How To Get And Stay Trim And Fit

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If you change your lifestyle including diet, exercise and bad habits, you'll find that your weight will drop off and it will stay off. It sounds extreme, but if you're really dedicated to change you will find it comes a lot faster than you expected. Here are some ideas to help you on your journey:

When you and your spouse are trying to lose weight together, there are a few helpful things you can do for each other. Be a support system. You can also have some fun and pack each others lunches for the next day. Make sure to leave a little supportive note inside!

Avoid gimmicky purchases and instead put the money you save back into your health. Instead of buying shoes that promise to tone your legs and bottom (they don't work, and they're being sued now because of that), buy yourself a gym membership! Or instead invest in a pair of good running shoes and then promise yourself to run at least three times a week.

If you're trying to lose weight, make sure to avoid the "yo-yo" effect. This is what happens when you lose a lot of weight quickly in a crash diet, and then gain the weight back just as rapidly. Following a short term diet can't help you in the long run- focus on permanent lifestyle changes.

Clean your house to lose weight. There are many tasks around your home that probably need to get done. Vacuuming, raking, hanging laundry, and picking up around your house are all good ways to get moving. Not only will you lose weight, but your house will look great when you are finished.

Plan out your meals ahead of time. You'll be less likely to stray from your weight loss regimen when your healthy, low-cal meals for the entire week are written down on paper. Cross off each meal that you successfully eat as planned, and this will give you a sense of accomplishment.

To reduce caloric intake while eating, drink plenty of water throughout your meal; it helps to fill your stomach faster. Satiety is the pleasant feeling of fullness without being overly stuffed or uncomfortable. Fill glasses with ice to allow your mind to think that your glass is full and reduce food intake.

If you are tired of eating salads but you want to continue to eat as many vegetables as possible, consider wrapping your salad up in some pita or a tortilla. This will turn any old salad into a brand new meal and if you get whole-wheat pitas or tortillas, you are still eating even healthier food.

If you feel like having a hamburger, do it! Just make it yourself using a lower fat meat alternative. We like to have lean ground turkey and add sage, savory, rosemary, and thyme with a little bit of Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard. Grill it to remove even more fat and enjoy on a whole wheat bun!

To help you lose weight, try to set up a diet that is as natural as possible. Remove as many processed foods as you can from your diet. This will help you reduce your caloric intake while increasing the quality of the foods you eat. In this way, you will remain healthy while losing weight.

If you're watching your weight, and going out to eat, you might do well to watch who you're dining with. Recent research shows that both men and women eat more when in the presence of a woman, and less when in the presence of a man. Reasons for this phenomenon are not yet known, but knowing that going out with the girls may tempt you to overeat may give you the edge you need to face your next "girls' night out" with more self-control.

Remember that all of these little changes add up. They key is to start doing them now. Try adding each one of these tips a few at a time, and make them a part of your everyday life. You will find that weight loss can be relatively painless and perhaps even enjoyable.

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