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Q: 15/f

well i'm 5 foot and half an inch. yes half an inch. anyways i'm about 113 pounds. its not like i'm fat or anything i just want my stomach to be flatter. i've done the seventeen magazine workouts but they are hard to stick to when cheerleading takes up a lot of time. so if anyone has suggestions that would be great. thanks a ton.

What you want to do is to increase your abdominal muscles. If you have a nearby gym that offers ab workouts, those would be great to take. Or if you're short on time, you could do quickies at home. I have some links I think you'd like.

1) Top 10 Most Effective Ab Exercises
http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises.htm

2) Killer Ab Workout Video (I did things similar to this during soccer!)
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1544962/killer_ab_workout/

3) 15 Minute Ab Workout Video (This one is great!)
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=675

4) Another Ab Workout Video
http://www.building-muscle101.com/free-ab-workout-video.html

I hope these help you!

Q: how do you lose face fat!

thanks.

It's impossible to lose weight on one spot. However, if you lose weight throughout your body, your face will slim as well. You should try to get into excellent cardiovascular shape. Those who are in great shape typically have sharper jawlines. Sorry, I hope this helps at least a bit.

Q: I have some "pudge" on my tummy and I want to get rid of it. I don't really care to lose too much weight maybe 5-8 pounds. I am happy with my weight basically but I just would like to tone my tummy up so that its flat and i dont have to sit with my arms crossed over my tummy at the pool.

What is some step by step things I can do?

Well, you could try some ab workouts. Perhaps your local gym has some cheap or even free classes that you could try. The point in this would be not to lose weight in a specific spot, but to build muscle and essentially tone your abdominal muscles.
Some exercises you could do at home include various forms of sit-ups, flutter kicks, crunches. Check out this website for more info: http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises.htm

Q: i am a junior college student, and i am not able to cook real foods because the lack of a kitchen. from the time i graduated high school until now, i can DEFINITELY say, that i have gain A LOT of weight. when i was 16, i was 5'2 and 168lbs, i wasn't fat, i just had a stomach, but now i'm 21 and i'm 5'3 or 5'4 and i weight 250 (size 17-18 sometimes a 20). because of my weight, i get A LITTLE and i mean very little depressed because clothes don't fit me right, and that makes me not want to go shopping, i would like to get down to a size 10 or 12 (which for me, is 135). i've tried diets, but i always end up cheating because they're so nasty and when it comes to exercising i dont have the energy for it. i have already stopped drinking pop and i don't eat alot of burgers and chips. another reason i need to lose the weight is because dietbetes run in my family and they are always saying something about my weight, but its not easy to lose if you don't have the energy for excerising. so are there any suggestion. thanks...i would greatly appreciate it!!!

It's definitely harder to eat right when you can't cook your own food. However, it is possible. Research nutritional information at the restaurants you eat at, and try to plan what you'll eat before you go out. That way, you won't impulsively order something extremely high in calories and fat. Try to cut out your snacking. One method that helps your eating habits is keeping a long. For a few days, write down everything you eat and drink, and record how much also. After a few days have passed, take a look at this. It can be surprising just how much those late-night snacks can add up to.

Exercising is the other component in becoming healthier. Start with something realistic. If you dive into an extremely vigorous program, chances are you'll grow frustrated with it. Instead, start by taking 30-minute walks in your free time. If you want to eventually be able to run (which is excellent for weight loss), add in a minute of light jogging to the middle of your walk. Of course, as this becomes easier, increase the length of the run to 2 minutes, then 3, and then so on. A plus to this is it won't take up all your energy, since you're wading into it.

Of course, losing weight is always easiest with a support system. Ask a friend to join you. When someone's counting on you, it's so much harder to back out of plans!

Best of luck with your journey.

Q: has any one ever made it having a gym membership for a year? i just started at a gym up my street and ive been going about 4-5 times a week for a month now, and just signed up for a good deal for a year thing with my family. but now im thinking,,, a whole year! how will i possibly stay motivated and have time. plus ive got school and sports practice =[ just curious if anyones ever done it before without like quitting for awhile. haha thanks! and im 16 =]

ps. for me, mom, and brother its $54 dollars a month total. normally one person is $30 a month. =]

It's easier to stay motivated when you enjoy what you're doing. So chant this mantra: "I love working out, I love going to the gym," and eventually it will become true.

Also, variety helps. It's never fun for me to go to the gym everyday knowing I'm going to run on the treadmill, then lift weights, then go home. That seems like a waste of time. Instead, one day you can use the elliptical and then a machine. Another day you could take a kickboxing class. The next day you could do some spinning and then run.

Think of it like this: wouldn't life be so boring if your day-to-day routine was the same? Going to the gym is nothing different.