Get rid of flabby belly fat! 6 Must-know Questions and Answers

Q1／Even if I only eat a small amount of food, my abdomen will bulge out. Why is this?

There are three reasons why the lower abdomen comes out. The first is the accumulation of subcutaneous fat in the abdomen that we generally know as fat. The second is the visceral fat stored by the organs in the stomach. The third is that there is neither subcutaneous fat nor visceral fat, but because the abdominal muscles lack elasticity, they are affected by gravity and squeezed by the internal organs, causing the lower abdomen to bulge.

The situation in the question can be classified as the third reason. If you do abdominal muscle exercises regularly, your stomach will become elastic and prevent your belly from bulging out again after eating. Let me comfort you by saying that no matter how strong your six-pack abs are, your stomach will still bulge slightly after eating, but after digestion, your abdomen will return to its original shape. Because the bulging abdomen caused by eating is a very natural phenomenon.

Q2／My parents are very thin in other parts of their bodies, except for their stomachs which are very fat. I heard that as you get older, belly fat is particularly difficult to control. Is there any good way to do it? If this continues, it will be bad for health, which is really worrying.

If this is the case with the increase in fat due to age, all three of the aforementioned "reasons for a protruding belly" are related. Subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and the influence of gravity will inevitably cause the fat in the abdomen to grow more and more. People who start gaining weight at an older age should be more careful and not allow excessive weight gain to harm their health. I think the only answer I can give is that everyone understands the principle of regular exercise combined with proper diet. I hope that children can accompany their parents for walks and create a pleasant exercise time with their parents.

Q3／When you go to the gym, you will see the fitness trainers with well-proportioned bodies and flat stomachs, which make you stare at them with envy. What are the usual eating habits of these professional fitness trainers?

Although every fitness trainer is different, most fitness trainers, including myself, have reached a certain level of muscle mass and physical health, so their normal eating habits are not as strict as everyone imagines. Yet we are so conditioned not to overeat that we don’t appreciate bad eating habits. If I encounter an opportunity that requires fitness, such as attending a conference or taking a photo, my diet will be mainly protein and I will stick to it to the letter. Even so, most fitness trainers, including me, believe that exercise is more important than a low-calorie diet.

Q/Because of constipation, I always feel heaviness in my lower abdomen. Even if you take lactic acid bacteria and dietary fiber, it will only produce gastrointestinal gas and will not be effective in solving constipation. Could you recommend some exercises or massage methods to help with smooth excretion?

This symptom is very similar to the symptoms of chronic constipation caused by slow bowel movements. In other words, it is because the peristaltic power of the large intestine is weak that the excrement stays in the intestine for too long. Try some light aerobic exercise and the abdominal exercises described in this book. Abdominal exercises can stimulate the stomach and intestines and activate their functions. Abandon the desire to have a smooth bowel movement in one go and exercise regularly to achieve results.

Q4／I have a lot of flesh on my sides. If the body tilts slightly to the side, the flesh will be squeezed out immediately, which is very disturbing. Why are the sides of the body fleshier than other parts of the body? Is there any way to lose this fat?

Apart from those special cases, it is actually very rare for obesity to only occur on one side. When you are fat, your whole body gets fat. You probably think so because you have no abdominal muscles and because of gravity, the flesh hangs down to the side of the body. In other words, the reason why you are bothered by the fat on your side is because you have too much fat in your entire body.

Rather than doing specific exercises to focus on losing side fat, it's better to focus on reducing body fat overall. As long as you regularly perform the abdominal exercises and aerobic exercises introduced in this book, you can exercise your abdominal muscles and solve the problem of side fat.

Q5／I was diagnosed as “thin but obese” during a health check-up not long ago. I have a lot of fat in my internal organs, but I always boast to everyone that I can eat anything and never gain weight, so this result was a bit of a shock to me. How to reduce visceral fat?

People with more visceral fat (not subcutaneous fat) often suffer from diseases such as diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure. Therefore, such people should take weight loss more seriously. The reasons for being "thin but obese" are overeating and lack of exercise, and are also related to the intake of sugar and salt. Change your usual overly polarized eating habits and regularly do aerobic exercise that can reduce body fat.

Q6/There are various weight loss nutritional foods containing ingredients such as Garcinia Cambogia and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). I ​​always feel that this kind of food is not very effective, but seeing the advertisements makes people eager to try it.

Weight loss foods do contain various ingredients that can break down fat. However, the effectiveness of weight loss foods has not been confirmed by any credible research results. My personal concern is that this ingredient uses artificial external force to speed up heart activity and increase the circulation rate in the body. If you are not careful, it may also put excessive burden on the heart. Rather than artificially speeding up your heart rate, it is better to allow your heart to speed up spontaneously through exercise, which will be more beneficial to your health and reducing belly fat.

This article is excerpted from Daejeon Publishing's "Give Me 30 Days! Give you back your abdominal muscles