Hi there i posted the same topic over the fitness area but since there are mostly guys over there i guess posting here would get more appropriate answers since this is the " girls club".

I never really spend time to work out or exercise,diet or do anything to make myself look fit cause i'm never fat.However i'm not the skinny type either,i'll still become fat if i overeat.So,like many other girls,if i don't look fat outside meaning all the fats are stored in my tummy.

Due to the recent part time job i'm working(which i need to show my skin quite a lot) i started to make myself sweat.My belly has significantly become tighter and smaller in a weeks time,but still it looks really uneven.I hope someone can give me some tips on how to get a belly like those japanese girls.Their belly look so flat,and the part below their flesh doesn't show any bones like mine.When i strecth,ughh the bones are showing.

Also another thing that i'm concerned over here is that i think my legs are growing bigger,probably muscles forming.What i do to sweat is by jog on the spot for 30 minutes and around 30 sit ups.I just don't want any muscles......T_T

Anyway thanks for reading!!

I'm not a pro in health and fitness but I've been running, weightlifting and doing barbell squats for quite a while but I still look like this...


but I'm aiming for something like this..


So, what I'm trying to say is, it's not easy to grow leg muscles like that. It takes a long time of training (maybe at least 1 year) and the correct muscle part training to do that. Running wont make your legs become so big.

We are females so we don't have that much testosterone hormone to become as bulky as men unless you're taking those hormone pills...

But for me, I think something like this


looks sexier than this...


I mean the legs! Don't look at the upper part..
Just my opinion anyway.

Back to the topic.. I'm not sure what look you're going for.. but 1 thing I can guarantee is your calves muscle wont become as big as male calves. I have a friend who has been running for a long time but dang her legs are looking so fine. Her legs have nice muscular shape. Not like long sticks. So I don't really get what you're worried of? I bet your legs are looking fine..

This post has been edited by Elala: Jun 11 2008, 03:18 PM

Hey hold on there ladies , Why would u want to prevent your muscles from forming ? Dont you realize that the muscles impart an irresistible curve to your legs ? Moreover it will assist you in more energy in the intercourse process translating to greater satisfaction on your part and on your partner. Moreover when you get pregnant you wont get all those troubles women have who are not physically fit.

Thanks for the response and the pictures.Hmmm i'm different from you,i'm really worried of having the muscles that you mentioned there.My legs are okay,i think it's swollen cause i run with bare legs(at home)and caused a lot of strain.The next day i woke up it's normal again.

But still....i thought the A picture is a lot nicer? haha



I don't want the muscles like those body-builder muscles.

Sexual satisfaction? Hmmm i'll try haha

Haha.. yeah they are nice.. but I want more muscle! My upper part especially the shoulder, biceps and triceps are growing bigger... so I have to balance my whole body with more muscular legs. But yeah I agree with you, the girl in picture A is HAWT!!!!!!!!!

Maybe i should put it this way,i want my whole body to look toned. My arms are okay ,and legs...just that nowadays my legs are swollen and it looked bigger

From what I read, there's no such thing as toning. It's actually to get more definition and firmer muscles. Just cause people always say, women should tone up and men should lift weights, they are actually the same.. Just that for us (female) who want to get firmer muscle but not bulking up, so we do lighter weights but more reps.

Another thing to to lose body fat..so, regular cardio exercise, consistent strength training and healthy, low-calorie diet should do the job.

But since you're saying that your bones are visible, means you're very skinny!? Are you? .. I think you should eat more protein... Chicken breasts, egg albumen etc etc.

This post has been edited by Elala: Jun 12 2008, 10:47 AM

that's a very good info for me ,you know i'm such a noob here.I just learned the world "bulk up" yesterday.

my bones are showing for the you know,the side part.I'm never fat but i won't consider myself skinny,just that the fats are accumulated over my tummy i guess. More protein won't cause fat yah?

I know nothing about diet....i'm cutting down on carbs,and like usual,more veges and fibre.Eggs should be good and not adding fat ?

By the way,are you working in a gym centre or what you seem to know alot!

Thanks!

Oh... yes me too. My bones are visible at the sides , can actually see my rib cage!!
but my tummy has a lot of fats.

I'm doing ab crunches and reducing body fat to make my packs visible. When I touch my abs, I feel 4 packs under a layer of fat. Haha.. But the lower part of my tummy is still very fat.

I think it's really hard for girls to reduce fat in the lower part especially the part where our womb is. My mum told me it's actually not fat. It's extra 'meat' or whatever it is.. to prepare us for stretching of our tummy during pregnancy? I don't know if it's true.
Because I see a lot of skinny girls, they still have more 'meat' in the lower part of their tummies.

