When searching for free tips to lose weight the first thing you should consider is whether or not the person giving the advice has actually ever lost any weight themselves. It's all very well someone repeating what they've read in a magazine or what a friend of theirs told them works, but if you're going to give yourself the greatest chance of success when it comes to weight loss I strongly suggest you look to someone who has actually experienced what you're going through.
Luckily for you, I have.
These free tips to help you lose weight therefore are based on my own experiences of what really worked in the real world for me. I can't of course, guarantee they will work for you, but I think they have a pretty good chance because I've seen the results that I got from them.
Free Tip #1 - Focus Is Everything
We'd all like to lose weight. It's one of the most searched-for things on the Internet yet so many people find it incredibly difficult to achieve. In my opinion this is down to the the fact that most people are focusing on other things while the weight loss aspect fo their lives just sort of sits in the background.
The people who succeed at weight loss make it their number one priority in life. Everything fits around their weight loss program, rather than the other way around. If needs be, they'll miss a TV show they like to get to the gym and do their workout. If they have to, they'll forego a night out so they're not tempted to eat junk food. Their social life is arranged around their diet and exercise plan rather than being squeezed in at the end almost as an afterthought.
So if you want to lose weight - put it front and centre. Decide what food you should eat and what exercise you'll get and make that your main focus. Don't let *anything* get in your way.
Free Tip #2 - Make It Automatic
The problem with many diet and exercise plans is they require too much thought and preparation. I recommend using a program that makes it easy for you to stay on track. For example, a fitness program where you go to the gym on the same days each week, at the same time and do pretty much the same exercises. Those that require different exercises each week or different workout days can be hard to get used to because there is no logical pattern to them.
The same goes with your diet. Spend a week before you begin your diet properly trying out all the different foods that are allowed so you can generate a shortlist of your favourites, discover how to prepare them and even where abouts in the supermarket you'll find them. Look at portion sizes so you don't have to go to all the trouble of counting calories but can just estimate a suitable portion size easily and monitor youe diet that way. Work out some easy snacks that will help fill a hole if you get hungry mid-morning at work etc.
Then, your grocery shopping becomes simple, preparing the meals becomes easy and if you suddenly get hungry or miss a meal for whatever reason, you know the ideal solution (and no, it doesn't involve Mars bars!).
1. Trim the fat - Ounce for ounce, fat has double the calories of protein and carbs, so cutting back just a little pays off big. Do it with simple swaps, such as subbing Canadian bacon for the regular stuff in your egg sandwich, using low fat ground turkey instead of beef, and sauteing veggies in low fat chicken stock or wine instead of butter or oil!
2. Watch what you cook - prepare meals with low fat food products. Remember the basic food groups and try to balance your meals. Your body still needs a bit of everything to be healthy. So get your veggies, lean meat, fish and fruits into your eating plan - and drink plenty of water.
3. Eating plan - Plan and your healthy meals in advance. You will then be more likely to avoid the spur of the moment fast food temptation. At least you know what you are putting into your mouth. Set aside 1 hour, say Sunday and plan your weekly meals. Saves time, saves money and saves the hassle out of your busy schedule. So make the time now!
4. Drink GREEN TEA - Drinking green tea daily will boost your metabolism. Studies have shown that the antioxidants in green tea can cause the body to waste calories as heat, which increases your caloric burning. So cut out all kinds of sugary beverages and get into a routine of drinking plenty of water and green tea - great calorie free drinks.
5. Be Patient - Many people give up on change too quickly, especially when the effort starts to feel challenging. It takes at least three to six months for behavioral change to turn into habit. So stick with change for at least six months, focus on your goal, and be patient on the long road towards permanent change - it will become as part of who you are and what you do.
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