[Lch1589]

I have 6 days until spring break.. and I'm not overweight but I've noticed that I've become a little bit flabby. I'm not concerned with the number on the scale, but is there any way to lose part of the flab in such short time? Its mostly just around my mid-section on my tummy and love handles.. anything I can do? Any advice is greatly appreciated, and I know not to wait until one week before vacation to try and change :(

[Fr_Chuck]

Flab did not come in a week and it is not going to go in a week. Some of the wraps do some temp work but getting into shape is a work that takes a bit

[lovelesspa]

There's no quick fixes for the love handles and abs that you have. It's impossible to spot reduce one area, when you burn fat for energy you draw it from all areas. If your trying to lose addominal fat, use crunches, hip curves, reverse crunches. The key is resistance training, but you must train the whole body, it takes time and patience to get a flat stomach, you need proper nutrition, aerobic exercise, ab training and weight/resistance training. Jogging, biking, ellipiticals, stair climning, even walking are great fat burners. You need 30-60 minutes of exercise 4-5 times a week. Anyone can lose weight fast with pills, diets drinks, even wraps but it doesn't mean lowering body fat percentage, with rapid losses a large percentage is from fluid loss which you can regain, quickly. Fluid is lost from cells as the body burns remaining stores of carbs in the muscles. Yes you lose a few pounds but only a few ounces of body fat will be actually burned. Always eat natural low fat, low sugar, low sodium, low cariorie foods cut out sweets, salty and fatty foods like fast foods, and cut out presweetened drinks like soda, drink lots of water. Change from white flour products to whole grain, breads, pastas, rice and cereals, use skim, or 1-2% milk, low fat cheese and nonfat/lowfat yogurt. Smaller serving/portion sizes are really important, learn what a serving size is for what you are eating, read nutritional labels.