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Yes, you can lose weight through diet alone as long as you are taking in less calories than you burn in a normal day. However, if you want to look toned and not flabby as well as ensure you are losing fat and not muscle, it helps to do some exercise. Even just doing lunges, pushups, crunches, dips, etc at your house for as…
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I agree with Sarah, weight lifting will help you burn fat all over and add definition to your arms and legs so you'll feel more proportionate. Try eating more lean protein and cutting back on processed foods and sodium, which make you bloated. Also, the best core exercise for tightening your middle is planking. (crunches…
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You could enter it as circuit training, under cardio, to get a fairly accurate calorie burn. Time yourself and then enter circuit training for that amount of time. Hope that helps!
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Go Gina! Setting mini goals and having a support group are great ways to stay on track. :bigsmile:
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Shrimp Lo Mein from a restaurant is probably closer to the 500 calories per half cup. When ordering Chinese, I usually get steamed chicken or shrimp with steamed vegetables and ask for the sauce on the side from the healthy menu. Get plain rice instead of fried. Hope that helps! Kerri
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As a personal trainer, I think the protein recommendations on here are very low. I consistently go over the protein every day. You will probably need more if you are active anyway. I wouldn't worry about it. :)
