Im 17 yrs old , i have subborn stomach fat Help

[TheRevolutonSmile45]

I run 5 days a week . i do some sit ups but not everyday , i try to eat 5 to 6 meals a day with foods like ground turkey and whole grain pasta , but nothing seems to work please suggest me something !!! i would really apprecaite it !

 

[Sassy69]

Hi TR -- best thing to do is give us the whole background -- can you check the "Are you new to EF Ladies Board - START HERE!" sticky --

Can you give us:

1) Your stats -ht , wt, bodyfat %
2) Your EXACT DIET - what you eat in a day -- e..g.

Meal 1: 8 am
1 whole egg + 2 egg whites
1/2 c oatmeal

Meal 2: 11 am
5 oz chicken
1 c broccoli

Also can you put that meal plan into a food counts program like www.fitday.com - its a free online program that has most every food u can imagine already in its database -- when you put your whole day's meal plan into it, it will show you the total calories & macronutrient breakdown ( grams, % protein/ grams, % fat / Grams % carbs) -- then we can talk about what you are REALLY eating and look at ways to optimize it.

Also consider that you are growing still. "Sit ups" are not really that relavent to bodyfat in that area as you can't spot reduce - you can however drop your overall bodyfat and see those results. But also remember that the whole mid-section is where women tend to have greater concentration of fat cells because that's where estrogen tends to make it get deposited (its a survival mechanism specifically to protect and promote safe reproduction).

If you can give us that info and maybe more specific info about the exercise you do, i.e. not just "i run" -- but how much, jog or sprint, how far?, then we can give you some productive info to get you going in the right direction. It sounds like you are almost there, but need to tweak something to get where you need to get.

 

[*Bunny*]

I run 5 days a week . i do some sit ups but not everyday , i try to eat 5 to 6 meals a day with foods like ground turkey and whole grain pasta , but nothing seems to work please suggest me something !!! i would really apprecaite it !

Welcome to EF...

To go along with Sassy ... How often do you lift weights? Since you are not SheHulk there is no way ofr you to get 'big & bulky", but the more muscle you have, the more that can help rid of fat (I am not going to get into any scientific explanations so I don't confuse you.)


Daily Situps (even 300+ a day) & cardio will not give you a 6 pack I speak from experience.

What specifically are you eating & doing for running? Long distance?

How often to you cheat on your diet.. 5-6 meals a day every 2-3 hours?
i.e. Eat something unhealthy?
DO you drink soda? Liquor? How much water a day?

 

[Gymgurl]

If all you are doing is running.....add some weights in there! I call some of the cardio women skinny fat...no muscle tone!!