Okay, I just took a ride on the scale a while ago..
WTF, I’m 160 lbs. I’m probably more now cuz I’ve noticed a grow in the thighs.
I’m 16, 5’4, 160 lbs. How do i still manage to fit size small in tops? It all goes to the thighs.
I REALLY want to be below 130 or 120 before summer. But I’m a really academic person and I have to study for a lot of stuff… SAT IIs, SATs, APs, etc.
I eat unhealthy stuff, but not too much cuz I’m broke and I’m hungry. But on normal days, I keep a very healthy diet.
My mom doesn’t really like to change her cooking style.
I work out an hour everyday, I run miles on the tredmill, I go on this weird incline bike thing, and I play DDR and lift weights. But I haven’t noticed any changes in my body!
PLEASE, what is a QUICK WAY to lose weight that does not involve major changes in my main meals (mainly dinner– my mom is a healthy cook!) and tell me some exercises I can do with I have!
Thank you very much, I REALLY want -some- form of a beach body before the summer
my goals:
lose that huge pot belly
make my arms look less fat,
make thighs much more thinner!
have some definition in my body
maybe size 3/4? or less =] im a size 8 now ><
okay, my diet.
breakfast:
some bitter apple
a little something, maybe hard broiled egg, a piece of toast, a waffle.
lunch:
not much, i might get hungry and get school lunch >.< and maybe some fruit snack
snack: usually something unhealthy, but only a small serving of it.
dinner: whatever my mom gives me. its usually rice, steamed broccoli, and tasty chicken or fish.
also i eat a lot of fruits. mainly apples and oranges it’s like a rule to have a fruit before/after a meal in this house…
g3haunted - said
June 19 2011 @ 09:51
PUT DOWN THE FORK
Chelsie H - said
June 19 2011 @ 09:51
Same with me, and what im going to do is go to te gym with a friend and just spend the whole day there. You can only go there on certain days if you want, and on the other days you can study. It all adds up
graelwyn - said
June 19 2011 @ 09:51
I am really surprised if you are doing all that exercise and seeing no change? I guess it must come down to diet then, and eating too much fat, or too many calories… or maybe you need to do some toning exercises on top of what you already do?
I personally do 90 minutes a day on the stationary bike at a fairly intense speed, walk a little and do 30 mins of specific exercises each night, including squats, situps, leg lifts, and exercises for my arms, waist and butt, so everything is targetted.
~ <3 ~ - said
June 19 2011 @ 09:51
first off, keep track of your meals for ONE DAY (at least) and try to get an idea of how many calories your taking in. cuz u may workout for an hour and burn 300-500 calories and then all it takes is an extra sandwich or 1 more bowl of dinner to cancel out all ur hard work. so u needa make sure you’re eating the right amount.
um one method u can try is called the HIIT method. its high intensity interval training. to do it u can use either a treadmill or bike or elliptical or any machine really (treadmill is probably the best).
the thing about HIIT is that its SHORT and INTENSE. so its perfect if u dont have a lot of time available.
ur first session of HIIT is ONLY 4 mins long. that sounds like nothing, but the thing is u work as such a high intensity that u CANT do it for more than 4 mins. and then what u do is every week u add more time and eventually work ur way up to 15 mins (which is the MAX amount u’d do for HIIT).
but anyway, ur routine would be something like this:
10min warmup
1 min moderate intensity
20 seconds high intensity (all u got!!!)
1 min moderate intensity
20 seconds high
1 min moderate
20 seconds high
AND thats it.
Do that 3 times the first week.
Then the second week u add another 1 min moderate intensity and do that 3 times for the second week.
and then the 3rd week u add 20 seconds high intensity and keep that up for all of the 3rd week.
etc., etc…. u get where im going with this? every week just add on (alternate adding 1 min moderate or 20 seconds high). if u feel u can do more, u can up the high part to 30 seconds or u can add on more time each DAY instead of each WEEK. just adjust it accordingly but dont burn urself out too much.
But yeh, the thing about HIIT is that its sooooo intense that after u exercise ur body is in a state of oxygen debt (b/c u exercised so intensely that u couldnt take in as much oxygen as ur body needed… cuz notice at high intensity u dont breathe as often or as deep)… but yeh this stimulates glands to release ephinephrine which breaks down fat AFTER you finish exercising to meet ur bodys demands. basically u are burning fat long after u stop exercising.
this coupled with weight training may be just what u need to help.
one last thing… here are the target heart rates that someone ur age needs to have for each intensity:
Range for moderate intensity interval:
143-153 (70-75%)
Range for high intensity interval:
184-194 (90-95%)
anyway, thats one way.
if u really wanna lose THE MOST WEIGHT in the MAX amount of time its gunna hurt and its gunna be tough n its gunna suck n ur not gunna wanna keep it up, but ya gotta if u wanna see results.
if this is just too much for u and scares the beejebees outta u, another thing u can try is doing fasted (dont eat) low-to-moderate intensity cardio FIRST thing in the morning for 45 mins everyday. It’ll take longer, but because its so low intensity u can probably read or study a bit during it. u can probably do like 15 mins on the treadmill, 15 mins on the elliptical, 15 mins on the stairmaster…. ur heart rate should be about 132 during this cardio (65% max range for u age). u can try that. a lot of people say its works. this is because as low cardio u supposedly burn more fat (however, u burn less calories overall. so it has its good and bad points. and the reason u fast is b/c supposedly if u have nothing in ur stomach, it starts to break down ur fat.
but yeh, u just gotta experiment with the methods to see what u like and what works. maybe alternate… do two weeks or the fasted morning cardio and then do two weeks of HIIT.
or maybe do HIIT twice a week and do fasted morning cardio 2-3 times, etc., etc.
***NOTE: if u do HIIT MAKE SURE U EAT BEFORE (like 1-2hrs before) to give urself energy. dont do fasted HIIT b/c u’ll probably pass out
ANyway,
just try stuff and see what works.
good luck
Me - said
June 19 2011 @ 09:51
I’m trying to lose weight for summer too, but you have to be realistic. Losing weight really fast is not healthy anyway. The best thing for me (because I dont exercise really) is to really watch what you eat. Of course, you can eat something unhealthy every once in a while, but really try to eat healthy. Eat organic and limit meat and carbs. Organic food is much more satisfying because its got a buttload of more nutrients (which will help you to eat less) . And meat and carbs have just a lot of substance to them. Fruit and vegatables are lighter. So they dont lie in your stomach for hours. Also, graze. Eat an organic apple or something like that every 2 hours, because your body burns calories simply digesting.
lmsabm - said
June 19 2011 @ 09:51
Pounds mean little when it comes to health. Instead of looking at how much you weigh, look at your overall health and use THAT to judge how much you should lose.
If you have a ‘pear’-shaped body, that would easily explain why your excess weight goes to your thighs, and probably hips and butt, too.
Look at the total number of calories you’re taking in each day vs how much activity you’re doing. One of the biggest things to help in your case may be to simply eat smaller portions. Also, remember that muscle weighs more than fat. In addition to figuring how many calories you’re taking in, look at how much sodium you’re taking in (excess sodium causes the body to retain water [the average American easily gets 20-40 TIMES the daily requirement]).
If you’re only working out your lower body, the mass in your thighs may simply be muscle, so working them out more will NOT make them smaller.