help with girlfriend

[mike1234555]

She has been training for many years but does not eat very well (this is an understatement) and has a puffy stomach.She does weights 3 times a week and cardio 6 days a week.She is always wondering why she cant unload the fat around her mid section.she does 30 minutes of cardio following each weight workout.Can someone please give me an expert opinion on why she cant get rid of her stomach.She will not listen to me.Thank you very much you might be able to change someones life.Also she doesnt eat each day till 100pm.Her eating consists mainly of 4 meals each being a high protien bar.With very little else in the way of food.Maybe 1500 calories she is 26yo 110lbs 18%bf 5ft 6inches Thanks Mike

 

[mike1234555]

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Dont mean to be a pain but could someone put my answer in words.Thanks again for the help.

 

[FitFossil]

All the training in the world cannot make up for a poor diet. Actually I thought I could be the only exception to this rule, but time caught up with me.

When calories are too low, the body goes into stress/starvation mode and starts holding onto bodyfat. Stress can cause elevated levels of cortisol, and studies have shown a connection between cortisol and excess abdominal fat.

Even if she were eating sufficient calories, going for long periods between meals allows her metabolic "fire" to burn out, sending the body into stress/starvation mode. Every time this happens, the body sends out alarm bells to shed a little muscle (since muscle burns calories even at rest) and to hold on for dear life to fat (because the body can survive a long time with just fat). Each day she does this, her metabolism gets a little slower.

She'd do much better, meaning feel better, have more energy, AND lose fat by spreading her calories into 5-6 small meals throughout the day to keep her "fire" burning. It takes time to reprogram the body, but once it's convinced she's not trying to starve it, it'll start giving up those fat stores.

She also needs to focus her energy on rebuilding her lost muscle to bring her metabolism back up, which will make fat-burning even easier. As she adds muscle, she'll need to increase her calories in order to keep the muscle. If she thinks muscle will make her "bulky" remind her that muscle is DENSER than fat, it burns calories, and trading 5 pounds of fat for 5 pounds of muscle will make her measurements smaller, but her metabolism higher.

 

[muskles]

is she seriously frustrated about losing the puffy stomach? tell her to check out this board and ask questions... we don't byte.. well, not unless she wants us to

 

[4BADASS]

Mike, i hear ya..


I ve been there with 2 other girls i know.

First , she has to see it to believe it. She listen to ya but it wont stick in her female head. They can be stuburn. So buy some good mags for her. GOOD ONES...like 'muscle and fitness hers'. Or sometimes 'Oxygin'.{ but i think its all ads}.

You ll notice they all basicly say the same thing about diet and trainning.

Second, theres a couple good trainning and health tv shows where I live wich can help the info stick in her head. You might have to do your own research for that.

And Last , get her to go to this site. If she doesnt have a computer let her come over, and sit with her on yours.


This is going to take alot of time and patience but in the end it will pay off.