I have a belly like Buddah..... (veggies, overweight, health issues, system)

[PinkAquarius]

I am 5'2 just lost about 5 lbs. I weigh 238.5. Just started WW I excerise by walking. How do i get my belly flat? By doing 100 sit ups a day will that speed up my weightloss?

[CAVA1990]

No, you probably have to lose about half the weight you are now. Just keep doing what you're doing and be patient. It will happen eventually if you stick to it.

[Opsimathia]

Well doing sit ups will tone the muscle underneath. Do them anyway even if you still have extra weight on top. Depending on how you carry your weight it should start to flatten a bit when you get into the healthy range for your weight. I always kept motivated with this thought: first place to show, last place to go. For me that was my thighs and hips shedding extra lbs. The extra weight came off in reverse of how it went on.

[LaoTzuMindFu]

Originally Posted by PinkAquarius

I am 5'2 just lost about 5 lbs. I weigh 238.5. Just started WW I excerise by walking. How do i get my belly flat? By doing 100 sit ups a day will that speed up my weightloss?

If you are 5'2" and 240 the last thing you should be worrying about is getting a flat tummy. You need 80-100 pound weight loss before that can happen.

How is your diet/nutrition intake?
Any injuries/health issues?
How far/how long are you walking?
You need to start adding in some running with your walking. Even if its just for a few seconds at a time.

[PinkAquarius]

How is your diet/nutrition intake? Well I am on WW so I avoid junkfood, and eat lots of fruits and veggies as I can. And I am drinking a ton of water.
Any injuries/health issues? no, I just recently went to the doctor and she told I just need to excerise alot
How far/how long are you walking? walking isn't the only thing that I do. I often do the wii fit. and I have a cycle in my room which I can ride while I can watch my tv shows
I try to jog but my feet start to hurt after 5 minutes.

[AnonChick]

Originally Posted by LaoTzuMindFu

If you are 5'2" and 240 the last thing you should be worrying about is getting a flat tummy. You need 80-100 pound weight loss before that can happen.

How is your diet/nutrition intake?
Any injuries/health issues?
How far/how long are you walking?
You need to start adding in some running with your walking. Even if its just for a few seconds at a time.

Unless the OP's knees are weak from having to carry all that weight. The last thing he/she needs is an injury, rendering him/her incapable of walking.

When you weight almost twice what you should, the weight is a huge (pardon the pun) burden on your skeletal system. And your heart. Someone with that kind of weight problem should be monitoried by a doctor to make sure that they're getting enough cardio to expend calories and improve circulation, but not so much that they're stressing their heart or risking damage to their knees and spine.

Personally I'd recommend a low-impact cardio workout such as speed-walking, bicycling, and especially swimming laps if he/she has access to a full sized pool.

I can't run in place at all, because my knee will pop out and my spine is already badly compromised. I can sprint around a quarter of a New York City block, but then I'm pretty much done for the day. Not because I'm overweight, but because my bones are not healthy and haven't been in three decades, and nothing short of surgery will fix it, and I'm not willing to have a knife to my spine.