Have you ever wished you could lose weight quickly and easily? The chances are that you have, and you can be rest assured that you're certainly not the only one. Do you often find yourself checking your weight on a scale a few times each day in the hope that some of your weight will have magically disappeared? Well, many of us have at least tried various different diets. I'll even go as far as saying that many of those diets actually worked, but unfortunately the results were only temporary. While we experienced weight loss, we experienced weight gain just as suddenly as well.
This "lose weight, gain weight" cycle is incredibly common amongst those seeking to lose weight and of course it can be incredibly frustrating and disheartening. To make matters even worse, many people end up not only putting on all the weight they lost, but they even put on a few additional pounds.
The good news however is that there are three things you can do in order to lose weight and keep it off.
1) First of all let me point out that this first tip is by no means something new, although it is the most accepted. You need to exercise for at least 30 minutes at a time, and you need to do this at least five times each week in order to shed some weight and keep it off. Obviously, if will be to your own advantage if you find an exercise or an activity which you actually enjoy, such as regular visits to a gym, or even aerobics. Of course, you certainly won't stand to lose anything if you go ahead and include a certain amount of weight training as well.
Bear in mind that there is no need to focus on doing strenuous exercises, because essentially, it's not even necessary for you to work up a sweat. In fact, even walking can be 100% effective, and the good thing is, you don't have to do it all in one go. Essentially, if you go for a ten minute walk each day it will be just as effective as if you went for a 30 minute walk on only one day. Of course the other advantage of this is that it is far easier to set aside ten minutes for training than what it is to set aside half an hour.
In fact, if you'rereally pressed for time and you find that you simply cannot accommodate any additional exercise then you need to evaluate your daily routine in order to determine whether or not any changes can be made. For example, if you usually drive to work and park your car in the onsite parking lot, you could rather opt for parking a block or two away and then walking for the remainder of the distance. Likewise, if your office is on the second or third floor, then instead of using the elevator, you could walk up the stairs. In fact, nothing stops you from walking a short distance during your lunch breaks as well, even if it means you give yourself a small reward once you're finished.
2) Another thing you should do is that you should record everything you do on a daily basis. In other words, you should ideally keep track of the different foods you eat, and also the quantity you eat so that you can calculate how many calories and carbohydrates you're eating daily on an average. You could also keep track of your moods and feelings, regarding whether or not your job is boring you. By writing down everything you'll to be in a far better position to identify any problem areas, not to mention the fact that you'll be better equipped to deal with any cravings you may experience.
3) It is also extremely important for you to make a note regarding the quantity of high fat food you tend to eat each day. Remember, even if you're consuming just as many calories as what you consuming protein and carbohydrates, the burning of calories is by far the most difficult of the lot. Most importantly, don't for a minute believe that you can eat as much fat free foods as you wish, because even though you may not think so, fat free foods often contain just as many calories as foods which are high in fat. Another way to look at it is that fat burning requires very little energy due to the fact that it's already in a form which can be effectively stored away.
Hopefully the three tips which have just been mentioned will at least help, even if only in a small way, so that you to can enjoy successful weight loss.
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