Rep-

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Hey there . The beer belly is really a misnomer for a type of fat that lives near the organs, is very hard, and gives off dangerous hormones. This is a very unhealthy place to carry fat, and when you lose weight, this area will go down on its own without any specific exercise (as long as you're in a calorie deficit).

On the issue of spot reduction, the conventional wisdom is that spot reduction is not possible through exercise or any other natural means, but recently I've read about a few studies that suggested it was possible to lose from specific areas by getting a real burn and heat going in these areas through vigorous exercise. I dunno..

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