ringlets wrote:
Hi ringlet. Glad to see you here. You just answered your own question. When you graze you gain weight.

I don't know how old your relative is, but I can tell you everyone's metabolism is different. AND, if she is young, like you are, she is basically in the process of destroying her metabolism. Give her 10 more years and the pounds will begin sneaking up on her and she won't know why. AND, she won't know what to do about it.

Lucky for her you are in the process of learning to eat right and exercise, because she will need your help in the future.

She's younger than I am and when I've tried to talk to her about these things, she dismisses them saying that she stays thin when she eats like that. Her waist is 25 inches whereas mine is...well, we won't go too much into that!

I guess what I was trying to say in my previous question is, why should I eat when I am NOT hungry, when all it seems to do is cause me to graze? I also used to have a huge problem with emotional eating...I've been under alot of stress the last 2 years and whenever I became very upset, lonely, or bored I would eat. Now, I eat when my stomach growls. I'm afraid if I start eating when my stomach does not growl, I'll be setting myself up for failure. I do however, eat breakfast every single day-- I almost can't function without it. The minimum amount of times I've been eating since I started this thread has been about 4 times per day...three meals with one snack, and that's when I get hungry. I also had my doctor awhile ago tell me that instead of eating more than I need to, I should drink more water because the body doesn't necessarily know how to interpret thirst the way it interprets hunger. Apparently your body absorbs the water from the food? He told me I need to drink alot more water considering the fact that I don't do the greatest job with that. He based this on the number of times I use the bathroom, took a urine sample from me and compared it to the samples I've given before this year, and asked me how often I drink JUST water.

Great tips here. For us, we live rurally, which means we can't eat it if it's not here. No running out for a quick bite to eat.

Good luck...

To tell the truth there are lots of tips which were invented for people who want to start thier life with a beautful body but the most powerful way is to make fitness exercises several times a week.

Hi Ringlets,

Really you shouldn’t be too worried about ‘bulking up’ as it really takes a huge amount of iron pumping to bulk up like a muscle builder.
Increasing muscle mass is one of the best ways to burn more fat, think of muscle as an engine in a car, the bigger the engine the more fuel it burns even when the engine is at idle, the same goes for muscle.

The more muscle you have the more fuel that is needed to provide that muscle with energy and if you watch what you eat at the same time it’s like burning the candle at both ends.

Although cardio has its place in burning fat, cardio just doesn’t compare to resistance training when it comes to long term fat loss.
I am not saying to hit the gym three times a week, but a strength training session once a week will do wonders I think.

That said the PX90 program is a great program as it gives you structured high intensity training sessions and also guides you in the aspect of your diet.

As far as cardio is concerned, an orbital trainer is an excellent piece of kit, but basically any cardio activity that you enjoy will do, if you enjoy it you are more likely to do it more often.

Christine is right on about diet, what you eat provides the foundation for fat loss. If you are not eating properly chances are exercise will not help you shift the fat.

Dear friend. You need to start up slow, get a buddy, and have a CLEAR vision about what you wanna achieve. When you have been working out for a few weeks, start implement intervals in your cardio workout, 4 x 4 minutes intervals with 3 minutes walk/easy jogging works just great. You should not be afraid of working out with weight, the thing is how. Low resistance and more repetitions. This way you will train your muscles, witch in turn will increase your metabolism, witch in turn will make you lose weight and get a firmer body. In a healthy way. Good luck