10 Tips to Help You Lose Weight

1. Healthy eating habits is the first tip to help you lose weight. Not only will you gain more food volume this way but you can use natural low calorie seasonings such as onions to improve the taste. This is proven for long term health and fat loss while removing the strain of dieting itself.

2. Always trim the fat off the meats you prepare. Or if it is something like chicken, remove the skin. If that is too bland chop it up and add it to something like rice!

3. Have an accountability partner for your diet plan. People tend to be more dedicated when they know after a week or two they need to check in with someone. Find someone to walk with for example, a close friend or even a diet buddy. Share your goals! Trying to do things on your own can sometimes be a lot harder.

4. Write down everything you eat to keep track of the calories, carbohydrates, proteins, etc. You’d be surprised at how many extra things you might be eating if you don’t write your menu down. Either plan ahead with your food intake or start keeping a food journal just to see!

5. If you have to fry things, use a non-stick canola cooking spray. This will save you many calories versus cooking with oil. For example, one tablespoon of cooking oil contains 120 calories! Whereas a 2.4 second spray of PAM contains only 16 calories.

6. Keep a positive attitude and never give up. The only time you fail is when/if you quit. It may take more research or a different approach but it ‘will’ happen. Statistics show that most people do not succeed their first time trying. Nothing can take the place of persistence! Not intelligence, not talent, nothing! Everything else is secondary.

7. Your diet and fitness plans are 50/50 partners in your plan to lose weight. If one or the other is missing you will be less likely to succeed! You can exercise until you pass out but if you are taking in too many calories you won’t see dramatic changes in your appearance. And if you don’t exercise your body will more likely use muscle for energy rather than fat. Aerobic exercise burns fat! Starvation eats up muscle!

8. Concentrate on your fat loss and not just your total weight loss. Your appearance is what counts, not how much you weigh. Since muscle is heavier than fat you might be surprised! And remember, muscle burns calories! So eat regularly and don’t skip meals. If you wait more than 4 hours your metabolism starts to slow down.

9. Know where your body tends to gain fat. Women tend to gain fat around the glutes and thighs. Men gain it on their stomach and around the waist. The reason is due to a lack of circulation in those areas. Fat is not taken into the bloodstream as efficiently as other areas. That is why besides a long term fat loss program, fat burning agents such as ephedrine help. Blood thinning agents such as aspirin also help. But make sure to read the labels, instructions and warnings before using any supplement!

10. Be consistent in your weight loss plan. If you start missing meals or skipping workouts your progress will slow down to the point of discouragement. How bad do you want it? Find a good program and stick with it. Remember, you get out of it what you put into it!