Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Fast And Easy Weight Loss Tips And Tricks...


Whether you're taking your first steps towards your weight loss goals, or are already progressing in a weight loss program, it's helpful to your success, to continually learn ways to keep inspired and on track. You'll find useful tips in the article below that can give you a fresh boost to your efforts and your motivation. 

Instead of dressings on your salad, try topping them with a squeeze of lemon or lime. These citrus alternatives flavor your salad without adding fat and calories. Dressings are one of the top sources of fat and by eliminating salad dressings that are full of creams and fats, you can enjoy a salad without worrying about the effect it will have on your waistline or cholesterol levels. If you must have dressing with your salad, try putting the dressing in a separate dish and dipping the tip of your fork in it before picking up a bite of salad. This way you can still enjoy the taste of the dressing,  without consuming as many calories.

A simple, yet effective tip for losing weight, is to eat more fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are nutrient dense and fill you up quickly, while also providing essential vitamins and minerals that you will need while dieting anyway.. Replace some of the breads and sweets in your diet with fruits and vegetables and watch the pounds drop off. But beware. You can`t just add fruits and veggies to your diet, or you will just be adding calories. You still need to change what you eat and the amounts you consume.

When facing the need to lose weight, it's critical to think about your appetite as well as the tradeoffs you are willing to make. What's important to you? Quantity or quality? Is quantity important in some foods but not others? What foods do you insist be of high quality? The reason you should think these things through is this: if you choose a diet that doesn't suit your appetite, you will find yourself hungry and/or frustrated. You will need to make some decisions ahead of time, about what you want to eat, and what you're willing to give up in order to reach your weight loss goals. Could you live without fried chicken if it meant you could have a delicious lean grilled steak or a salad? It is essential that you think about the tradeoffs, so that your eating becomes healthier and you will be able to follow through with your new diet.

When you are trying to lose weight, you should not be eating protein bars. Unless it is going to replace an entire meal. Most protein bars contain over 200 calories, over 40 carbs, and about 20 grams of sugar. If you are going to eat one at all, try to find one that has a lower amount of sugar.

To avoid being frustrated with your diet, allow yourself a cheat. It can be a small daily cheat, like letting yourself have one small cookie a day, or a bigger cheat, like allowing yourself to have a favorite desert one day a week. If you deny yourself the foods you love completely, you aren`t as likely to succeed with your diet.

A good way to help keep your weight down, if you enjoy baked goods, is to lower fat and raise fiber levels in home-baked products. Applesauce makes a good substitute for oil in many cake and brownie mixes. You can also substitute whole wheat flour for white flour, up to 100% depending on the recipe. You'll substantially lower calories without affecting the taste of your favorite baked goods.

People who are out of shape, regularly need tricks to stop them from eating too much. One easy trick you can try, is to not eat for two hours before going to bed. Or you can take it to a whole other level and not eat anything after dinner. This will stop you from consuming a bunch of extra calories during a time that you wouldn't get hungry anyway, since you are sleeping.

Keeping a log of what you eat, is a simple and effective way to stick with your weight loss program. Many people know that if they eat something that is unhealthy, that they will have to record it in their log. That causes them to think twice about what they are eating, and in turn, helps them stick to their diet.

Never compare your weight loss to what someone else is doing. Even though you may be using your friends and family as an incentive to lose weight, you are actually losing weight for you and not for them. Plus losing weight is not a competition between you and anyone else. Your body may react differently to some things than other`s will. You may even hit a plateau for quite some time where you won`t lose any weight. Don't be discouraged just keep on working at it and before long the weight will start dropping again.

As mentioned at the beginning of this post, you'll enjoy success in your weight loss progress, right from the start and throughout your program, by continuing to discover new ways to enhance your efforts. 


Here are a couple of weight loss programs that I highly 
recommend.  Why? Because they work. 

Customized Weight Loss

 The Fat Loss Factor


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