Help losing fat!?!

Help losing fat!?

Im male, 5'11, 145 lbs. I'm not worried about the weight, just the fat. Kinda embarrising, but my stomach and butt are getting big.

Im not eating bad, but it could be healthier. Don't drink soda much, and hardly ever chips. I work out so my upper body and legs are fine, but my belly and thighs i guess need work.

Any ideas on shaping down my belly and butt?

It is true trhat some people have particular trouble losing belly fat, but it is not impossible. Of course there is the liposuction option and it is by and large a very safe cosmetic surgery, but if you are not up for surgery , you'll simply have to lose it the old fashion way; Diet and exercise.

First of all, when I say 'diet' I don't mean starving yourself. If you have no weight issues, then the problem is very likely WHAT you eat, not how much. There are many types of food that will cause you to retain water and this will make you look fatter than you are. To reduce water retention you should stay away from foods that are high in simple sugars (candy, cake, soft drinks, etc.), alcohol (which will also cause you to gain belly fat as well as retain water), and foods high in salt (sodium) content (i.e. anything instant or canned, anything cured, salty snack foods, etc. In general you should do your shopping around the outer edge of the grocery store and avoid prepackaged foods).

Furthermore you should be eating five small meals a day rather than three larger ones, and breakfast should always be your biggest meal of the day and dinner your smallest. This is because you will burn more of the calories you take in at breakfast through the regular activities of your day and retain more of it at night when you sleep. Finally, you should ALWAYS have a waterbottle in hand. Ironically, increased water intake aids in digestion, speeds up metabolism, and decreases water retention.

As to exercise, you should come up with a routine that suites you and that you can stick with. It should include elements of BOTH aerobic exercise (like aerobics, running, dance, biking, etc.) AND anaerobic (weight training, sit ups, push ups, resistance training/stretch cords, etc.). Weight training is good, but you should add the aerobic elements for cardiovascular health as well. Also, you should do a full body workout for the best results. The absolute best exercise for you is interval swimming (short intence sets followed by rest repeated many times as apposed to steady lap swimming) since swimming is both aerobic and anaerobic and it works every major muscle group in your body at the same time.

Another method you might try is what many body builders do too to reduce fat around their middles. They wrap their middles thoroughly with saran wrap before weight training. This increases your body tempurature as you work out and burns more fat in the same amount of time, specifically targeting your gut area.

Hope that helps!