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Lift weights through a progressive lifting program (real weights, not tiny dumbells), eat right, drink lots of water, and be patient. It will take time for your skin to regain lost elasticity. Strength training can help by increasing your muscle mass to fill some of that space as well. Time however will be the biggest…

See my post above. In short, the answer to your question is no.

The app is excellent if you are going to do the Stronglifts 5x5 program. Lookup Stronglifts 5x5 workout A and Workout B on youtube and you can see the two workouts the program is based on. It is great for beginners but it uses a barbell, not dumbells. If you are a member of a gym with a good free weights section and at…

For exercise, look into programs like Starting Strength, Stronglifts 5x5, New Rules of Lifting For Women as a few examples. Strength training is great for your overall health and fitness and you can do it with just 3 days a week. Even eating at a deficit it helps your body to hit the best ratio fat loss to lean muscle loss…

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Stronglifts or Starting Strength are great beginner programs. If you opt to try Stronglifts, there is a great app that makes it super simple. The base app is free but there are some useful add ons you can purchase if you like the program. The app even has videos for the exercises included in it. Check out the two workouts,…

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Look at Stronglifts 5x5 and Starting Strength. They are very simple and make it easy to get started. Stronglifts consists of 2 workouts, A and B, and there is an app for both Android and iPhone that takes all the guesswork out. You can watch full videos of the two workouts on YouTube. You just need access to a squat rack…

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Set a realistic and healthy pace for weight loss. 1-2 pounds per week is a good goal and good pace usually. You may get bigger numbers at first while you have a lot to lose, but if you set a realistic caloric intake now you will take the weight off for the long term. Start a progressive weightlifting program like…

Considering it set in well after the exercise, you're probably just experiencing the wonderful discomfort brought on by lactic acid. Keep moving and doing the program and you will see it diminish over the next few days. By the time you are through week 2 it should be mostly if not entirely a thing of the past until you…

1550 would be the lowest you would want to go. Allow yourself a buffer up as high as 1800 and see how things go over the first month or so. If you average in that range you ought to make progress assuming you have no metabolic disorders. It's very possible to lose weight without starving all the time.

Personally, with what I have learned in my time here, were I in your shoes I would start out somewhere in the 1500-1800 calories net per day range and see how the first month goes and then tweak from there. Net means if you are working out you should eat more to compensate for the burn and fuel your body. If you are just…

If you have access to free weights and a squat rack get away from the machines. You get more overall benefit from free weights because you have to stabilize the load and you have to use good form to progress. Works more muscles.

Excellent! Look at Stronglifts 5x5 and Simple Strength as good starting points. You can watch the two full Stronglifts workouts on YouTube. Progressive heavy lifting is a very efficient way to get great results in a fairly nominal time commitment in the gym.

What gave you the idea that lifting along with eating right (asshe mentioned she is doing as well), doesn't give you a flat stomach? Doing a program like Stronglifts or Simple Strength will indeed work your core which will most certainly flatten your midsection.

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I concur with most of the posts here. It simplifies things. If you follow the program, you will lose weight. Very little of the food is actually good tasting, much is basically just edible, and some is downright horrible tasting. Because so little is good tasting, they often run short and will substitute other items you…

What lifts are you doing? What weight? How many sets and reps?

To improve strength, lift progressively heavier at low reps. You'll be amazed at how quickly your strength increases in the early going. A routine like Starting Strength or Stronglifts 5x5 are excellent ways to go by starting with light weight and a focus on form. Compound lifts do a great job of strengthening your core…

How "bulky" you become depends on what you put in your body (food, steroids, etc.). and your hormones far more than what you lift. You aren't going to suddenly wake up one day with the ripped physique of a body builder who has a very specific training and dietary regimen for that look. Doing heavy lifts that engage…

Insanity has a nutrition guide that goes with it. If you are going to do the program, do it right. Based on your height, weight, and age, you should be eating at LEAST 1600 calories per day if you are doing Insanity. You'd probably be better off starting out closer to 1800 and see how the first 4 weeks go then tweak if…

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It's a blast! Nice way to add a bit of fun to a run for variety.