....might as well do it right....

Ok we'll i wanted to post pics...bc...that should make me accountable.

I dont have much weigh to lose..about 5-10lbs. But i do have a LOT to tone up.

I think for me is more about becoming more self disciplined...it irritates me that ive been trying to lose and tone up the same 10lbs for the past 10 years....its time to settle down and prove to myself that I CAN

I know it wont be a dramatic change, but just doing it is gonna make me feel SOOOO much better about myself....

Im starting with 5 lbs....then onto the last 5....





lets see how it goes...

This is a perfect pic of what i wanna lose/tone up....we will see....

Your right, a little toning and you will be smoking hot.....although, I have to say, I'd love to have your body just the way it is right now

Btw, what height are you?

intense cardio. High rep, high set with small weights. 5 and 10lb dumbells will be your best friend.

You'll be surprised what you can change in 60days.

Im 5 feet tall, 112 lbs....im bassically "normal" range, but getting dangerously close to overweight, so I want to go down to 105-100lbs. I know it doesnt seem like a healthy weight but trust me, im tiny height wise so any extra weight is very very noticeable.

yup im gonna be doing as much of that as I can. I went to the gym today and ran 15 minutes, kinda slow pace, 5.8m/h but im trying to get back into the grove of things. (i havent been in the gym regularly for a while). I also did 15 minutes in eliptical and some abs and arms.
I hope i can keep this motivation going!

No.

I feel like saying that is piss-poor advice but that would just be mean.

The OP is not big to begin with. This means to lose weight, she'll have to eat very few calories relatively speaking. On such low cals, intense cardio is not usually the best option. Too much associated fatigue centrally and peripherally without the energetic capacity to recover adequately.

And that's not even what I take beef with.

I take beef with the high rep, high volume recommendation.

You can take my advice for what it's worth, but I'd recommend the exact opposite of this..... no offense Ironman.

Best to ya'!

I agree if she is toning up, I have noticed that I am cut in places I didn't even know exsisted on my body from Steve's recommendations in the past six months.

I now do HEAVY weight but LOW reps... I do take in a lot of calories (about 2000), so I can do more intensive cardio than she can, but her cardio should be fairly low intensity (maybe some interval training on the treadmill is good, but not HIIT).

Thats a great goal, and one I am also actioning. I have found Pilates, (Winsor pilates) to be a great toner and a gentle strengthener. Thought this may help you too. Keep going, day by day, you will get there!

What is a 'toner'?

It is muscle strengthening and toning.

This person has posted twice in the forums and keeps advocating Pilates by Windsor, so I can only assume its "clever spam".

At anyrate, I think she means a toning regiment (and/or exercise routine) = a toner.

But what exactly do you mean by, "toning"?

Does a muscle tone?

Steve,

I think its that old misconception that you can TONE your muscles. The only two things your muscles can do are get larger/stronger or smaller/weaker. People think toning is changing the way muscles look but its not true, when people say TONE they really should say, LOSE BODY FAT, but they don't because toning sounds more sophisticated or sporty.

P.S. maybe I should stay out of this, I think you were trying to make this point anyways. I just laugh when people think they are more cut when they think they are making the muscle longer or something. They don't realize it's there they are just making it shown.