The Ultimate Leg Butt Hip and Thigh Makeover (LBHTM) Review

Want to learn how to get rid of love handles? Well this book is the closest thing you will ever get to learning how to start getting rid of love handles. This book shows you how to target your lower body by doing specific workouts and proper dieting. This book reveals some of today's latest scams and myths and gives you the true facts about weight loss. With this program you get to make your own schedule. There is no weight lifting involved so no need to go to the weight room. Also this program was built with the at home person in mind so no you wont even step foot in a gym with this program.

The author of this book is Joey Atlas. He's an exercise physiologist that many women across the country have paid for his personal training. He came up with a "certain way" to do various exercises for losing weight. With this certain way you target specific parts of the body to tone down. He shows you how to target your most problem areas that's not even possible to be targeting from the typical weight and machine type exercise programs.

This program is very convenient. You get to pick your own schedule and the kind of exercises you will be doing can be done practically anywhere. Convenience plays a key role in this wight loss program. The testimonials are decent. There's several testimonials shown on the main site. The pictures are pretty reasonable and don't look like some fake photos that have been touched up with image software.

LBHTM is designed for women regardless of age. To learn more about LBHTM and get this book click here

Weekly Recipe - Individual Chicken Pizzas

Here's a interesting recipe i came across today. Very good for the kids! Recipe Source: View Source

Ingredients

• 1 can refrigerated biscuits, uncooked
• 1 cup corn meal
• 1/4-1/2 cup vegetable cream cheese
• 2 cups frozen chopped broccoli
• 1/4 cup diced tomato
• 5 oz can chunk chicken breast in water
• Dried oregano, optional
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Method

Preheat oven per biscuit can directions. Sprinkle countertop with corn meal. Roll each individual biscuit out to approximately 3-4 inches round on top of corn meal, but do not flip over. Place each rolled biscuit on a large baking sheet and cook per package directions. Set oven to 400 degrees. Allow biscuits to cool slightly. Top each biscuit with cream cheese, chopped broccoli, tomato, and chicken. If desired, sprinkle with dried oregano to taste. Cover each biscuit with mozzarella cheese. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese has melted.

Notes: These quick and easy to hold pizzas are healthy and fun. Turn dinner time into fun time by including the kids in preparing the meal. Change up the veggies for variety or to suit the little one's taste.

Number of Servings: 8

Simple Exercises For Losing Weight

Be sure to do stretches before you workout. This will help your flexibility and prevent injuries. Also it doesn't hurt to stretch in between or after workouts as well. These exercises for losing weight will help you get started.

Leg raises. This exercise will help burn fat in your abdominal area. Lie down on your back with your arms by your side. Slowly lift one leg in the air slowly and then as you slowly lower your leg raise your other leg.

Dancing. If you like you can put on some of your favorite party tracks and have some fun while burning fat. This is one I prefer and has helped me over the years to stay in shape.

Walking is one of the simplest and easiest exercise to do. You can even increase your calorie burn by walking faster or walking up and down stairs. After that you can jog for a little while to help out.

Weight lifting has been proven to help lose weight over time. You don't have to lift 150+ lbs. either. Remember this is for losing weight not building a ton of muscle. Find a weight that you can handle without straining yourself and do more reps with them as this burns fat.

If your a mother or father that have kids you can play with them. It's wonderful to spend time and have some fun with your kids but it's also a bonus to help lose weight in the process. If they are infants you can use them for weights. Most babies like being held up in the air and then back down. Believe it or not it's exercise.

Exercise Tips On Losing Weight

Exercising will help you burn calories and lose weight. It also plays a big role in your diet as it immediate causes your body to start burning calories during your workouts. Along with keeping your daily calorie intake under control; your well on your way to accomplish your goals.

Lack of sleep can hinder your performance when exercising so be sure to get a minimum of 7-8 hours of sleep. Also keep a steady sleep pattern. Your body will be able to perform at its best by doing so.

Start by taking ten minute walks twice a day. It's preferred to take a walk in the morning after breakfast as it helps get your metabolism to start burning fat for the day. Gradually start walking longer and a bit faster each day

Always be sure to eat 3-4 hours before you start exercising. A good choice is to eat a low fat meal and can have other foods such as fruit, yogurt, fruit juice, cereal (no kid's cereal that contains a lot of sugar), etc. This will give you energy that is needed for your workout and help optimize fat burning. Drink a good amount of water during breaks.

After your workout treat yourself to a low fat meal again. If you don't feel like eating that's fine however be sure to eat before you exercise again. As this will replenish your energy for your next workout. Take it easy on the sodas. Drinking too much can hinder your performance and worst of all your diet. Stick with water and fruit juices mostly.

