Hello everyone
I've been having trouble "diagnosing"
whats actually wrong with my body. I'm
typically a lazy girl but i participate in
gym class at school, ocassional walks or
jogs. I don't eat abnormally unhealthy,
but hey! i'm a teenager. I don't drink
soda's at all. Maybe once or twice on the
weekend. and if i eat something EXTREMELY
unhealthy its ice cream a few times a
week. My parents are health freaks, and
frill pretty much everything. So when they
buy me snacks it's fibre bars or crispy
minis. which aren't overly bad. at least i
dont think so? But anyways, i live in a
really small town of about 1300 people! so
theres no such thing as a gym and those
things are just to expensive to buy for
the sake of what i'll use it. I have
stubborn belly fat. but ONLY belly fat. My
butt and hips are far from big and my
breasts arent fatty either. I actually
like my legs.. my thighs arent huge, nor
are my calves. i have that "spare tire"
you may hear people talk about. Just
underneath my breasts my waist is small
and tiny. But than its like a whole
different world. I have gross belly fat
and love handles, yet underneath all that
fat i feel abs! Hard abs! What is going
on! Why am i only gaining weight here? Why
can't i get it off? How DO i get it off?
I believe hips make a womans
waist looks smaller, so for all you ladies
complaing.. CAN I HAVE SOME !?
All comments welcome! and thanks for
reading!
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worrywart01
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Posted: 06-16-08 13:56pm
buy a pilates tape and do some excercises
at home, these excercises focus on your
core...also, to get rid of belly fat you
should do some cardio..you dont need a gym
to do this, go out for a quick run if you
have extra time...though for it to be
effective you need to do at least 30
minutes of cardio..get a daily routine
goin, go for a morning jog or in the
afternoon if your morning are
busy..incorporate cardio with the pilates
and you should see some results....dont
forget to eat healthy or all that hard
work isn't going to pay off
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Maddie34
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Posted: 06-16-08 14:13pm
Well of course you're going to feel
muscle-- there's muscle there!
Swimming is really good for cardio.
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Mikolas
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Posted: 06-17-08 12:19pm
Pilates is very nice for focusing on your
core muscles. Planks with hip rotation is
but one exercise you can do to work on
those love handles.
Swimming is just plain awesome, remember
force yourself to use your torso when
doing so rather then just doing straight
laps back and forth.
I don't know your diet as well, but it is
probably the larger factor. Exercise is
great, but what really matters is your
diet and lifestyle.
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dramaqueen08
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Posted: 06-18-08 20:12pm
My diet, for a teenager, i think is pretty
healthy. I eat breakfast usually whole
wheat bread with peanut butter and some
orange juice or a bottle of water. When it
comes to snacking, my parents buy
"healthy" snacks..like the 'baked not
fried' chips, which aren't wonderful for
your body, but better than than regular
fried kind. If i eat take out, it's
usually just on weekends. For lunch and
supper, i normally just eat whatever my
parents cook. If it's southern fried
chicken, we pair it with a light salad. If
my mom cooks pasta, i have a smaller
plate.
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Maddie34
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Posted: 06-18-08 21:41pm
You're going to have to start having a
daily workout other than gym class.
Try running or power walking for a half
hour (especially if you can't get to a
swim pool), then follow that with a small
pilates workout.
As for your diet, make sure you drink
plenty of water. You could substitute
potato chips for something like fruits or
vegetables, but potato chips aren't bad as
long you eat them in moderation
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DPGfitness
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Posted: 06-24-08 06:26am
pilates and "core" exercises will nto
help. Its all diet. I suggest low carb
high protein diet with 1-2 days a week
having good carbs such as
oatmeal,berries,sweet potatoes and brown
rice. otherwise eat you bodyweight in
protein and eat green veggies witht htem.
Give it some tie too. Hit the weights hard
and cardio up 5 minutes each week.
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spanzar
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health diet Posted: 09-22-08 02:32am
I run half an hour, but it is probably the
larger factor. Exercise is a great thing
and help other people in their life.
