Why do I exercise and eat right but am still packing a little fat?
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Drink a lot of water and remember to not eat 5 hours before you sleep. That helps a lot. Go to bed on a empty stomach.
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Personally:\nWhat i do is that i keep a picture of the "fat" me on the fridge so that I can see myslef whenever I go to the kitchen to eat. Second i keep trying the clothes that do not fit anymore as a motivation. \n\nProfessional opinion:\nHere are 12 tips to give your eat-right, move-more efforts greater endurance.\n1. Eliminate Excuses "Even if you're not a morning person, schedule exercise for first thing in the morning," suggests Martica Heaner, M.A., a New York-based exercise physiologist and author of Cross-Training for Dummies. "The later you wait to exercise, the more reasons you'll have for not doing it." Sally White, Ph.D., dean and professor at the College of Education at Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and an expert on motivation and exercise, agrees. "Keep gym clothes everywhere -- in the car, at work -- so there's never a reason not to go." So what do you need to do? Sleep in your sports bra? Lay your workout clothes out on the bed the night before? Ask a buddy to call and remind you to get moving? Figure out what works -- then do it.\n\n2. Kid Around Of course, finding time to work out was simpler B.C. (Before Children) -- but just because family precedes fitness on your list of priorities doesn't mean there isn't room for both in your life. Get your children involved with you. Take a family hike, go for a group bike ride -- or roll with it. "Scooters and in-line skates are great for kids and can be just as much calorie-burning fun for moms," says Bonne Marano, a certified fitness instructor in New York City. Plus, getting moving with you is good for the little guys, says White: "The children of families who exercise together are more likely to be active later in life."\n\n3. Plan with Your Man A study at Indiana University, in Bloomington, found that 94 percent of spouses who worked out together stuck to their exercise plans, compared with only 57 percent of those who went at it alone. Can't tear him away from the TV long enough for a bike ride? Then try using the word "ball" to entice him, offers Heaner: "If a high-energy kick-boxing class or body-sculpting session isn't his thing, shooting hoops or tossing around a football may be. A little one-on-one on the basketball court burns twice as many calories as walking. Even if you never make a basket, the sprinting and lateral movements will improve your coordination."\n\n4. Get a Gadget Investing in a simple tool that will measure the progress you're making can be a big motivator. Try something as simple as the New Lifestyles Digi-Walker SW-200 ($26.95, www.thepedometercompany.com), which counts your total steps over the course of a day.\n \n• www.thepedometercompany.com >> \n\nLooking for a fun way to figure out how many M&Ms you burned off during that extra-long elliptical session? Check out BalanceLog ($49 to $69, www.healthetech.com), software for your computer and/or Palm that logs calories in and calories out, then helps you devise a food budget based on how much exercise you get.\n \n• www.healthetech.com >> \n\n5. Write It Down Keep your own food and exercise log: People who are successful at losing and maintaining their weight are good at self-monitoring, according to several studies. "And remember to put positive feelings in print, too, to review on days you need a boost," says Rachna D. Jain, Psy.D., a lifestyle coach and licensed psychologist in Columbia, Maryland. Describing how good you felt after a workout, for instance, could help get you out the door next time.\n\n6. Seek Inspiration Feeling a little less than vibrant? Find a mental mentor to get you moving. That's how Sarah Ferguson, former Duchess of York, keeps revved. Saying negativity drains energy, she counts the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela among her positive-energy role models. Or consider George W. Bush: If the president of the Un
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you wanna lose weight you gotta do more output (excercise) than input (eating). So, either exercise MORE or eat LESS. The other writer is correct...there is no way to target fat loss....the body burns fat eventually when working out after it has burned the easy to burn stuff like carbs (sugars). So, you gotta do something aerobic...preferably for a longer period of time rather than shorter period of time. So, quit eating bad food, increase the amount of exercise you are doing, and maybe cut back slightly on the amount of food you are eating. The weight will come off...it is impossible for it not to.
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A few minutes after you eat.  When you eat, your metabolism starts to kick in.  Working out increases your metabolism, therefore helping you to burn more fat.
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You may of heard this before-healthy food i.e. fruit , veg the right amount of fats and salt and exercise not neccesarily loads of it, even walking every day would do. Try not to eat stuff you know will make you gain weight-when you feel fat after eating something avoid it... common sense
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Its a matter of perception.  Diet and exercise plans are all good.  Its a matter of finding one that works best for you.  I am 5'7' and 215.  I'm fine with my weight although some days I feel like a hippo.  The first thing to do is to convince yourself you are fine the way you are.  Yes, you want to change, but you are beautiful right this very moment.  You are not fixing yourself you are improving what's already fixed.  I did the low carb thing for a while and lost some weight but had trouble keeping it off.  When I'm in a hurry I'll throw back a slim fast.  But mostly I stick to the six small meals a day.  I don't feel hungry and I control my portions.  If you are out of shape running is just going to make you lose interest.  Try walking first till your body gets used to the exertion.  \n\nThere is no such thing targeted weight loss. If you  are a little annoyed with thick thighs (like me) you can't focus just on those.  YOur body will lose fat where ever it wants.
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You're gaining muscle.  You should have taken all of your body measurements before you started exercising/eating right so that you could now compare your current measurements to see where the fat is going away.  That way you'll know you're making progress and won't feel bad when the scale goes up.
