Summary and SECRETS to weight loss revealed

Below are some realistic things that you can do to help you in your quest for quick body fat loss:

ONE pound of body fat contains 3500 calories.  Therefore you need to create a situation of using more calories than you take in to loose pounds.

Drink more plain water.  Water will assist your metabolism, keep you hydrated and flush impurities away from your body.    

Use gadgets if they will motivate you, such as calorie / step calculators etc.

Purchasing nice new exercise clothing will help motivate some – they then need a venue or an activity in which to wear it!

Eat fresh fruit and vegetables daily.

Ask yourself if you are really hungry, or just comfort eating.

Keep a food diary.

Take up a hobby, the less time spend thinking about food and eating it means more time to burn it off.

Spend time with likeminded people if possible – swap tips, motivate each other, it all helps.

Spend time planning your meals and weekly food. – If you have the right ingredients in the cupboard you wont eat the wrong foods just because you were hungry and ate what was there.  

Measure yourself with a tape measure too, sometimes the scales show a loss later than the tape measure.

Another important fact – some peoples bodies react slower to diet changes than others, taking up to 2 weeks to show a loss, therefore don’t be put off by no immediate weight loss – it may happen the week later! 

Avoid or try to spend less time with people who sabotage your weight loss attempts – especially in the early days.  Well meaning friends who offer ‘food that has no calories’ probably do not understand how important it is to you to lose weight.  Try to explain to these that it’s important to your and hopefully they will turn into helpful friends who will understand and motivate you instead.

Cook more food from scratch, it does not have to be difficult, just plain nutritious and cooked healthily.

Eat a wide variety of foods, meats, vegetables.  Do not eat the same things repeatedly.

Eat Breakfast.  It starts your metabolism for the day.  If you cant face it, eat a banana or fruit as early after waking as you can.

Avoid exceeding daily alcohol limits, it weakens your resolve to loose weight and makes you careless, as well as containing excess unneeded calories.

If it helps to join a weekly weight management class or programme, then enrol  - there are lots in local areas and you could make new friends all with the same interest.

Borrow exercise DVD’s or videos from the local library or a friend to gauge if you like them first, you could create an exchange for them with a circle of your friends.    

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