I am wanting to lose at least 40 lbs. for next year. I’ve just moved back here to Cali and want to look totally different for the new year. I’m a well proportioned woman and if I was to loose my problem areas I would look a whole lot better, but right now I wear a size 12, have extra flab on my stomach due to my two pregnancies, and need to lose the extra on my arms and tighten them. I start on a food program where I will try to cut back my food intake, but when I do that I don’t eat enough small meals during the day and by the time I eat dinner, I’m filling my plate up. I then fill so bad afterwards that I feel disgusted and just want to give up. Plus being around these thin, gorgeous women here in Cali doesn’t help…..:-) What can I do to manage what I eat? What exercise programs are good for getting me back in shape and giving me the body that is underneath this stomach and extra flab on my arms? Does pilates work in firming up the stomach area? Any advice would help?
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Cut down on your portions and eat more small meals throughout the day. Exercise at least 20 minutes a day 3 times a week. Other than that you just need to give it time. It can take a couple of weeks before you start to notice a weight loss. Keep in mind – that from the exercise you’re toning up and developing muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat but is compact. So you may actually gain weight but trim down if that makes any sense. Don’t give up – lots of luck!!!
You might think about trying this book called “The Movie Star Diet” by Steve Simmons. It helped me lose thirty pounds in 2 1/2 months when I didn’t think anything would work. My goal to begin with was only 20 lbs! It has a really easy plan to follow and an excellent workout as well.
More sex, less weight – best solution.
My advice would have to be my personal story. 31 days ago I weighed in at 251 pounds and was a size 42 waist which was really to tight as I could have fit into 44′s. I decided to make a change (again as I have tried so mnay things in my life but failed). I implemented a natural and healthy no diet weight loss plan along with a natural and healthy energy drink into my life. As of today (day 31) I am down to 227 (24 pounds) and also I have lost 2 3/4″ in my waist. My 42′s are gone and I am now in 40′s and they are a little loose as well. I am a 45 year old male and I am a Pastor as well so you can be assured that this personal testimony is absolutely true. This was without dieting, skipping meals, eating special foods, or exercising
oh so do i !!!!! I miss my 5/6 size jeans now im an 11/12
Divide your body weight in half. Drink that many ounces of water per day. The rest of the time eat raw (washed) brocolli. You can have lean chicken or fish at dinner. You can have a glass or two of wine at dinner. No caffeine the entire week. You will lose about 10 pounds. My daughter was traveling with my husband for a week and I was so motivated by the weight loss I saw that I could not help but continue trying to keep this up off and on until I reached my ideal weight. I still have broccoli as much as possible for breakfast and lunch. I go back to what I heard Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers say once, “You don’t have to LIKE it, you just have to EAT it.” Also, I realized I was doing alot of anxiety eating. The vitamin 5-HTP (8.00 for a one month supply at Walmart) was SO helpful with the self control in doing this. If you are the kind of person that doesn’t go to the bathroom when your body tells you to, doesn’t eat when you’re body tells you to, you may be anxiety eating or starvation eating and this is not going to work. That is, also, another reason to stay away from caffeine. It may give you a boost, and coffee has many antioxidant properties, but, anxiety is the reason alot of people eat unnecessarily. I’ve seen people get so skinny on Pilates, too, so either way. However, I prefer to eat my way thin with healthy foods before working out:) Good Luck!
Oh boy can I relate. Pilate’s does firm your stomach, but if you have a lot of skin because of your pregnancies or due to yo-yo dieting, you can only firm up so much. I am trying to lose 40 too. I wish you luck my friend, it is so hard.
all i can say is eat good helathy and workout cardio will take off poundage in areas you dont like
lift some weights for that toned look too.
plus the muscle will replace fat tissue and burn fat faster
lots of water dear- some green tea
fruits veggies protein fiber! Cut your carbs and sugar
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