Female wanting to lose weight
I am 5′ 3.25″ (every fraction helps) and would like to weigh 100 pounds. I currently weigh 118-120. I am healthy and walk daily on the treadmill and do sit-ups. I teach school and attend night classes at the University. What do you recommend as the best way to lose weight and tone up flabby parts?
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Think twice about dropping so much bodyweight; 100 pounds at 5′ 3+ is getting skinny. Worse thing is to lose it with any haste, as you’ll lose lots of vital muscle and strength and resistance and health… look like a needle in a hay stack. You’re are currently at a desirable bodyweight. I suspect you need some added muscle. Now we’re talkin’.
The best approach is to lift weights to build muscle and acquire all its inherited health qualities (increased metabolism, strength, vigor, system protection, body shape and tone and more). Fat will drop as muscle is built. This is a mission of health and longevity and is a great diversion.
School and schooling are super important, but squeeze in some time with dedicated weight training along with your current walking and midsection scheme. 30 simple and sound minutes three times a week will get you where you want to go (and beyond). Incidentally, there are more valuable life lessons in the pursuit of muscle (even cute muscles) and strength and health through weight training than one can imagine.
Protein, nutritional carbs, good fats (40, 30, 30 ratio) in regular feedings, plus your favorite vitamin and mineral tabs each day is a ballpark eating plan. Lots of fresh salad, some fruits and little sugar and salt.
Be consistent and positive and don’t search for secrets or believe everything you hear and read… Except, of course, what you uncover at davedraper.com. Just kidding, sorta…
Train hard, eat right, be strong…
Go… Godspeed… Dave
Dave Draper - Dave Draper Posted on January 11th, 2008 in Fat Burning by Dave Draper