Arrrrggghhh! Stomach fat!
I've been a rather lean person my whole life. It's had it's many benefits, too. I've always been able to eat whatever I want to without worrying too much about getting fat. In fact, until I was in my mid thirties, I had trouble keeping weight on.
All that's changed. Maybe it's something about reaching the age of fifty. I don't know. But slowly and surely, I've developed a gut, and I hate it! (Yeah, yeah, I know, cry me a river, Marla!) I put on a pair of pants the other day, and I couldn't button them. My shirts are looking tight around the middle. I ballooned up another ten pounds. A casual aquaintence mumbled to someone that I'm fat. And all the watching what I eat, and all the normal activity I can muster doesn't do a damn thing to make it go away.
And the worst part of it....my wonderful femme wardrobe is getting harder to wear, too. I don't like the way I look in my dresses any more. My pantyhose rolls down at the waist, and that's very uncomfortable. I reached my breaking point, and now it's time to do something about it before it gets too far out of my control. I've never been a gym gal, and never really did any working out or dieting.
That's all changed now. I'm on day three. Yeah, that's nothing yet, but I Googled how to get rid of belly fat, and I kept coming back to the same plan. This guy has written an e-book called "The Truth About Abs", and it's very detailed on why this happens and what to do about it. I immediately changed my diet to one that consists mostly of non-processed foods.
And I'm working out. Ouch! The first beginner workout kicked my ass, and I have to do it again today. This guy says I'll see results quickly if I do as he says. It came with an 8-week guarantee. In ten weeks I'm going to go visit my mother in Chicago. I hope to be a bit leaner by then, because I'm hell-bent on making this happen. I'll be a whole lot happier when I can fit into my skirts again. They are an impossibility at the moment. I'll have to re-prioritize, and put the workouts up as a matter of great importance.
At this time of day, around 5 PM, I'm usually deciding what dress to wear for the evening. But not right now. I can do that in an hour, and have that much less time to crossdress. Right now, I have to go work out.
Excersize is NOT the answer, life style change IS!
At least, it's worked for me! Because of a bad back, I've been doing ever increasing amounts of crunches EVERY morning while my tea is boiling. Rock hard abs in my sixties r the result!:)
When I got SERIOUS about dressing 4 years ago, I switched from beer to red wine.:drink:
I also QUIT my gym and began watching what I eat and how much. I've dropped from 170 to 150 and seem to be able stay there easily!:thumbsup:
Here's easy things EVERYONE can do to lose weight and LOOK more fem!
1. Don't drink soft drinks! I can't drink caffeinated coffee, so I drink gallons of tea daily. Every kind. Sometimes with lemon, but NEVER sweetened! It took me years to get to like unsweetened black tea, but now I DO!:D
2. Cut down on your portions. Drink more liquids. Eat more fruits and vegetables which r filling, but may NOT be as satisfying at first! If that be the case, have a little meat and finish with a SMALL sweet if u really want one! Remember, if u eat one candy, cookie, or 3 bites of ice cream, it's OK!:heehee:
3. DON'T eat heavy or late dinners!
4. STOP heavy work outs! It makes u hungrier and less fem by increasing muscle definition!:sad: And, MOST folks drop their gym memberships. It's only a matter of WHEN!:sad:
5. DON'T count on diets! They don't work for the same reason gyms don't! Come up with gradual diet changes that u CAN LIVE WITH!:)
6. Don't be concerned about binging for special occasions and holidays! All u need r permanent changes that have u moving in the rite direction. And, get u losing weight gradually! Even a couple of pounds a week will do it! Once u have the confidence that u CAN lose weight with a plan that u CAN live with, putting on 5 or 10 pounds at Xmas or the Superbowl party won't worry u!:drink:
