Walliver 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 After being a fine specimen of a human being at 17, I've started to develop a beer belly recently which is starting to annoy me. It's not at the stage where people are making comments but it's certainly noticeable to me. What are the best steps to get rid of it? The internet's full of so much guff on the topic it's unbelievable, anyone on here successfully got themselves back in shape? Clearly a reduction in my beer intake and more regular trips to the gym are in order. What sort of exercises are best for getting rid of a little chub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 The hula-hoop level on Wii Fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Eat less, move more. More specific I hear you ask? Core stability work is very hard at first but really does work if you are sensible about your diet. Do a quick search on Google for good core stability exercises, a lot of which can be done outside the gym if you're unable to get there sometimes. Obviously cardio work does work well, but in terms of losing calories, a quick up hill walk on the treadmill with quite a high incline is one of the best ways to lose calories canny quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Lay off the drink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Barely any booze is the big one. No take-aways. Lots of cardio. I turned into a fat pig at 21. I went from 6 pack and really lean to getting lazy and thinking I had incredible metabolism. I boozed a lot and stopped cycling and playing footy as much. Loads of crap food as well. I ended up with cat scratch fever and lost 2 stone with that, which was magnificent(!). I have to exercise around 5-6 times a week though to maintain my current level though, which isn't even that impressive. It's certainly easier to put it on than to get it off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7312 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 As has been said, the secret to not getting fat is as easy as running every other day and watching what you eat and drink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Colon 0 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Run up hills and as you run down them do 25 yard sprint shuttles back up (start low but build up over time) - do basic core weight training excercises with weights that only allow you to do 5-6 reps per set (do 3 sets) things like flat bench press, squats etc and eat porridge for breakfast, some tinned fish with healthy carbs for lunch and chicken and carbs fot dinner. snack only on fruit and drink lots of water. Runn 5 times per week and weight train for an hour three times per week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Calories in < Calories out Is the basic. If you want to be all high tech have a look at sites like www.fitday.com Guzzling a load of beer is of course dead calories. IE you have no use for the calories you consume. Alchohol is 7Kcal/mg (while Protein and Carbs are 4Kcal/g and fats are 9Kcal/g). Doesnt mean you cant have a pint. But common sense says if you drink 2000Kcal of beer you need to burn 2000 calories to counter act it. Theres more to it than that, but thats it in a nutshell. I'd recommend some good cardio activity (anything that raises the heartrate and makes you sweat) and less of the pies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Run up hills and as you run down them do 25 yard sprint shuttles back up (start low but build up over time) - do basic core weight training excercises with weights that only allow you to do 5-6 reps per set (do 3 sets) things like flat bench press, squats etc and eat porridge for breakfast, some tinned fish with healthy carbs for lunch and chicken and carbs fot dinner. snack only on fruit and drink lots of water. Runn 5 times per week and weight train for an hour three times per week Is right. Compound exercises if you are going to the gym are those that work multiple muscles at once. Bench Press, Squats, Seated Rows, Deadlifts, Dips, Chins should all be in there. Dont be pounding a zillion 10kg arm curls. Drinking lots of water is also a very good idea (at least 2L per day) and if you drink coffee you add an extra glass for each coffee you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7312 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Aye thats right if he wants to be an olympian. He only wants to lose his beer gut man. The key is to introduce small changes over time. If you give up fast food and beer over night it will be twice as hard to keep it up than if you just try to cut down over time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Get on the smack for a bit, you rarely see a fat smack head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7312 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 http://www.hemmy.net/2007/07/02/david-smit...ght-lost-story/ You dont see mnay fat chinamen either, but i wouldnt recommend a takeaway every night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 A patient told me I'd have a beer gut in a few years. Cheeky fucker wasn't laughing after I stopped all his life-saving medicines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Aye thats right if he wants to be an olympian. He only wants to lose his beer gut man. The key is to introduce small changes over time. If you give up fast food and beer over night it will be twice as hard to keep it up than if you just try to cut down over time Who said giving it up? Fact is you need to burn more than you take in to burn fat. Its more complex than that, but thats the basic. If you sit on your arse all day and stuff your face with burgers, cutting out a few burgers for a while will do little if anything. Going to the gym a couple of times a week and making gradual better choices in your food is