I have hard abs but a pudgy stomach. I only weigh 126 pounds but im looking for a flatter stomach any help?

I'm a girl.

I have hard abs but a pudgy stomach. I only weigh 126 pounds but im looking for a flatter stomach any help?
A few notes to consider...





1. Don't expect results quick - some of the trouble spots can take some time. Removing fat is like peeling an onion - it's one layer from the entire body at a time.





2. Examine your diet very carefully. If you are wanting to tone and shred fat, you may need to cut back on the carbs. Don't cut out carbs but eat most of your carbs for the day by lunch or you mid-afternoon snack and thenn no carbs at dinner. The only exception here would be fiberous foods which are ok.





3. Keep track of your heart rate when doing cardio. Depending on your age, you can get yourself into your fat burning zone fairly easily. Just by taking a brisk walk can get some people on the lower end of the fat burning zone which is going to be at 60-70% of you maximum heart rate. What this means is that when you are in the true cardio zone (70-80%) you are going to burn more carbs than you will fat as body needs to metabolize the energy source faster. In saying this, you may burn the same amount of fat regardless of which zone you are in but you calorie burn will be much higher in the cardio range. Don't misunderstand this as the cardio zone also has the added benefit of working two other very important areas of your body - your lungs and your heart.





Keep your head up, stay focused and all of this ab work you are doing will eventually show thru and then you can show off that firm stomach!





Good luck!
Reply:You may never have a flat stomach, it's all about how your body is built. If you are doing cardio to burn the fat and crunches or other ab exercises to tone the muscle you should be able to see the toned muscle. You just may not have a build that allows you to show your muscles. Also, I'm not sure how tall you are but 126 may be a little heavy if you are 4'9 or 5'0 or something, so that may have something to do with it too. Mostly, just try to be happy with what you have, it sounds like you're in good shape.
Reply:You need to burn fat. All the crunches in the world won't help until you get rid of the fat on top of your abs. You should take a look at your diet, and probably modify it. I suggest the book called The Abs Diet for Women.
Reply:Add more cardio, and less crunches. Instead of just running take up a arobics class, or hip hop class. It will work out the body and burn the pug off. :-) Good luck.
Reply:Have you tried giving up?