How to lose excess body fat from ANY body part!

[J J White]

So first you thought that doing sit ups would burn body fat from your stomach, then hopefully after talking to your trainer you were disappointed to learn that was not true.
However there is a way to target and lose excess body fat from different problem areas of your body.
The science behind it is that hormone imbalances will cause your body to store excessive fat in different areas.
An example is that someone who stores most of their body fat on their thighs and bum has high estrogen levels. So in lowering their estrogen levels they will be able to get supercharged fat loss from this problem area.

So tell me your different problem areas and i will reply with your hormone imbalance and how i would recommend you correct this hormone imbalance through diet and exercise to get better results.

Ask away!

James

James is a coach at the Dax Moy Personal Training Studios, Islington, where he works with clients to achieve rapid fitness and fat loss results.
To find out more or to contact James with questions related to the above visit http://jameswhitepersonaltraining.co.uk

[Colin Bartlett]

47 year old male, with a 'jelly belly', always the hardest to shift. are there any supplements I could take?.

Been told Cortisol levels cause this.

[Sarah Brookes]

Ok James - interesting stuff - I'd say mine was Thighs (not bum) and muffin top! ??

Sx

[J J White]

Hi Colin,

Fat storage on the belly is an over production of cortisol. Cortisol is a stress hormone that does good and bad in the body.

Here is a big list of ways to lower your cortisol levels:

*Reduce stress! Just try to spend time relaxing and not stressing about life. Get on top of things that you worry about, be around people who make you feel good, de-clutter your house, bring a pet home, get regular massages etc.

*Following the Elimination diet. Foods that the Elimination diet cut out are difficult for the body to digest and work with so they cause a release of cortisol.

*Cortisol is released in large amounts during exercise. That doesn't mean don't exercise but it does mean try to avoid cardio as this releases lots of cortisol. Try to do short sharp bursts of resistance exericse to keep cortisol levels down and raise your metabolism in the long run.

*Take an omega 3 supplement. Omega 3 fatty acids will help to lower cortisol levels. Everyone should supplement with omega 3.
Get a high quality source as with fish oil you get what you pay for. http://www.red23.co.uk/Blue-Ice-Royal-120-Caps_p_286.html

*Take Rhodiola Rosea. It is a Cortisol Modulator, meaning that if your cortisol is too low it will help you raise it and if too high, it will help you lower it.

*Ensure your sleep patterns are in order. You should be asleep by 10.30 and wake by around 6.30. Plus make sure your room is pitch black with few electrical items around.

*The few hours before you go to sleep try to dim down light, not exercise, not watch tv, not go on the computer. Winding down and avoiding unnatural light before you sleep will help you sleep and keep cortisol levels lower.

*Stop drinking alcohol. Alcohol will do all sorts of bad things to your body but with what were talking about here it will raise your cortisol levels.

Follow these points and you will not only lower your cortisol levels but also get huge benefits in your health and fitness as a whole.

James

James is a coach at the Dax Moy Personal Training Studios, Islington, where he works with clients to achieve rapid fitness and fat loss results.
To find out more or to contact James with questions related to the above visit http://jameswhitepersonaltraining.co.uk

[Annette]

Great advise James on the cortisol levels, thank you! I as also about to ask the same thing: my lower abdomen... There is not much fat on top, almost seems like I am bloated there all the time. I will try to incorporate the advise you gave Colin and see what happens.
No cardio at all - which is fine with me, I don't like it anyway? Or is HIIT okay? Or really only resistance training?
Thanks!

[J J White]

Hi.

Annette,
HIIT training is much better than the continuous style of training but for most people i would still say to avoid it. I wrote an article which has a table that bullet points cardio vs resistance training.
http://jameswhitepersonaltraining.co.uk/articles.htm (click on the article '2 major reasons gym goers aren't getting results')

You will find that doing a meltdown format of training, super setting or a circuit you can not only get the better known benefits of resistance training but also get great aerobic benefits. Work hard and it can be exhausting!


Sarah,

Thighs are high estrogen levels.

Things that you can do to lower your estrogen levels are:

*Eat lots of cruciferous vegetables. These are ones like broccoli, cabbage, sprouts etc.

*Not use or store water in plastic bottles. If you have to use plastic bottles try not to leave them in direct sunlight. The quality of a bottle can be seen by looking at the bottom of it. You will see a triangle of three arrows with a number in it. The lower the number the worse quality the plastic. Most bottles are 1 but if you look hard you can find some around 3. Try to drink mineral water from glass bottles.

*The supplement DIM can help to lower estrogen levels. DIM is a strong anti-estrogen that specifically targets the bad estrogens caused by phyto-estrogens in our environment.

*Also brocholi extract and green tea are used to combat estrogen "16" (the bad estrogen)

*Yohimbine can also help to lower estrogen levels. It is extracted from the bark of yohimbe trees. Yohimbine cream is definitely a better choice because oral delivery of yohimbine could result in systematically high blood levels that could have dangerous side effects on the heart and the CNS (central nervous system).

I hope all this answers the questions you had.

I would be tempted to suggest you try the other methods of balancing out your hormones before you start supplementing. You may find you end up not needing to supplement.

