A nasty finisher from Alwyn Cosgrove. who designed the programs in The New Rules of Lifting for Women is the following bodyweight giant set.

25 Bodyweight Squats
24 Lunges (12 with each foot forward)
24 Jumping Lunges
25 Jumping Squats

It is a killer.

The problem with restricting calories too much is that it slows down your metabolism and in doing so it makes it all the more difficult to loose fat. It is therefore important that if you decide to reduce calories (you still need to do your resistance training and interval training,) you only reduce them by a small amount at any one time.

Another problem with strict calorie reduction is the fact that it is very difficult to maintain for more than a short time frame. When you go back to your normal eating pattern, with your now slower metabolism, you will generally put back on the fat you lost and then some.

How much of a priority do you make your resistance training? If it is not an integral part of your training for fat loss, you are putting a limit on your results. Weight training helps maintain lean body mass while you are loosing fat, helps up-shift your metabolism and helps you burn fat for up to 48 hours after the session has finished. Given these benefits, how could you not do a couple of hard weight training session each week.