Weight loss to have a more femme look? How many do it?
As the title states. Weight loss to get a more femme look? I know I'm over weight and I can tell it in my everyday performance. I'm looking to losing some weight, around 25-30lbs. And I would like to do it without building a male frame. What kind of workouts have any of you done that will help promote a more femme look? I'm up for suggestions.
1 of 3: Motivation and Planning
So many people have shared so many good suggestions, I thought I'd collect some of them into batches for easier reference. ~Rachel
JohannaH: Looking nice in skirts and dresses is a powerful motivator to lose weight. …I notice that my breasts are a bit more noticeable with my lower weight. I endure being teased by my wife about my "tits", "boobies", or the latest one, "chi-chi's", whenever I wear a dress with a tight fitting top.
MadilynA.: Dropping a dress size or two, getting into a particular dress that we have "outgrown", forgoing the Yo-Yo dieting which normally starts in January, and if nothing else; improve our health.......Good luck to all............Maddy
JohannaH.: I have a nice cute blue dress that is too small for me. So I need to drop another 15 lbs. My wife makes fun of me that I am losing weight so I can have a girlish figure and fit into my dresses.
Maria_1969: My SO gave me some incentive as she is at 5'8" and 145lbs and a size 8-10 that is I can lose enough weight, forget just sharing our skirts and pantyhose but I may be able to fit into her dresses.... Has me thinking that losing weight will SAVE me LOTS of money on clothing. :-)
Maddy: Simply eat more good foods and less bad foods. Drink less liquor or soft drinks, you all know the routine. Increase your daily physical exercise. Cut down on portions, etc, etc, etc.!!!
Now we have tons of (bad word) experts who can contribute whatever works for them, tell us what is working for you, tell us when you fell off the wagon, we all will at some point. Let’s talk about our goals, for me it's reducing my dress size and getting into a few dresses and jeans I just love! My extra 20 lbs. has made my face fatter!
Last year at this time I was about 275, long story, but meds had something to do with it. Last year I started to lose weight on Jan 1 and was down to 214 by March 1. So, I will keep you abreast of my progress. I have a number of suggestions such as use a teaspoon instead of a table spoon, eat as much cabbage, as possible, limit your portion sizes to nothing more than the palm of your hand.
BrandyJ: Just a thought. For those of us that can stand to lose 20 or more pounds, I think we should set our goals lower than the ultimate target goal. Example: If I need or want to lose 40 pounds total, why not set a short range goal of 5 pounds. That way when you have reached that short range goal, you will feel good about your progress and want to set a new goal of another 5 pounds and so on. But if we set the goal of 40 pounds and back slide, we might feel discouraged and give up. I used to use this method on my golf students when teaching golf. Let's say their average score was 100. Sure they'd like to shoot a par round. But that does not happen overnight. So I'd ask them to set a goal of just beating their lowest ever round. Maybe that was 95. So if they work to improve and go out and shoot a 94 or even a little better, then they are inspired to work harder. Then set a new goal, like breaking 90 for the first time. But to set a goal of shooting par, say 72 on the average course, then they become discouraged and feel like a failure in golf.
So my goal is set to just be a few pounds lighter this week over last. And then my next goal will be the same, lose a few pounds the next week, if I successfully lose that few extra pounds. If we set our goals to high, it is easy to get down for not getting there soon enough. Baby steps to the ultimate goal.
Seamed Nylons: I love my 32" waist, which means that all my 40+ years of collecting garments/slips, dresses, panties, girdles, garter belts, tops, women's jeans, leggings, expensive latex outfits, still fit and wear comfortably.
Dana: It seems that I am on the dreaded "Plateau"! Some may not know the term, it's when you get to a point where you not losing even though you are still trying to. This is the most difficult part of losing weight. Intellectually I know that this happens. Your body is still adjusting to your weight loss, you are still exercising but now that you've lost some weight it takes more exercise since you're not carrying around your starting weight. Maybe the foods you're eating are causing you to retain water, maybe you're starting to develop more muscle mass (muscle weights more than fat). However, emotionally I feel like crap, all this self denial with stalled results really sucks. This is the point where a lot of folks will say ,"Screw it"(or something along those lines) and go off their weight loss strategy. I've done it before
This is definitely not the time to do such a thing. You may want to review your plan and see if there is another way around it. Remember we all lose weight differently and what works for me may not work for thousands of others. You may want to keep a food diary, record everything you eat that day. Make some adjustments. If you are exercising definitely keep an exercise diary. I do and my current diary goes back to 2003. I use this to mainly track my strength training but I do put overall exercising in it. By doing so you might want to change your exercise level.
One thing is you may not want to weight in each day. When I try to lose weight I usually weight in once a week. This way you most likely not to get bummed if you gain a lb or two because of water weight or over indulgence one day. I am doing the weight in every day to see how it goes for me. Most people who have dramatic loss and not and steady weight loss are those of us who are grossly overweight (think Biggest Loser overweight). If you're over your target weight by around 50 lbs. or more you should see your doc for help. If you do wear your prettiest bra and panty set.
So don't get discouraged if your progress stalls, it happens for everyone. In fact by writing this I feel better about myself and I'll stay on plan until Thursday; my wife's birthday (going out to dinner but will eat only half of it, but it'll be fattening), then on Christmas Eve I'll cheat a bit, on Christmas I don't care I'll eat any damn thing I want and I will get some of the best alcoholic eggnog there is: Evan Williams brand. It has Bourbon, Blended Bourbon, Rum, Brandy and of course some egg nog!