Don't overdue exercising. Sure you make a routine out of it that you do throughout your week but don't overdue it. Remember too much of anything isn't healthy.

Motivation Is Key To Your Weight Loss Success

Without motivation let's face it you'll never lose a single pound. With that in mind, I'll show you some ways to help get you motivated.

Support groups such as Yahoo groups is a good place to go for information as well as support from your group's peers. Group members also can post messages that can provide alot of useful information on various tips and products that they've personally tried and liked or disliked.

Forums in my oppinion are the best ever for support and motivation. There are many forums dedicated for members to share each other's experiences and resources. Alot of them even have personal diarys or journals which you can post a log daily of your progress and your efforts to achieve your goals. Feel free to show before and after pictures of your progress. This will also inspire others to work harder as well as give them motivation to. There are alot of friendly people who are just like you in your same situation.

Social sites such as Face Book, Tweeter, Digg, etc. are good ways to show everyone your progress as well as meet others and view their progress as well. You will make new friends this way which will help get you motivated. There's no since in being alone on your journey so why not get some extra support from others that are in your shoes to?

Don't be shy to tell your friends and family about your goals. Discuss with them how you going to change your lifestyle to accomplish your goal. True friends and your family will give their support. If you have a friend that wants to lose weight just like you then by all means offer to work together. This will help keep both of you motivated since you will have a personal partner involved in your journey.

Feed your desire to lose weight. Think of what you would be wearing if you were at your desired weight. How more attractive you will look towards men/women. Think about how much healthier you will become. Plan out what your diet and exercising will be based on. Think of holidays you'd like to be slimmer around. Let this feed your desire to lose weight and get you motivated for the months to come.

Make reasonable goals each week or month for yourself. Don't go crazy and make outrageous goals. You will only tire yourself out and most likely give up. Take it easy and dont be too hard on yourself. Stick with your goals and take it one day at a time. It doesn't hurt to have a cheat day once out of the week. Make it reasonable though you dont want to mess up your diet from overdoing it.

Now that you have some insight on how to get motivated. Get out there and get motivated and start accomplishing your goals. Best of luck to you.

Diet Food Delivery Services

If you would like to ease the stress of coming up with different foods and ingredients to prepare low carb meals there are other options. I recently came across a few diet food delivery services which they prepare daily meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) along with snacks to eat in between meals. A lot of these services have a lot of options ranging from low carb, men's, women's, senior, etc. programs. Also can pick out menus for different types of foods you would like to eat each day.

Delivery is made on a weekly basis however some services can deliver daily depending on your location. The meals are stored in a special container to retain its freshness. Therefore, there are no worries of your food spoiling if you was not available to pick it up when it was delivered. Currently I've only found services that deliver in the United States so if you live elsewhere be sure to look for services that are available in your area.

Now the cost of these food services average around $12 a day so you will have to calculate how much money you spend on a daily basis to see if it is cost effective for you. Remember with this services you ONLY eat what they provide for you. You cannot just eat your daily meals and snacks and expect to be able to eat other things and lose weight. The best thing to do is to no longer buy any food or ingredients like seasonings etc. As this will only hinder your diet plan.

Make sure you do your own research as there are so many different services out there with a wide range of prices. Find out which service would work best for your needs and convenience. Many of them have special offers where you can get discounts or a free week or so worth of meals. You will speak with someone over the phone to help you decide which program and menus would best suit you. If you decide to use one of these services remember that you will have to have self control and restrict yourself to what they provide.

Weekly Recipe - Fish Fillets with Black Bean Compote

Here's a interesting recipe I came across today. Be sure to try it and see how you like it. Recipe Source: View Source

6 Alaska pollock, cod, or sole fillets (4 to 6 oz. each), fresh, thawed or frozen
4 teaspoons olive, canola, peanut or grapeseed oil, divided
1 white onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14 oz.) diced tomatoes
1 can (4 oz.) mild diced green chiles
2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
Salt and pepper, to taste

Rinse any ice glaze from frozen Alaska Pollock fillets under cold water; pat dry with paper towel. Heat a heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Brush both sides of fillets with 2 teaspoons oil. Place fillets in heated skillet and cook, uncovered, about 3 minutes, until browned. Shake pan occasionally to keep fish from sticking.

Turn fillets over; cover pan tightly and reduce heat to medium. Cook an additional 2 to 5 minutes. Cook just until fish is opaque throughout. Remove from skillet and keep warm.

In the same skillet, cook onion and garlic in remaining oil over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in cumin; cook 1 minute. Add beans, tomatoes, and chiles. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Stir in lime juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve seafood fillets over the black bean compote.

Serves: - Nutrition Information Per Serving:

calories	total fat	sat fat	protein	fiber	sodium (mg)	carbs	ww pts
203	4	1	25	5	635	16	4