by Ash
(PHX)
Hi Rumi
I love your website, and I really appreciate you for your friendly attitude and pleasant personality. I’m 25 years old and 115 pounds, till last year I was only 110 pounds, I have been working out continuously from last 2 years now…
I got married last year, and I guess got a bit complacent and I’m not quite concerned about these extra 5 pounds, but I’m more concerned about my back fat, or you can say my Muffin top… and over all I have gained 1-2 inches everywhere in my body… I check what I eat, and I’m very particular about it… so basically just want to lose a few inches everywhere…
I have recently started doing your videos… and was thinking of buying dumbbells… i was wondering if you could suggest me according to my weight, the weight of dumbbells that would be good for me… Or I should just use some water bottles?
Answer
18 December 2007
Hi Ash,
First, excuse me for my late reply; I was very busy last couple of weeks.
Ash, from what I read you don’t have a real issue, you just need a little kick to lose these 5 pounds. I don’t think you are complacent; people sometimes need to relax and not to think for weight issues :-). Believe me, sometimes I gain a pound and two, but I know how to melt them immediately.
Your approach to add workout is very good, you don’t need a strict diet to lose 5 pounds. But I want to recommend slightly reducing the amount of food, because this will fasten the process of losing inches. This means to leave a quarter of every meal and not to eat it. But you can lose inches even without lowering your meals.
About the weight of dumbbells. I can’t say this, the only person who can evaluate the weight is you. Do following test.
Take 3 or 4 pounds of dumbbells. If this is the right weight for you will do 10-12 reps and you will feel fatigue and a little pain. If this weight of dumbbells is light – you must do more than 12 reps with an ease. If you can not do 10-12 reps this means the weight of dumbbells is too heavy for you.
Hint: take a rest between the tests, because after every test you become tired and the next test is not true.
Hope this helps 
Please, keep us informed about your progress or give more details if you need further advice. Don’t forget to send us a picture of you and your hubby :-).
All the best,
Rumi
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