Weight Loss Goal - This One Secret Ingredient Took 26 Pounds Off Me

What is your weight loss goal? Are you wanting to drop a lot of weight in a short period of time? You want it off for that reunion next month? Well take it easy.

You didn't put this weight on overnight, and it is very hard on your body, to drop it that fast. Then how do you maintain it afterwards? You will feel too weak to exercise, and a diet of rice cakes, lettuce leaves and water will start looking pretty boring a month down the road. You will slip up here and there and then you say "oh forget it" and put the weight back on.. Does this sound familiar?

Well, I had this problem too, but I am here to tell you, that you can lose the weight and achieve your weight loss goal with one big main ingredient, and it isn't food.

PATIENCE!

Before you hit the back button, you have to realize, that in order to not only take the weight off now, but to keep it off you have to slowly change your habits. If you allow yourself the time, and are patient, it will come off.

I have had friends that have lost 20 pounds and put it all back on, in the same time that I slowly took my 26 pounds off. They fell for the latest diet fab, and dropped the weight instantly, but they were miserable, and moody, and weak, and I am sorry, but to me, why would I want to look hot in that little black dress if I feel sick doing it? What is the point in that?

My friends, laughed at me, while I ate my sandwiches with bread, and my cookies for dessert, but because I lost the weight gradually, they suddenly realized when they looked at some pictures from a year ago, that I had lost a lot of weight, and was happy, strong and healthy.

My weight loss trick, is to trick your body, and to be patient. I hate diets, have absolutely no will power, so I thought, why set myself up for failure? I decided right then and there I would do this my way, and that was the easy slow way. I took my most routine days, and looked at the foods I was eating. I decided that if I could find 250 calories in my day to get rid of, that I would lose 1 pounds in 2 weeks. One pound equals 3500 calories, so by getting rid of 250 calories a day, I would lose 1 pounds in 2 weeks. I decided to trim a bit here and there, and it was actually quite easy to find 250 calories.

Start looking at labels. I changed my mayo for mustard and saved 125 calories right there. Exchanged one soda for lemon water, and changed the cookies I like at lunch for a brand with a few less calories. Notice I didn't cut them out, just watched the labels. I found 250 calories to cut out without even exercising. This got rid of 2 pounds a month.

I got used to this system, for a month, then decided to pick on a few other parts of my diet. Exchanged my cheddar cheese on my sandwich for low fat cheese, and saved even more calories. After a year I had lost 26 pounds, without any real effort. Just got used to some new eating habits. Still ate cookies, still ate my cereal before bed, and still at bread on my sandwiches. My friends are trying it this way now too. I feel great, so be patient with your weight loss goals, and you will get there, and enjoy being there.

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