I want that hourglass figure!

Quite recently, I realized how unattractively thin I was and decided I should gain weight. And gained weight I did. I'm now at my target weight of 120lbs and I'm pretty happy about it. Now the only problem is, the weight Ive gained are all in the wrong places! haha. So my next goal is to lean up without shedding the weight I gained.

I researched several exercises and tips and tricks to help me lean tone up my problem areas like my thighs and my waist. I have really narrow man-like heavy hips at 35.5 inches, wide and flabby midsection (now at 28 inches from 26!), and really itsybitsy tiny boobies at barely 32 inches. As you can probably imagine, I'm VERY disproportional. And so, just before my boyfriend gets back from his year long work assignment to Japan, I wanna at least try to workout to achieve the best shape my body could have.

To share some of the things I've learned, here are some of the tips and tricks that I might be trying out:

1. Stomach Vacuum
          Basically, just suck in all your abdominal muscles and hold it in for 10, 20, 30 seconds at a time repeating 5 to 10 times a set. I heard doing this right, plus a healthy diet of course, could trim your waist up to 2 inches in as little as 3 weeks!

2. Hip Abduction Exercise
         Simple and easy:
         > stand about a foot away behind a chair
         > lift one leg 45 degrees to the side
         > hold for at least 3 seconds at the height of the lift
         > bring down slowly
         > repeat 8 to 12 times per set

3. Air-bike to pull in the sides
        > knee to elbow crunches or just plain knee to elbow exercise while standing up

4. Cardio
         Anything that keeps your heart going. Lately I've been loving the tabatal video I found at Yogatic.

 

5. Eat healthy and get enough rest and plenty of water! :)

Hope this helps!