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I am female and 25 years old, I use to weigh 220lbs. My height is 5'10''. I now weigh 200 lbs. I have been doing treadmill exercises for the past month and a half. I do an hour and a half of exercises on the treadmill. I did a few sit ups like 20 reps three times a week. I have lost up to 15 to 19 pounds in a month. I still have belly and love handles that I would love to have disappear. I have eaten less, but still eat the foods I love, like pizza, Mexican food, and other fast foods but in small portions. For example, I use to eat 3 slices of pizza and now eat 2 slices. I drink up to 70 ounces of water a day. I do exercises up to five days a week. What else do I need to do. It is so hard for me to give up eating my favorite fast foods. I am not a salad type of person. I must have what I like, but I am eating in small portions. Help, I just want to lose 20 to 30 more pounds. My Ideal weight would be at 165lbs to 180lbs. Help Expert Advice needed. Thanks!

2007-07-28 21:39:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Diet & Fitness

4 answers

You have to change your eating habits because weight (fat) loss is 75% diet and only 25% working out.
Cut cardio time -never go over 60min because you will do more harm than good and since you cant spot reduce body fat you can stop doing sit ups - all they do is build muscle, they dont burn fat (you might as well have more muscle on your glues and legs that will burn more fat on your belly)
when you dont eat healthy your body doesnt get all nutrients it needs.
find daily calorie intake 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 - it optimizes your metabolism)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have protein (lean meat, legumes etc) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio is the only fat burning exercise and burns fat all over your body (running, jogging, swimming, spinning, elliptical etc) 4-6 times a week for 30-50min (ideally 45min because the first 20-30min body burns carbs and only then starts burning fat), light weight training (more muscle=faster metabolism)
sit ups do not burn fat - all they do is build muscle and make your belly look bigger
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, pasta 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:)

2007-07-28 22:10:56 · answer #1 · answered by Natalie 7 · 2 0

Go to www.weightwatchers.com and find a meeting. You'll learn a lot, it's like getting a doctorate in food, exercise and nutrition. I'd also try some weightlifting to firm up your skin - use higher reps, like where you can do 12-15 of an exercise before you can't do any more.

2007-07-28 21:44:56 · answer #2 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 0 2

Crunches especially for your obliques. Google it. The more you exercise the faster you lose weight. Do more styles of crunches 15 to 25 reps for each stomach exercise.

2007-07-28 21:44:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Listen to Natalie. I like her She sounds like she knows alot

2007-07-28 23:10:14 · answer #4 · answered by cracker 2 · 1 0

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