lose weight and inches?

i am trying to make an exercise and diet plan that i can stick to as my new years resolution. I want to lose at least 20 pounds and i want to lose inches off of my butt thighs and stomach. I need to do all of this before the summer. Last summer i was really self confident about my body. I am not overweight i just have a very unproporionte body. My lower body is a lot bigger than my upper. Please help me i want to be able to hand out with my friends without feeling selfconfident. I wouldn't mind gaining muscle though. I need a plan that is easy to stick to. please help me....

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1. First, you need to decide on an appropriate goal weight based on a medical height/weight chart. Searching for "ideal weight" will definitely lead you to a bunch of charts and calculators. Another simple, but not quite as reliable, way of finding your "ideal" healthy weight is to start at 100 lbs and add 5 pounds for every inch above 5 feet you are. According to this very basic formula, if you were 5'7" your ideal weight would be around 135 pounds. You might want to add or subtract ten pounds based on, your frame size (bone size). Wrap your fingers around your wrist. If they overlap, you have a small frame. If they just barely touch, you have an average frame. If you can't get them to touch, you have a large frame. Subtract another 5 lbs if you're extremely sedentary, or add five if you're athletic. Once you have chosen an ideal weight, multiply it by 15 to find the amount of calories you should eat per day. For example, If you choose a goal weight of 135, you should eat around 2000 calories per day, that's around 650 calories a meal. Go to a meal planning website like this one http://www.thedailyplate.com/ , to get an idea of what a 650 calorie meal looks like. If you don't want to count calories (although you should at least give it a try) just follow this basic and cheap plan: For breakfast try cold cereal with a side of fruit, or a large egg white omelet with a side of buttered toast . Apples and firm pears are cheap and last over two weeks without refrigeration. Berries are no good if you're low on cash or time, cuz they rot in 3 or 4 days. Ironically, all cereals, including sugary ones, tend to be very low in calories, except supposedly healthy granolas (500 calories a cup!) and hot cereals like oatmeal and cream of wheat. For lunch, eat soup, salad, or both together. For dinner, try a lean protein like chicken or white fish with a very large side of any non-starchy vegetable. Feel free to use plenty of cheese and butter on the veg. Vegetables are so low calorie that it balances out, I promise, and plain steamed veggies are no fun anyway. In general, fried foods, pasta used as a main dish, and sandwiches are all no-no's if you're not willing to count calories in order to fit them into your daily calorie total. Finally, stick to calorie-free drinks such as water or diet soda. Diet sodas, diet iced teas, and drink mixes are a huge treat when you're dieting and you can have as much of them as you like. However, the most reliable way to diet is to actually count the calories you eat. You might want to try counting for only one week just to get an idea how bad off you really are, and figure out where you are making the biggest mistakes. As far as working out, weight lifting or other strength building exercises will burn more calories than cardio. Cardio, such as running on a tread mill or doing dance aerobics will strengthen your heart, helping you too do activities that rely on speed like competitive biking or track, but they will do very little to help you loose weight. This is a fact that's well known to doctors, but after years of Jane Fonda videos and leg warmers, women have somehow forgotten. Online you can find tons of strength workouts that don't require weights or special machinery. I really like this one: http://www.realage.com/WorkoutCenter/fit... You might need to create an account to view it, but don't worry, it's free. Wow! That's the longest answer I've ever given :)
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3. what type of music do u like> i would get a dance music cd. u can downlaod songs online, or find a cool cd that has fast tracks. I just jump and do aerobics in my room everynight before bed. 30-45 minutes is all u need, u work up a sweat and its fun! the music gets u pumped up to move. Really, u don;t need to diet too much, the first 10 pounds are the easiest to lose and can be done so by exercising alone, that is how it was for me. But eating a healthier diet and getting into that habit will help keep it off. just eat smaller posrtions of everything. i put food on my plate and then take away half of it, and that is all i eat for a meal. if u really really want this, u won;t mind giving up food and working out. it will be fun for u. that is how it was for me...i lost 25 pounds and have kept it off for a year now, i eat what i want, but i still dance every night :)
4. I think you want to be confident. You don't want to be self concious. As far as diet.... I would stick to fruits, veggies, and proteins. I personally love breads, but they are also what make me gain weight the most. So when I do eat bread I stick to multi grain with at least 5g protien per slice. Exercise...cardio, cardio, cardio...and some weight lifting with lighter weights and a lot of reps. Good luck!
5. In order to loss weight, you will need to find the root cause on your weight gain. Once you find out the root cause, you will be able to come out a weight loss plan that able to help to reduce your weight. Only with a realistic weight loss plan, you will be able to achieve it easily. One things you have to bear in mind, never think of skip meal as it will only make your gain weight later...
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7. well if you want a plan that's easy to stick to i would recommend looking at a weight loss program developed by experts. Take a look here http://quick-weight-loss.blogspot.com the first link there is good. It's Fairly cheap too i think it's around $30 or £15 It really does work too it's quick, healthy and fun. Obviously other things i can recommend are to exercise more and eat less. Ie burn more than you're intake of calories. But this program teaches you how to do that :)