I am a 22 yrs old gal 5'7 and 136 pounds and pear shaped.measurements 35-26(waist)-40.i want to lose 3-4 inchesin my hips(38) and butt(40). would walking 2 hours and other toning exercises 1 hour a day with little diet control help me?
2006-12-19 23:16:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Well, you still need to do a little diet control but try very intense exercise, like the elliptical, running and spin.
2006-12-19 23:19:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And I have been doing that for each of the past few weeks. (30 down total, 30 to go.)
This is all you need to know. A pound (American here) is 3500 calories. Your present weight requires 15 calories per pound to maintain, assuming moderate activity. So if you weigh 200 lbs, your body needs 3000 calories to maintain your weight.
If you eat 2000 calories a day, your body will have a 1000 calorie deficit each day. After 3-1/2 days, you will lose a pound.
Now, if you exercise, you burn more calories. So if you exercise 90 minutes - 45 minutes twice a day - and burn 1500 calories, your daily deficit is now 2500 calories. You will lose 5/7 lb every day.
I've been eating 1000 calories a day - below that I won't lose weight - and walking 60+ minutes twice a day, and the weight is falling off. And I feel good. And by choosing my foods wisely - apples, clementines, cabbage (a favorite), tofu, fish, lean chicken, hot dogs (100 calories each, no bun), hard boiled egg whites (another favorite of mine), lowfat yogurt, chicken broth instead of oil - I don't feel like I'm dieting at all. In fact, I'm eating all day.
Using the information above to help you select what you eat will put you in charge of your weight and weight loss. Using a diet someone else wrote out for you doesn't put you in charge, it makes you dependent. You need to be in charge of your weight loss.
Sorry to go on so long, but it's frustrating to me that weight loss is a simple topic that many have made very confusing. Keep it simple. Keep yourself in charge.
Hope this helps. Post here if you want more info, and I'll forward my email address.
2006-12-20 07:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by CJKatl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-20 09:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Friedman MD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know what I've used for great toning that takes off inches??
Tony Little's DVDs - they take very little time each day too! Good luck:)
2006-12-20 07:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by j b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go in a Sauna
2006-12-20 07:23:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Build your body by burning it with sit ups!
2006-12-20 07:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by jokersmile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
plastic wrap! just wrap it around even under your clothes and it makes you sweat and lose some inches.Good Luck!
2006-12-20 07:23:54 · answer #7 · answered by Georgia Peach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