I have been trying for years to get rid of my tummy fat. I exercice more than most girls i know and eat better to ,yet they seem to be the skinny ones. I KNOW i eat better than my sister yet she is still so much thinner in the stomach department. I have been ridiculed and even asked if i was pregnant because of this problem. Any advice?

1. Pranayam
2. Kapal bhati
3. Bhamri
Above are the breathing exercise in yoga which if done 15 minutes each daily in the morning and evening will help you to reduce 30 kg in 6 months. That means the above exercise will take 45 minutes in morning and 45 minutes in evening.
Also CD of this exercise are available with yoga guru Ramdevji.
www.divyayoga.com
The above exercise will not only reduce your fat but also will help to give you more energy.

My question is on a few different levels. Please feel free to be longwinded because I really want to learn about this.

I’ve been losing weight over the last 2 months on diet alone. I’ve lost about 12 pounds this way. I understand how this works – you can lose weight by reducing caloric intake and changing the types of foods you eat.

What I want to understand is how exercise makes you lose weight. I have the beginnnings of understanding on this – that you’re burning calories with the exercise…like if you eat 1400 calories in a day and you burn 300 then your body only thinks you have eaten 1100, right?

But then how do all those old calories come off? The ones from three months ago that made me gain weight?

On the same vein, if i’ve only been losing weight with diet (steadily), and then i have one really good workout, when will it be reflected in my weight? I’m not saying I expect to lose all my weight with one workout, I’m trying to simplify the question.

You burn calories at rest. The higher your metabolism, the more calories you will burn while exercising, and the more you will burn at rest, the idea is to raise your metabolism.
If you just QUIT eating, your body will go into starvation mode and think to itself "HEY no food coming in… all systems SLOW down we need to conserve what we’ve got" So you have to eat.

If you have good muscle tone it is your goal not to lose it. You want to gain muscle and lose fat. Muscle also weighs more than fat, so instead of going so much by the ’scale’, you should be judging progress by how your clothes fit instead.

So a person needs to eat… healthily. Every 4 hours, so you dont have that low blood sugar ‘crashing’ thing going on. No sugar, little fat, a lot of greens and veggies, drink much fluids (64 ounces a day plus an extra 8 ounces for every 20 pounds overweight), a ‘deck of cards’ sized portion worth of protein every day (only one day a week red meat) and complex carbohydrates (whole grains).
IF you are taking in less food than the 2500 calories a person of normal weight would eat, then it is logical to assume you would be taking in less vitamins than you need, SO you need a daily vitamin supplement.
The ideal exercise regimen would include 30 minutes of walking daily, three times a week aerobic training (get heart-rate up)
and two or three times a week weight training. All this can be done at home (without a gym) but a gym with a personal fitness trainer is always nice. Oprah has one, why shouldn’t YOU?
Also don’t forget about:
-stress (dont need that… laughter best medicine, stay in good humor, be happy)
-rest (need to sleep and get those REMs)
-not smoking
-little alcohol or caffiene

I also say that you should do things to make yourself happy, like a nice hair trim (trip to salon for facial manicure pedicure etc.)
buy a nice new shirt every time you lose five pounds and get your teeth bleached at the dentist office.
Good luck on reaching your goal and congratulations on your progress thus far.

I don’t really get how Weight Watchers works. Can someone explain it to me? Also, is it better or worse for a food to have more or less points?

Thanks!

Basically, you use your current height, weight and activity levels to come up with an amount of points that you are allowed to use in a day. Once you know that number that is your goal everyday is to eat enough food to reach that number and that is it. Some foods have really high numbers and some really low. The lower the number, the healthier the item is allowing you to eat more food and remain satisfied longer throughout the day. The higher the number the quicker you will use up your daily allowance, leaving you feeling hungry and unsatisfied.

The article below tells how to calculate your point allowance and how to do Weight Watchers. The 2nd site is a handy reference site with recipes, points for dining out, food lists and more. Good luck!

I had a baby a year ago and am breast feeding. I am very Skinny I weigh 95 pounds. My body has no mussel, it appears to be all fat. I have a bulge of fat on the top of my tummy. What can I do to get a flat stomach again.
I am unsure of doing aerobics alone. I am very skinny I don’t want to get more skinny just flatten the tummy.

aerobics

I’m planning on doing an hour and a half workout 3 times a week, eat healthier/less, for two months. My goal is to lose 15 pounds in that two months. However, its been a week since, and I’ve been losing 2 pounds, then after eating lunch or dinner, gaining that 2 pounds back. I feel like I’ll never be able to lose weight!! Is it even possible to lose 15 pounds in two months?

