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Weight Loss Encouragement – 6 Tips That Will Keep You Fired Up

April 1, 2012 in Weight Loss by admin | No comments



Weight loss encouragement is something that everyone needs during difficult times on their journey toward a slimmer and healthier body. It’s so easy to become discouraged and to give up just before a great weight loss victory.

Here are 6 of my favorite encouragements to help keep on the weight loss track:

Encouragement Tip #1

Don’t give up to quickly. The weight loss process gets better as you go! If you have been overweight and inactive for a long time, everything you do may seem difficult especially exercise. Be encouraged, it won’t be long before you will even look forward to exercise.

Encouragement Tip #2

Don’t get in a hurry. Healthy and lasting weight loss takes time. Keep in mind that for each day you exercise and eat properly, you have made progress. You may not be able to see it immediately, but you will clearly see the results as time goes on.

Encouragement Tip #3

If your exercise routine seems difficult, be glad. The whole idea behind exercise is that you push your body to do a little more than it’s comfortable with and it responds by making you more physically fit. And as you become stronger, the exercises will become easier and more pleasurable. Be encouraged, it will get better!

Encouragement Tip #4

Try this. After you have lost your first (or next) 10 pounds, buy a 10-pound container of shortening. Carry that fat around for a whole day and see how happy you get when you realize that you don’t have don’t have to carry that weight around on your body any more.

Encouragement Tip #5

Daily record the positive changes in the way you feel and move. After a month or so of eating and exercising right, you can look back at the way you were at the beginning, and be encouraged by how much you have improved.

Encouragement Tip #6

Take a look at this list of benefits you will receive from exercising regularly:

You will feel better and have more energy You are less likely to develop all kinds of diseases You will sleep better Your life seems better, thus you will be in a better mood Your skin will look better You won’t get sick near as often as before You will have less fat to carry around Your muscles will be more toned You will look and feel better You will be healthier

Here…I will even throw in this bonus built-in weight loss encouragement. Your progress, in itself, will encourage you to keep going. So stick in there and never, never, never give up! You will reach your weight loss goals.

I hope you enjoyed these weight loss encouragement tips.

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Holiday Weight Loss Tips – 9 Tips To Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

March 29, 2012 in Weight Loss by admin | No comments



With the holiday season comes the yearly weight gain. Parties, goodies and festivities cause us to throw our usual good sense out the window and feast on foods we wouldn’t usually eat at all. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are 9 holiday weight loss tips to help you enjoy the season and avoid holiday weight gain at the same time.

1. Don’t plan to blow your diet. Most people resign themselves to the fact that they are going to blow their diet and gain weight during the holiday season. They’ve already decided they are going to fail before they even get started. Sit down and write out a contract with yourself. Set your expectations high and don’t allow yourself to backslide. Write out what type of reward you are going to give yourself for making progress when others are pigging out.

2. Plan to work out. Never say you will try to squeeze a workout into your schedule. It won’t happen. Schedule your workouts and stick to your schedule. They are just as important as any other appointment in your day. Scheduled workouts also help to offset a few too many treats by boosting your metabolism.

3. Set new fitness goals. Why wait until the new year? Your schedule will be just as busy later. If you want to lose fat or gain muscle then start working on it right now. A healthier you is the best present you can give yourself and your loved ones.

4. Give yourself permission to cheat. If you know there will be certain parties or holiday meals where you will be overly tempted, then schedule those meals as your cheat meals for the week. Enjoy the food without guilt and get right back on track with the very next meal.

5. Stick to your routine. Don’t eat whatever food is available just because it’s there. Stick to your eating plan unless it’s a scheduled cheat. You’ll be much happier and healthier in the long run.

6. Control your portion sizes. Too much of anything, even the healthiest food, will cause you to gain weight. If it’s just not Christmas without a certain food, then eat a small portion of that food and enjoy without guilt.

7. Don’t let others talk you in to overindulgence. Decide beforehand how many treats you are going to allow yourself at a party and stick to it. If someone tries to get you to have one more helping or one more drink, it’s perfectly acceptable to politely decline.

