how long will this plan take?

Unfortunately I'm not good at predicting how good plans work or how long they'll take but you're off to a good start :-)

First, I'll talk about nutrition. Diets don't work. You need to eat a lot of healthy food. Such as fruits and veggies (fresh not frozen), whole grains(make sure the box says whole wheat and avoid white breads and rice and pasta), dairy like a glass of nut milk (almond or soy) or some low fat yogurt, and some lean protein like peanut butter, lean cuts of fish and chicken(try not to eat a lot of red meat or pork if you can), tofu and egg whites are all good sources of protein. You should be eating around 1200-1500 calories a day depending on how much exercise you do a day. And don't forget water! Water water water!! Drink 1 glass when you first wake up and drink 1 glass before and after each meal and then another right before bed. This will flush out toxins and detox your body and help make your skin clear. If you exercise make sure to drink a lot more. Speaking of exercise... (-:

If you want to see fast results you need to do a combination of cardio and strength training moves to tone your whole body. So for cardio I recommend walking. Try to ease yourself into it with 15-30 minutes a day. To easy? Try 60 minutes a day. You can try running if you feel up to it. Something like 20 minutes of walking, 20 minutes of running and then 20 minutes of walking. As for a strength routine I recommend something that targets everything. Here's one that I've come up with:

Back of arms (triceps): Put your hands on a low surface (like a couch or the bottom step of the stairs) and put your feet together on the ground in front of you. Lower your body to where your bottom almost touches the floor, and lift back up. Do 20 reps a day.

Arms and chest: Do push ups. Not girl push ups. Do 20 a day.

Abs:

1. Regular crunch. Lie on the floor with your hands behind your head and lift your shoulder blades off the ground. Don't let your chin hit your collarbone. 40 reps a day.

2. Side crunches. For left, assume same position as regular and bring right elbow to left knee. For right do the reverse. Do 20 reps of each a day.

3. Lower ab crunches. Lie on your back with your feet straight above you in the air and touch your toes. 20 reps a day.

4. Lower ab side crunches. Assume position of lower ab crunches and reach for the space beside left foot 20 times, then right 20 times (daily).

5. Vertical cut crunches. Lie on your side. Prop yourself up on the elbow and knee closest to the ground, letting the other leg and arm extend straight. Pull the extended arm towards your back, 10 reps a day on each side.

Hips: Lie on your side and pull one leg up until its perpendicular with the floor. 50 reps each side.

Butt: Lie on your back with your feet firmly planted on the ground. Raise your pelvis. 40 reps.

Lunges 20 on each leg

15 squats

Butt and legs: Get on your hands and knees. Lift your bended leg. 20 reps each leg.

Legs: Again, get on your hands and knees. Straighten one leg. Lift it. 20 reps each leg.

Inner thighs: Lie on your back with your legs bend and your knees straight up, your feet not touching the floor. Lower your knees to the sides of you til they almost touch the floor, and bring them together again. 50 reps.

Okay so if you can't do as many reps that I have listed here that's okay! Just do as many as you can.

Good luck!! If you need some motivation I recommend watching the biggest loser or going online and reading some success stories ^_^

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