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Originally Posted by Hot_Georgia  Hi
I'm new to exersize and fitness and have a question.
My wife says I look just fine except for my big'ol pot belly. I'm 47 years old, 6'2" tall, about 238lbs (to date) and carry a heavy basketball. ( Really)
Question:
What contributes to this popular syndrome, and how do I get rid of it? I've cut down my food intake by about 1/4 and began walking most every morning. I don't drink alcohol except for 1-2oz of red wine a couple evenings a week.
My weight gain began with my belly and suspect it will be the last to go. 
Walking is great exersize but I am wondering if it will help specifically with the belly or do I need to do more. I'm generally enjoying my walks but hope for more benefits appearance- wise than (mainly) fit, muscular legs.
I'm not sure if weight loss and exersize trimming works that way.
I took my trusty Craftsman metal tape measure and read 50" around my widest area. It's been years since I've seen my belt buckle, or tend my feet without leaning over this ball.
-Steve |
Steve it's genetics! Men gain weight in their bellies mostly, women in their hips/thighs/butts.
While walking is a good start, it's a minimal calorie burner. It's great start for people who are not physically capable of doing anything more.
The only way to lose the gut is to lose weight, and to do so by creating a calorie deficit for yourself, i.e. eating fewer calories on average each day than your body uses.
Cutting down your food intake and walking will help, but the question is how much? It's tough to know the impact this will have on your weight loss goals without knowing how much you were eating to begin with.
There is a formula we can apply to you to tell you roughly how many calories your body uses a day based on your activity level. From there we can tell you how many calories on average you should try to eat in order to achieve your weight loss goals (1lb a week, 2lbs a week, etc).
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