First of all, we will start with diet..yo! how many of my fashionistas out there aren't salad eating chicks...yeah shout out to you!!!, cus i aint either..i like a lil meat here and there...well..one thing you can do to eat healthy is to substitute red meat for white meat, and so that's pretty much, in with the chicken and turkey, out with the beef, pork and all that....why?..well white meat has a lower fat content..and usually the best way to eat it is skinless too..
.secondly eat fresh foods and fruits...i mean if you can't afford to buy all organic or at least fresh fruits you can mix in some can fruits and vegetables here and there...if you have an option go for fresh and not processed..after a few weeks you would notice a difference in your skin and you will feel better, because you are now taking in all the minerals and vitamins that would have been lost in the case of processed foods and fruits...and ladies i love mcdonalds, burger king and kfc..but truth is eat that on the regular and it would be detrimental to your health...so your saying B-Diva...i am always hungry when i go out and i need to get a snack..how about put a cereal bar or two in your purse or a fruit....well see all hope is not lost..One last important thing about eating healthy is your timing...i am very guilty of eating snacks at odd ours..as a premed student i had to study into the wee hours of the night, cus of that i would eat snacks to keep me up, now its a habit i am trying to loose...well if you want a pot belly continue, if not its best that you eat dinner by 8 or 8:30 at least...and this is for the regular diva that wakes up at 10 and goes to sleep at 10 or 11 pm..if you stay up later, you can eat a lil later..and get away with it....just keep at least two hours between the time u eat and when u sleep..
Moving on to exercises...well this is what i do..when i get to the gym i run on the treadmill for 30 minutes, by the end of 30 minutes i have lost at least 200 calories at most 300 calories...well the trick for you divas that don't want to loose wight or just want to tone up is loosing a steady 200-300 aclories a day....for me i have to take in 1000-1500 calories a day...now you can calculate the number of calories you need to lose specifically for you by going on google and typing in calorie calculator..see easy...
...well after treadmill i stretch and lift 2 sets of 15, in a pyramid...i'll explain...i usually start with a 5 in each hand and then do 15 reps..and then take a 10 repeat 15 reps and then a 15 and do 15 reps..by this time i am at the top of the pyramid...to come down i take the 10s, and do 15 reps and then take the 5s and just keep pumping till i cant go anymore...which is usually about 25 reps for me...i call this the noodle effect, cus u have worked your arm muscles so much that they feel lyk noodles..lol...
ok after that i do the abs..i just do sit ups...what you want to do is keep ur stomach muscles tense by sucking it in as you do each sit up rep...this would tighten your lower abdominals..yeah so i pretty much dont do legs cus after running my legs are pretty toned...but feel free to add that to your work out....
Before each workout session, make sure u are well hydrated...and after get some water...let me share something with you..today after my workout session, i pretty much didnt drink anything, and even before..i didnt eat either..i had guests so i didnt have the time to eat..well, guess what happened, after about an hour i blanked out, i started feeling real sick...to cut the long story short i had to get a lot of water, and then have a meal, and sleep for the whole day to regain my energy...my point is..don't exercise without getting hydrated..and after working out its ok to eat a good meal..in fact its the best time..cus ur bodys metabolic rate is still high, you end up loosing most of the calories anyways
Well Fashionistas, i hope you enjoyed this post about health...cus u know aint noting worse than an unhealthy fashionista...well yh if you have any health tips feel free to share...and for all of you that are joining me on my 2 week journey to good health..Good Luck..
B-Diva
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