Rapid Fat Loss: 5 Little Tips to Lose Weight and Become Healthier in 2011 and Feel Great Doing It!
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Posted by admin | Posted in Weight Loss | Posted on 31-01-2011
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If you are looking to lose weight and become healthier in 2011, throw away any notions of starting any kind of crash diets. Crash diets rarely last 2 weeks if you’re lucky and often times you will gain the weight back and more. Crash diets set you up for failure, even before you begin.
So what is the answer if you are looking to lose weight and become healthier in 2011…
In 2 words… Lifestyle Change
Your lifestyle changes must be reasonable or you will not be able to stick to it for long. By implementing a few subtle changes to your eating and exercise habits, you may help yourself lose weight and become healthier in 2011. Sometimes, the littlest things can make the biggest difference.
Examine your diet patterns closely and see if there are some bad lifestyle patterns that you can start to break immediately. For example, do you find certain times of day when you crave something sweet? Or do you find certain times when you really want something, but know deep down that you should not indulge in? Think about what you can reasonably and easily give up and replace it with something that is healthier, that will make you feel better and look better. It really is that simple, but we all make it harder than it really needs to be. That is why we need a lifestyle change and not another crash or fad diet.
Here are some habits that you might consider changing in order to lose weight and become healthier in 2011. Look for bad habits, wipe them out and instill good habits instead of the old. Make these permanent changes and ask yourself, “Can I maintain this change for the rest of my life?” But, remember these changes are to insure that you lose weight and that you live a healthy lifestyle and you will feel better mentally, physically and biologically. Who wouldn’t want that for themselves?
Fast Food – Avoid like the plague. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, protein… you get the idea.
Drinks – When you’re thirsty, drink water. But, if you are like me, sometimes I need something with a little more taste. In this case you can choose drinks that don’t have any calories (tea, or diet soft drinks). Avoid alcohol and soda that contains useless calories.
Snacks – Do you have a certain time of day that you just HAVE to have a snack? Stock your kitchen with low calorie snacks. Throw away ALL high carbohydrate and sugary snacks.
Dinner Time – Cook only what you will eat and avoid leftovers. You do not want to have extra food sitting in front of you at the table or you are liable to pick even when you are full. Most importantly, you certainly want to avoid the late night, left over, munchies (use to be one of my favorites!).
Exercise – Exercise must be incorporated into your daily routine. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, park your car further away than usual, go for a walk, walk the dog, anything. Just start to get exercise and start to build on that. You will be amazed at how much better you feel just doing that. Carefully examine your routine and plan on doing something that you don’t mind doing. If you enjoy it, you are that much more likely to continue doing it and you will reap the rewards.
