If you were to ask a fitness trainer how to go about losing weight in certain parts of your body, you would probably get a reply to the effect that it is very difficult to control weight loss in exactly the way you want to. They would also tell you that you can’t lose weight only around your hips while keeping the flesh on your face intact no matter how much you try. No doubt weight loss takes place according to your bone structure and your genetic makeup, but with a little cleverness on your part, you could achieve weight loss in such a way that you begin to look better than ever even before you start to notice the difference on the scales. All you need to do is:

Tone your thighs: When you work on your thighs to strengthen your quads and hamstrings and get rid of that flabby look, you feel your clothes fitting better and you look great. You can do this with simple squats and lunges that you can do at home, for 10 to 15 minutes every alternate day. As the exercises become easier, use dumbbells to make them more effective and build your muscles. When you build muscle mass, you raise your metabolism and burn calories even when at rest.

Get rid of your love handles: The extra flesh hanging down your waist is a thorn in your flesh because it prevents you from wearing clothes that fit well and feel sexy. One way to get rid of your love handles is to stand in the center of an empty space, place an object diagonally opposite you, move towards it in two steps, bend down with your legs fully stretched and your feet anchored to the floor, pick it up, lunge in two steps to another corner of the space, and place the object that you picked up. Repeat this a few times with all the four corner until you’re out of breath and watch that flab melt away like magic in just a few weeks.

Tone your arms: Use dumbbells to tone up your biceps and remove the flab from your triceps. When your arms are tight and toned, you look slimmer and much better.
Get your daily dose of cardio: All said and done, exercises that get you panting and breathing hard are the best ways to lose overall weight fast and in a safe way. When your heart beat increases and you feel yourself sweating, you know you’re burning that fat away efficiently.

Eat sensibly: Weight loss is a simple calculation – if the number of calories you consume is less than the number you burn, you lose weight. So eat foods that are light on your stomach and light in calorific content. Drink lots of water and don’t skip meals. In fact, break up your daily requirement of food into five or six small meals instead of three large ones. This will boost your metabolism and prevent you from binging on food. And don’t deny yourself your favorite foods altogether; instead, limit your portions and how often you eat them.