22 year old female asks a ? about losing weight/gaining butt
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22 year old female asks a ? about losing weight/gaining butt
Hi everybody! A long time ago I found out about Shapefit on myspace and the person who answered messages referred me to the forums to get answers to all questions. So, I'm really hoping that anybody with knowledge about what I need can HELP me.
Here's deal, as short as possible. I'm 22 years old. I once NOT THAT LONG ago had a very nice body: small waist ratio to hips. Not very large at the top, but that was naturally. To say the least, I became pregnant. Prior to pregnancy, when I had that very nice body, I went through almost a year of very bad habits and an eating disorder so nutritionally I wasnt anywhere good. But, that stopped with pregnancy. I'm sure that a result of that phase of life, i gained all this unbelievable weight during pregnancy. I lost some of it in the first weeks after giving birth BUT it's been almost 2 years since I gave birth and the weight just kept adding on.
I've been at war with body for several years now until recently. I USED to want to be "skinny" but now i'm just a slob. I've done a LOT of reevaluations of myself
and i've come to accept that I have curves underneath this "new" body. so, when I did have a nice 24 inch waist i didn't appreciate it and now that I have a 30 something waist, i REALLy wish I could have the old back.
BUT i'm a very positive sort of "look forward" type of woman and I've decided that what I used to be isn't what i want to be anymore.
I actually want thick legs, thick thighs, and a very VERY as large as possible booty. with a very as small as possible waist like before!
I look like a slob without curves right now but I'm working out a plan to get the results i want. The question is HOW and IS IT POSSIBLE?? I want to make arms slimmer, /wast as small as before and I want to keep the width of lower body PLUS make butt MORE OUT THERE, ROUNDER, and WIDER. Please help me!!!!! butt is pretty flat even though i'm pretty fat right now
Ive seen it happen with other women so i KNOW it can happen with me. the question is how? how can I lose enough weight to lose fat and arms and at the same time work on making butt as large and "apple bottom" like as possible without losing the thickness of thighs, hips, and legs?? I'm assuming that as I work out butt legs and thighs will firm and become nice on their own...
Thank you SO Much for reading this, and I hope somebody can help me!
Jen
Welcome! First of all congratulations on the baby and for realizing that being super skinny isn't healthy for everyone.
I'm not a personal trainer but there are a few on here who are, swanso is one of them, and I can almost guarantee that he's going to recommend squats and lunges for your legs and butt, among other things. Amount of reps and sets I'm not sure of. Squats and Lunges will help to build your glutes and thighs. A round bottom isn't necessarily a fat bottom. The more muscle you have the rounder your bottom will be.
Just want to say I'm glad that there's someone else out there who doesn't want to have the super thin thighs and butt. I'm one to who a round bottom and heavier thighs is natural. I always wanted to get rid of it but as I got older I've come to accept it the way it is, especially after having kids, and besides husband likes it
.
As you build muscle your metabolism will increase and burn the excess fat. If you do cardio it will keep your heart and lungs in good condition to keep up with your little one. (I realized this one almost too late.)
Good luck on your quest for good health.
Sara
I'm not a personal trainer but there are a few on here who are, swanso is one of them, and I can almost guarantee that he's going to recommend squats and lunges for your legs and butt, among other things. Amount of reps and sets I'm not sure of. Squats and Lunges will help to build your glutes and thighs. A round bottom isn't necessarily a fat bottom. The more muscle you have the rounder your bottom will be.
Just want to say I'm glad that there's someone else out there who doesn't want to have the super thin thighs and butt. I'm one to who a round bottom and heavier thighs is natural. I always wanted to get rid of it but as I got older I've come to accept it the way it is, especially after having kids, and besides husband likes it
.As you build muscle your metabolism will increase and burn the excess fat. If you do cardio it will keep your heart and lungs in good condition to keep up with your little one. (I realized this one almost too late.)
Good luck on your quest for good health.
Sara
Yea, you need to do things that target the area, Lunge and Squat type exercises will work for you, and also Calf exercises as well, to give your Lower body more proportion.
I would still work with weights on the upper body, as you'll benefit from doing things to assist your dietry regimen, so Cardio would also be a good thing.
As you're getting into weights, this is a typical way a lot of people get used to them.
1. All over body workout
2. 1 exercise per muscle, done twice.
