Daily Weight Loss Tips

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In our endeavor to lose weight, we need all the help we can get. What follows are a few tips that can be used daily.

(1) Grab the Water Bottle

About a year ago, I started carrying water around with me. Everywhere I went, I had water at hand. I would buy a bottle of water at 7-11, refill it a couple of times a day, and then reuse it this way for a few days. I quickly learned that after just one day, you need to throw the bottle away. Otherwise, the water would begin to become contaminated from the reused plastic. So, go to WalMart, buy a $ 3.00 water bottle, and use that over and over and over. I have a Pura water filter on my sink faucet, so I'm always getting cool, clean water. Do I need to mention that the more water you drink, the less soda, coffee, and other junk gets put into your system?

(2) Skip the Juice Drinks

Orange juice, apple juice, cranberry juice, and others are great with your meals - just not when you are trying to lose weight. When you are trying to lose weight, your goal is to lower calorie intake and increase calorie burn. Juice drinks do not help with that equation. Do not have juice drinks in the house.

(3) Portion the Juice Drinks

I am such a hypocrite. I just said, "No juice drinks," and yet, I still drink them somewhat while attempting to lose weight. Here's why: I can not get it out of my house, as there are others living with me who will not give it up. So this is the answer: ONLY have a juice drink with a meal, and ONLY have half a glass. That's it, no more. If you're a dairy kind of person, have milk (or chocolate milk) instead (it has protein in it). Of course, this is all only if you can not have just water with your meals.

(4) Ditch the Junk

Go through your pantry, fridge, and freezer, and toss all of the junk. Cookies, crackers, Twinkies, chips, chicken nuggets, frozen pizzas, etc., etc., etc. If it's not in your house, you can not eat it.

(5) Plan Your Meals

What are you going to have for lunch tomorrow? Are you going to take your lunch to work? If not, what will you buy? What's for dinner tomorrow? Figure it out one day in advance, and stick to the plan. Planning out your meals helps you avoid the fast food on the way home.

(6) Plan Your Workout

While I believe that weight loss (I'm sorry, FAT loss) is 70% diet and 30% exercise, you still can not play down the importance of exercising, or activity. When restricting your diet, but not increasing your activity level, you can still lose weight - just not the right kind of weight. Exercising not only helps you lose more fat, it preserves muscle ... which helps you lose more fat, and so on ... Write down what your workout will be the next day and then do it. It becomes more "official" that way and helps to hold yourself more accountable.

(7) Take the Stairs

I work at the county jail. More specifically, a jail with two levels. Do you know how many people choose to take the stairs instead of the elevator? Very few. It's one flight of stairs. That's it. I remember the first time I decided to take the stairs instead of the elevator. I felt so lazy for not doing it sooner. Now I always take the stairs.

(8) Just say "No"

Today, my wife asked me if I wanted a Redvine. MMMMmmmmmm ... Redvines ... I said, "No." I felt empowered simply because I showed a little bit of self control - I was in control. I had the choice to eat some very tasty candy, and I chose not to. I know what you're saying, "Big deal, so you decided not to eat a piece of candy." Well, I say that that is where it starts, with your own conviction and self control.

Thanks for reading!

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Source by Tourq Stevens