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Lose weight (diet) and some tummy fat QUICK!!!?

I'm going on a trip to LA & Vegas with my fiance and we might jus get married in Vegas. So I'm trying to lose a few pounds... lose a lil of the love handles and stuff... So what's the best exercises for tummys and diet to lose weight within like a month!?!?!?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    i always say this - DON'T think "crunches and sit ups" . they may actually cause you to have a bigger stomach as you build up muscle through doing them.

    FAT IS NOT TURNED TO MUSCLE. so you tend to build muscle beneath the layer of fat on your tummy and it may appear larger than before.

    THIS IS WHY CARDIO IS IMPORTANT - IT BURNS THE FAT! So you're really on your way here :-)

    just do running/jogging/biking/swimming/skipping

    (bear in mind that you have to change your workout routine after a while, because if you don't you will keep on using the same muscle groups and will build muscle instead of burning fat; therefore your workouts should be challenging - like different lengths of time and different intensities and try to do varied exercises to engage all muscle groups)

    Try HULA HOOPING - 'the cardio for abdominals'!!

    it's not that hard to learn and it burns lots using all different abdominal muscles

    The results can be better than you believe - do it for just 10 minutes a day and you can lose as much as 100 calories. And this will mean that you can shed up to 2 inches from the waist in just 30 days.

    or try "belly waving" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li8NArR5M%E2%80%A6

    it aids the intestines to move food in your body - speeding up metabolism

    SIMPLE CHANGES ALONGSIDE WORKOUTS AND TRAINING:

    substitute - walk or bike instead of taking a car/bus

    take the stairs instead of a lift - run up

    take the longer path instead short cut

    take with you additional weight like books or a big bottle of water

    water - drink at least 2 litres of it /day. It prevents dehydration therefeore water isn't stored in your body (bloating stomach and places around ankles and all that lot), + it detoxifines the body and therefore helps to speed up metabolism

    a natural way is also green tea - it boosts up metabolism in a natural way (5-6 cups a day burns off additional 70-80 calories)

    eat plenty of fibre rich foods as they aid the movement of your intestines therefore speed up metabolism

    and last but not least - a healthy balanced diet as you mentioned. lean protein, fruit, veggies- at least 5 a day (keep doc away), fish, nuts; also ditch snacks like sweets, chocolate, haribo, marshmallows, ice-cream, chips, crisps, fried foods, sodas, fizzy drinks, don't eat take aways, avoid high salt foods,

    small portions, but eat 6 times a day and you'll be fine

    Oh, n btw congrats! Isn't it weird, like all people around me are getting or just got married - I'm ssooooo jelous!!!! lol

    Source(s): PE - Personal Experience, i'm also a part time fitness instructor
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The tummy is the last and hardest area of the entire body for weight loss and it is where most Americans hold their weight. A rule to remember doing crunches and ab exercises will not cause you to lose weight in the abs, it will simply strengthen and tone those muscles underneath and layer of fat you may or may not have there. In addition to the ab exercises you will need to do cardio as well (treadmill, elliptical, jogging, biking, etc.). Those kind of exercises will cause you to burn calories and lose weight. Just keep your food intake to 1800-2000 calories a day, do 30-45 minutes or cardio, and do crunches and/or ab workouts 4-5 times a week and you should see a difference in a month. May not be a giant difference because in terms of weight loss and muscle toning 1 month is not a lot of time but i think you will for sure see a difference. Hope this helps and congrats on maybe getting married!!!!!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    Ok eat breakfast. Smaller portions for dinner. Nothing after six o'clock,it goes straight into fat.

    Do sit up it's going to tone your shape of the body. Do as much till it starts hurting and you can't do any anymore..

    For me I did 72 sit up till I couldn't do any anymore so You're older so i think you would be able to do more. Good luck

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You have to burn more calories than you consume. Eat healthy, like 1,200 calories a day and walk for like 1 hour every day and in a month you can lose 8-10 lbs.

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  • 5 years ago

    Consume honey before bed because consumption of honey may help to burn more fat during those early hours of sleep

  • 5 years ago

    alternate between cat pose cow pose and downward dog 13 times holding each for 30 seconds

  • 5 years ago

    Exercise in the morning to speed up weight loss

  • 5 years ago

    2 hour round of tennis

  • 5 years ago

    pass on pop youll be amazed by how much weight you drop by simply switching to water

  • 5 years ago

    a pedometer can help keep track of your steps if you re not getting 10 000 steps a day you re not moving enough

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