What Are The Best Exercises To Do For Losing Weight Around My Waist?
I would also like to slim down my thighs.
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there are many things you can do to lose unwanted fat around your midline, it just depends on what that person is comfortable doing. crunches are great but leg lifts are really good for your abs too. for your thighs, squats and lunges are great but can be damaging to your knees (if not done properly), they also tighten the booty!
You must burn more calories than you eat.
You would have to workout at a high level for 1+ hours everyday if you do not want to modify your diet.
But if you want to get some abs fast, follow this:
The first things you want to eliminate from what you eat are: sugar, fried foods, and white flour. You want to eat as natural and unprocessed food as possible.
Sugar, anything with it is bad. From Coco-Crispies cereal, nearly all sodas, to a small bag a M&M’s. All turn into body fat fairly quickly.
Fried foods. Chips, french fries, etc. All have very high levels of calories and fats. Cut out mayonaisse and butter while you’re at it.
White flour. White breads, spahgetti, Ramen noodles, most cereals, tortillas (corn & flour).
You’re going to want to eat 5-7 small meals/snacks in a day. That may seem like a lot of eating, but look at it this way. Say your lost in the woods and you need to make a fire that will last all night. Will the fire last longer throwing all the wood you’ve collected into the fire once or twice during the night, or if you toss a couple of logs in once every 45 minutes-hour?
Your body is pretty similar. You need to feed it a little bit every 2-3 hours to keep it burning fat. The longer you go in between meals, the more likely your body is going to store what you eat as fat. This is because your body doesn’t realize that there is food everywhere in the world we live in. It still thinks your a cave-man. And cave-men didn’t get to eat very often. Sometimes once every 3-5 days…starving. So our body is designed to store what we eat as fat, because fat has the most energy (calories) per pound. So, if you sleep all night, then skip breakfast and don’t eat until lunch at say 11:30am…you probably haven’t ate anything in 12+ hours. So, your body thinks your starving, that there is no food to eat. Then you eat a nice, greasy, calorie-loaded slice of pizza. Your body will then store most of it as fat because it thinks there is a food shortage.
Aim for 200-250 calories at each meal/snack.
Also try to eat 20-30 grams of protein at each meal. And of course, your going to want to keep even healthy carbs to a minimum (less than 80 grams a day, 10-20 per meal).
The healthiest carbs are:
Yams
Oatmeal (no sugar)
Sweet Potatoes
Brown Rice
OK carbs are:
Whole-grain bread/buns/tortillas (whole-grain should be the first thing on the ingredients list)
Fruits (If you can, cut them out. If you can’t, eat them in the morning).
Aside from the carbs listed above, your meals should consist of:
Chicken breast
Turkey breast
Tuna
Salmon
Egg whites
Almonds
Low-fat cheese (cottage, string cheese)
Lots of vegtables
Lots of water
You need to drink 1 gallon (128oz)minimum per day. Water is what carries the toxins and fat you burn off out of your body through your urine. It also helps keep you feeling full and does wonders for your skin. If your urine isn’t clear like water, drink more.
Also, take a multi-vitamin (like Centrum).
Bodybuilders and fitness models basically eat this way. Not only is it low calorie, low carb, high in protein and natural…it controls your blood/sugar levels and how your body uses the food based on the glycemic index.
Have one cheat meal a week. Gorge yourself (500-600 calories) on a burger, pizza, or french fries…it doesn’t matter. It will taste better than it EVER has and will also give your mind and body a break. It will also “reset” your metabolism, so to speak. It will help prevent a plateu in your weight less efforts.
You should also join a gym if you aren’t a member already. A lot of gyms give you a free personal training session when you sign up. Of course they’ll try to get you to sign up for more, but you really don’t need it (unless you wanna be a bodybuilder).
I would start you with 30 minutes on the elliptical machine Mon, Wed, and Friday.
Tues and Thurs I would have you do 30-45 minutes of circuit training. Work your “core” these workouts. Your core is your abs and lower back. This will give you great posture and you’ll look thinner and taller just because of it.
crunches for upper abs, leg lifts for lower abs, and side crunches for love handles