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The goal's not to be real thin but to feel great about yourself and look healthy. Maybe you should just eat a healthy diet.
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This is probably not what you want to hear but here goes;\n\nEat less, Exercise more.\n\nLess overall body fat will make you feel like exercising more.  If you do an all over moderate weight training you will tone the parts which you may think need to loose weight.  Anyhow you might find that you are built right when you have increased your fitness.  \n\nAlso, Don't look at the air brushed models in the magazines.  They even wish they looked like that.  \n\nBy the way,  Muscle burns calories.  Fat does not burn anything.\nWhen you weight train you burn additional calories for 24 to 48 hours while your muscle repairs and strengthens.  And when you increase muscle mass you burn extra calories all of the time.  \n\nAerobic exercise burns calories for a few hours after your exercise in addition to while you are exercising.  \n\nSo do some of both types of exercises. Eat nutritionally, Drink water, &  Get rest.  If you've been doing the same exercise for a while, Change to something else.  This will help.\n\nGod Bless You,  ;-)
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The amount of fat  you have is totally dependent on what you eat, how much you eat, and how much exercise you get. There really is now such thing as "baby fat". That's just something people have made up to to give false reassurance to their children, "Oh, that's just baby fat and you'll grow out of it.".\n\nI don't know how old you are, but you are never too young to eat a healthy diet with the amount of calories that will keep you from having to much fat on you. You are not too young to take a brisk walk every day and play in appropriate sports for for your age and health level.\n\nGod bless you and I wish you success in every area of your life.
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You Need to keep eating. Breakfast is the most important meal. Maybe you should try eating 5 smaller meals instead of just 2/3 bigger meals.\nYou need to remember you are working out.\n\nMUSCLE Weighs more then Fat. So give it some time.\nAlso keep drinking liquids. Water/Propel/sports drinks. Try to stay away from the sugars.
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good for you for not wanting to change what you eat - you're already on the right track: exercise!\n\nI recommend some all-body exercises: swimming and jump-rope.\n\nHowever I also recommend measuring your waistline or similar if you are trying to "loose weight" because you are most likely shedding fat but putting on muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, so you are probably getting slimmer without loosing actual weight, which is perfectly normal and healthy.
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You can't just exercise you have to eat right too.\nYou have disipline your body to a strict diet.\nYou should buy a diet book and follow the instructions.\nYou can also go to a gym or if you can afford it a personal trainor. Cause walk a bit everyday is surely not enough.
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Hi sweetie.  Do you exercise?  You probably need to get out there and move around.  Also, you may not eat much, but watch what you do eat (sugars, etc.).  It's unfortunate, but some people can eat just about anything they want and never gain an ounce.  Others have to watch what they eat closely.\n\nP.S., do not pay attention to the extremely rude comment above me.
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your doing everything rite, what it seems like your actually doing is becoming leaner, (your changing your fat into muscles)  Actually muscles weighs more than fat so keep at it, your losing inches of fat and adding muscles, dont be concerned about wieght at all,
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By eating well and doing lots of exercise. Simple. Mostly a good variety of fruit, veg,  occasional fish and meat.\n\nTo lose weight, your calorie intake must be lower than your calorie expenditure. If you eat less than you consume you won't lose weight indefinitely because every pound of body weight adds to your calorie expenditure: as your weight decreases, so will the energy demand on your system. Eventually, you will find an equilibrium that fits your dietary intake.\n\nIf you are doing low indurance exercise (e.g. jogging), you will lose fat and muscle until your weight matches your intake, BUT!!! if you finish a low indurance session with some higher indurance exercise (weights around 50 reps) you will encourage your muscles to hang onto their fibres and the fat will disappear quicker. This is how you get "in shape" and get a nice cut physique.\n\nIf you are new to exercise, be aware of "the training curve"... If you are not exercising regularly, your muscles will accummulate fuel (glycogen). When you start to exercise regularly, after initial aches and pains called the IDOMS, you will find a spurt in your fitness. You'll feel pretty good! But...\n\nAs you continue to run down your fuel reserves, your body is not accustomed to putting these back as quick as you are burning them. After your initial spurt there may come a point when you feel drained and you can't face your exercise sessions because your just too pooped...\n\nThis is the time to train to improve your fitness: train your body to replenish the muscle fuel you are burning! This is a key hurdle to getting fit. It's really hard and it can take time but once you are through it you'll feel great!\n\nMental preperation is key because getting in shape requires a lifestyle change and people are generally comfortable in their lifestyle, even if they're not happy with it. Be under no illusions: lifestyle changes are difficult! \n\nMake a list of all the stuff you don't like about your lifestyle now and stick it on the door of your fridge. To remind you of why you are doing what you are doing. \n\nPrepare yourself for the times when you will feel like avoiding your sessions (due to training curve and all other kinds of excuses): write a note to [your future self] to be read when [your future self] is thinking of avoiding a session that explains to [your future self] why you would please like [your future self] to stop being a big wuss and get [your future self's] backside out of the door and onto the freaking bike!
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I suggest to run, some sit-ups or crunches only eat one plate of food and don't go over board on that one plate. Maintain a stable healthy diet.