I don't know about you, but I absolutely love bread - not the soft, fluffy, rubber stuff sold as an edible napkin, but the scrunchy, chewy, whole grain staff of life bread. I can pass by decorated cakes without a twinge and eyeball ice cream as if were something alien and unappealing. But show me a slice of rich pumpernickel or marbled rye, and my knees buckle. There are breads that make sandwich filling unimportant: olive and herb rolls, panetone, extra sourdough, cheese rolls, raisin bagels, onion bread, poppyseed, sesame seed, and caraway.
Such breads are, we are frequently told, healthy and nutritious and make up part of a fiber-rich, natural diet. Unfortunately, the amount I'm likely to eat, once I start, is going to seriously derail my weight loss efforts. Cutting out butter and margarine, eschewing salad dressing above the 3 calories per tablespoon level, and eliminating fast foods and soft drinks does have a marked effect on my caloric intake. But I find that to really lose pounds, and keep them off, I have to pass on my favorite breads.
I hate it. Why can't I enjoy one of my favorite foods without paying through the nose (actually through the abdomen and hips)? It's so unfair! Well, Virginia, life is unfair and I have to learn to live with it. My body just can't handle the carbohydrate load without burgeoning out of control. I suppose if I were really fitness-motivated, I'd run a few miles so I could have a fabulous sandwich. But, I admit it, I'm an exercise-phobe, barely able to make it through my minimal daily stretches.
I push my cart with blinders on through the aisles littered with stacks of baguettes, cocktail loaves, buttery croissants, and seed-encrusted bagels three times the size of those of childhood. I shed a tear at the frozen counter where that almost-instantly fabulous Bridgford mix calls my name. I drive four blocks out of my way to avoid passing the Italian market with the cristiest bread ever baked by man. In restaurants I become remarkably adept at covering the rolls and garlic bread with my own, and my dinner companion's, napkins (it has to really stay out of sight).
Facing my weaknesses with guilt and self-criticism, I reluctantly conclude that bread has to go. Angry and resentful, but miserably aware of the choices I must make, I bid farewell for life to breads I will now only enjoy in my dreams.
The alternative means getting fat and I'm just not going to go there.
Bye Bye Under Eye
You either:
Like what you see, a tight and nicely shaped triceps area
To your horror, saggy skin that swings back and forth like your grandmother's did when you were a child.
Do you have bat wings that haunt you, thinking there is nothing you can do to rid them? If so, then this newsletter will be a treat for you.
I'm going to reveal 3 steps you can implement to say "goodbye bat wings" once and for all.
Bat wings don't necessarily develop with age, but age can play a role to a certain degree.
Bat wings are a lack of muscles and excess skin hanging under your arm when they are stretched out to each side. It's a common problem with many women.
If you apply the tactics outlined in this article, you can greatly reduce the amount of flapping skin hanging around at the back of your arms.
Tactic #1
To reduce bat wings you will have to tighten up your diet to a certain degree which can results in some overall weight loss, too.
Eat several small, yet balanced meals throughout the day. In doing this, you will force your body to burn more calories and increase your metabolism. Don't take this tactic lightly. The real key here is several balanced meals throughout the day.
Tactic #2
With the addition of more balanced meals each day, be sure to choose foods of quality, such as natural foods. You should be eating the foods that Mother Nature provided. If you are grabbing for that deli meat pasta drenched in sauce, you are not eating quality.
Quality meals are fresh and natural, not boxed or canned, or loaded with MSG and nitrates. Your body functions on food, not chemicals.
Tactic #3
Adding triceps exercises 2 to 3 times a week can help build lean muscle tissue on the back of your arms. As you lose fat weight you will be building lean muscle mass, which adds density. Dense muscle on the back of your arm won't flop around.
Triceps exercises that are effective can take some time getting accustomed to, as it may feel awkward at first, especially if they are underdeveloped. The triceps is not a muscle that's used every day in heavy tasks.
Some exercises you can include are:
Overhead extensions Begin in a standing or seated position with a bar or dumbbell extended over your head. Bend at the elbows, allowing the weight to go behind your head until the elbows are at a 90-degree angel, and then press up. Be sure to keep your head up and elbows close to your head.
Lying triceps extensions - To begin, lie down on a flat bench and extend a bar or dumbbells over you. Bend at the elbows and allow the bar to come down to the top of your head, with elbows at a 90-degree angle, and then press up. Always keep the elbows as close to your head as possible.
Dips - To begin, face away from a flat bench or chair and place your hands behind you; just about shoulder length apart. Extend your feet and keep your knees bent. Keep your body close to the bench or chair and allow your body to come down to the floor until your backside touches the floor, and then using your triceps, press up. Contract the triceps at the top of the movement. Keep your elbows in and don't allow them to stray out. Always keep your head up.
Conclusion
Just because you don't go to a gym or don't want to walk in one, you can still do these exercises. They can be done at home as well using resistance bands or soup cans.
Lastly, if you lost a large amount of weight quickly or didn't add resistance training during your weight loss and have a lot of loose skin on the back of your arms, you may have to opt for a surgical procedure (brachioplasty) to remove large amounts of excess skin.
Be sure to implement these 3 essential tactics and then you can say "bye-bye bat wings" once and for all. Remember that consistency is the key in any transformation.
Both Virginia Bola & Karen Sessions are contributors for EditorialToday. The above articles have been edited for relevancy and timeliness. All write-ups, reviews, tips and guides published by EditorialToday.com and its partners or affiliates are for informational purposes only. They should not be used for any legal or any other type of advice. We do not endorse any author, contributor, writer or article posted by our team.
Virginia Bola has sinced written about articles on various topics from Employment, Lose Weight and Interview Questions. Dr. Bola is a psychologist and an admitted diet fanatic, specializing in therapeutic reframing and the
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