How are you honestly supposed to go to the gym and workout for an hour on the treadmill when you barely have enough time to get ready in the morning after you've made breakfast for the kids, your husband and hopefully yourself?
How're you supposed to eat healthy, fat fighting meals when you can barely find the time to make it to the grocery store?
Well, I'm here to tell you that it doesn't have to be that hard, you just have to understand a few things and plan out how you want your day to look.
#1. Fat Loss Workouts.
Let's tackle the fat loss workouts first. You think that in order to get in an effective workout you have to spend hours every week slaving away on the treadmill or going to "classes" in order to lose that stubborn fat from your stomach, hips, thighs, wings and upper back.
Why?
Have you seen results when you were slaving away for hours every week? Did you attain the body of your dreams by doing that or do you just think that that's what you're supposed to do?
I'm sorry, but you've been duped. You don't need to spend hours every week at the gym doing those classes or pounding away on the treadmill.
All you really need to do is find about 10-20 minutes every day to fit in quality workouts, with little interruption, and you'll be burning fat like crazy.
You don't even need lots of fancy equipment. You could get away with just using some dumbbells, resistance tubing and your own bodyweight. Just make sure the dumbbells are heavy enough...no "pink dumbbells."
Here's an example of a female fat loss bodyweight workout I just gave to a client of mine.
Do these exercises in a circuit format and complete as many of the circuits as you can in 15 minutes.
1A) Bodyweight Squat - 15 reps
1B) Push-up - 10 reps
1C) Hip Extension - 15 reps
1D) Plank - 45 seconds
1E) Forward Lunge - 15 per leg
1F) Push-up - 10 reps
1G) Mt. Climbers - 30 seconds
Do that a few times a week and I guarantee you'll lose stomach fat, you'll lose bra fat, you'll lose the muffin top...you'll be losing that stubborn fat like crazy!
#2. How to fit in quality meals when you're busy.
This is a toughie. It's tough to fit in quality meals when you're busy and always on the go, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.
You just need to learn to plan ahead and know where your weaknesses are.
Do you always find yourself starving by 9:00? Well, then plan ahead and bring along some almonds and a piece of fruit so you're not tempted to eat an unhealthy snack, bagel or nothing at all.
Do you know that if you get really pressed for time and are hungry come lunch time that you'll head for the nearest drive-thru or go to lunch with a few of your friends and eat some high fat or high carb meal?
Plan ahead and make something for lunch that's easy to eat on the go like a turkey or chicken breast sandwich with some fruit and veggies. Or make sure you snack on healthy foods through the morning so you don't get too hungry and can show some self-control.
You should also sit down on Sundays and look at your calendar and plan ahead for the week. If you know you're going to be busy every night of the week, plan ahead and bake up a bunch of chicken breast and have some veggies and healthy side dishes prepared in advance so all you have to do is pop them in the microwave and you're good to go.
Convenience is key with this one. If it's not convenient, you'll find something that is...like fast food or a box of crackers.
Learn to understand your habits and follow these two stubborn fat loss tips, ladies and you'll be well on your way to getting rid of the stubborn fat that just won't seem to go away.
Copyright (c) 2008 Ed Scow
Your midsection is your main problem area. This is the area of your body that most bothers you and overwhelms you. You hate having those wide hips and the butt that is just a bit too plump. You really hate those thighs that seem to make your legs look huge. You can get rid of this weight. To do so, you will need to focus on the tools that are best suited for this area of the body. That includes focusing on your eating habits, the types of food you are eating and even some exercise.
Step 1: Eat Healthy
Of course, the first step in losing weight in the mid section of your body is to eat a healthy diet. Make at least 60 percent of your diet vegetables. They have low calories, fill you up and they give your body most of the nutrients you need for healthy living. You may want to focus on healthy fats, too, such as olive oil and the fats found in nuts. Eat more fish, and less red meat. These things are a great place to start. Keep each portion of food under the size of your fist.
Step 2: Pump Up The Nutrition
Giving your body what it needs to target these areas of stored body fat will also help. For example, take a fiber supplement to suppress your appetite. You can also see some weight loss from the fiber's ability to cut down on the amount of stored waste in your body. This cleanse will help you.
In addition to this, consider a few supplements that can give your body some extra help. Chromium and vanadium, for example, are fantastic for promoting healthy metabolism. If you are insulin resistant, or could be on the verge of developing diabetes, then these types of supplement are especially helpful. Also, to aid in promoting faster burning of food, add apple cider vinegar to your diet.
Step 3: Focus on Exercise
You do need to exercise if you want to see weight loss in your hips, your thighs and your butt. The exercises you do can focus on several things. First, aerobics is fantastic for helping you to burn up stored fat. You need to get your heart pumping so that it will grab that stored fat and flush it from your body. Second, increase the amount of weight training you are doing. Strengthen your abdominal muscles, your thigh muscles and your buttocks muscles through weight training. Strong, healthy muscles that are lean burn stored fat faster. By having stronger muscles, you will lose weight faster.
As you can see, it does take a combined effort of a few things to see weight loss in the regions of the hips, the thighs and the butt. Yet, if you follow a simple, common sense diet and work hard at eating a healthy, well balanced diet, you can see five or more pounds of weight come off your body in the next few weeks. Go for it, chances are you will love the weight loss.
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