Egg whites are good source of protein, don't eat too much yolk. Cut down on white rice or bread. They are actually fattening especially bread. If wanna eat bread, switch to whole-grain bread. Some people say brown rice is better than white rice but very expensive..

I usually eat rolled oats + milk + raisin in the mornings, lunch would be normal mixed rice but cut down on rice. At night I don't eat rice...I eat chicken breast + beans+hard boiled egg whites, sometimes switch chicken to beef or salmon Then, sometimes between meals I eat snack... maybe banana + protein shake...

The following tips to lose belly flab are what I read from a UK Health magazine. I'll just put in whatever is suitable for you to read..

1. Wake up to water - Drink at least 16 ounces (2 large glasses I think?) of chilled water as soon as you rise in the morning. German scientists found out that doing this boosts metabolism by 24 percent for 90 minutes afterward. ( A smaller amount of water had no effect). General rule : Drink LOTS & LOTS of water a day!

2. Eat breakfast everyday - People who skip their morning meal are 4 and a half times more likely to have bulging bellies than those who don't. British researchers also found out that breakfast size was inversely related to waist size. That is, the larger the morning meal, the leaner the midsection of you body is. But of course, the meal size should be reasonable. Don't eat a whole chicken or 1 loaf of bread in the morning.

3. Skip the late shows - Lack of shut-eye may disrupt your hormones to burn fat. University of Chicago scientists recently found that just 3 nights of poor sleep may cause your muscle cells to become resistant to hormone insulin. Over time, this leads to fat storage around your belly.

4. Exercise the right way - The most effective strategy is the combination is weightlifting and high intensity interval training (HIIT).


I'm not working in a gym centre... I'm just a university student. But I do go to the gym every alternate days. I read health magazines and look up information on the net. You can do that too.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed reading.

Hey...thanks for the insight,and yes i enjoyed reading it.I mean,reading up articles is a little bit too "articles" so i always prefer to read people's replies but of course la must do your own research.

I'm quite interested in your diet.All the while i'm just like a tong sampah,i can have cakes for breakfast,2 packet of nasi lemak++ and now i don't do that solely to reduce fats(though i don't think other areas except tummy has much difference) and my kitchen doesn't have food like yours.I think i kinda starved myself a bit in the noon and wait for mum to cook veges at night.Ahhh my diet is so messed up this days.For today,right after i wake up i begin my work out and i ate 2 soft boil eggs and off to the curve.I'm now back and i just ate 3 sausage....i think sausage contains lots of fats but haih i can't find other stuff to munch with.

So that's called rib cage...yah my rib cage is visible,so damn unsightly man....

So you have chicken almost everyday,won't protein make you go fat? I always have this idea that protein is for growing fat cause guys take in lots of protein when they are bulking up.

By the way,just bought a 2 lbs dumbbell, my arms and legs are fine,but i think i need to make my chest and back a little more solid.

What's rolled oats? any alternative for my a healthy diet? Cause starting next semester,i'll be having a lot of morning classes and i'll get really really tired and ended up eating foods from convenience stores. Actually i'm just wondering if you prepare your own food or anything,i never cook meat myself,i normally boil few cups of water with carrots and tomatoes and put some seasoning in it.

Gotta work out again after i'm back home at night

Bye!

I was like you too. A tong sampah. I put anything into my mouth when I'm hungry! But now I'm being more disciplined because I know how hard it is to reduce body fat.

Yeap I have chicken breast usually.. Protein wont make you fat.. It's fat that makes you fat... Those men, they eat lotsa protein or weight-gainer to bulk up because they're adding lean mass to their body. In other words, to grow muscle. They don't add FAT to their bodies to bulk up. If that's the case why don't they do lipo-injection hahaha..

And again, it's really hard for us ladies to bulk up... because of we don't have that much male hormone in our bodies.

You can get oats in Jusco or Giant or anywhere.. I add raisins to make it tastier..
Picture of rolled oats...


Alternative diet.. I can't think of any.. because I have just started bodybuilding months ago... Maybe you can search from the net for healthy diet or something... but oats are definitely good.. They contain betaglucan to help reduce cholesterol level.

Yes I cook on my own. I'm from Sabah actually.. studying here in West Malaysia... I didn't know how to cook at all but the skill just comes in naturally when you're away from home and forced to cook yourself. I can't afford eating out every meal. Plus, eating out is not that healthy.. So, yea... you just have to learn it anyway.

Thanks again for the tips!

I spotted a tin of oats at my kitchen i started eating it,it's very filling.A guy told me that girls with appropriate abs are darn sexy so i suppose you are too haha!

Yesterday was so tired ahh sometimes feel so lazy to work out after work,but have to lar,in order to continue another session.

Thanks again!

how if my leg muscle already formed?
how to make it smaller?
I stick to sports a lot when I was "young"