Yes you can lose weight from just dieting but you wont lose as much as quickly as you would with exercise as well. Recently I just started dieting and exercising and I ve lost a ton of weight! I eat about 1300 calories a day and It s not even that hard. The biggest thing I had to get over was munching when I wasnt even hungry!! I buy fat free yogurt which is like 90 calories. Its filling and it has protein in it too. I eat lots of fruits and veggies. I recently started incorporating beans into my diet. (ie. kidney beans) because they are high in fiber and protein and low in fat/calories. Also I cut out ALL other drinks except water and crystal light. SODA is baddd..even diet soda is bad. So no soda! I buy the reduced fat cheese-its for a snack and i mix them with pretzels because pretzels have less calories. So I proportion it in a small baggie so when its gone I dont reach for more! Also I try to eat slower because when I m done eating I feel fuller without going for seconds :-) This is getting long so I hope this helped!
well you can find somewhere to run (outside during the day with people, up/down stairs, indoor track, school, gym, etc.) stop making excuses and think outside the box.Running...how many competitive long distance runners have you seen with big thighs/hips or belly. You won t be able to do it very fast but if you get started now and push it you should be able to make a significant improvement by sometime in the fall. I would recommend starting with ~1 mile and work your way up (unless you re doing sprints or stairs). Also, don t forget you need a balance of proper nutrition, resistance and cardio excercise, and sometimes good supplements (ripped fuel or any thermognenic fat burner).- Jump rope (60s on, 30s off). Repeat 5-10 times.For thighs:- quads - do wall sits. Put your back against a wall and pretend you re sitting in a chair. Hold as long as you can. Back up, then repeat. - Butt/quads: do Lunges (no weights). Walk across the floor doing thigh bends (your knee should almost hit the ground). Go slow and concentrate- hamstrings - get an ab ball (can get for ~$10). lay on the ground and put your feet up on the ball (extended). With your butt off the ground use your hampstring muscles to pull the ball into your butt. Extend out and repeat- side jumps - get a step (or something similar). jump over it non-stop (side to side) for 60s, take a 30s break and repeat (4 times). - Also do inner/outer thigh machine or use resistance bands (get a trainer at the gym to show you). You can usually get a one time session for free and resistance bands don t cost that much (so you can buy some and do at home)- Eating and stomach (abs)You can (and should) eat 5-6 semi-small nutritious meals...speeds up your metabolism and prevents you from being too hungry. Don t load up with tons of food and don t cut your calories to bare mininum (1K) as this slows down your metabolism.You can try eating various things: fresh fruit, chicken, brown rice, broccoli, beef jerky, protein shake, applesauce (no sugar added), veggies, lean ground turkey, turkey sausages, Low sugar protein bars (or try Kashi bars). Oh, and substitute any junk food with Odwalla bars (the choco. chip ones are fabulous and have 8 grams of protein). (I m frugal too and can still find good, healthy food to eat)If you eat ~7 a.m. ~10 a.m. 1p.m. 4 p.m. 7p.m. (and 10 p.m. if you re up late you should be great. Get your excercise/workout in b/w any of those meals (or directly prior)You don t need many weights or machines. You can get one of those ab balls online or at a Target/Wal-mart for like $10-$15. Do abs using the ball...always works your core. Also get some resistance bands and you can work your legs (outer thighs) as well. Go for a run or do some sprints to get in better shape. Pick up some sports/activities with your friends.- Oblique exercises (twisting - works your love handles ). Do a lot of these using the ab ball: sit on the ball hold a 10 lb weight and walk your feet forward. Lay down and with the weigh above you twist to one side-up-pause-twist to the other side. Ensure you re using your obliques to do the work.- Start taking a thermogenic fat burner (will burn fat faster when your body temp rises - i.e. working out), ripped fuel, or hydroxycut hardcore before your workouts. Don t exceed the daily recommended allowance and drink plenty of water. You don t NEED these, they just help burn fat faster while providing energy. You could take a multi-vitamin instead (relatively cheap at Wal-mart)Hope that helps...you should start making significant progress (while eating real food) if you follow this advice and work hard. Remember...you need the resistance training so don t exclude it (do circuit training if you need to). Lots or reps at first...10-15 and increase the resistance as you get stronger.Also, some more info that may help you:- get rid of the junk food in your house (and don t buy anymore). If it s around (and you re like me) you ll eat it. The less crap you eat the less your body will crave it...the more sugar and stuff you do eat the more your body will crave it.- get rid of any fat clothes. Reward your new self when you get in good shape by buying new clothes. Buy a few items that are tight and/or body hugging. These will emphasize your nice shape, discourage you from expanding, and get quite expensive if you do expand - find a workout(s) that you enjoy and mix it up. Find workout partners and friends who like to be active. The more you like it (and do it with others), the more you ll want to stick with it- set goals, track the goals, and get an accountability partner for those goals. this will help keep the pressure on
