The secrets to losing weight

Secrets to losing weight

Many people struggle with losing weight either for a short time
in the spring or summer or for their whole life. There are many
things that you can do to make the difference between being
overweight or not. Based on the way that your lifestyle is there
are two big things that you have to concern yourself with, diet
and exercise.

Diet is what you eat. We all know that we should not eat food
that is bad for us but how about the flip side. How about eating
more foods that are better for us. Today at lunch I could have
gone out for fast food or I could have stayed in and eaten the
soup and fruit that I brought with me. I ate the soup. Today is
generally the way that I eat which is eating by design. I plan
in the morning what I will eat and then pack it with me so that
I do eat it and not something that is more convenient at the
time. Tomorrow I may go out for lunch instead but I know that in
two weeks I will have eaten all but three meals or so by
preparing them myself and not by having a restaurant prepare
them for me. I eat what I should and if I eat any prepared food
that I know that it is one bad decision compared to all of the
good decisions that I make.

Water is also a big part of my diet. I drink water throughout
the day so that my body can easily digest my food and also so
that I am not hungry and looking for some junk food.

Exercise is the other part of a great health plan and is the
basis, to me, of how to best lose weight. I ride a bike to work
all summer so I can get two good workouts in a day but on the
weekend I take it easy so that during the next week I am not
getting too sore to keep up my exercise schedule. Exercising one
a day is a great way to get better health and if you can keep up
a high heart rate of at least 30 minutes a day it will burn more
calories constantly during the day every day. Now that winter is
coming I will be balancing my cardio on an indoor elliptical
trainer with some weights to gain a bit more muscle. The
importance of weight training can not be understated. If you
have more muscle your body has to work a little harder to keep
itself going, this will burn more calories.

Lastly I think that losing weight has a lot to do with a great,
excited attitude. I have always found that when I am in my best
shape I have a great attitude about my exercise and my eating.
Workouts are a breeze and I am working towards my exercise goals
consistently. My eating is really good and I am proud of the
things that I am putting into my mouth and finally my outlook is
great because I feel excellent about the way I look and feel.

Adopt these tactics and your weight loss will be a lot easier
and more fun than it has ever been before

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