I’m very proud of myself. I’ve lost 2 lbs in 5 days! I’ve put in an hour at the gym 4 out of the past 5 days + I already feel a trillion times better. I enjoy my HP-free gym time, omfg I is in Heaven. I’m no model for fitness (yet), but I thought I would share some of the tricks I use/have used in the past to slim down. They may not be right/work for you, but they work for me.

1) Work out on an empty stomach in the morning.

2) Do moderate/intense cardio for at least 45 minutes ESPECIALLY if you’re pear-shaped like myself.

3) Keep your heart rate at the top of the fat burning/start of the cardio level (usually 130s-early 140s BPM) for as long as you can. It’s a challenging pace, but not to the point where you can’t keep it up for a while.

4) Drink ice water while you work out (your body burns more calories).

5) Weigh yourself daily prior to your work out. This helps me stay on track + encourages me to eat better/work harder that day if my weight goes up.

6) If you aren’t in running shape, crank the treadmill’s incline up to 10+ and walk briskly. It burns the same amount of calories + tightens up your boonkie.

7) Eat what you normally eat, but just have smaller portions.

8 ) Wear tight pants/capris/shorts when you exercise; jiggling uses up energy which can make you feel more tired + cut your work out short.

9) Weight train every other day/every few days to allow muscles to relax on the off days.

11) Try to be on the look out for new, fun songs for your MP3 player so you don’t get bored.

10) Go day by day, focus on small goals. If you break your goal weight loss number up, you will less likely to get overwhelmed + quit.

I have no doubt I will achieve my fitness goals, I’ve done it before. Too bad when I looked/felt slammin’, I thought I could stand to lose weight! You never know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone!

my thinspo!

my thinspo!