Why do so many people fail at losing weight? Is it because they are lazy? No. Is it because they are addicted to food? No. Is it because they aren’t good at exercising? No. Failure at weight loss stems from a few main factors:
People don't truly understand the risks of being overweight. Why do most want to lose weight? Most would say to look better. Looking better certainly is a benefit of losing weight, but this shouldn’t be the sole reason to lose weight. There is a 1000 pound gorilla in the room and it’s often ignored. Being overweight for a long period of time kills thousands of people each year. Thousands of studies have shown and proven without any doubt that losing body fat will improve and lengthen your life. Knowing the dangers of being overweight is a tremendous motivator to not only lose fat, but to keep it off.
People don't commit to permanent lifestyle changes. So many people think of a "diet" as something temporary. When they are on a "diet" they restrict themselves so much that they are miserable. Sooner or later failure is inevitable because of the unreasonable demands of most "diets." Some of these diets force you to only eat certain foods (e.g., no carbs, special soups etc…) You, like myself, have probably tried them before. The key to losing weight long term is to make gradual lifestyle changes you can stick to forever.
Most individuals are not provided the truthful facts of losing weight and becoming healthier. With the conflicting information in the media, and all of the different lose weight quick fad diets, it’s understandable why so many people really don’t know the truth about losing fat and keeping it off long term.
Most people don't understand they are constantly either gaining fat, or losing fat. There is no in-between. Some people justify binging or giving up because they hit a small road-block. This isn’t an all or nothing game. For example, when I was overweight, if I ate an unhealthy lunch, I’d go ahead and eat an unhealthy dinner since I already "messed up" the day. Or I’d say, I’ll start eating healthy on Monday since I’ve already eaten poorly this weekend. Every person at times eats too much. The successful people will not let a road bump completely derail their entire lifestyle change. If you are not implementing positive lifestyle changes and losing weight, you are gaining weight. Again, there is no "in-between."
Most people don't realize what they consume each day. So many overweight people eat thousands of extra calories and fat without realizing it. It’s tough to know if you are gaining weight or losing weight each day unless you are keeping an eye on what you’re consuming.
This article was written by Mandy, the creator of FreeWeightloss.com, and the author of the Ultimate Weight Loss eBook.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
34 TIPS TO REDUCE WEIGHT
1. Replace 3 slices of bacon with 3 slices of Light & Lean Canadian bacon.
2. Eat a Lender's egg bagel instead of a Sara Lee egg bagel.
3. Select 1 cup of home-style baked beans instead of an equal serving of baked beans with franks.
4. Replace 2 biscuits with 2 dinner rolls.
5. When making a sandwich, use 2 slices of Roman Light 7-grain bread instead of Pepperidge Farm wheat bread.
6. Eat 1/2 cup of steamed fresh broccoli instead of 1/2 cup of frozen broccoli in cheese sauce.
7. Reduce a typical serving of chocolate cake (1/8 of a two-layer cake) by one-third.
8. Switch from 1 cup of whole-milk hot chocolate to 1 cup of steamed 1% milk flavored with a dash of almond extract.
9. Replace 1 cup of caramel-coated popcorn with 2 1/2 cups of air-popped popcorn.
10. Switch from 1/2 cup of yogurt-covered raisins to 1/2 cup of plain raisins.
11. Snack on 1 cup of nonfat plain yogurt instead of 1 cup of custard-style yogurt.
12. Top your celery sticks with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese instead of 3 tablespoons of regular cream cheese.
13. Replace 2 fried-chicken drumsticks with 2 roasted drumsticks and a cup of peas and carrots.
14. Instead of eating 5 chocolate-chip cookies, savor the taste of 2.
15. Lighten your 2 cups of coffee with 2 tablespoons of evaporated nonfat milk instead of 2 tablespoons of half-and-half.
