- Dietary control and exercise.
- Change your lifestyle.
- Join an online support group.
- Take before and after photos.
- Hire a substitute teacher.
- Start reading labels.
- What’s so funny about bovines?
- Tell your family.
- Go public.
- Identify your exercise.
- Become a Gazelle.
- Zone out.
- Never count on live programming.
- Video games helped me lose weight.
- Set realistic goals.
- Avoid trans fats and high fructose corn syrup.
- Don’t always listen to your mate.
- Don’t compare yourself to others.
- Women aren’t men.
- Take a magic pill.
- Vitamins are good for you.
- Deck your desktop.
- Identify your ideal weight.
- Ignore Ronald McDonald.
- Scale up.
- Watch your weight.
- One pound a week.
- Maintain your priorities.
- All weight is not equal.
- Counteract the “Rainy Day” principle.
- Don’t overdo it.
- Patterns are good.
- Sleep it off.
- Remember that the fork is not a shovel.
- Become your own snack fairy.
- Love the oil companies.
- Fat is where it’s at.
- Bring balance to the force.
- Know your daily calorie limit.
- Fiber good.
- Walk the walk.
- Train wrecks will happen.
- Satisfy cravings with extreme prejudice.
- Water you waiting for?
- Join the soda club.
- Sugar is evil that tastes good.
- Sugar substitutes are just as evil as sugar itself.
- White bread can’t jump.
- Hasta la pasta, baby.
Thursday 10 September 2009
50 Weight Loss Tips Collection
Weight loss herbal formula.
Here is important tips for harbal way of weight loss.. get continue.
..Overweight or obesity is a significant risk factor raising a wide spectrum of health problems. Achieving normal body weight is the most important first step to healthier and longer life. Weight loss can be achieved by restricting caloric intake, active life style and regular exercise. Slim Essence will help you with your weight loss efforts. We do not boast that this weight loss herbal formula will cut your weight miraculously. A drastic loss of weight by any means can be harmful for health. In addition to achieving weight loss, this weight loss herbal formula can also be helpful for colon cleansing. When taking Slim Essence as a diet supplement, people who desire to lose weight should also cut down the intake of sugar and food containing saturated fat such as butter, margarine, mayonnaise, and red meat.
.yep, This weight loss herbal formula is made of the following ingredients. Papaya leaf is an excellent digestive aid and source of enzymes that breakdown foods, making it easier to move them down the colon without obstruction, and breaks down uric and toxic acids in the body. Senna leaf promotes peristalsis and bowel movement.
Caution: Always consult a physician before taking herbal product if you are pregnant or suffering from chronic diseases. This weight loss formula contains senna leaves. Senna can be habit-forming and should not be taken continuously for longer than 14 days. Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, abdominal pain.
Ingredients (per capsule):
senna leaf 150mg
persimmon leaf 150mg
papaya leaf 100mg
orange peel 100mg
licorice root 50mg
chromium picolinate 50 mcg
For pharmaceutical grade weight loss herbal formula, check Phenterprin.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The products or nutrients discussed here are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Taken from here
..Overweight or obesity is a significant risk factor raising a wide spectrum of health problems. Achieving normal body weight is the most important first step to healthier and longer life. Weight loss can be achieved by restricting caloric intake, active life style and regular exercise. Slim Essence will help you with your weight loss efforts. We do not boast that this weight loss herbal formula will cut your weight miraculously. A drastic loss of weight by any means can be harmful for health. In addition to achieving weight loss, this weight loss herbal formula can also be helpful for colon cleansing. When taking Slim Essence as a diet supplement, people who desire to lose weight should also cut down the intake of sugar and food containing saturated fat such as butter, margarine, mayonnaise, and red meat.
.yep, This weight loss herbal formula is made of the following ingredients. Papaya leaf is an excellent digestive aid and source of enzymes that breakdown foods, making it easier to move them down the colon without obstruction, and breaks down uric and toxic acids in the body. Senna leaf promotes peristalsis and bowel movement.
Caution: Always consult a physician before taking herbal product if you are pregnant or suffering from chronic diseases. This weight loss formula contains senna leaves. Senna can be habit-forming and should not be taken continuously for longer than 14 days. Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, abdominal pain.
Ingredients (per capsule):
senna leaf 150mg
persimmon leaf 150mg
papaya leaf 100mg
orange peel 100mg
licorice root 50mg
chromium picolinate 50 mcg
For pharmaceutical grade weight loss herbal formula, check Phenterprin.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The products or nutrients discussed here are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Taken from here
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Drink water to loss Weight
- Drink water instead of sports drinks, soda and coffee. If you strictly drink water with every meal, you will cut out almost 40% off your daily calorie intake. Less calories consumed in a day equates to weight loss.
