Lose Weight Now
By Agnes Oczon
If you're
like most brides, your wedding is finally the
motivation you need to lose those unwanted pounds.
If you want
to lose weight realize you won't see results
on the scale in two days, and no matter how
hard you work, you won't lose two inches in
two days. You should keep in mind that results
will never come as fast as you want them to,
but they will if you stick to it.
Keep
track of what you eat
This tip is perhaps the most obvious. If you
are eating a lot and taking in plenty of calories
and fat, you will not lose weight. Therefore
you should watch what you eat.
One of the
best ways to keep track of what you eat is by
keeping a journal of what you eat. Often, people
don't realize how much they are really eating
until they write everything down. When keeping
a journal, you may also be able to pinpoint
trouble spots in your daily eating routine.
You might
realize that you eat a candy bar or some other
candy snack at the same time every day. You
realize that it is when you are tired and taking
a break from work. By thinking ahead, cutting
out that candy bar and replacing it with something
else healthy, you could cut 250 or more calories
from your daily intake.
Don't be
afraid to eat three meals and two low calorie
snacks a day. The snacks can keep you from starving
and then eating a huge portion during meal time.
Watch
your portion sizes
With all the excess at restaurants, it's hard
to view large portions as anything but ordinary.
However, most restaurants serve up huge portions,
which usually equals a huge amount of calories.
Portion sizes
should often equal the size of the palm of your
hand. For instance, one healthy-considered portion
of meat or chicken would be the size of the
palm of your hand, or maybe a deck of cards.
The same goes with anything you may have on
the side like pasta or rice.
When served
a big portion of food at a restaurant, a good
tip is to get a to-go box even before you are
halfway through your meal. Put part of your
meal in the box before you are even done eating,
and leave behind what you judge would be a healthy
portion size.
Adding extra
fruits and vegetables benefits your diet. Besides
the vitamins and minerals they contain, they
are very low in calories, so they fill you up
with little calorie intake.
Exercise
5 or 6 days a week
Exercising burns calories. Therefore if you
workout 5 to 6 days a week for 30 minutes or
more each time, it will help you lose weight.
If you are not used to physical activity, try
starting out by just walking 3 days a week and
then build it up.
Strength
training also revs up your metabolism. Just
don't forget muscle weighs more than fat so
it may affect what you see on the scale if you
are strength training!
Drink
more water
It's important to keep you body hydrated. Drinking
water is a good weight loss tool because when
you drink plenty of it, it can help you feel
full.
When your
body is slightly dehydrated and thirsting for
water, sometimes if feels as though you are
hungry. So you may think you may need to eat
something, but drinking water and hydrating
your body could get rid of that fake type of
hunger.
However you
choose to lose those extra pounds - set reasonable
goals. Be patient, stick to it, and you will
be well on your way to reaching your goal!
