Definately swimming or even gentle yoga poses
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Definately swimming or even gentle yoga poses
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Are refined sugars things like sweet biscuits, cakes, etc? Because they are very limited already in my diet (as is alcohol).
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Do you have sugar in anything? Jam, bread, pasta sauces etc? Also,highly refined grains such as flour,pasta etc is pretty close to sugar.
We're doing GAPS for health. I wasn't expecting the weight loss but it's been fascinating. You are so much better off getting your energy from fat which your body directly uses, rather than carbs which are often stored (hello cellulite) to convert to fat for energy. If I didn't have such a strong health reason to go onto this diet I wouldn't have had the will power either, but now I realise the benefits I'm going to have for life long health it's pretty motivating!
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I make my own pasta sauces with only a teensy amount of honey in them, I don't eat bread as a general rule, and I never eat jam. I also don't eat pasta or rice as a general rule. But as I said I am pretty happy with my diet, it is exercise that is letting me down. But I've been inspired so have dusted off the old bikini and am off for a few laps in the local pool just now
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Sounds good. Though one thing I forgot to expand on when I mentioned healthy fats was not to use refined vegetable fats, as in canola/sunflower oil (all the oils you can buy in those big plastic bottles). They turn rancid very fast and become trans fats which will just store on your thighs. Nut oils and olive oil are good but don't cook with them- heating destroys them too. The only plant based oil you should cook with is coconut oil.
Swimming is great exercise! Enjoy
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I'll second (or third or fourth) the swimming, but make it kickboarding, not swimming. Sure, do some swimming too cos that's great for all over toning, but if you want to work on your thighs with the added bonus of your bum, then only do 0.5km or so swimming and do another 1km with just your legs kicking. Best thing I ever found for bums and thighs. As an added bonus, you may find the core muscle strength you build through swimming helps with your hip issues.
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Lulu do you use swim fins? Or just bare feet?
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aqua aerobics is great also and a lot of fun :-)
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I use just bare feet but swimming is one of the rare sports that I'm good at so I still have a really good speed. I also have very strong legs from decades of horse riding. I think you would probably diminish the impact on toning if you used fins, but if you're not a great swimmer they could be a good way to start until you build strength and stamina.
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