Sit ups will only tone the muscle underneath the fat but u will still have the layer of fat on top of it. In order to lose extra fat anywhere, u have to step up your walking pace or u can even do slow jogging for at least 30-60 minutes 5x a week. Diet should be combined with exercise for faster results.
2006-10-25 00:44:15
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answered by cheetah7 6
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You will not starve. You will not instantly become thin. Fasting is consuming only liquids. When the body does not have to deal with digesting solid food and getting rid of the waste that solid food creates, it can concentrate on getting rid of toxins. The most common reason to fast is to eliminate disease or from the body.
How much weight will I lose?
The main benefit offered by a fast, to those who wish to lose weight, is the speed of the weight loss. To see a person drop 30-to-40 pounds in a 30-day juice fast is to see a person totally transform his life. Self-esteem is given a boost and for the first time in their life, discipline becomes a lifestyle. The fast becomes a catalyst for a total life overhaul. People start dressing better, showing more confidence, becoming more organized, more dedicated in relationships and more at peace.
Initially, weight loss can be as high as three-to-four pounds per day, but as the fast continues, the average loss will be one pound-per-day. If you are juice fasting and not losing weight, the juice is supplying all the calories you need. You may have to cut down on the juices or alternate between water fasting and juice fasting if losing weight is part of your goal. The slower your metabolism is the slower the weight loss.
Try to stay focused on the healthy things you are doing to improve your life rather than being consumed with the number of pounds lost each day. Water retention can vary your weight five pounds so watching the scale can be frustrating. The best motivation to fast is for physical and spiritual health. Be patient; the fasting process is slow. Be thankful the toxins are leaving your body. Do not have unrealistic expectations. Give your body the time it needs to do the work of cleansing.
Fasting And Metabolism
The fear is that while fasting, the metabolism will slow down and afterward there will be more weight gained than before the fast. Initially, any calorie reduction will cause a lowering in the BMR or base metabolic rate. Cleansing will bring health that will increase metabolic performance and energy output. In other words, you will eat less and feel more energetic.
After fasting, the body is more efficient. Digestion is better due to a cleaner colon. The colon walls have been cleansed of impacted feces, allowing improved absorption of nutrients. The good news is that greater efficiency equals enhanced energy. Healthy people burn more calories. They also eat less because they are more active and feel better about themselves. They don't need food as a security blanket.
The greatest impact you can have on increasing your resting metabolism is exercise. After a workout, you can be sitting on the couch reading while burning calories, as the muscles are grabbing glucose from the blood to replace glycogen supplies. The key to weight loss is fewer calories and more exercise. A diet high in raw food provides fewer, low-density calories, and higher-fiber, more-filling foods.
Oh, by the way, a slower metabolism diminishes aging. A tortoise can live to 400 hundred years of age.
2006-10-26 17:18:01
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answered by Sunflower 6
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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 to use as well. And you might as well start the stiups now so that when the fat is gone, the muscle will be there.
2006-10-25 00:41:48
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answered by Anonymous
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If you have stubborn belly fat, the only way you can reduce your fat is by doing aerobic exercises. During activities like swimming, rowing and walking, enough oxygen is supplied to the body to burn fat. Fat is burned from all over the body, including the stomach. More information available at http://www.toloseweight.org/losestomachfat.html
2006-10-27 15:14:56
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answered by Seema R 3
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Setups will be a great pay off for a great looking stomach, however you can't see the improvement until you lose the fat.
It is just hype, hype, hype, hype, to target a certain part of your body that loses fat. You body loses fat the opposite way it put it on. If you had a fat gut then months later you realize you're getting a fat butt, when you start losing weight, the butt will trim down first.
There is no magic... its the number of calories put minus the number of calories expended.
2006-10-25 00:44:31
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answered by Raylene G. 4
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Situps, Weights, Eliptical, Stationary Bike, Leg Lifts. The best way to lose fat is cardio and then the best way to tone is weights and sit ups. If there is a quicker way than what I have been trying I would love to know!! lol
2006-10-25 00:42:27
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answered by Laura t 2
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speed sit-ups, i used to do 4 sets of 50 sit-ups all in under a minute. now i started at 10 so be careful and take it easy. they will wipe the fat of the face of your stomach. when ever you have a minute do sit-ups sit-ups. all the time. good luck.
2006-10-25 00:43:43
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answered by joey h 3
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u can't lose weight in only one part of your body. sit ups only wouldn't do a thing. u have to do full body work out, and according to my observation u lose fat where u have it the most the last. and it won't happen fast. losing weight is a very hard work, very energy and time consuming
2006-10-25 00:54:20
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answered by jacky 6
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You need a cardio rountine to start burning the fat followed by your ab exercises. Any cardio will do: walking, running, biking, swimming, step, kickboxing (actually kickboxing is cardio, but also works your core very much).
2006-10-25 01:51:54
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answered by GingerGirl 6
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Read some very effective weight loss tips and more on this site to help you
2006-10-25 00:55:49
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answered by elo 2
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