Easy Ways To Lose Weight

Posted by Wendy on September 9th, 2008 at 08:50pm

Here’s some tips and easy ways to lose weight that have helped me over the years, and apparently quite a few readers of this blog too – thanks for sending in the tips guys:

Do you want to lose weight and keep it off long term, or better still, forever? There are many things you can do to stack the deck in your favor when it comes to quick ways to lose weight.

One very important tool when it comes to weight loss is keeping a food diary. Most of us have no idea just how much food we consume in a day. When you start to actually write down everything that passes over your tongue, it may amaze you. Not only is it important to write down everything you eat, but also what you were doing at the time you were eating and how you were feeling emotionally. Many of us overeat when we are emotional, bored, or nervous about something.

Use the power of your toothpaste to not only clean your teeth, but to avoid eating more food than you should. Think about it, how often do you say no to food just because you just brushed your teeth?

If you feel the urge to have a second piece of pie and you know you have already had a normal portion size, wait about 10 minutes and see if the urge to eat passes. While you are waiting for the 10 minutes to pass do some kind of activity away from food.

Water not only nourishes your muscles and organs but it is vital to the function of your body systems and is a very easy way to help lose weight. Drink at least 8 - 8 oz glasses. of water each day. If you drink a full glass of water BEFORE you eat, you will naturally eat less food as your stomach will be quite full already.

If you’d like some kind of weight loss aid to help you lose weight ask around and see if you can find a weight loss buddy. Doing anything that is difficult always becomes easier when you have someone to share the journey with, especially if they understands what you are going through and can experience the process with you. Support groups can also be beneficial for staying motivated and following a diet plan as well as for learning healthy and quick ways to lose weight.

If you have a habit of eating when you are not hungry, try substituting another activity such as going for a walk, or playing with a child or best buddy, or even read a book.

If you must eat late at night, choose a food item that is in the complex carbohydrate group such as a rice cake, carrots, a cracker or piece of fruit.

As tempting as it may be, don’t use food as a reward for accomplishing other goals in life - both for you and your children. Associating food with reward or achievement is a very slippery slope.

Forget the instructions you may have been given in childhood to eat everything on your plate. If you are full, just say no to more food. Your body knows what it needs and will tell you when it has had enough food. Managing portion sizes is also beneficial for achieving weight loss.

In order to monitor your weight loss progress it is important to weigh yourself once a week, on the same day, at approximately the same time, using the same scale. You can weight more at night than you do in the morning. But don’t fall into the trap of weighing yourself every day.

Do not eat food mindlessly, pay attention to what you are eating, how it looks and smells and tastes. This will force you to eat slower, enjoy your food more and eat less. Less food eaten equates to less calories consumed, which means a higher possibility for easy weight loss.

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