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The Clothes Women Can’t Throw Away: Discover Top 7 Secrets To Lose Inches, Get A Better Body, and Back Into Your Sexy Clothes (Part Two)

By Dale Andrew

In Part One, I discussed the clothes women can’t throw away. You know the kind…the ones that you can’t squeeze into anymore!

Maybe, you even have some of these sexy clothes buried in a box at the back of your closet. I don’t think women want to throw these clothes away, because they still have the hope that someday they can lose inches, get a better body, and get back into them.

What woman wants to throw this hope out with her old clothes?

As a fitness professional with more than ten years experience, consulting with busy women of all shapes and sizes on their women’s fitness programs, I haven’t found one yet.

Each year, women spend Billions (with a B) on fad diet books, programs, videotapes, supplements, gym memberships, cosmetic surgery, and whiz-bang equipment that more often than not fail to deliver on promises to help women “quickly and easily” lose weight or lose inches.

Let’s get one thing straight: any advertising ploy that involves “quickly and easily” is an attempt by profiteers to separate you from your money. Judging by the Billions of dollars it generates every year in the women’s fitness industry, it’s a ploy that works very well. For that reason, don’t count on the promise of “quick and easy” solutions disappearing from the women’s fitness industry anytime soon.

Why does it work?

It appeals to on women’s deepest frustrations, and offers hope that women can lose inches, build a better body, and get back in their sexy clothes by next weekend. Well, whether you’re a busy professional women or a busy mom (or both) that’s looking to permanently lose inches or improve your fitness, you can’t rely totally on hope.

If you don’t believe me, just pull those “tiny” clothes out of your closet and try them on today, then tomorrow, and so on. Hoping so doesn’t make it so. What you need to do is remove the obstacles that are stopping you from losing inches, and succeeding in your quest for a better body.

For most women struggling to lose weight or lose inches, it’s not that they don’t try hard. It’s that nobody ever told them the truth about what works. The only thing stopping women from getting back in their sexy clothes are the things they don’t know, and the things they know that just aren’t so.

I want to help you…if you’ll let me.

In Part One, I revealed 3 of my top 7 secrets for women looking to lose inches, get a better body, and most importantly get back into those sexy clothes. If you haven’t already, make sure you check it out. You don’t want to miss it. Here are 4 more of my top women fat loss tips:

  1. Don’t starve yourself. Most commercial diet plans that offer “quick and easy” fat loss for women are very low in calories; some even border on starvation. Initially, women will lose weight on this type of plan, but it’s not sustainable and offers nothing in terms of permanent fat loss. Actually, your metabolism will slow down, causing you to burn muscle and gain fat – making you fatter as a result. So, don’t starve yourself, that is, unless you’re looking to buy a “bigger” wardrobe…again.

  2. Stick to big-bang exercises not spot reduction. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had women ask me what’s the best exercise to work this muscle or that muscle. My next question for these women is always what are you hoping that this exercise will do for you. Typically, it’s about getting rid of saddlebags or the flab under the arms, stomach fat, or thunder thighs. Please note, these are their words, not mine.

    Ladies, the truth is that there is NO exercise that offers targeted fat loss. Spot reduction is another advertising myth that belongs on the shelf, right beside the cellulite-reducing cream. Rather than sticking to isolation exercises like thigh toners, kickbacks and crunches, women looking to lose inches should perform exercises that cause the highest caloric expenditure and, therefore, the most “total body” fat loss for women. These fat loss exercises are multi-joint, compound exercises, and include presses, rows, dips, chins, squats, and lunges.

  3. Eat every 2-3 hours. This is one of the most significant changes a women looking to lose weight, get a better body, or lose inches can make. Eating 4-6 meals per day (rather than the usual 1-3?) will dramatically speed up a woman’s metabolism, leading to more effective fat loss for women. Remember, it’s not all about how many calories you burn in the gym, it’s about how many more calories you burn all week! It’s about safely maximizing the caloric deficit. With this in mind, focus on eating whole, nutrient-dense foods, and only consume zero-calorie beverages (like water or green tea).

  4. Invest in hiring a fitness professional. While there is no “quick and easy” solution available to the women seeking to lose inches or get a better body, there is no slower solution than trying to figure everything out on your own. I spend more time in the gym in one week than most people do in a year. And I’ve been doing so for over ten years. I’ve made and seen my share of fat loss mistakes, but I’ve learned from all of them. You could do the same, spending months and even years of wasted time and effort learning from your own mistakes.

    But what busy women has time for that?

If you’re already having trouble finding time to exercise, it’s very unlikely that you’ll find the time to totally commit yourself to learning everything you can about fat loss for women, as I have. I’m happy you’re reading this article, and I hope it helps you lose inches and feel better about your body. But realize that there’s no substitute for the education, personalization, and accountability that a good fitness coach can offer.

About the Author:

Dale Andrew, M.A. is a fitness professional, author, and speaker. He is the fat loss expert busy professionals worldwide turn to for advice on how to build a better body - FAST. To get your copy of his free e-book 64 Must-Have Fitness Tips, visit www.better-body-tips.com.