TRICKS & TIPS

Eat lots of veggies, fruit, and protein

5-6 small meals every three hours
for example:
8:00am breakfast
11:00am lunch
2:00pm snack
5:00pm dinner
8:00pm snack

Don't eat 3 hours before you sleep!

Broccoli, baby carrots, apple, protein shakes, cottage cheese, coffee with no sugar skim milk, cereal with skim, chicken breast, tuna, celery sticks, trail mix.
 
Work out when you first wake up, and your meals in the morning should be bigger than your dinner and 8pm snack because you have all day to burn off those calories
 
Dance in front of the mirror to your favourite songs in something sexy
 
DRINK LOTS OF WATER your pee should be clear that’s a good sign to know if you’re drinking enough water
 
Cut out Pop and Sodas COMPLETELY out of your life.  All they are is gassy drinks that make you feel bloated and gross! And don't give me the "Zero Calories/Diet Pop" sob story - you know they're horrible for you, don't be bad girls!!
 
Stay on the outside of the grocery stores, once your inside the isles your in no-no-zone! Think about it- On the outskirts you have veggies, fruit, bread, meats, dairy.....interesting....! (doesnt mean evverrything thing on the outsides are good...but ok with moderation- like cupcakes! bad girl!)

Small portion control, use small plates so you don’t take too much
 
Stop eating as soon as you feel slightly full. It is sad to waste food but sooner or later you will learn how much you should eat

Confuse your muscles with working out different machines and exercises - muscle confusion gets you better and fast results!
 
Count calories but don't become a crazy freak about it. Some of my days I'll only consume 1,200 and somedays it will be around 2,000.  It's not that great to do that but you're only human! Aim for your target calorie intake and make smart and yummy decisions.
 
For max. toning - have workout days directed at a certain body part.  For example my days are:
Day 1: Arms, Chest, Back
Day 2: Legs, Butt, Hips
Day 3: Rest (maybe a yoga dvd before bed)
Day 4: Abs, Cardio
Day 5: Rest (maybe a yoga dvd before bed)
Day 6: Cardio
 
The third week switch up your reps and sets and switch up the days making sure you have a rest day after hard work outs (like legs!! those squats are killers)
 
Dance as much as you can!
 
Put on your favorite music and dance in the mirror for an hour- that's an order!

Hula hoop or skip! It's fun and you will lose weight

If your starving in between meals (the 5 meals a day spaced 3 hours apart) see if you can ignore it, but if your reeally hungry have a small snack like a granola bar, banana, small handful of nuts, veggies or a bite of left overs.  Hold off until your next meal and your body will get used to it

Take a before photo of you flexing arms, legs, butt, etc.  Check back after a few weeks of hard work and see some results

Buy the easytone Reebok's!  Tones while you walk- you might as well!
 
Remember- When weighing yourself muscle weighs more then fat so if you gain or stay the same but you`ve been eating great and working out don`t get frusterated- the fat will fall off if you keep it up!
 
Only work out for tops an hour and half - anymore time and it`s a waste because your muscles get tired and give up.
 
Just because it looks healthy doesn`t mean it is. Some premade sandwiches can be up to 1,000 calories! That`s half of what your calorie intake would be! You could have 2 premade sandwiches or you could have 5 full healthy meals.... I`d go with the second option.
 
Some other crazy finds are some `Healthy Vegetable Crackers` are 100 calories per 4! That doesn`t sound too healthy.... or sushi - high in calories which a lot of people assume they aren`t BUT they have a great amount of protein in them which your body needs- and usually 8 peices fills you up!
 
More tips laterrrrr - xx