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FEATURENUTRITION
The
8
Week
‘Little Black Dress’
Workout Plan
With the Christmas party
season just around the
corner, wouldn’t it be
great to get party dress-
ready – fast. Lynn Clay
Be organized. Write down a weekly
explains how to get in
menu. It is time consuming at first, but will
shape quickly with a
allow you to create a shopping list. If you
can, shop on the Internet where you can
simple but highly
save your list and then re-order. Prepare all
effective 8-week workout
your meals the night before so you simply
need to transport them the next day.
and nutrition routine.
Stay motivated. Write down ten things
you would like to achieve, such as fitting
WHAT’S THE PLAN AND WHAT into a smaller size, feeling better about
MAKES IT SO GOOD? yourself, or having more energy. Then
If you want to get results fast, it is best write down ten things that will happen if
to follow a plan that incorporates a you don’t stick to your plan, such as
total-body resistance training workout gaining weight, or feeling helpless and
and diet plan to help shape, tone and unhappy. These will be things that are
firm your body. Many women shy away personal to you and should be kept in a
from weight training but it is very women try to private place (a notebook or diary) that
important for long term weight loss. starve their way to a you can pull out and have a look at if you
Those with more muscle tend to have a better body, but eating are tempted to stray from the plan.
higher metabolic rate and this means the right amount of food
they burn more calories even when will actually drive your Increase Protein. By increasing your
they’re not exercising. Now that’s metabolism and preserve muscle protein and fibre intake, you will start to
got to make it worthwhile! Working tone. Follow these tips to feel fuller for longer, making diet control
your whole body in each workout means organizing your diet and your mind to easier. You will also experience a
that you burn more calories than get the best results: reduction in cravings for sweet and simple
working just one or two muscle groups, carbohydrate foods. It often takes up to
which means faster inch-loss results. TIPS FOR SUCCESS two weeks until your appetite adapts - so
Adding a cardio component to the “Graze” instead of “gorge”. Eating a stick with it!
program, with enough variation to keep balanced ratio of carbohydrate and
you motivated while you drop the protein at each meal, blood sugar levels Stay hydrated. For best results combine
pounds, will accelerate fat loss - but are kept steady and your energy stays this diet with 2 litres of water daily.
you’ll need to look at your diet too. high. So, rather than eating 1-2 big meals,
While exercise is vital when it comes eat 3 main meals and 2-3 snacks (such as a For a full menu plan, workout
to slimming down and toning up, diet is yoghurt, an apple or a Promax Diet bar) programme and recipe guide visit
also a big factor. Unfortunately, most during the day. www.maxiwomen.com/8weekplan
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