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**Brareevor** · 12-26-2005, 07:00 AM

I guess it just depends on our shape and where our fat cells are distibuted. I've heard 2 theories on fat loss.

1) no matter what, it comes off evenly over the entire body (depending on where most cells are). I don't particularly buy this one.

2) fat comes off on a last-on/first-off basis. This one seems to hold true for me. I gain and lose in my hips and thighs, while my waist up stays virtually the same. I can't lose a cm off my arms for anything. My waist stays about the same, but I have that bulge below my belly-button, which goes up and down. I'm guessing I need to lose every bit of fat from everywhere else before my arms are impacted

Exercising will firm and shape the muscles beneath, but since muscle and fat are 2 different tissues, you still need to burn fat in general to lose that fat layer.

I'd concentrate more on total body workouts as opposed to targetting just your belly. You want to work as many muscle groups as possible, especially the larger ones. Of course, lots of cardio helps fat burning, too.

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Brareevor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	I guess it just depends on our shape and where our fat cells are distibuted. I've heard 2 theories on fat loss. 1) no matter what, it comes off evenly over the entire body (depending on where most cells are). I don't particularly buy this one. 2) fat comes off on a last-on/first-off basis. This one seems to hold true for me. I gain and lose in my hips and thighs, while my waist up stays virtually the same. I can't lose a cm off my arms for anything. My waist stays about the same, but I have that bulge below my belly-button, which goes up and down. I'm guessing I need to lose every bit of fat from everywhere else before my arms are impacted Exercising will firm and shape the muscles beneath, but since muscle and fat are 2 different tissues, you still need to burn fat in general to lose that fat layer. I'd concentrate more on total body workouts as opposed to targetting just your belly. You want to work as many muscle groups as possible, especially the larger ones. Of course, lots of cardio helps fat burning, too.
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