Dena's Deliberations - ~Lose A Few Inches, Quick!~

• Mar. 26, 2006 - ~Lose A Few Inches, Quick!~

Hehe. Well, it seems everyone is trying to find quick ways to shed a few inches without even working at it. First my partner, Jennie, admitted to shaving a bit off her thighs in her "silly satire" photo (gotta give her credit for admitting it!). Then Connie joined in with the old mirror trick.

Sadly, I don't have pictures of instant transformations (no, I'm not going to take my camera to the gym and take pics of myself) but it did remind me of a recent experience.

My friend and I work out at a gym and one night I got off the bench from doing incline sit-ups, looked in the huge wall mirror across from me an though, "Hey, I don't look that bad!" Then I thought, "You know, I know I don't look that good, either!" So, I moved over a bit and, sure enough, the "normal" me reappeared. So, of course I tell my friend and we walk back and forth in front of the faulty mirror checking ourselves out. Kind of like an instant before & after. Well, then the weightlifter guys had to come check it out and before long we had a whole group of us seeing our "skinny" vs "fat" selves. Not sure what's wrong w/the mirror in that one spot, but at least now I know where to stand.

So....what about you? Got any "thin quick" tricks?

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• Mar. 26, 2006 - hey you!

Posted by ClassicalEducation4Me

I absolutely LOVE the new graphics and color theme .... gorgeous! Read your comment on my weight loss blog - got my graphics from www.whispyhollow.com - she has great stuff!

Ok, "thin quick" tips:
- drink lots of water everyday as this helps flush out excess water you are holding
- no more than 35g net carbs at a meal and combine that with half the amount of protein (so if you eat 20g carbs, you must eat 10g protein)
- eat 3 servings of dairy daily - my daughter and I are doing the 3 yogurts/day thing and we are losing fat around our middles!
- get in your fiber! It does fill you up!
- eat your meals on a smaller plate so that you feel like you eating a lot ... it's all about portion size!

guess that's all for now! I have TONS and TONS of tips from LHJ.com on my Getting Healthy blog.

Kris

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• Mar. 26, 2006 - Thanks for the comment.

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I appreciate the tip about CM and classical - I'll try and remember that! I don't really have any tips but I wanted to tell someone - I've lost 4lbs a month for the past three months, so 12lbs in total!!!! It means I've hit my pre-pregy weight for son #2!!! Only took 4 years to get here!!! Next target is pre-pregy weight of son #1, so another 10lbs to go. I also have to get into a gown for my brother's wedding in May! So that means I can't pig out on Dunkin Donuts when I get home in a couple of weeks! The main thing I've been doing is cutting down portion size and NOT forbidding something sweet everyday! When I cut it out I start to crave it and then end up bing eating! By 'allowing' myself a little once a day,sometimes I don't even need it! I know it's phycological (sp?) but it has been working! Also I've been attending a palatis class once a week and that has REALLY helped take off inches(though not weight), I've dropped 2 skirt sizes in about 9 months! It is all about toneing! Anyway if you figure out where they sell those mirrors let me know! LOL! Talk about your feel good factor! asl;kdflsdjflsjflsjflksj
And don't worry - I'm sure I'll have a great time with my company! :0) I'll write you all about it later this week!

Edited by deedeeuk on Mar. 26, 2006 at 6:25 AM

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