i suggest you get copies of the bi-monthly magazine , FitnessRX for women, make sure its the RX ! its full of helpful hints and what is unique about it is that all of the information provided is cited from viable sources, which means that rather then getting the same old "do these 3 exercises and you'll have a flat stomach in 3 days" bull crap, the articles are backed by NEW scientific research, it is defiantly my favorite new obsession!!! with my experience, there are a few things that have been working for me recently:( these are assuming that you already count calories)
1: eat protien befor anything else ! i know that if i eat a whole bagel , i will not feel as full as i would if i had eaten 3 shrimp or a piece of chicken, because what my body needs to function is the protein. plus , when you eat carbs , your body wants more carbs more quickly , this is because they are digested the most quickly in your stomace and because of the whole blood sugar insulin thing ( and EAT SLOWLY !!- it takes your body almost 30 min to realize that it is full-or still hungry!!)
2: drink tons of water- have a full water bottle with you at all times , and if you feel like you might be hungry , drink 8-10 oz before you reach for that snack
3: change your coffee habits - i went from extra extra, to extra Light with milk and 5 sugars, the next week i switched to skim milk and 5 sugars. but i realize now that in just one medium coffee i was drinking away nearly 120calories !! ( thats a LOT for a beverage during restriction!!) so , now i have mine with splenda only , and if its icky Coffee , i throw in a tiny bit of skim milk.
4: play with your diet - if you havent been loosing weight , up your daily calories by about 100-200 , make sure that the calories are fatty calories- continue on your workout plan , but dont add anything -- do this for 3-7 days . then SHOCK your body - take away 200-300 calories per day ( say you were initially having 1300 calories, you would first go up to 1400-1500, after the fatty days, you jump back to 1100-1200 calories) at the same time as your restricting your calories, you increase your workout , if you can- challenge yourself , but dont challenge yourself so much that you pass out at the gym- thats not cute lol
hope that these help !!!
