When it comes to losing weight, you probably know the drill. Burn more calories than you consume, eat healthy, and be healthy and the results will happen. Most diets and weight loss plans do not have much substance which is why dieting in general is far from healthy for you. Here are some weight loss tips and tricks that are going to steer your weight loss efforts in the right direction. Follow these cardinal rules of weight loss and you will be healthy and happy in no time at all.
1 - Drink enough water after breakfast. Water should absolutely be your primary drink following breakfast. Drink milk or orange juice in the morning, and then focus on water rather than a sugar laden drink like soda or juice. The average person in America consumes as many as 245 calories a day just in drinks. That translates to a gain of 25 lbs every year!
2 - Keep a notebook with you so that you can track what you eat. You do not necessarily have to count calories, but what you do have to do is keep track of everything that you are consuming. The reason for this is so that you can keep track of what you are eating and how it impacts you throughout the day. Many people do not realize how much food and other garbage they are putting into their mouths until they start consciously tracking everything that they eat.
3 - Purchase a pedometer so that you can keep track of your steps per day, and try to achieve an additional 1,000 to 2,000 steps per day. This is especially important if you are sedentary, meaning that most of your day is spend in a seated position. Continue to challenge yourself by adding more and more steps every day and you will see the pounds coming off before you know it.
4 - Rather than eating three normal sized meals in a day, consider breaking your meals down smaller and consuming between five and six meals a day instead. When you break your meals into intervals, studies have shown that you can cut down your calorie consumption by as much as 30 percent over the course of a day, and this is going to lead to weight loss on a consistent basis if you continue to eat in this way.
5 - Walk for at least 30 minutes every single day. 30 minutes of daily walking is enough to prevent weight gain, and if you add more to that, you will be burning calories and losing weight. Exercise beyond the traditionally recommended 30 minutes is going to result in fat loss and weight loss for optimum health, which is what you should be aiming for.
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Originally posted 2009-11-30 03:52:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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I am a chef, certified personal trainer and a mom. I have discovered that the mindset regarding eating is the most important thing, not necessarily the diet methods that don’t fit you. I discovered this when trying to get my toddler to eat and wrote a book about it – Diet Secrets of A Toddler, By Laura Andolini. It is on my website if you are interested. http://www.cooking-for-fitness.com , or amazon.com. I hope you enjoy it!
Social support is another huge factor in successful fat loss. Having friends or family that you share your fat loss goals and progress with and /or getting a coach or trainer to work with and answer to will be a great benefit, especially for women.
There are also many weight loss forums online where you can go to ask questions, learn best practices, and meet other people on the same journey as you.
Your tips about having more meals that are in smaller portions is not new, but I’m quite surprised at the statistics about how much calories the average person consumes from drinks. That’s really a lot. Well, awareness is key, so I’m glad you shared this article!
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