have lost 26lbs...Need help to lose last 20lbs!?

Question

need help to lose 20lbs....I really need good excersises that target lower tummy...thats the only place i have a real problem....doing 300+ crunches a day and 30mins abs pilates and 8hrs work 5 days a week working on loading and unloading furniture!
please help im going to the bahamas in sept and my husband wants to see me in a two piece!!!!!!

Answer 1

don't eat

Answer 2

Try eating less and doing more cardio. You may be building too much muscle doing all them crunches and loading, unloading furniture and the mucsle you have built weighs more than fat and it is hidden by the excess fat. Now to get the excess fat off do more cardio such as walking, jogging, cycling or spinning classes. If you lost 26 pounds already you are on the right track though! By Septmeber you should be in that two piece! Good Luck! Keep up the good work!

Answer 3

Screw your husband! No, wait, I mean.... I don't know how much you weigh. But if you have lost 26 pounds, you have already done GREAT! And if you are burning off as many calories as it sounds, no exercize in the world is going to knock inches off of your tummy. Anyone who knows more about working out than the lies on the TV tell you, knows that you can tone, but you can't spot reduce. To lose weight, ya have to burn more calories than you take in...bottom line. I have found that it also helps to drink plenty of water and make sure you get enough fiber. When I dropped weight, i was drinking 1.5 liters a day. A good way to do that is to drink water before every meal. You wont be able to eat as much that way. Im not sure how long you have been doing that abs pilates work out, but Id also suggest working in some form of aerobic activity...if you have access to an eliptical trainer machine, those are my favorite. No impact.

Answer 4

You have done great so far! Congratulations! Now what you need to know is that you will need to change your program for continued success. I recommend that you begin a whole body weight resistance program that targets all the major muscle groups using compound free weight or dumbbell exercises. Remember to eat 4-6 small healthy meals a day and focus on drinking plenty of water. You unfortunately cannot "spot" reduce, no matter what anyone tells you (this is based on clinical science). Keep up the good work and be patient. It took years to put it on so now it will take some time to get back what you have lost.

Answer 5

you are trying to "spot reduce" - training one area of your body in an attempt to lose fat on that one spot.

IT DOES NOT WORK!

IT IS A MYTH PERPETUATED BY COMPANIES THAT ARE TRYING TO SELL PRODUCTS!

Losing weight is not magical. There is nothing complicated or intricate about it. You will lose weight by consuming fewer calories than you take in. But, the goal should be to lose fat - you do not want to lose muscle. In fact, you should be trying to gain muscle because the more muscle you have, the more calories your body will burn - even while you are sleeping. More muscle = higher metabolism.

The best, most effective way of lossing fat while gaining/preserving muscle is by combining diet, cardio, and weight-training.

Simply cutting your calories may not help. If you do not eat enough food, your body will start tearing down muscle for energy. Your body will think that you are starving and your metabolism will slow down - making it more difficult to burn fat.

I would suggest highering a personal trainer and a nutritionist.

If you can't do that, find someone at the gym who knows what he/she is doing and see if you can train with him/her.

Stay away from the people who do only cardio classes or use the 'beach ball" a lot. Those are more gimmicks. You should find a lean, muscular person to train with - same thing goes with trainers. If the trainer knows what he/she is doing, they will not be fat and weak.

Answer 6

Congratulations on your weightloss. Now that you've hit a plateau you are able to ought to commence problematical your body.you want to do about 35 to forty minutes of aerobic. you want to substantiate your heart cost receives up intense sufficient with the intention to get the advantages although. Weights are a exceptional difficulty they'll construct muscle which will burn the fat. I exercising consultation about 5 situations a week with aerobic and weights. that's a slow procedure notwithstanding the slower you're taking it off the slower it's going to be to placed it decrease back on. keep up the exertions female you receives ther.

Answer 7

Try this it worked for me. Cut back on your carbs eat more protein. and use a balance ball with 5 pound weights in each hand. Put he ball against the wall and the lower part of your back feet about shoulder apart and begin to roll down the wall with your arms at your side till you reach the squat position then begin rolling back up the walls bring in your arms up with you in front of you till you reach the standing position. do this this about 10 time and add 2 each time you do it.

Answer 8

kEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU DID TO LOSE THE FIRST 26 LBS. And if you don't have a enough time, SERIOUSLY, Don't over eat on any meal, just enough to satisfy your appetite but don't 4 get to snak on crackers or fruit in between meals, and don't drink any liquor, beer, tea or sodas, WATER ONLY...and try to up your pilates (crunches)...good luck and have fun on your trip.

Answer 9

Start walking a lot. Take care from your diet everything that is white. Eat mostly veggies and fruits. Small or no dinner. Low fat soup is good. No fried foods or sugar.

Answer 10

eat something light every 3 hours to get your metabolism jump started.

Answer 11

not eating is not gonna work, eat healthy food that gives you needed nutrition and don't make you gain fat.