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Friday, March 21, 2008

Let's Lose Some Weight


Today is hopefully the day for inspiring or helping those who want to shed a few pounds. But I also want you to remember that when you are trying to lose weight you need to be doing this for YOURSELF and nobody else. If you are doing it to keep someone else happy you will NOT succeed. And if you doing it for someone else – what the hell are you thinking?????? You are not here to keep others happy only yourself.

But seeing as though we are here and my decision today is to share 15 great weight loss tips with you.

So you want to lose weight fast? It's easy to say goodbye to 10 pounds of unwanted fat with these easy diet tips. Just pay attention to what you eat and be sure to have good tasting, fresh and healthy food including snacks, fill up on vegetables and keep your taste buds happy with fruit.

No need to make sacrifices! Just follow these simple guidelines to lose your first 10 pounds, last 10 pounds or give your weight loss program a boost when it seems to have stuttered to a halt. This is a balanced and flexible plan that you can use for as long as you want.

1. Keep a note of everything that you eat and drink. You do not need to estimate calories. Just write down what it was that you had and the approximate quantity. You will find that being more aware of what you are eating helps you to plan healthy meals and snacks.

2. Halve your intake of all pure or added fats. This means using half as much butter or spread on your bread, toast, muffins and potatoes; half the usual amount of mayonnaise or sauce on your salad; and half the oil in the frying pan every time.

3. Limit treats containing sugar to three times per week. This includes chocolate, ice cream, desserts, cake, pastries, cookies, etc.

4. Include a lower fat source of protein at most meals: chicken, fish, beans, cottage cheese, or low fat yogurt. Have eggs, nuts and red meat occasionally but not every day.

5. Plan at least one lunch and dinner every week without meat or cheese. Build those meals around whole grains, vegetables and beans to increase fiber and reduce fat.

6. Reduce the fat content in your milk products. If you are currently drinking whole milk, reduce to 2% fat. From 2% reduce to 1%. Choose lower fat cheese and yogurt. When you buy yogurt, also check that it does not contain sugar.

7. Have at least two servings of fruit every day. This can be for dessert or snacks. Choose fruit that is in season.

8. Drink water instead of sodas, juices, milky drinks or alcohol. Avoid diet soda - the sweet taste only encourages you to crave sugar. Hot water with a slice of lemon can be very refreshing in the morning.

9. Include at least two servings of vegetables at lunch and dinner. If you are getting hungry, have more.

10. Eat slowly. The body is slow to register when you are full and it is easy to eat too much if you are racing through your meals.

11. Grated carrot makes a great snack. You will find that a grated carrot is much more filling than a whole carrot. Strange but true.

12. Use whole grains wherever possible. The fiber will give you a fuller feeling and also help your digestion.

13. Choose food that you can chew. Again this will increase your fiber intake, and the act of chewing will make you feel more satisfied too. This means eating fruit instead of drinking juice. If you have soup, make sure it is chunky.

14. Plan your meals and snacks ahead of time. Plan your shopping too - make a list of what you need and stick to it. If you just grab something when you are feeling hungry, you will probably choose high calorie food.

15. Always switch off the TV when you eat. That includes snacks as well as meals. Studies have proved that we eat larger portions in front of the TV, probably because we are much less aware of what we are eating.

Ouch, no more nibbling in front of the TV, but that is the truth, if you feel that is not going to be something you can do then put a small helping of snacks in a small plate and once the plate is empty guess what your snacks are finished DON’T get up and fill the plate again.

I have personally cut out things like crisps, and substituted them with pretzels (plain or low salted), I do not crave crisps, I don’t even miss the suckers… I could eat a 100g slab of chocolate everyday no problem, now I have 2 block maximum, hell a slab now lasts a week, it can be done, if I can do it anyone can. I firmly believe that you should never deprive yourselves of anything, so if you feel like a chocolate or packet of crisps then have one but make them small packets, cut the servings.

So hopefully there have been some tips here to help you on your journey and remember do what works for you, but cut down.


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