Over 35 -- best way to lose fat

[reservoirdog1]

Anybody have any thoughts? I've never been a skinny bastard; I'm 6'1" with broad shoulders. Even a few years ago, after I dropped my weight down to 189 lbs, and had multiple women in my office telling me stop because I looked too skinny, I still had a layer of "padding" around my gut. (I guess that would've been the time to go hardcore, drop more weight, and pack on the muscle.)

 

But anyway, here I am at 36, and newly single. I'm not what I'd call fat; I'm probably best described as "average". So, what's the best way to burn fat?

 

Right now I'm doing about 1/2 hour of cardio every other day, with some weights. I'm generally (though not entirely) avoiding fatty and unhealthy things. But, they say that the older you get, the harder it is to change your body. Seems to be true.

 

Any suggestions, anybody? Thanks.

[Trialbyfire]

There's no way to solely burn fat in one area, particularly the stomach which is a storage area for many men and women.

 

Burn more calories than you intake but do it slowly or your skin won't shrink to accommodate. Nothing looks worse than sagging skin from quick and dirty non-durable diets. It's an entire lifestyle change.

[D-Lish]

Water has been my greatest friend for keeping thin. I was actually of average weight most of my life and dropped a crapload of weight in my early 30's.

 

Water seems to help me flush the fat and keep me feeling full- I also do cardio workouts 3-4 days a week and keep active.

 

I eat what I want, just never over eat.

Men and women are different I know.

I do think water helps me staying thin.

[Rooster_DAR]

Water, Caffeine, and Sushi works for me.

[yknti]

2 years ago I started running at 240 and now I am 208 and look 20 years younger my resting pulse is 50 and i feel great. Start slow by doing intervals ( run 2 minutes walk 2 minutes) and build up to some real running. I run 1 hour or more a day 5 days a week and I can eat what I want.

Good Luck

[bayouboi]

Hey bud, it sounds to me like you're on the right track. I keep the diet clean, workout with weights on different muscle groups 5 days of the week with a mile on the treadmill after plus 3 miles on the other 2 days of the week. I'm 6'1" (27 y.o.) and I have the same trouble as you in that I'm now down to 185 lbs. but I still feel like I have that gut fat (lost 40 lbs. since I began). I think the main thing you have to have is patience.

[heartoutside]

Google HIIT training....if you want to burn calories, this is a good way to go. Swimming is also a great way to burn calories. Running generally doesn't burn calories as well because your body will start to go into "sleep" mode so to speak and you won't burn as many calories. And like bayouboi says, focus on a different muscle group each day...I seriously only spend about 45 mins to an hour+ in the gym and that's taking my time.

 

Oh, and I've lost 25 pounds in 8 months and have kept it off for the past 6 months and I by far don't have the greatest diet in the world (and I love beer).

[Miranda]

Lifestyle change is it, really. When I have taken weight off and kept it off, it's not because I went on a diet, and it's not because I took up a fad exercise routine briefly. It's been when I've changed from sedentary jobs to active ones - when I moved to an urban area and didn't have a car and walked everywhere - when I cut out sugared sodas entirely - when I lived with vegetarians and it was easier and cheaper to share meals if we cooked without meat - when my boyfriend and I made the decision that we would take a six-mile hike or walk every Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, etc. For me, the secret has been to change habits over the long term - and little ones here and there, not a bunch of big, drastic changes all at once that get overwhelming and are too much at once to sustain.

[cutegirl]

Google p90x and also do a a search for it on youtube. I am going to be starting it soon.... well probably in a month or so once I am recovered from a minor surgery...

 

It will transform your body but from I read it is HARD work, its not a miracle product. You will be sore for weeks, drenched in sweat when you are done, feel like you will vomit during the workout but you need to push yourself.

 

From what I researched it works but you have to push yourself. You will be in pain. You will be sore. It will probably be the hardest workout of your life. It will be torture and hell. But you can do it!

[Shygirl15]

I usually don't have much time for gym but my quick daily work out is taking steps to the 9th, sometimes 11th floor of my office building. I was able to cut off a lot of weight fast that way.

[flc]

It gets more difficult with age and for men loosing it in the stomach requires a lot of effort as I think this is the last place that goes. My body fat is minimal on 95% of my body but I would have to do tons of crunches and situps to get anything more than a 2-pack these days.

[Konfuzion]

Start running, do a colon cleanse (no this doesnt involve putting stuff up there, google colon cleanse) start doing a large amount of sit ups and start doing protein shakes after you work out and here is why..

 

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The body's main priority post-workout is to replenish glycogen stores. The body stores glycogen in two places: in the liver and in muscle tissue. Of these two, the muscles can store a far greater amount, 250 to 400 grams, while the liver can only store about 100 grams. Moreover, it is primarily muscle glycogen that is depleted during a workout.

So the goal post-workout more specifically is to restore muscle glycogen. The body will even break down muscle tissue for this purpose if carbohydrates are not available. For this reason, it is vital to include carbohydrates in the post-workout drink. But what form of carbs is best for this purpose?"

 

 

If you want to see the whole articul its here

[2sure]

My husband and daughter were both overweight, so as a family we did the south beach no/low carbs thing. And it worked - everytime he gains a few pounds back, he goes to no carbs for a week.

 

For myself, I cheated on this constantly - eating chocolate, drinking red wine, etc. like a closet smoker. Still lost weight and in all the right places too.

[heartoutside]

I just thought I would add this link......LINK

 

high-intensity interval training isn't a fad or something you've got to buy, and won't make want to "vomit."