Stomach fat, "love handles"

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  • cominupmilhouse
    cominupmilhouse Posts: 257 Member
    Not sure why everyone is hatin' on your list of 'no-no' foods! I have a very similar list myself and it is totally working.

    Honestly, I'm the same as you! I want the FASTEST way to get the weight off! But really, it is all about patience and perseverance. Keep up the good work, 10 lbs is so awesome!! Drink lots of water, eat your protein, get some exercise, and it'll happen.

    Good luck girl! Stay the course :)
  • amygruner
    amygruner Posts: 1
    Just found this great video you should watch based off of your list!

    The second half starts talking about buying a membership but the first half is really awesome!
    http://www.beyonddiet.com/l/th2-v1-st0-ofr1?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ads_urls_3-us&food=blueberry&gclid=CPOlvsTd0bUCFdFT4AodEQgAWg

    Also I take Body Pump classes which have absolutely been awesome to my core and abs! You should definitely look into it!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    No Carbs?!?! How are you still alive? (Just joking)

    But really, carbs are not bad. This whole "carbs are bad" trend that started in the 90s is mostly B S. Carbs are awesome actually! Just try to eat more healthy complex carbs such as brown rice, quinoa, couscous, whole wheat breads, pastas and crackers. The key is to stay away from highly processed carbs like Tasty Cakes. (Yees, you can still lose weight eating Tasty Cakes, but I like to promote overall healthy eating and living.) Whole fruits are good as well.

    As far as losing the belly, join the club. The belly and love handles are the last to go. The only real way to get rid of them is to be consistent in tracking your calories in and exercising. Also, lifting weights can help a little too. There is no magic pill!

    I am still alive, I actually did that for 5 weeks, and I still feel like I had a lot of energy but thats just me I guess! I am taking everyones advice, and just going by the calorie counter. 1200 a day, I usually never meet it, because of exercising etc. I already eat tons of protein etc. But I think the main key is just staying motivated and positive. I hit the gym pretty much every day!

    Thanks a bunch! :)

    1200 calories a day is going to be too low for an active young girl. Too large of a deficit and you will increase the chances of muscle loss which will make getting definition harder. Based on the site, that would be 1200 net. So you are supposed to eat back your exercise calories. Also, what the site doesn't tell you is the deficit you can aim for. With very little to lose, you should be aiming for 1/2 - 1 lb per week max.

    And it's pretty easy to eat more, add more calorie dense foods such as nuts, avocado, cooking meat in EVOO, protein shakes, protein bars, adding cheese to things, etc.. You need enough calories to fuel the muscles so you only burn fat. The less muscle you end up with, the less the chance you will have to have definition. But I can tell you, I rarely see really fit people around here eating 1200 calories. Most women I know are eating 1700-2100.

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