hardly hard work. Anyway, like anything, you get out what you put in and it depends how bad you want something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Get on the smack for a bit, you rarely see a fat smack head The Winehouse diet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11079 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 As with so many many things in life it's moderation. You don't have to make massive changes straight away. Simple stuff that's easy to stick to that you add to as time goes by. I cut out take aways and began cooking for myself more and more, less beer and more exercise. There's no quick fix, but in most cases there's no time limit either. Re: cooking for yourself, I raise it because it's weird how you start to give more of a shit about what you put down your throat when you're the one preparing it. The bolognese I had tonight tasted not too dissimilar from the the stuff you get from Dolmio or Ragu and yet it's without any of the shit that comes part and parcel of the jarred variety. I know it sounds wanky, but those little pic'n'mix tit bits of advice they throw around like ever-so-annoying buzzwords, they're actually pretty spot on. Drinks lots of water, get off the bus a stop early, take the stairs, switch to semi skimmed milk, and so on and so forth. You don't have to be at the gym for 3 hours a day to maintain a normal build, but daily exercise has a dramatic effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15869 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Re: cooking for yourself, I raise it because it's weird how you start to give more of a shit about what you put down your throat when you're the one preparing it. I was going to say the same actually. Obviously it helps if you've got someone to prepare it for/with, cooking for one feels a bit disproportionate on the effort front unless you don't mind eating the same leftovers for days (or you've got a big freezer). It's well worth it though. Get a Foreman grill for chicken breast fillets, ALDI salmon/tuna steaks, peppers, courgettes etc. and a steamer for spuds, carrots, green veg and the like. Dead easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11079 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Re: cooking for yourself, I raise it because it's weird how you start to give more of a shit about what you put down your throat when you're the one preparing it. I was going to say the same actually. Obviously it helps if you've got someone to prepare it for/with, cooking for one feels a bit disproportionate on the effort front unless you don't mind eating the same leftovers for days (or you've got a big freezer). It's well worth it though. Get a Foreman grill for chicken breast fillets, ALDI salmon/tuna steaks, peppers, courgettes etc. and a steamer for spuds, carrots, green veg and the like. Dead easy. Funnily enough a foreman grill and a steamer are next on my "Things I should buy but never get round to" list... Like a good size mirror, a desk, a lampshade and a big stack of paintings and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15869 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Funnily enough a foreman grill and a steamer are next on my "Things I should buy but never get round to" list... Like a good size mirror, a desk, a lampshade and a big stack of paintings and what not. You can get them for not much really. Steamer was less than a tenner from Argos - no point in paying more for something that just boils water, unless you're really bothered about looks - and you don't need a huge Foreman, the mid-range ones that'll do a couple of chicken breast fillets surrounded by some veg are more than enough unless you're feeding a family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Re: cooking for yourself, I raise it because it's weird how you start to give more of a shit about what you put down your throat when you're the one preparing it. Not applicable to Zinger Burgers then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15869 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Re: cooking for yourself, I raise it because it's weird how you start to give more of a shit about what you put down your throat when you're the one preparing it. Not applicable to Zinger Burgers then? Ooh, do I sense a domestic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11079 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Re: cooking for yourself, I raise it because it's weird how you start to give more of a shit about what you put down your throat when you're the one preparing it. Not applicable to Zinger Burgers then? Ooh, do I sense a domestic? I work all day at the office, come home make him a fine meal and still he complains... it's like he just doesn't care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Buy Jane Torvill's weight loss DvD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Funnily enough a foreman grill and a steamer are next on my "Things I should buy but never get round to" list... Like a good size mirror, a desk, a lampshade and a big stack of paintings and what not. You can get them for not much really. Steamer was less than a tenner from Argos - no point in paying more for something that just boils water, unless you're really bothered about looks - and you don't need a huge Foreman, the mid-range ones that'll do a couple of chicken breast fillets surrounded by some veg are more than enough unless you're feeding a family. Tip for the foreman. Wrap the chicken in foil. It keeps the chicken moist (mmmm moist) and means it just needs a quick wipe to clean. Result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Not that I own one but isn't that defeating the object of having a GF grill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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