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Is my diet healthy?
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01-31-2010, 07:28 AM
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OlegSan
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With regard to getting rid of belly and side fat, you cannot target one area of the body in fat loss, the fat melts off in proportions around the body. For men, the stomach area is where most of the fat is stored and this is the last bit of fat to get rid of while losing fat.
Doing extra sit ups wont get rid of belly fat specifically. You need to eat less calories than your body expends to constantly lose fat, adjusting your calories each week dependant on your results.
For example if you have not lost any weight in a given week on a 1700 calorie a day diet, you may reduce your calories by 150 each week, this means you will be eating 1550 calories a day in the following week.
Weighing yourself on the scale alone doesnt determine fat loss, you can purchase an accumeasure body fat caliper for a cheap price to determine your body fat percentage. This will ensure that you know if the weight you lost is muscle or fat.
You should aim to lose 1 to 1.5 lbs of fat each week and not do it too quickly, to avoid sacrificing muscle mass in the process.
Hope this helps
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