30 Belly Fat Plan

For those of you who have been following me on instagram @luvlyjourney or on Tumblr @kimiluvly, you know my belly fat struggle. In order to conquer this struggle from August 10th until September 10th I will be trying multiple belly fat solutions in order to see what works for me. I will  be posting updates onto my blog, Instagram, and Tumblr in order to keep you all updated. This is a layout of my 30 day fitness plan, feel free to join me!

Green Tea

Anybody who has searched weight loss online before has come across the tea fad. For those of you who keep up with my blog, you have already read my "skinny tea" rant. I know that green tea has multiple benefits, but bellyfat loss is the one that is preached the most. So, I have decided to test this out. Everyday I drink 3 or more cups of plain green tea. The tea that I am currently drinking is
Stash Tea Premium Green Tea, 20 Count Tea Bags (Pack of 6). I will write a blog post in the near future on how it has benefited for me. So far it is my favorite green tea!

Water

One day I was scrolling through youtube (like I always do), and I found a belly fat video that was in my recommended videos list. The video basically went over the usual belly fat lost tips, but something stood out to me. The 4th tip in the video was to drink 15 to 20 cups of water every single day. At first I thought this guy was insane and wrote him off. However, weeks later this tip was still in the back of my mind. So, around a week before I decided to embark on this belly fat loss journey I purchased a 40oz water bottle Reduce Hydro Tritan Water Bottle 40oz, Purple. Because of the little markings on the side I find that drinking all of this water is a fun challenge. I treat this bottle like a purse meaning I take it everywhere I go. Right now I am only up to drinking around 12-15 cups of water a day, but it is a huge improvement from my usual 4 cups.

Getting over my fear of Cardio 

As a fellow apple shape, I lose weight in my bottom half first. So I am constantly doing lower body muscle building to balance out my shape. Because of this I was terrified that cardio would eliminate what little butt fat and butt muscle that I have. Yes, this sounds ridiculous to most because it honestly is. So I am 2 weeks into my intense cardio regimen and I am seeing rapid results now. I dedicate about an hour a day to intense interval cardio along with 30 minutes of strength training. So far it is working wonders for me and my butt has not disappeared!

These three things are the main things I have been incorporating into my current routine, but I am experimenting with little things along the way. For daily updates follow my instagram @luvlyjourney and my tumblr @kimiluvly!

Why I HATE "Skinny Teas"

Greetings my lovelies!

The other day my very logical cousin texted me asking my opinion on one these "skinny teas". My cousin has always been the voice of reason when it came to the ridiculous diets I would go on in the past. She would say that they were unhealthy, and she was right. So when she was even considering these “Skinny Teas” I was shocked. In short, I told her to drink regular high quality green tea, and stick to eating right and exercising. These is the second part in my Social Media Health Frustrations. If you’re enjoying these type of posts let me know!  

False Advertising

What most people do not realize is that these tea companies send out their products to famous fitness instagram users to promote their products. 9/10 these fitness instagrammers are already kicking their butts in the gym and eat pretty clean. With this being said, these “skinny teas” are not the cause of their physique.It’s like taking someone with clear skin and having them advertise your acne product. They already have the end result and your product did not help them achieve that result

They have “dieting effects”

Whenever I hear the word diet I feel sick to the stomach. The whole process of eating significantly less, or taking things that constantly flush your system is not healthy. I have been there done that and it is not fun. Most, if not all of these teas suppress your appetite (not healthy), and have diuretic and laxative effects. If you are drinking enough water, and eating a plant based diet you do not need any of these effects. It is not natural let alone healthy. You will end up feeling weak from calorie restriction and will have a f*cked up digestive system from your body constantly flushing itself.

They are EXPENSIVE

Nothing frustrates me more than seeing people spend their money on crappy gimmicky products. People throw their money at anything that promises weight loss. To justify their purchase they look at these before and after pics. Most of the time these before and after pictures are faked and the people in them are being sponsored by the company. If you really want a tea that will help your body I suggest buying a good quality green tea and drinking it throughout the day. You will save money and more importantly save your body!