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1. Take it one step at a time

Start by paying attention to what you eat. Cut back on fat and sweets and add more fruit and vegetables. After you have that under control, add exercise. If you hate to exercise try it for only 15 minutes a day at first, then a 1/2-hour. Keep in mind that while you are exercising you are burning calories and not eating. Also, it will be easier if you chose an activity that you enjoy.

2. Find a friend

It is always good to have support when you are trying to lose weight. Find a friend who wants to lose weight and compare notes, weigh-in together and maybe even have a contest.

3. Use weights

Working out weights will build muscle and raise your metabolism so you will burn more calories. Also, muscle takes up less space than fat so you will be smaller ( but probably weigh more).

4. Eat fewer carbs

Don't eat as much bread and pasta and you will see a difference.

5. Set a goal

Set a deadline to lose the weight and write it down. For example, ' By Dec 14/04 I will weigh 150 lbs or less'. Put it somewhere you will see it daily.

6. Give up soda

If you drink a soda or 2 a day you are adding empty calories. If you find it hard to stop completely, cut back at first and drink water instead.

7. Grill or boil

Avoid fried meat, grill and use lots of spices. You will get used to it and probably enjoy it more.

8. Don't buy junk food

When you go shopping, don't go on an empty stomach and you will be less likely to buy junk food. Keep your home 'junk food free' so you won't be tempted to indulge.

9. Eat breakfast

Consume most of your calories early in the day and always eat breakfast. Don't eat after 8pm and not only will you avoid those added calories but you will sleep better.

10. Give yourself a treat

When you tell yourself that you can't have something you want it more. Give yourself a treat once a day ( ie. half a cookie) and you won't feel you are missing out.

11. Use smaller plates

Trick yourself into believing that you are eating more by using a smaller plate.

12. Drink lots of water

Drink water when you are feeling hungry and you will get that 'full' feeling.

13. Don't eat everything on your plate

Many times we eat just because it's there. Pay attention to when you have had enough.

14. Eat five or six meals a day

Eating more frequently will keep you from getting too hungry.

15. Plan your workout sessions

Write your workout sessions in your journal or planner.

16. Stay away from fad diets

Fad diets don't work. If you lose weight fast chances are that you will gain it back ( and more) just as fast. It takes time to put it on and time to take it off.

17. Do several workouts a day

While you are watching TV do crunches and leg lifts.

18. Measure your food

If you decide to have junk food for a snack - be sure to measure and control what you eat.

19. Keep pre-cut vegetables

...and ward off those cravings.

20. Create Good Habits

It is a known fact that when we do something twenty-one times it becomes a habit. Create good eating habits.


Bike riding, mountain climbing, skating, jogging are just a few activities that also double as socializing events. A nice spring day at the park will reveal children and couples getting exercise while enjoying themselves at the same time. Exercise doesn't have to be restricted to a gym pushing heavy bulky machines around while sweating profusely. This image usually pops into peoples mind when the word exercise is mentioned.

If I were to suggest we do 10,000 sit ups as a way to get exercise the chances are you would decline my offer. Yet, if I were to invite you for a bike ride around the city you would probably be more willing to tag alone. If you look at the amount of exercise done from the sit-ups and the bike though, they are about the same. The bike is simply more enjoyable but yields the same physical exertion. More exercise equals more weight loss in most cases no matter how you go about doing it. Exercise is one of the best weight loss methods around.

Vitamin and diet pills have become a popular way to loss weight beginning in the last century. The days of being viewed as alternative medicines by the mainstream are gone. Even though there is still a lot of controversy over certain pills that hit the market, the industry has seen a sharp rise in recent years. This is due to the fact that more money has been put in advertising and just the general acceptance by the media overall.

Once and a while a pill must be recalled due to health risk but it doesn't seem to slow the popularity down in the least bit. Vitamin supplements such as Centrum are cherished by many including the elderly as a staple of life. Diet pills including Xenical, Acomplia and Reductil are gaining momentum on the market establishing it's own popularity primarily with new diet consumers.

These types of pills work by curbing the appetite so people feel hungry less. The less you feel hungry results in eating less over time. Working in conjunction with healthy eating vitamin and diet pills can cause weight loss.

As the old saying goes, You are what you eat and what you eat will determine if you are a size eight or an eighteen. Eating healthy foods that are rich in essential amino acids, proteins and carbohydrates is very important for everyone but especially for someone trying to lose weight. Fruits, vegetables and low fat meats such as fish promote a system where the body stays thoroughly maintained to function properly.

Your body can't know what to let go of if you train it to run on junk. Fast food restaurants offering a menu with low cholesterol items defeat the purpose if your body is already low in cholesterol and needs more of it. In order to eat healthy you must first know what your body lacks and what your body has too much of already.

You must also take into account what types of foods fill in those gaps for you body. A general rule of thumb is to stick to the four basic food groups which are; meats, dairy products, grains, fruits and vegetables. Once you bring your diet under control by eating healthy you can begin to loss weight.
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