8. Choose foods wisely. Holidays are no different from other days with respect to the fact that you should choose your foods wisely. Take a long look at the food choices available and put only the healthiest choices on your plate. If there are no truly healthy choices available, then eat a very small serving of the most healthy option and follow it up with a healthy meal when you get home.

9. Drink alcohol in moderation only. If you drink at all, then set your limit at one or two drinks and stick to it. Alcoholic drinks are purely empty calories, so don’t feel bad about switching to non-alcholic beverages. A diet soda or juice spritzer is a better choice than a third cocktail and you won’t have a hangover the next day either.

I hope you’ve found these holiday weight loss tips helpful. May you enjoy the beauty of the season and avoid holiday weight gain. Healthy Holidays To All!

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Guaranteed Weight Loss With 10 Killer Tips

March 19, 2012 in Weight Loss by admin | No comments



Get the best out of your weight loss program by following these 10 killer steps that will maximize your efforts and minimize your waist! Remember, if you lose weight gradually then you can be assured that the lost weight will not come back with a vengeance. Do not settle for some quick-fix plans that will only disappoint you.

1. Water, Water and More water: Forget sodas and juices. Eight glasses of water a day is all you need to stay healthy and fit. Whenever you feel the urge to grab a calorie loaded soda or sugar-rich drinks resist the urge and go for a glass of cold water. Water flushes out the toxins from the body, aids muscle building and helps maintain a healthy weight.

2. Eat more meals: Yes, you heard that right. If you wish to burn fat forget the traditional three-meals-per-day schedule. Large meals will burden the body’s ability to metabolize calories and store the excess into fat. Eat six small meals and cut down on snacking.

3. Work out with weights: Add a weight-training program to your exercise routine to help burn excess fat. Weight training will tone your physique, strengthen your body and improve overall health. Weight training also burns calories faster than usual exercise regime and is good for the body’s metabolism.

4. Increase Proteins in your food: Protein-rich foods will boost metabolism and burn fat quickly. Proteins will also help build muscle and maintain the leanness of muscles. Pick proteins that are low in fat for optimal results.

5. Wisely cut Calories: It is very tempting to cut down on calories drastically. However this is not an ideal approach to weightloss. Reducing calories too quickly will lower the metabolism of the body. Gradually cut down the calories in a step-down approach and this ensures a healthy lifestyle.

6. Reward yourself: Every one of us has temptations and favourite treats and we are all bound to cheat once in a while. Do not be too harsh on yourself if you succumb to a temptation. A little indulgence is better than none and giving up on the idea of weight loss altogether! In a week if you have stuck to all your regimes, allow a bar of chocolate or an ice cream as a reward for your efforts and keep yourself motivated.

7. Say no to marathon workouts: One of the commonest mistake that people do while attempting weight loss is that they indulge in a marathon exercise session lasting a couple of hours. Instead attempt to break up your exercise into chunks everyday. Go for a walk in the morning, do a workout at lunch and then exercise a bit more in the evening. This has been proven to be more beneficial to the body’s metabolism rather than one long workout everyday.

8. Mix up the exercises: Variety is the spice of life! Engage in a wide variety of exercises to keep your interest from waning and also to tone your body better. Do swimming one day, jogging the next and biking another day. Rotating the activities will help you to experience a variety of athletics and also keep your interest going!

9. Skip the drinks: If you wish to burn fat quickly stay away from alcohol. Alcohol is loaded with calories and will add up quickly. Alcohol also robs you of essential nutrients as most often alcohol tends to reduce your normal diet. Alcohol is also known to inhibit the burning of fat and thus aids fat storage in the body.

10. Go for a diet that has a low Glycaemic index: A low GI diet burns fat very quickly. If you are attempting weight loss consume more foods that are low in GI. Many of your favourite fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, grains and greens fall under this category and help your body to burn fats and calories at a quicker pace.

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