Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.

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Mommy614 05/04/2011

I'm short. 4'10" actually. I've been told that my ideal weight is anywhere between 96-120 pounds.

Currently I am at 111 and I have that pouch of fat on my stomach from having 5 babies, and my butt and thigh have some extra jiggle to them. That's what I am looking to get rid of. Technically, I guess I am in that "ideal" range, but my anniversary is next month and I'd really like to look fantastic after 5 kids.

My ideal would be somewhere around 100 pounds, I think. I haven't actually been that weight in quite some time, so I'm just guessing that around that range my pants won't be so tight and my belly will look flatter. I'm not going for 6-pack abs or anything, but I'd like my belly to stop hanging over my jeans.

Does this seem attainable? I've heard you can't really target exercise, so is it pointless to work on my stomach more than the rest of my body? I work out my entire body, but really, my upper body is fine, it's the lower half that needs some help! Any suggestions?

deleted_user 05/05/2011

From what I understand, you can not target fat loss with exercise, but you can create muscle in specific parts. That can firm up those areas.
I suggest, for what it's worth, increasing the strength training on your thighs and butt. Those are both areas that have large muscle groups, so strengthening them will increase your metabolism plus make them firmer.
One thing I heard, and I don't know if it's true or not, is to rub the area you want to loose weight from. I was told that this stimulates the area, somehow getting your body to use the fat from that area when it decides to burn exttra fat. It sounds a little silly to me, but at the same time, it doesn't hurt to try.

deleted_user 05/05/2011

You want fast results go on a low carb diet and eat or drink something with Whey protein in it 2 times a day. It is proven to support building Lean Muscle and help you burn more fat. That would be the Whey Protein. As to the Low carb thing it is fast effective weightloss. I love it and there are tons of options out there for food choices if you have the time to make them. If not. Just watch what you eat but still do the whey protein thing. Hope that helps.

deleted_user 05/05/2011

Y ou need to star from the ground up if you lower body is weak the rest will be too ,i dont know if you do any exercise for you legs and core the foundation of any strong body is you legs and core ,try to do these at least one a week there is a old exrecise that you can do during the day if call the vacuum ( pull the air of your stomach for 30 seconds and hold it do these 3-4 times ) you can do these any where-anytime also remenber anytime you do strenght training your core will be involded ,these will help you stomach also good luck .

deleted_user 05/08/2011

HCG Diet! Look around your area for a weight loss center that supports this. 2 people at my work went on this and I saw them loose the weight FAST! I am trying this starting Monday, but good luck! BTW, I would kill to be 111! ;-)

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