16. Replace a 12-ounce can of cola with a 12-ounce can of diet cola.
17. Thicken your cream sauce with 1 percent milk and corn starch instead of a roux of butter and flour.
18. Grill a cheese sandwich with nonstick cooking spray instead of margarine.
19. Replace 1 cup of chocolate ice cream with 2/3 cup of nonfat chocolate frozen yogurt.
20. Snack on 2 ounces of oven-baked potato chips instead of regular potato chips.
21. Instead of 1 cup of macaroni salad, eat 3 1/2 cups of spinach salad with 2 tablespoons of low-calorie dressing.
22. Cut the peanut butter on your sandwich from 2 tablespoons to 1 tablespoon.
23. Snack on 1/2 cup of fruit cocktail canned in water instead of 1 cup of fruit cocktail canned in heavy syrup.
24. Switch from 1 cup of fruit punch to 1 cup of sparkling water flavored with 2 teaspoons of concentrated orange juice.
25. Instead of eating garlic bread made with butter, spread baked garlic cloves on French bread.
26. Rather than snack on 1 cup of grapefruit canned in syrup, peel and section 1 small grapefruit.
27. Use 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise in your tuna salad instead of 2 tablespoons.
28. Replace 3 slices of bacon with 3 slices of Light & Lean Canadian bacon.
29. Eat a Lender's egg bagel instead of a Sara Lee egg bagel.
30. Select 1 cup of home-style baked beans instead of an equal serving of baked beans with franks.
31. Replace 2 biscuits with 2 dinner rolls.
32. When making a sandwich, use 2 slices of Roman Light 7-grain bread instead of Pepperidge Farm wheat bread.
33. Eat 1/2 cup of steamed fresh broccoli instead of 1/2 cup of frozen broccoli in cheese sauce.
34. Reduce a typical serving of chocolate cake (1/8 of a two-layer cake) by one-third
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2. Eat a Lender's egg bagel instead of a Sara Lee egg bagel.
3. Select 1 cup of home-style baked beans instead of an equal serving of baked beans with franks.
4. Replace 2 biscuits with 2 dinner rolls.
5. When making a sandwich, use 2 slices of Roman Light 7-grain bread instead of Pepperidge Farm wheat bread.
6. Eat 1/2 cup of steamed fresh broccoli instead of 1/2 cup of frozen broccoli in cheese sauce.
7. Reduce a typical serving of chocolate cake (1/8 of a two-layer cake) by one-third.
8. Switch from 1 cup of whole-milk hot chocolate to 1 cup of steamed 1% milk flavored with a dash of almond extract.
9. Replace 1 cup of caramel-coated popcorn with 2 1/2 cups of air-popped popcorn.
10. Switch from 1/2 cup of yogurt-covered raisins to 1/2 cup of plain raisins.
11. Snack on 1 cup of nonfat plain yogurt instead of 1 cup of custard-style yogurt.
12. Top your celery sticks with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese instead of 3 tablespoons of regular cream cheese.
13. Replace 2 fried-chicken drumsticks with 2 roasted drumsticks and a cup of peas and carrots.
14. Instead of eating 5 chocolate-chip cookies, savor the taste of 2.
15. Lighten your 2 cups of coffee with 2 tablespoons of evaporated nonfat milk instead of 2 tablespoons of half-and-half.
16. Replace a 12-ounce can of cola with a 12-ounce can of diet cola.
17. Thicken your cream sauce with 1 percent milk and corn starch instead of a roux of butter and flour.
18. Grill a cheese sandwich with nonstick cooking spray instead of margarine.
19. Replace 1 cup of chocolate ice cream with 2/3 cup of nonfat chocolate frozen yogurt.
20. Snack on 2 ounces of oven-baked potato chips instead of regular potato chips.
21. Instead of 1 cup of macaroni salad, eat 3 1/2 cups of spinach salad with 2 tablespoons of low-calorie dressing.
22. Cut the peanut butter on your sandwich from 2 tablespoons to 1 tablespoon.
23. Snack on 1/2 cup of fruit cocktail canned in water instead of 1 cup of fruit cocktail canned in heavy syrup.
24. Switch from 1 cup of fruit punch to 1 cup of sparkling water flavored with 2 teaspoons of concentrated orange juice.
25. Instead of eating garlic bread made with butter, spread baked garlic cloves on French bread.
26. Rather than snack on 1 cup of grapefruit canned in syrup, peel and section 1 small grapefruit.
27. Use 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise in your tuna salad instead of 2 tablespoons.
28. Replace 3 slices of bacon with 3 slices of Light & Lean Canadian bacon.
29. Eat a Lender's egg bagel instead of a Sara Lee egg bagel.
30. Select 1 cup of home-style baked beans instead of an equal serving of baked beans with franks.
31. Replace 2 biscuits with 2 dinner rolls.
32. When making a sandwich, use 2 slices of Roman Light 7-grain bread instead of Pepperidge Farm wheat bread.
33. Eat 1/2 cup of steamed fresh broccoli instead of 1/2 cup of frozen broccoli in cheese sauce.
34. Reduce a typical serving of chocolate cake (1/8 of a two-layer cake) by one-third
FOR MORE VISIT HERE
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