3. Schedule done 3 times a week, with a day inbetween.
4-6 week adjustment period to weights, starting really low, and probably increasing ever so slightly from the start of each week.
With your Cardio this is how it would look.
Weights
Cardio
Weights
Cardio
Weights
Cardio
Day off
With regards to your diet, you need to get a good regimen going.
Theses are basics that should help you get started.
Meals 6 a day, 2.5-3 hours apart.
Protein sources
Lean Meats / Poultry, Fish, Low Fat / Non-Fat dairy, Tofu, Complimentary Proteins like Beans and other Legumes, Peas and rice.
Carbohydrates
Beans and other Legumes, Rice, Vegetables, Fruit, Grains / Cereals, Pasta sometimes and Wheatbread.
Fats
Omegas, Nuts, Seeds, Polyusaturated, Monounsaturated sources, and healthy oils, like Cod liver Oil, Olive Oil etc etc.
Make sure your calories are in good order, so I wouldn't go below 1,600-1,800 a day. Don't be tempted to eat small portions, and get about 800 calories a day or something like that, it won't help.
If you want to keep a good Water intake, you could have a glass after meals, to help you remember.
Barring any food allergies or intolerances, the listed foods should be fine for you. You don't need to have all those, but that's the ones to be picking from.
Make sure your intake of those foods is well balanced as well. Don't have meals with lots of Carb and too little Protein, or vice versa. As a guideline I'd reccommend at least 15g Protein a meal, and at least 20g Carbs per meal.
Don't overdo it on the good Fats, as they have the same calories per gram of Saturated ones.
If you follow these basics, you should be able to aim for a bare minimum, of 1,600-1,800 calories a day. I don't think you need to go beyond 2,200 calories a day right now, as an upper limit.
I would still work with weights on the upper body, as you'll benefit from doing things to assist your dietry regimen, so Cardio would also be a good thing.
As you're getting into weights, this is a typical way a lot of people get used to them.
1. All over body workout
2. 1 exercise per muscle, done twice.
3. Schedule done 3 times a week, with a day inbetween.
4-6 week adjustment period to weights, starting really low, and probably increasing ever so slightly from the start of each week.
With your Cardio this is how it would look.
Weights
Cardio
Weights
Cardio
Weights
Cardio
Day off
With regards to your diet, you need to get a good regimen going.
Theses are basics that should help you get started.
Meals 6 a day, 2.5-3 hours apart.
Protein sources
Lean Meats / Poultry, Fish, Low Fat / Non-Fat dairy, Tofu, Complimentary Proteins like Beans and other Legumes, Peas and rice.
Carbohydrates
Beans and other Legumes, Rice, Vegetables, Fruit, Grains / Cereals, Pasta sometimes and Wheatbread.
Fats
Omegas, Nuts, Seeds, Polyusaturated, Monounsaturated sources, and healthy oils, like Cod liver Oil, Olive Oil etc etc.
Make sure your calories are in good order, so I wouldn't go below 1,600-1,800 a day. Don't be tempted to eat small portions, and get about 800 calories a day or something like that, it won't help.
If you want to keep a good Water intake, you could have a glass after meals, to help you remember.
Barring any food allergies or intolerances, the listed foods should be fine for you. You don't need to have all those, but that's the ones to be picking from.
Make sure your intake of those foods is well balanced as well. Don't have meals with lots of Carb and too little Protein, or vice versa. As a guideline I'd reccommend at least 15g Protein a meal, and at least 20g Carbs per meal.
Don't overdo it on the good Fats, as they have the same calories per gram of Saturated ones.
If you follow these basics, you should be able to aim for a bare minimum, of 1,600-1,800 calories a day. I don't think you need to go beyond 2,200 calories a day right now, as an upper limit.
Hi Sara! Thank you so much for replying to post. I'm glad that there is another person who shares the same feelings of acceptance towards her body! And also, thank you for all the sweetness you left.
I'm actually familiar with the exercises you mentioned. How can I contact the personal trainer you mentioned? It was late last night when I posted this so I forgot to mention a few things.
I have about 90 percent of workout plan done but it's not complete just yet. Like I said, I am so much of a slob right now. BUT, i KNOW that I can have the nice shaped body I want because I've had one in the past, and I use that as motivation.
Now, knowing that I'm pretty big right now isn't so discouraging because I know I want to be thick in the right places and get rid of the unwanted fat in arms and stomach.
