Weight lift/Lose Weight

Question
Hi. I am 17 years old and a senior in high school. I have played a lot of sports in high school and am just playing softball now. Every year there is a girl's athletics class that I'm in for half the school year. It is pretty hardcore and really good for me. The only problem I've seen is that after I'm done with the class I get more bulkier than most the girls (especially in the thighs.) Before this class starts again for the new school year I want to know how I can weight lift (get muscles...get obviously bigger) and tone the muscles in a way that I'm not too bulky (I want to be more shaped rather than look like a block.) Also, another factor to the bulkiness is that once my metabolism gets higher...I get hungrier. Is there a "special diet" I can try to stay on while I'm trying to get muscles and lose weight? Now I know that muscle weighs more than fat...but I gain at least 5-8 pounds by the end.
Thanks for your time. I hope this is enough info for you.

Answer
Shaunee,
There are 2 things you need to get to where you want to be- Time and a clean diet.

As you probably know muscle burns fat- but your body kinda works in stages- first it builds the muscle- then it burns the fat. You just need to give it time to move to the next stage. If you start working out now, you are more likely to have the time to get to the slimming stage.

As far as diet goes- you know what to do! Stay away from processed, fatty, sugary, over salted crap and eat more fruit, veggies and lean protein. Keep your carbs complicated (whole grains all the way!) and the rest of your food simple ( if it doesn't look like something that lived don't eat it- remember crunchberries are not a fruit!)

Hope this helps,
Lela Simon

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