Millions of women get up in the morning, look in the mirror and see a belly larger than the one they want, love handles that were not there a few eye blinks before, thighs that have gotten thicker and flabby. And they wish there were a secret that would undo all the damage time and a hectic life have caused.
Are you one of them? Do you dream of losing belly fat, getting slim thighs, buns of steel? Or almost? Well, you can lose belly fat, get a flat stomach, slim legs, thighs, toned buns.
But not with diet fads.
If you're like most women, you've tried diets that deprived you of food, or of some foods, of life, you've tried ab machines and thigh exercise equipment and tons of other gizmos. Probably spent a small fortune on such things by now.
Here are four things to keep in mind when considering your next move if you don't want to repeat the past:
1. You cannot out-exercise bad eating habits. It is unfortunate, but your body just cannot burn calories as fast as you can provide them. Even if you don't try hard at providing them.
2. You lose weight faster if you exercise than if you do not. But most of the weight loss is going to come from changing eating habits.
3. You don't need anybody's program, though some of them make losing weight and getting fit easier. You need to do some investigating.
4. Being slim and fit is a daily business; you don't diet and exercise for a few weeks and then you're done. Another unfortunate fact. Wish it weren't so. But it is, so don't set it aside, not even for one day.
To make your eating and exercise changes permanent, it might be useful to remember the last time you were as thin and fit as you'd like to be now. How was your life like then? What were you doing? How active were you?
I am sure that comparing now and then will reveal to you that you had a different life style. Maybe you had fitness equipment in your home. Maybe you cooked more often. Maybe you did not buy sweets, only ate them when someone brought them to the office. Maybe you did other things differently.
In any case, you'll notice that your days were filled differently, that temptations were not within easy reach as often as they are now. And that the different actions you took, individually, don't amount to much. But repeated over the course of weeks, they add up to a lot more you than you want. Happens to so many people: a bit of inattention, you get a habit, you get results you did not want.
Now, how much of that can you re-create? Maybe none, but you can still build a more active life, fill your home with less empty-calories foods.
We can't turn back time, but for most women that's not the main reason they don't lose the weight they want, don't get a flat stomach or thin, sexy legs. The main reason is they don't stick long enough with a new, good program. Or they do things partially, put off something till tomorrow. Or they pick unrealistic, unhealthy approaches.
Yes, losing weight and getting in shape is first about selecting something that can work for a long time, because being thin and shapely isn't about doing it once, for a few weeks, it's about doing it every day, forever.
So, to lose belly fat and get a flat stomach, no love handles, slim legs once and for all change your eating habits, don't just diet, and add exercise to your every day forever.
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