So what I didn't mention last night is what I've figured out might work for me. Please tell me if I'm on the right track or if I need to change some things.
I figured out that at weight of about 210 pounds I have to lose about 60 pounds of body fat YET I'm confused because I know I NEED to gain muscle weight on bottom in order to make it as big as it can possibly be. I WANT to be thick on the bottom so lets not forget that goal is to lose and to gain!
So, I figured that schedule would look something like this (including 6 proportioned meals and exercise/workout) :
meal 1 early morning (try to have all good carbs including grains fruits and vegetables) with a serving of milk and multivitamin and water sometime after meal
an hour later i'll work out on BUTT - squats, kickbacks, etc etc.. I have a list of exercises for butt, mostly squats. I decided NOT to do lunges because I read that while it tones it and makes it tighter it also makes it flat and I'm trying to make it BIGGGG.
immediately after those exercises i will have a protein shake and an hour later first protein meal, followed by three more protein meals for the rest of the day, including the rest of servings of milk AND flaxseed supplements.
So, i think I have it downpacked on what foods I need to eat.
last meal would be at around 4 Pm after which I will do stomach exercises
STOMACH- i have an exercise ball that I do crunches on and a list of others like sit ups. After stomach exercises I will do about 30 minutes of CARDIO.
for CARDIO ive decided to either speed walk, jog, run, or jump rope. BUT I NEED HELP figuring out which cardio is best so that I can lose weight and NOT affect butt growth.
AND last but not least, ARMS. I have small dumbbells and resistance bands and I know exercises for them.
I also know not to EAT any more after stomahc exercises otherwise i'll only build muscle underneath layer of fat.
PLEASE, somebody, help me figure out if this is a schedule that will work out for me. I plan on doing butt exercises 5 times a week as well as arm exercises 5 times a week. I will do stomach every day since it is the only muscle group that can be worked out daily. As for cardio, I plan on doing it only 5 times a week, on the same days as butt, *IF* it doesn't affect the results of butt work outs. I discard cardio from the days I dont do butt exercises because I'm afraid it will work against me. Since cardio makes you lose weight i dont want to lose what im working on with butt.
Do I sound realistic? Is it absolutely possible to lose the unwanted weight on stomach and arms while shaping and enlarging butt?
I hope so, and I hope somebody can tell me if plan sounds good and effective or if there are changes that I need to do.
ALSO, since I don't go to the gym for butt exercises, can a home workout still be effective?
Thank you Sara and anybody who reads this!
Jen
I'm actually familiar with the exercises you mentioned. How can I contact the personal trainer you mentioned? It was late last night when I posted this so I forgot to mention a few things.
I have about 90 percent of workout plan done but it's not complete just yet. Like I said, I am so much of a slob right now. BUT, i KNOW that I can have the nice shaped body I want because I've had one in the past, and I use that as motivation.
Now, knowing that I'm pretty big right now isn't so discouraging because I know I want to be thick in the right places and get rid of the unwanted fat in arms and stomach.
So what I didn't mention last night is what I've figured out might work for me. Please tell me if I'm on the right track or if I need to change some things.
I figured out that at weight of about 210 pounds I have to lose about 60 pounds of body fat YET I'm confused because I know I NEED to gain muscle weight on bottom in order to make it as big as it can possibly be. I WANT to be thick on the bottom so lets not forget that goal is to lose and to gain!
So, I figured that schedule would look something like this (including 6 proportioned meals and exercise/workout) :
meal 1 early morning (try to have all good carbs including grains fruits and vegetables) with a serving of milk and multivitamin and water sometime after meal
an hour later i'll work out on BUTT - squats, kickbacks, etc etc.. I have a list of exercises for butt, mostly squats. I decided NOT to do lunges because I read that while it tones it and makes it tighter it also makes it flat and I'm trying to make it BIGGGG.
immediately after those exercises i will have a protein shake and an hour later first protein meal, followed by three more protein meals for the rest of the day, including the rest of servings of milk AND flaxseed supplements.
So, i think I have it downpacked on what foods I need to eat.
last meal would be at around 4 Pm after which I will do stomach exercises
STOMACH- i have an exercise ball that I do crunches on and a list of others like sit ups. After stomach exercises I will do about 30 minutes of CARDIO.
for CARDIO ive decided to either speed walk, jog, run, or jump rope. BUT I NEED HELP figuring out which cardio is best so that I can lose weight and NOT affect butt growth.
