Weight goal

You can't lose fat in just one place. If you lose it in your stomach, your butt will go to. The only way to keep your butt is to build muscles while you lose weight. That means lift heavy weights.

South Beach is a healthier version of low carb. I would recommend that. Keto has some terrible side effects and for some people can be bad for their health. It did some terrible things to my FH cholesterol.

I'd cut out things like desserts, soda, coffee creamer, snacking, etc. and focus on a healthier diet every day. I really like walking or hiking on the weekends, and taking HIIT classes during the week.

View Quoted Comment Ugh yes definitely need to do that!! I'm a dessert person for sure. Thank you!

View Quoted Comment Ugh yes definitely need to do that!! I'm a dessert person for sure. Thank you!

View Quoted Comment I love my carbs too so replace them with healthier options like wheat bread, brown rice, zuchini pasta, etc. Im also eating smaller portion which was hard at first but I got used to it so it's not too bad now. And you will lose weight all around, so just hit the gym a little harder, weights definitely help build muscles!

View Quoted Comment That sounds like a good plan. Thank you!!

If you love bread, I would HIGHLY recommend not doing keto or cutting out carbs. If you love it there is no reason you shouldn't be able to eat it (within reason obviously). What has worked best for me is counting my calories and protein! Protein is SUPER important for the 'toning' aspect of weight loss, so without you will get smaller but softer too which isn't going to be helpful for getting a tighter midsection.

I also just saw a few comments that recommended cutting calories extremely low, and I just wanted to point out that it is extremely unhealthy to cut calories below 10x your body weight, especially as a female (hormones NEED calories). A good place to start for a weight loss goal is multiply your body weight by 12 then focus on getting your body weight in protein. (Ex I weigh 150 lbs, so I eat 150 g of protein and I eat 1800 calories in a day).

I have a few nutrition & weight loss certifications, so if you have any questions feel free to send me a message

I don't cut carbs, only at the end and its a tapered cut. I do healthy carbs: Whole grain oats, sweet potato or red potato, wild rice. No processed carbs, no sugars to very little. Protein, clean proteins. I lost 40 pounds in 7 months and built toned body (aka muscle-which takes up less space then fat) eating this way. Also I weight lift and do cardio. Closer to my wedding date, I will cut the carbs to loose some extra water weight, but I wont cut them this far out. My wedding is in July. Pretty much I am treating this like a weight loss competition, which I have won before! So that's my advice. I also have weight to shred as well, I went off my plan over the holidays and now I got to get refocused, want to be in the best shape ever!

I’m currently doing the keto diet and I been doing intermittent fasting and work out 30 min everyday and it been working good so far