I need to get in serious shape by 2 July! Need help, am 5ft 7 quite slim but have a wine belly!!!!?
492950
Its mostly your diet along with mild exercising.  Wine=calories!  Start mornings with a good size breakfast, that is the most important meal of the day.  This kick starts your metabolism.  Subsitute candies, snacks, sweets with fruits and veggies.  Subsitute soda, fruit drinks with plenty of water. ORGANIC foods are the best too, its a little more expensive than regular food but its worth it! 30mins of any kind of cardio 3-4 days a week.  Good luck =)
741154
I was in that category when I was your age also, but then I start playing soccer a lot and doing a lot of outdoor fun. Going hiking, bike riding, and anything to stay outside. Now I work in front of a desk and I'm back to 25 BMI. So now I have to eat right and try to get out as much as possible. I eat a lot of fruit and fiber. I'm vegetarian so I take a few vitamin supplements that I would normally easily get from meat (B-12, Iron, etc...). But that's all it really takes. If you want to get down to a 15 or 16 BMI then you'll have to work out. Crunches are alright, as listed above, but will also make you look a little fatter then you really are. It will make you muscles bigger and doesn't burn enough fat to compensate. Do a few leg exercises in the morning with some pushups. Do a few torso twist with a small amount of weight. The less the weight the more you should do, but remember, if you increase the weight you'll gain more muscle mass. I don't think that is what you want. Do a lot of aerobics. Walking is amazing, low impact and great for burning fat. Good luck with your endeavor.
329036
You don't say how tall you are, but at 119 lbs (54 kgs), it doesn't sound like you need to lose weight. Don't be so hard on yourself.\n\nYou want to lose roughly 11 lbs (5 kgs) in two weeks? Don't eat very many carbs, drink a full glass of water before each meal, and run two miles a day. Don't eat any junk food. Tone your tummy with sit-ups and side bends.
536056
5'0 and 134 pounds that's not bad you just need to tighten up your tummy try set ups, crunches there is even a crunch cheerleaders do! And walking, small meals 5 times a day and nothing after 6pm and drink lots of water!
1172806
Drink lots of water and eat a diet that has enough fibre.  When your body digests fibre the fibre sucks up fats and they are passed out into your bowel and removed. Water ensures you are well hydrated and that way your body does not retain fluid which it will if you don't drink enough, and then you will look bloated. Remember that when you drink fluid it weighs pretty much 1kg for a litre of fluid, so remember this when you weigh yourself. You should drink 1.5Litres a day.  Also, go for a brisk walk EVERY DAY! This is the best thing you can do for your body. If you go before you eat breakfast and you can manage about 30 minutes of BRISK walking then your body will start fueling from your fat stores to kick start your metabolism for the day. When you get home and eat breakfast the breakfast fuels your metabolism even more and it speeds up and burns off more fuel/food/fat stored in your body.  Eat snacks such as carrot or cellery sticks between meals as these are so low in calories that you may as well say you haven't eaten them. Don't bother with any fad diets just eat relatively normally and avoid those sweet foods as they are loaded with calories that have no nutritional value. If you have to have something sweet try the sugar free lollies made for diabetics. If you try this and keep it up you will see the benefits and you wont regret being sensible. If you try one of those quick fix lose 5kg in a week type diets you will just get flabby and end up worse than you started with. It takes determination and persistence to lose weight properly. If you do it my way and speed your metabolism up in the process eventually you can lash out and eat a treat here or there and your body will burn it up. Good Luck!
1073128
im 5'2 and weigh 117 too....but im not fat....i do crunches and situps everyday and thats why my stomach is flat...so u should try that...good luck
176231
I sympathize with you because I was in the same situation.All i can advice you is to go for daily walks, push-ups for the arms, sit-ups or crunches for the abdominal(stomach area)If you keep to it you'll see results in a couple of days or weeks depending your metabolism(also what you eat..watch those french-fries!)
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I'm glad to hear that you dont want pills.  You need to diet and exercise.  Start counting your calories (www.thedailyplate.com has a great cal counter).  You need to eat lots of fruits and veggies, whole grains, and lean meats.  You should also do cardio 6 days a week for at least 30 min per day if youre really serious about losing it fast.  After your cardio every day, you should be doing some muscle conditions.  Start with simple things like squats, lunges, bicep curls, tricep kickbacks, crunches, and lower back work.  Work a different muscle group every day in rotation (you dont want to work the same ones two days in a row).  It's also not a bad idea to get a trainer for a month or so, write down everything they tell you, and then maintain on your own.  Healthy weight loss is 1-2 lbs per week, but if youre really overweight, you might see 3-5 lbs some weeks.  Dont expect that to be sustainable though.  The more in shape you are, the harder it is to lose weight, so expect the weight loss to start high and slow down.  Good luck!
806540
Well you left it a bit late! 2 weeks is not enough time to lose more than 5lb the sensible way. Just try to eat healthily, go mad at the gym for a couple of weeks and when you are on your cruise, make sure you take advantage of the exercise equipment and swimming pool! Good luck and have a good trip : )
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how, if ur fat, and if u think u are,,try walking, try this, it may sound gross, but try drinking water with the organic vinegar in it, just to ur taste until u like it at the strength,,or drink lots of water, not pass a gallon per day,,eats lots of veggies,salads,with low fat dressings or oil and vinagar,,,exercise daily or at least 4 times a week,ask ur docter for help, drink ultra slim fast drinks for breakfast, there all good, or the slim fast foods, they are good too....