James

James is a coach at the Dax Moy Personal Training Studios, Islington, where he works with clients to achieve rapid fitness and fat loss results.
To find out more or to contact James with questions related to the above visit http://jameswhitepersonaltraining.co.uk

[Melissa]

HI James,
Thanks for offering your expertise! My hormones are a mess, although I feel they are getting better through following the elimination diet and participating in the Look Great Naked Challenge. I am hypothyroid, recovering from adrenal fatigue, and have been told by my doc my testosterone levels are low. Estrogen is within normal range, I believe. I am 40 years young, and I carry most of my fat in my stomach. I try to practice what you have outlined for Colin in regards to cortisol. I am currently taking 300 mg of Maca and 5 mg of DHEA daily for the low testosterone, and will have my levels tested again in about a month. Any advice you may offer is greatly appreciated!

[Sarah Brookes]

Thanks James - excellent info - thanks for taking the time to reply x

[J J White]

Hi Melissa,

Its good that you are trying to get on top of your hormones and know that they need attention.

If its any consolation there are very few people today who are not at least a small bit adrenally fatigued!

Its understandable that you have thyroid problems as they are usually secondary to adrenal fatigue.
With thyroid problems you are likely to store body fat on your mid-axillary (8 inches below your arm pit).
Avoid soy products completely as they cause you to become hypothyroid.
Some suplements that you can take to help this imbalance are guggulsterones (a compound of herb Guggul), bladerwrack a natural source of Iodine, Zinc and Selenenium, all responsible for thyroid hormone production. Finally, Ashwaganda and Coleus root(a member of the mint family) both used frequently to stimulate the thyroid gland.

With regards to the stomach fat, follow the cortisol info i gave Colin and another thing that could help is licorice root cream can be rubbed on the abdominal as it will aid in burning fat from the stomach. The trade name is called Glycgel.

Some vitamins that can help with adrenal fatigue are high dose vitamin C, vitamin B5 but it sounds like you have had your adrenals checked and relevant advice given.

To boost your testosterone levels you need to get the right amount of sleep, do you supplement with zinc already?, eating foods like steak as a diet high in fat will boost your testosterone and growth hormone and doing resistance exercises for your exercise routine. No cardio!
Do be careful not to exercise for too long though as you really need to be careful if your very adrenally fatigued not to over train yourself.

The elimination diet really is an excellent diet for you and i think it is important that you stick to it very closely as you have much to gain from it.

Hope this told you something new, if you have any other questions please ask.

James

James is a coach at the Dax Moy Personal Training Studios, Islington, where he works with clients to achieve rapid fitness and fat loss results.
To find out more or to contact James with questions related to the above visit http://jameswhitepersonaltraining.co.uk

[Melissa]

Thank you, James! I've not tried bladderwrack or the licorice root creme. I haven't been supplementing zinc, but I try to eat pumpkin seeds on a daily basis. I use a lot of sea salt on my food and a dash in my water for iodine and supplement selenium. I am currently taking some of Dr. Wilson's adrenal supplements for C and B vitamins as well. I've discovered the hard way my limits in regards to exercise. I am currently doing Dax's Look Great Naked Challenge and was doing very well until the meltdown circuits and accumulator exercises were introduced. Generally speaking, if it takes more than 20 minutes to complete, or the intensity is very high I feel pretty fatigued the next day. I've made some modifications along the way so I still exercise, but I'm not following the LGNC protocol exactly at the moment. This is the last week and I expect that I will continue to rotate the workouts Dax has given us. I've discarded roughly 14 lbs. since the beginning of the challenge, so it's a start! I have about 30-35 more lbs to go!!

Thanks for sharing your hormone knowledge! Even most M.D.s in my area can't (or won't) do what you've done here and it's a shame. Before I was diagnosed and I took matters into my own hands, all my docs wanted to do was switch my birth control pills- SEVERAL times - yeah, THAT helps!!

[Annette]

James,

I love reading the advise you give us, this is fascinating stuff! As Melissa said, most doc's don't know about this, and very few people are in tune with those type of issues. I am lucky enough that my problems are very minor, and my chiropracter is a trained naturopath/holistic medicine type of guy. He helped my husband a lot with his health problems (all glands messed up) through supplementation.
The only other person I know if is Dr. Bryan Walsh in Maryland, USA, who believes that hormone levels are the culprit of many or our problems.

I appreciate you taking the time to address us all individually! I went to the gym today and did meltdown/tabata type of circuit with a lot of TRX work. Was sweat drenched after 30 minutes!

[J J White]

Melissa,
It sounds like you are doing very well with your weight loss goals. Im sure those last 30lbs will come fairly soon as your being very thorough with your diet, exercise and supplementation.

Annette,
You also seem to be very switch on with what type of diet and training you need to be doing. Those TRX things are really great pieces of equipment. Also as you can see you can get a very complete workout with resistance exercises!

James

James is a coach at the Dax Moy Personal Training Studios, Islington, where he works with clients to achieve rapid fitness and fat loss results.
To find out more or to contact James with questions related to the above visit http://jameswhitepersonaltraining.co.uk

[Colin Bartlett]

Many thanks,

I am already following the ED, and take Omega oils (just purchased a better quality type, and ordered some Rhodiola from the same supplier). Don't drink a lot of alchohol, I used to do a lot of relaxation before sleep must start again.

I will report back on the results. (I am a person who used to be affected with stress, had clinical depression back in 2001 which didn't help either, taught de-stress methods and relaxation techniques then time to resume them)