AND last but not least, ARMS. I have small dumbbells and resistance bands and I know exercises for them.
I also know not to EAT any more after stomahc exercises otherwise i'll only build muscle underneath layer of fat.
PLEASE, somebody, help me figure out if this is a schedule that will work out for me. I plan on doing butt exercises 5 times a week as well as arm exercises 5 times a week. I will do stomach every day since it is the only muscle group that can be worked out daily. As for cardio, I plan on doing it only 5 times a week, on the same days as butt, *IF* it doesn't affect the results of butt work outs. I discard cardio from the days I dont do butt exercises because I'm afraid it will work against me. Since cardio makes you lose weight i dont want to lose what im working on with butt.
Do I sound realistic? Is it absolutely possible to lose the unwanted weight on stomach and arms while shaping and enlarging butt?
I hope so, and I hope somebody can tell me if plan sounds good and effective or if there are changes that I need to do.
ALSO, since I don't go to the gym for butt exercises, can a home workout still be effective?
Thank you Sara and anybody who reads this!
Jen
Hi again. I'd take Boss Man's advice if I were you. He's another of the level-headed ones on this forum.
The thing is with losing weight you're going to lose it everywhere not just your stomach so be prepared for your butt to go down too.
I'm pretty new at this myself and am just starting own program but I've read enough on this forum, and elsewhere, to realize that trying to spot reduce is unrealistic.
Just a little warning in case you begin to wonder why you'd be losing on your butt as well as everywhere else.
I'm giving this advice tongue-in-cheek but I suggest that you lose the weight you want to lose then concentrate on building your bottom back up to where you want it.
Sara
P.S. Swanso's around it's just a matter of finding him. Try one of the other topics and you could probably contact him, unless he decides to read this one then no problem
The thing is with losing weight you're going to lose it everywhere not just your stomach so be prepared for your butt to go down too.
I'm pretty new at this myself and am just starting own program but I've read enough on this forum, and elsewhere, to realize that trying to spot reduce is unrealistic.
Just a little warning in case you begin to wonder why you'd be losing on your butt as well as everywhere else.
I'm giving this advice tongue-in-cheek but I suggest that you lose the weight you want to lose then concentrate on building your bottom back up to where you want it.
Sara
P.S. Swanso's around it's just a matter of finding him. Try one of the other topics and you could probably contact him, unless he decides to read this one then no problem
i'm in demand...can't here that enough from the ladies.....
- it's near impossible to make one place bigger and others smaller...focus on 1 for now (i would say wt loss)
- you don't need a big if it's shaped properly (oz's very own Kylie Minogue)
- add prtoein to meal 1 and to save repeating myself, every meal for that matter
- post your full training plan
- waht time do you go to bed? last meal at 4pm is a little silly which means you won't be eating for 12 hrs...try doing that when your awake...you recover when sleeping so yuo need something in there (protein, healthy fats)
- with 2 training sessions/day don't shortvhange yourslef with carbs..too little and you'll burn muscle for energy making you fatter
- post entire stomach workout
- interval training cardio is best and sprints are even better than that
- push ups and rows will be your best option for now i think...focus on arms when your wt gets down more
- that eating after stomach thing is not true, never heard of it actually
- you need to work other area's of the body too (back and chest)
- 2 sessions/day x 5/week is too much...try alternating resistance and cardio days with at least 1 full day off/week
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- it's near impossible to make one place bigger and others smaller...focus on 1 for now (i would say wt loss)
- you don't need a big if it's shaped properly (oz's very own Kylie Minogue)
- add prtoein to meal 1 and to save repeating myself, every meal for that matter
- post your full training plan
- waht time do you go to bed? last meal at 4pm is a little silly which means you won't be eating for 12 hrs...try doing that when your awake...you recover when sleeping so yuo need something in there (protein, healthy fats)
- with 2 training sessions/day don't shortvhange yourslef with carbs..too little and you'll burn muscle for energy making you fatter
- post entire stomach workout
- interval training cardio is best and sprints are even better than that
- push ups and rows will be your best option for now i think...focus on arms when your wt gets down more
- that eating after stomach thing is not true, never heard of it actually
- you need to work other area's of the body too (back and chest)
- 2 sessions/day x 5/week is too much...try alternating resistance and cardio days with at least 1 full day off/week
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