Today I didn’t dio stellar.. I was supposed to eat 500 calories or less and I ate 721. That’s still not a ton of calories but more than I was supposed to. I still feel pretty good about it. And I think ill become more successful as I continue.(:
Hip & Outer Thigh Toners:
Lay on your left side with your legs straight out and toes pointed, so your body forms a straight line. Next, bend your left elbow and rest your upper body on your left forearm. Now, strech your right leg straight out in front of your body. Your left leg remains in its original position. Lift the right leg up and down slowly in front of you with your toes pointed. Lift the right leg 15 times. Complete a total of three repetitions of 15 lifts. Repeat entire process on the right side lifting the left leg. (do not lift any higher than 8-10 inches off the floor)
Inner Thigh Toners:
Start out on your left side, in the same position as mentioned in the Hip & Outer Thight Toners section. BUT, instead of stretching your right leg out in front of your body, cross your right leg over your left leg, placing your right foot flat on the floor. Your right knee should now be pointing straight up in the air. Now lift your left leg slowly to the height of your right knee and bring it down. Lift your left leg slowly, 15 times. Compleate a total of three repetitions of 15 lifts. Repeat entire process on the right side lifting your right leg.
Back of Thigh & Buttock:
WHile on the floor, position yourself on your hands and knees with your back straight. No arch. Extend your left leg up to the level of your buttock and slowly lower it down to the floor. Your leg should remain straight at all times with toes pointed. Do this to the count of 15. Compleate a total of three repetitions of 15. Repeat entire process using the right leg. (for added benefits, tighten or “squeeze” the muscles in your buttock when your leg is in the raised position.)
•Graze constantly throughout the day so that your metabolism never gets the chance to rest and become sluggish. Eating 100 calories five times a day is better than eating one meal consisting of 500 calories.
•Fool your metabolism by constantly changing the number of calories you consume daily. For instance, eat 500 calories on Monday, 100 on Tuesday, 800 on Wednesday, no calories on Thursday, and 400 calories on Friday.
•Get a full night’s sleep, at least eight hours. By becoming sleep deprieved with your appetite will increase by 15%.
•Record everything you eat in a notebook.
•Take vitamin pills frequently so your body doesn’t crave nutrients, causing binges.
•Diet coke and other diet sodas cause that bubbly, full feeling in your stomach.
•Brush your teeth and tongue all the time. The feeling in your mouth will ease cravings.
• Drink water like a fish. Ice water is better because your body will burn more calories to heat it up. Drink water with meals to prevent overeating.
•Caffeine will speed up your metabolism. Have two or three servings a day, in the form of black sugarless coffee or caffeine pills.
•Exercise. Not only will you burn off the calories you consume when you do eat, but it will increase your metabolism for some time afterwards. Try running, or buy yourself a skipping rope.
•Stand up and move about constantly. Compulsively fidget. It does add up to an estimated extra 500 calories burned a day. Twitch your leg while studying, for example. Also, sit up straight - you’ll burn more calories.
•Have a very busy and active schedule. It will burn more calories than sitting in your room thinking about not eating, and make sure you don’t have enough time to binge.
•Find a something other than food to satisfy your craving. Chew sugarless mints or brush your teeth!
•The type of music you listen to while you eat affects how much and how quickly you consume. The faster the music, the more you eat. Try to listen to nice slow music when you eat.
•Eat sweets and the foods you crave early on in the day. This will give you more time to burn them throughout your day.
•Spend more time in your bra and underwear; seeing yourself, and the fat that comes with it will repulse you enough to excersise more and eat less.
•Make a stack of books or magazines that weighs the amount you want to lose. As you progress, remove the appropriate amount. Seeing the weight like that may help you realise what a difference it will make when it is all off.
What’s the hardest thing you’ve had to give up during this weight loss challenge?
I haven’t really made any super big sacrifices yet…./:
