Weight Loss or Tone?

Question

I really want to tone my abs or simply lose a little weight so I look a little better...any ideas?

I am a vegetarian, by the way.

Answer 1

find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have protein for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried, oily.
ofcourse you can spoil yourself once in a while with a little treat:)

Answer 2

Cardio, cardio, cardio.

Eat right, do some sort of exercise that will keep your heart rate up on a daily basis, and do an ab routine other than normal sit ups. Try a workout ball with a video or do bicycle situps. Another good ab work out is to lay on your back with your hands underneath you and your legs straight. Lift your legs 6 inches above the ground and try to hold them that way as long as possible. Don't forget to breath. Breathing during ab workouts is crucial.

Answer 3

Drink lots of water; drink Green Tea; increase your fruit and vegetable intake; do abdomen toning exercises and stretches; take short walks every day.

As long as you are consuming less calories than you burn, you will lose weight. So, balance it out: start eating less calories and burning more. There's no way to fail.

PS: Since you're a vegetarian, you probably just need to slightly lower your carb intake.

Answer 4

Try a month supply of the T Burn Combo, you can pick it up here www.superfitnutrition.com
Keep sugars down, and eat protein at each meal.
Weight train and do cardio, both are important.

Answer 5

limit eating out

Answer 6

savory umami ingredients such as mushrooms low sodium soy asparagus and olives can help you feel full and add an earthy home y quality to your healthy dishes

Answer 7

use the freezer to add some extra oomph to summer foods freeze grapes for some bite sized delights or get a popsicle mold and freeze some greek yogurt with berries

Answer 8

45 minute jog at a 10 minute mile pace

Answer 9

fresh herbs can really zing up a healthy meal try growing some in the kitchen using a strawberry pot preserve the flavor by adding fresh herbs at the end of the cooking process

Answer 10

save time and money during the week by buying lean protein such as chicken breasts in bulk and cooking a weeks worth on sunday night