belly fat

[Suesumba]

Fact: It is harder to lose that unwanted belly fat as individuals age. The main reason for the increase in body fat is a decrease in metabolism. Research has shown that most people's metabolisms decrease one half of one percent per year after the age of 25. The three main physiological factors that slow down a person's metabolism are: decrease in muscle mass, change in hormone levels and decreased caloric need of internal organs. All three of these factors can be controlled by making lifestyle changes. The one that is the most controllable is the decrease in muscle mass.

Changes in hormone levels usually occur in the body due to a decreased secretion of a hormone by a gland or the body's cells become unable to use the hormone as effectively. For women, the largest change in hormone levels comes when menopause occurs. This is when many women will start to notice a change in their body composition and get the so-called "muffin top." Menopause is not something that can be avoided but there are ways to make lifestyle changes to off set some of the body compositions that come with it. Increasing aerobic exercise will help to burn more calories, which will aid in weight maintenance and reduce some of the uncomfortable symptoms of menopause. Starting a resistance training program to increase muscle mass will help alleviate some of the symptoms that occur as hormones change with age.

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/ask-an-expert-why-do-we-gain-belly-fat-as-we-age.html

[johnnycakes]

Re: belly fat

My sister (now deceased) had a saying: " There were no fat people in the (Nazi) concentration camps".
People are fat because they eat too much of the wrong things.
There are exceptions to this but it is such a true thing in general that the exceptions don't amount to much of a percentage of the overweight people as a whole.

I'm 67 and I can still get into my wife's wedding dress.

[kia027]

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do you wear the heels too johnnycakes?

Or dem is Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sprat

[Suesumba]

Re: belly fat

[quote=johnnycakes
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I'm 67 and I can still get into my wife's wedding dress. [/quote]

[Blackstar*]

Re: belly fat

6 Foods to Avoid When Trying to Burn Belly Fat

Exercise may not be enough when you need to burn belly fat. Belly fat is the toughest fat to lose on your body. A variety of things influence belly fat, including stress. Stress is one of the biggest factors, but some foods you eat increase this type of fat as well. Before you continue to indulge in the bad stuff, here are 6 foods to avoid when trying to burn belly fat.

1. Soda

2. Dessert

3. Fast Food

4. Whole, Low Fat and 2% Milk

5. Potato Chips

6. Pancakes

Source

I love potato chips...

[H_O]

Re: belly fat

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: johnnycakes</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My sister (now deceased) had a saying: &quot; There were no fat people in the (Nazi) concentration camps&quot;.
People are fat because they eat too much of the wrong things.
There are exceptions to this but it is such a true thing in general that the exceptions don't amount to much of a percentage of the overweight people as a whole.

I'm 67 and I can still get into my wife's wedding dress. </div></div>thats because the only thing the jews got to eat were a rotten potato, and licked the water off the floor after it was mopped.

[Schuttzie]

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I have to agree..belly fat is so hard to lose! I work out with weights 3 times a week for about an hour or little more. I'm not over weight at all but want to be in shape and firm. I'm 46 so menopause is just around the corner. I'm very lean at 5'10 and 128lbs. but can't get rid of little &quot;handles&quot; (lol) just below the naval after two children. I do tons of ab exercises and core strengthening exercises, which I love to do. We eat very lean, low fat diets with no red meat or pork..mostly chicken/fish.

My theory is my abs and getting larger/stronger and pushing out the pauch, lol. I don't know..guess it will alway be there.

[Skelly]

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not even 2%? wth?

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: johnnycakes</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My sister (now deceased) had a saying: &quot; There were no fat people in the (Nazi) concentration camps&quot;.
People are fat because they eat too much of the wrong things.
There are exceptions to this but it is such a true thing in general that the exceptions don't amount to much of a percentage of the overweight people as a whole.

I'm 67 and I can still get into my wife's wedding dress. </div></div>can you fit in the same size clothes you wore in your early twenties?
Do you have This watch your diet This maintain it?
as long as You have This be on the diet and exercise This maintain it you are not as healthy as you should be.
I have seen so many people become dejected after doing all that effort And achieve their weight objective only to succomb to serious health impairments.
many times the same ones they saught to avoid.
Why is it That intelligent people refuse to question a principle That has proven for decades not to work?

I know it s the fear of lack of options.

And the hopelessness it would have entailed.

The problem is too much faith in pharmaceuticals.

If surgery Did not involve the use of pharmaceuticals it would have been eliminated from the health care industry too.

[Peasie]

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Doc, yuh have a big belly?

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Peasie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Doc, yuh have a big belly? </div></div>
How you know so??

Yes I have a 32 inch waistband.

That is big enough for my weight.

[Peasie]

Re: belly fat