weight loss and tone up

First off, don't beat yourself up over the BMI. I too, am borderline obese on their scale, but I am attractive and have no weight issues. My friends and I laugh and my doctor even told me to ignore it! Secondly, as far as home equipment- I recommend the WII. I know that sounds funny, but it is less expensive than gym equipment and there are some great active games that make you sweat and you have fun at the same time. WII Fitness is fun and it does really have alot of great tips and hints. My kids and I play it together. You can't beat that with expensive equipment! Also walking. I had a friend who had health issues and the doctor told him to walk everyday if he wanted to stay alive, basically. He lost so much weight in the first couple months that he looks fabulous! He walks now for fun. Not miles, just around the block. You can do little things, like park further out at a store and walk the stairs instead of an elevator. Just don't beat yourself up on the BMI. Look in the mirror and judge it that way. Judge by what you family sees in you. Find an honest friend.. Then walk with that friend lol.

Two great inexpensive things to get for home use are a stability ball (also called balance ball) and resistance band. I bought them together in a package at D ick's Sporting Goods. The brand I bought was Gaiam. They make 3 different sized balls so you will have one appropriate for your height. The package also included a DVD of exercises. They have it divided into 3 different categories: upper body, lower body, and core. The whole package was only about $25. (I dont remember exactly, I bought a couple of other things too and had a coupon!) I am a member of Sparkpeople.com. They have many great resources as well. They can help you track calories intake and exercise. There are tons of great articles to help you with whatever you need. They have tons of different exercises that they show you how to do. Sparkpeople has a YouTube channel for various workout videos! They are completely free and you can do them at home. Its like having your own personal trainer for free! And you dont have to worry about anyone else watching you!Just remember, you can have beautifully tones abs and still not have a 6-pack! If you have a little extra fat on your stomach, you can tone your abs but they wont show. There isnt any way to target fat burning. All you can do is burn fat and wait for it to come off of the places that you hate the most. Stick with it, make small changes over time, and you will meet your goals! Good luck!

I admire your strength. It's hard to know where you want to be and then a bit lost on how to get here. I'm a bit thick in the middle too and it's stumped me a time or two on how to get rid of it. You might think I'm crazy but the best thing I found is when I'm at home - I wear 3 inch heels. I'm serious. It took a bit, but I'm so used to it now my 3 inch cork heeled leather sandles are the most comfortable thing I own. What it does for me is makes me stand straight up so my shoulders aline with my hips. It also tones my legs - especially if you have to go up and down stairs a lot and my back side is toning up too. My waistline has trimmed up because of my posture. I think it tones your stomach muscles because you're standing straight up instead of that should slouch that we do. This doesn't work for everyone, but it's worked for me. My kids think I'm crazy, but my houseshoes wear like second skin now.

Hi, my friend, i am losing my fat recenty and have some effects. in the past two months, i execise one hour everyday, and eat little on the evening. the breakfast and lunch i eat as much as i can, but the dinner i will control.

Topics on weight never failed to make me feel depressed, especially since I have been gained some weight recently. I am really passive so I don't like to go outdoor to exercise, but there is no equipment I can use at home either. Thus, exercises like sit-up and push-up are the usual things I do. I have stopped doing it for sometimes now, so all the weights that I have lost are coming back to me x_X

hi, i lost 14kg last year from my diet. i disagree with the fact that you do not wish to exercise and yet wish to tone up. the best was to lose weight is really to exercise. other than losing weight, you will actually feel healthier and that sweating it out makes you feel good and more confident of yourself. anyway, if you wish to consume something to lose weight, my healthy suggestion is to blend banana with milk. 1 banana and a cup of milk. blend it with ice to make it taste better. then next, add a table spoon of pineapple vinegar. drink it and im sure you ll lose weight. cheers :)

I HATE sit-ups. When I was in the Army we used to do flutter-kicks. You lie on your back, place your hands flat on the floor under your buttocks. Raise both of your legs about 6 inches from the floor. Then alternate raising your legs up and down, no higher than 2 feet up and no lower than 4 inches from the floor. It is a great workout for your lower abs and you can do it in front of your television. My husband and I gained quite a few 'happily-married' pounds, so we are now working at getting healthy agian. Good luck to you! Happy MyLotting!

I used to be 30 lbs overweight. What I did was walking for 30 minutes everyday. This exercise burns calories. You could also try running or swimming which burns more calories than walking. Then I also do some weight training and ball exercises for toning. Now, I'm into Pilates which gives long, lean muscles if done correctly. I also hate going to the gym that's why I bought dumbbells (2 lbs each), exercise ball and exercise band.

Oh,I am trying to loose weight. Before I do excercise, I will daub some body slimming cream to help burning fatiness.Then I will do some stamina sports like racing,skiping ect.That's very effective. Specially, the body slimming cream will perform great function when you are doing exercises.It make the fat burning quickly.

i think a key is to move more! Try to spend less time stationary. If you sit to work, get up and move around every little bit,like every 30 minutes. Park your car in the furthest parking spaces to get more steps in in a day. Take a walk around the block a few times a day if possible. The calorie burning activities are good too. But you can make a huge impact by simply moving more each day and cutting back small pieces in your calorie intake. I do stretches at night to tone. I do some crunches and other stretches. I am not in a place to be able to go to the gym so I have to improvise. I start and do as many as I can then I do about 3-5 more. the next night I do at least that many and at least one more. Before long I am up to about 75 crunches. It doesn't take as much as you think. You just have to be purposed in your heart and make up your mind. Make the small changes. It will take awhile but you will feel much better for it!

what you do is do burn outs and dont eat carbs or sugar

Hey, I spent a lot time in the gym, when I was in the Navy, ThenI got out got married had children and gained some weight. I've always done pushups in the morning (Not situps) I hate them. Here recently now that I'm 30 I decided I'm really not that old to not be in great shape. A guy I work with and his wife, got this P90X program, it's a set of DVD's. They were both fat, when they got it, my buddy is still a little chubby becaue he's not that serious about it, but he's still lost a lot of weight using that. But his wife.. WOW.. She is into it big time and looks awesome. So I bought myself, it's a really hard work out for someone like me who has really only lifted weights and jogged. It's all yoga, and other stuff, I'm not gonna lie it's pretty hard to do, but you feel great.. It's 120bucks.

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