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1. reduce fat in your diet (but not eliminate - try olive oil in cooking and on bread, instead of butter, margarine etc...). eat smaller portions 5-6 times a day mainly consisting of veg/fruit. eat fish and white meat.\n2. run (like 40km/week eg. 3km two times/day) and walk as mutch as possible (like atleast 1 hour/day).\n3. get a fat burner, i recommend "twinlab ripped fuel extreme"\n\nalso you need to remember to stay hydrated, drink 2-3 L of water a day.\n\nyoull be in good shape in no time:)
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cut out all starchy items avoid all junk food like the plague exercise daily maybe a 30 minute walk and find a good work out on line that includes push ups sit ups and that sort of conditioning exercises dint starve yourself because that will only be work temporarly  after christmas you will end up gaining it like mad want more info email me at milkyway700@yahoo.com
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Go back in time a year and start living a healthier lifestyle instead of looking for a quick fix.  \n\nIn fact, just start doing that now.  You'll be ready for next years bikini season if you start a healthy but challenging work out plan and a sensible diet.\n\nOK, that was a little harsh and dismissive - here's a different answer.\n\nMany, including lots of movie stars, swear by various forms of fasting to help them look leaner.  Juice fasting is one; I've also heard about simply eliminating all carbs for a week or so before your target date. \n\n Just be smart, you must eat to be healthy so don't try to go anorexic or bulimic, these are dangerous and will actually slow your metabolism down making weight loss harder.
578140
Hi, as everyone around will tell you "You look great!" - deep inside we always find something that still need work.  That's great that you keeping your weight off and exercising but the only real excise you need right now is WALKING!\n\nThat will make your legs,hips, butt and tummy back into shape.  Resistance training and moderate aerobic exercise if you can but the first option is free and you can do it anytime.\n\nDrink plenty of water, sometime dairy products make you bloated as well so just have a look at your eating patten and if you try not to take dairy for few days - don't forget take calcium supplement.  \n\nWork with your body, you are on the right track!
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I am going to start one up soon but I am in cronulla in Sydney Australia. Listen here is a plan in the meantime, keep looking and I sincerely wish you all the success. Also, what is a price that you would consider ideal? \n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories women & 1500 men \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \nAll food choices need to be low fat\nDon't make food a big deal and don't socialise using food\n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - multigrain sandwich w 50g tuna/lean meat & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g-150g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 women & 1800 men and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 -1500 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
305125
If you can, try fasting on alternate days, drink only non-fat milk (not too much, please) when you feel hungry to give you the energy your body needs.Stay away from fatty, high carb and sweet stuff., and of course exercise at least 10 mins daily or 20 minuntes alternate days. Just 10 mins jumping, skipping or running on the spot everyday is good enough, if you dont have the time to go outside jogging or fast walking. Do drink a lot of plain water and fruits plus veg. One important culprit is sweet stuff which can help the body to convert excess sugar into fat and kept away in the stubborn ares like the thighs, tummy and buttocks.Try eating half the portion you usually eat and also avoid snacks and sweet drinks! Happy slimming!
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hi ! i am so happy to know you ! i want to start doing it my self would you like us to start together ! we will be wight loss pals !!?\nok , first of all as soon as you wake up you drink 6 glasses of water , if it is too much , drink 4 than wait for a few mn and drink the last 2 .... do not eat drink or take any thing else for one hour , than you can take your cofee tea or breakfast than you follow the coming recepy belive me i did it several times in my life and the least i lost was 4 kilos but in 7 days not 6 !\nbut courage you can loose more , and do not worry it is a very healty diet , you will feel too energatic exept the last day this is the most diffecult but belive me it works like magic ! the first time i los 6 kilos ..ok enough bla bla bla ..., and lets start ...1 day all kiend of fruits all day as much as you like and can eat ... exept for mangoes and figes and grapes 2 and day all kiend of vegtabels except avocado and potatoes and peas all day cooked steamed or with ognion and garlic and tomato sauce but without butter or margerine or oil, you can eat carrots and cucumbers for breakfast and cooked hot meal of your favoriet vegtabels and for dinner god be with you .. i know this dinner stinks !!! but you can tell your self tomorow is another day ! 3ed day , fruits and vegteballs combiend , much better ! 4th day ... breakfast 2 eggs half an orange or greap fruit , lunch and dinner all you can eat from meat chiken and eggs all day ... grilled or boiled , 5th day breakfast same as the day before , lunch and dinner fish and sea food and canned tuna as much as you want the 6th and 7th day are the real chalange and marathon !!! you can choose just one kiend of fruits and eat it as much as you want when ever you want for 2 days !!! you can add salt and pepper and musterd and lemon and vinegar and spices  as much as you want eggs must be well boiled and you must remove the oil from it completly .. you can drink club soda , sparceld water , all kien of tea or cofee baboong whatever you like without adding sugar nor milk but you can use artefecial sweatner or i do not know what they call it , i haet them so i do not know the brands .. good luck and if you can do some gemnastics even by walking 10 mn . or use the staires instead of the elevator it is good , the more water you drink the more you feel good and not hungry and energetic , and it washes your body from the poisons you have and acceleraet your metabolism , the more you shower the more you remove poisenes from your body , the more you rub your self with NATURAL SPONGE  without soap you are making your blood run and burn more fat + it helps your skin stay tought and firm and spotless so shower alot treat your self with aroma therapy buth salts or oils and rub your self energetecly with it conciderat it is time of devotion to your self to love your body and apreciat the effort it is doing to loose waight , change the sheets of your bed daily puting them in the sun to allow energy to be renewd .. try to be very active and visit alot of people and go out (no alchool) ! so you do not have much time to think about food ... or work alot , tell your self it is only a weeak to go ....\nif you have to skeep one day to make them 6 remove the only vegtebales day ... if you do not start a more moderat diet after this week you will start gaining waight again soon so i recomand you to try to start a nice diet not that sever after you finish .. good luck .. and pls e mail me how did it go ?