Fitness people out there ! Any advice?

[RenoPetroldi]

Hi everyone!
So, all my life I've been a skinny thin short girl, a year ago I was like underweight and now, I believe, My weight is just fine because the past year i didn't have a very healthy diet and I ate everything, also I had a better physical condition
Now I get tired if I go upstairs running, an example.
But the year is starting and I do want to be a healthy person, not because I want everyone to look at me and say "gosh she is so skinny and toned" but because I want to look in the mirror and be proud of what I'm looking and also because I want to have this beautiful fitness lifestyle
and I don't want to be thin and skinny again by starving myself and/or becoming anorexic or bulimic (because I had bulimia), I want to eat the right things, to workout the right things, and to give my body a better maintenance
So, I was wondering if you could give me any advice on how to get started, to keep going, what to eat, which workout should I do... Whatever advice or "tips & tricks" you can give me, I will be truly thankful with you !

[ak666]

A woman in great physical shape is a beautiful thing to behold (thinking like aerobics instructor). I'm really glad you have this healthy body image in mind now after suffering bulimia.

I think for the health side of it, you need cardio. Stamina comes from working those big muscle groups, getting the heart pumping. So it helps if you jog or ride a bike or swim or something of this sort.

To me it did wonders when I got a treadmill in my home, as I'm one of those guys who will work out if it's convenient and nearby. If it's like a gym I have to drive to, I'll do it for a little while and taper off and get lazy.

So I found it really handy to just have some equipment in my home. Your mileage may vary -- like maybe if you found a really good-looking fitness instructor in a gym, maybe you can't wait to see him every day.

That said, for the physique side, you have to do muscle training, lift some weights, push-ups, squats, deadlifts, pull-ups, etc. Especially strengthening up your back will do wonders. Girls always seem to be reluctant to do this, thinking they're going to turn into The Hulk overnight. That's kind of insulting to guys who have to work at it all their life to try to bulk up a bit. These kinds of things don't happen overnight, you can easily moderate and unless you're really trying to bulk like crazy, you won't turn into a masculine-looking muscle-bound bodybuilder woman.

Muscle training is so effective because muscle apparently burns fat non-stop, even when you're sleeping. So it's really good to build muscle, and apparently this is why it's easier for men to stay in shape than women even if they're lazier about it.

For the motivational side, you have to set goals and maybe put up images -- like a body image that inspires you, or put up pictures of yourself at various stages (maybe unflattering ones might also motivate you). A lot of the toughest part is just sticking to your diet and exercise plans and not kind of weening off and going, "meh, I'm tired of this", so a lot of this is in the mind.

[ConsultantIsBack]

1. Go to bodybuilding. com and read everything
2. Eat clean
3. Lift heavy

goodluck!

[Anonymous]

just go on a ketogenic diet if u want to be skinny and toned, eat tons of protein and do cardio and lift weights with high frequency and volume

[Polocrew]

Start lifting, Eat above required.

[hotstuffSRD]

Eat chicken 🍗 lol
Lift weight
You'll rock 💁