It depends on how much you weight now. If you are just overweight (not bigger) then it will probably be harder to lose the 15 lbs but if you are obese or above it will come off faster if you work hard and eat right.

I don’t know if you have seen the she "the biggest loser" but sometimes they will lose up to ten pounds in a week. That is because they are very large and they are also working out about 6 hours a day and they have the Registered Dietitian and fitness instructors. So on that show it is definitely possible but if you are doing it on your own be careful….here is something for you to think about:

1 lb = 3500 calories
if you can burn 500 calories a day x 7 days = 3500 calories (one pound)

Here is how I would recommend you to cut the 500 calories daily….burn 250 calories with a good workout. Get your heart rate up and you will burn the calories in less time. The other 250 calories a day I would cut it out of what you are eating. Think about how much you usually eat and then try to find a way to cut back by 250 and honestly that isn’t really very much.

Anyway good luck I hope I helped a little bit! =)

How many weight watchers points are there in a regular cup size coffee with two of those little pre-packaged milk thingies (2% milk – the little containers that they have in restaurants, im not sure how much milk is in there) and a tablespoon of brown sugar?

Thanks!

It’s probably no more than 1/4 cup of milk, so maybe take how many points a cup of milk is and divide it by 4? I’m not sure how much the brown sugar is. But it wouldn’t definitely be easier to just go with black coffee and it would be no points or at least no cals. Sorry this doesn’t help much.

I’m right now walking for 40 minutes a day, and doing situps and pushups for 30 minutes every other day. I’m really fat for a woman 160 lbs 5′5" Do I need to do more to lose all the fat in my tummy and arms? Example? :/

The most benefit from exercise is provided for your heart and body when you walk 1 hour a day 6 days a week.

lift weights every other day instead.
Buy a barbell and do deadlifts, this an excellent form of toning up quickly everywhere and building strength.

the problem with doing situps and pushups is you cant spot reduce those areas. You have to lose weight everywhere overall.
if you dont like exercising alone bring a friend, hubby or family member along for a chat.

Dont forget the other component of slimming down.

Diet!

change your diet, so you eat less and the food you are eating is healthier.

Eat at least 5 solid fruit and 7 vegetables a day.
for example:
have 2 pieces of fruit with breakfast.
have a banana with morning snack
have a piece of fruit with lunch
banana for mid-afternoon snack

Vegies:
have a daily soup and salad.

Also i recommend reading up on food labels, so you understand what kind of chemicals are going into your body.

I’m right now walking for 40 minutes a day, and doing situps and pushups for 30 minutes every other day. I’m really fat for a woman 160 lbs 5′5" Do I need to do more to lose all the fat in my tummy and arms? Example? :/

The most benefit from exercise is provided for your heart and body when you walk 1 hour a day 6 days a week.

lift weights every other day instead.
Buy a barbell and do deadlifts, this an excellent form of toning up quickly everywhere and building strength.

the problem with doing situps and pushups is you cant spot reduce those areas. You have to lose weight everywhere overall.
if you dont like exercising alone bring a friend, hubby or family member along for a chat.

Dont forget the other component of slimming down.

Diet!

change your diet, so you eat less and the food you are eating is healthier.

Eat at least 5 solid fruit and 7 vegetables a day.
for example:
have 2 pieces of fruit with breakfast.
have a banana with morning snack
have a piece of fruit with lunch
banana for mid-afternoon snack

Vegies:
have a daily soup and salad.

Also i recommend reading up on food labels, so you understand what kind of chemicals are going into your body.

I need to lose weight in my thighs, there’s some stretch marks on my inner thighs and I want to lose that. Also, I want to flatten my stomach a little, I don’t have much stomach fat, just a little that I’d like to lose. And I have to complete this before school starts back up in 4 weeks.

You can go to the gym, That is the best choice
cos the gym instructors has so many techniques on what is the proper exercise for that…

I need to lose weight in my thighs, there’s some stretch marks on my inner thighs and I want to lose that. Also, I want to flatten my stomach a little, I don’t have much stomach fat, just a little that I’d like to lose. And I have to complete this before school starts back up in 4 weeks.

You can go to the gym, That is the best choice
cos the gym instructors has so many techniques on what is the proper exercise for that…