You want a flat tummy?
First off, it's not going to come
easy, and if you're not consistent, you'll
never get a flat stomach.
Everyone's body is different, but here are some basic
guidelines:
- Drink at least three cups of tea a day, and 8 cups of
water.
- Make sure you get enough sleep. Without sleep, your
metabolism will slow down, making it harder to burn fat.
- Suck in your stomach. It works your abs.
- Drink a cup of water before and after every meal , you'll
feel full faster.
- If you want abs, lift weights.
- Do abdominal exersizes everyday.
- Do 30 mins. of cardio daily, and toning exersizes
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1e7g1Smks&feature=channel&list=UL )
three of four times a week.
-No junk food. No fast food. Eat fruits, grains, nuts, and
fresh meat instead.
- Do not starve yourself. This will slow down your metabolism,
will bring out stored fat (which, yes, means you'll gain
weight) and may even bloat you.
- If you have more than a bit of flab to loose, do more
cardio.
- Drink water with lemon, it raises your metabolism.
- Don't eat anything after dinner, you may not be able to
work it off.
Note; This is what I do. It may not work for you, but
there's no harm in trying.
Do This, Not That
Eat Fruit, Not
Candy
Eat Nuts, Not Chips
Drink Water, Not Soda
Drink Tea, Not Juice
Eat Popcorn w/ Chili Powder, Not Hot Cheetos
Eat Homemade Icecream, Not Ben&Jerry’s
Eat Homemade Fudge, Not Chocolate
Eat Carrots & Hummus, Not Chips & Dip
Make & Eat Your Own Pizza, Not Frozen Pizza
Eat Fro-Yo, Not Ice Cream
Make a Parfait, Not a Sundae
Eat Organic Jam, not Nutella
Eat Trailmix, Not Candybars
Eat A Banana, not an Energy Bar
Chew Gum, not Gummi Bears
Eat a Sandwich, not a Burger
Have a Smoothie, not a Milkshake
Unwind with a Run, not a pint of Ice Cream
Eat a Sliced, Microwaved Apple W/cinnamon, not Pie
Eat Oats, Not Sugar-Filled Cereal
Have Sweet-Potato Fries, Not McDonalds
Live Healthy, not on a Diet
You’ve been quiet, too quiet.
Usually there’s music playing, or your foot steps could be
heard. But today, you’re quiet. Your little sister, who
doesn’t normally come to greet you because you lock
yourself away, decides to see what you’re doing. She
assumes you’re taking a nap, or doing some homework
quietly. She runs up the stairs, eager to see, but she comes to
an immediate halt. You’re not doing your homework, nor
taking a nap. Your music isn’t playing and you aren’t
walking around. You’re hanging there, completely still, now
just like her. At this moment, her whole world shatters.
Everything she has ever known, looked up to, loved, is hanging
there by a thread. At this moment, her life has been changed
forever. At this moment, she wishes she was hanging with
you.
Before you decide to take your life, imagine who will find you.
Imagine them walking into a room, and seeing you just hanging
there. Whether it be your little sister, little brother, mother
father, grandparents, a friend. Imagine what will happen when
they find you. No, they will not say “Finally,
they’re gone.” No, they will not say “I’m
happy they did that.” No, they will not say “I never
loved them anyways.” They will die. Their hearts will
break. They will hurt, more than you ever could. They will cry,
scream, and break down. They’ll believe it’s all just
a dream, praying to wake up. Except, they won’t feel that
for a few seconds, or a few days, not weeks, nor months. They
will feel that until the day they die. Everyday will be hell.
They’ll think of you ever second. They’ll hate
themselves for not being able to help or save you. They’ll
wish they could die too. They’ll want to give up, just to
be with you. They won’t be ever be happy again. They
won’t smile. They won’t go back to their daily
routine. They’ll die every time they walk past your room,
or see a picture of you, or think of a memory with you.
They’ll think, but stay quiet. They’ll visit your
grave, feeling a knife go through their chest every time. And
every morning when they wake up, no matter how long it’s
been, they’ll wake up to thinking they’ll see you,
only to be let down once again. And every night, they will cry
themselves to sleep, because even though they refuse to admit it,
know you’re gone forever.
Before you decide to take your life, think of your family,
burying you. Yes, your own mother and father are planning your
funeral. It’s supposed to be the other way around, but
it’s not. They’ll have to call the cops, sign a death
certificate, pick out clothing, buy a tomb stone, a casket, pick
out flower arrangements, and more; All for their child’s
funeral. The morning of your funeral, everyone who loves you is
wearing black. Tears are streaming down their face, while their
heart is breaking. Everyone who you thought didn’t need
you, or didn’t care, are waiting in line to see you. They
aren’t waiting in line at a party, or a graduation, or at a
wedding reception. They’re waiting to see you, hands
folded, lifeless, in a casket.
Before you decide to take your life, think of everyone you will
be hurting. Don’t you dare so no one, because absolutely
everyone will be affected. Your grandparents, won’t have a
grandchild anymore. Your parents, won’t have a child
anymore. Your brother or sister, won’t have a sibling
anymore. Your pet, won’t have an owner anymore. That person
you sit next to in class, won’t feel your presence anymore.
Your teacher, won’t have a student anymore. That time your
grandparents told you no, will haunt them forever, thinking it is
their fault, that you are now dead. That time your parents yelled
at you, will haunt them forever, thinking if they didn’t
yell at you, you would still be here. That time your sibling said
they hated you, will hate themselves, because they believe you
would still be alive if they said they loved you instead. Those
kids who made you feel bad, will wish they were dead too, because
if they just smiled at you instead, you would be here. That
teacher that you didn’t meet her expectations, will feel
like a failure, because you would still be here, if she believed
in you. Everyone, who has ever been in your presence, will hurt,
because if they showed you they cared, you would still be
here.
Before you decide to take your life, think. Don’t just
think of yourself, think of the consequences for everyone else.
No one’s life will be the same again. That person who God
made specially for you, won’t have you. That happiness that
was waiting for you, will never show again. Before you decide to
take your life, realize that you may be ending your pain, but
you’ll be starting a lifetime of everyone elses.