I am at age of 36 now. I have been working out for many reasons. I am trying to gain muscles, reshaping my body and stay healthy. Now, my tum is kinda big, I would say that I need to loss few more inches. So what I need to know is how would I do that simultaneously, in another word losing tummy and buliding muscule at the same time? Thanks

You are right about spot reduction. For some reason, the author of this article keeps deleting my posts noting this very crutial fact.

No exercise program, diet plan, or magic potion will help you change only one particular part of your body. These 12 tips are generally good things to incorporate into a healthy lifestyle, but they will not shrink your stomach and leave everything else the same.

As for muscle not weighing more than fat, you’re right! How could one pound of something possibly weigh more than one pound of something else?! Both equal one pound.

Sometimes people mistake this myth with the situation where someone exercises but does not see a change on the scale. Of course in this case, fat is used up and muscle mass gained, and both of these tissues have weight. And just to be clear, fat does not turn into muscle :)

There are no diet or exercise secrets.
Eat healthy.
Exercise 3-5 times per week.
Calories in minus calories out.
See your doctor or a qualified trainer if you are having difficulty maintaining a healthy body weight.

Well besides the tips in the article itself, I would suggest reading through the comments. There are some great tips there as well. I’ve found that the best way for me is cardio undoubtedly and yes cutting back on soda and alcohol will definitely help!

Congratulations on losing so much weight!!! Good job!!! :)) I am sure you’ll lose your belly fat without losing body mass anywhere else if you try a new ab routine. My husband bought this program called P90X – it’s aimed at creating the perfect abs in 90 days if you do the exercises with the guys from the video. There are different sets of exercises which change every 3 weeks – so that your body doesn’t get used to them and doesn’t stop responding. I’ve done some of the exercises 2-3 times a week and my abs became so much more defined! Those exercises are so hard but they really work.

BTW, you can download it online for free via torrent’s server.

Over the last year I have lost almost 55 pounds. I did this through diet, exercise and weight training. I am 5′6 and about 125 pounds. I have a BMI of 20 but lots of muscle so I think it is on the low end. I am small almost all over now but I still have some belly fat. I would like to lose that without losing any more weight cause some have started to tell me that I look too small and even that I should gain some weight. So, how can I lose the belly fat without shedding more pounds. Is it just a matter of doing ab exercises?

It’s really easy to put on weight once you stop moving as much as you used to. It also might be the result of the stress you experienced when you moved to the boarding school. What I suggest you do is substitute snacking, when you are bored with some physical activity. The minute you feel you have an urge to eat something out of boredom, just put your sneakers on and go for a jog. Or turn on your iPod and dance to your favorite music! Just make sure you do not eat those bad feelings and boredom up!

Oh, and also, once you start doing some exercises again, please do use skin lotion or oil every day so that you do not develop stetch marks once you start losing weight. It’s very easy to get them and it’s practically impossible to get rid of them later on.

Good luck to you sweetie, please keep us posted on how your weight loss’s going.

thank you