- Step 2Drink a glass of water when you first wake up. This will help jump start your metabolism and wake your body up faster.
- Step 3Drink a half a glass of water before each meal. Doing this will make you eat less because your stomach will already have something in it.
- Step 4Don't drink too much water. Too much water can actually be bad for you. Drinking too many glasses of water a day will flush your body of vital nutrients and electrolytes that it needs.
This artical is taken from here
Running is important to loss weight
Very fine and interesting weight loss tips taken from here
What makes a tempo run good? What makes fast running a blast? What brings on a good run day?
To be totally honest with you, faster paced running just kicks butt. Not sure if it kicks everyones butt, but I know it kicks mine. Running is the most strenuous of activities and that is why all other sports use it to train for their sport.
Anyway, today was not hard. Yes, the pace was hard but it seemed to go so well with minimal pain and mental effort. Most of the time on tempo runs (which for me are 3 miles) I am wanting to quit EXTREMELY bad by mile 1.75-2.0. I am not joking either. I want to just yell out bad words and sit down. HAHAHAHA What a difference today was. Why was today different you may ask? I don’t know. I liken it to a good hair day. Your hair just looks better. Today was a good run day. Everything came into line just perfectly: training, experience, condition, weather, traffic, etc. I kicked butt. Hey, I just thought of this but maybe it is influenced by eating healthier yesterday. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Here are my stats for the run
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 19:17
Average pace: 6:26 per mile
Emotions: Good
Weather: A beautiful cloudy 63 degrees
When: My lunch break at work
Just as an interesting side note on my breathing: A lot of times I think of my breathing during a run and I think about the rythm of it. Today and at this pace, I was taking a breath in for every two steps I took and breathing out the next two steps. 2 steps in and 2 steps out the whole way through the 3 miles. I actually do it in a choppy fashion like steps are. It is not smooth for the two steps it is more like: In, In, Out, Out instead of Innnnn,Outttttt. You get it. Weird I guess
What makes a tempo run good? What makes fast running a blast? What brings on a good run day?
To be totally honest with you, faster paced running just kicks butt. Not sure if it kicks everyones butt, but I know it kicks mine. Running is the most strenuous of activities and that is why all other sports use it to train for their sport.
Anyway, today was not hard. Yes, the pace was hard but it seemed to go so well with minimal pain and mental effort. Most of the time on tempo runs (which for me are 3 miles) I am wanting to quit EXTREMELY bad by mile 1.75-2.0. I am not joking either. I want to just yell out bad words and sit down. HAHAHAHA What a difference today was. Why was today different you may ask? I don’t know. I liken it to a good hair day. Your hair just looks better. Today was a good run day. Everything came into line just perfectly: training, experience, condition, weather, traffic, etc. I kicked butt. Hey, I just thought of this but maybe it is influenced by eating healthier yesterday. HAHAHAHAHAHA
Here are my stats for the run
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 19:17
Average pace: 6:26 per mile
Emotions: Good
Weather: A beautiful cloudy 63 degrees
When: My lunch break at work
Just as an interesting side note on my breathing: A lot of times I think of my breathing during a run and I think about the rythm of it. Today and at this pace, I was taking a breath in for every two steps I took and breathing out the next two steps. 2 steps in and 2 steps out the whole way through the 3 miles. I actually do it in a choppy fashion like steps are. It is not smooth for the two steps it is more like: In, In, Out, Out instead of Innnnn,Outttttt. You get it. Weird I guess
Tuesday 8 September 2009
GENERAL MOTORS WEIGHT LOSS DIET
HERE I AM QOUTING THE PROCESS OF WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMME OG GENERAL MOTORS..
The following diets and health program was developed for the employees and the dependants of General Motors Inc.
The program was developed in conjunction with the grant from the US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. It was first tried at the Johns Hopkins Research Centre and was approved for distribution by the Board of Directors of General Motors Corporation at a general meeting on August 15, 1995.
General Motors Corporation wholly endorsed this program and is making it available to all employees and families. This program will be available at all General Motors Food service facilities.
It is the management’s intention to facilitate a welfare and fitness program for everyone.
This program is designed for a target weight loss of 5-6 Kgs. per week. It will also improve your attitude and emotions because of its systematic cleansing effects. The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the foods eaten burn more calories than they give to the body in caloric value. This plan can be used as often as you like to without any fear of complications. It is designed to flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well being. After seven days you will begin to feel lighter by atleast 10 pounds. You will have an abundance of energy and an improved disposition.
During the first seven days you must drink 10 glasses of water each day.
DAY ONE
All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consists of all fruits you want. It is suggested you consume lost of watermelon and cantaloupe.
DAY TWO
All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the new and cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the account or type. Avoid oil and coconut while cooking vegetables. Have large boiled potato for breakfast.
DAY THREE
Any mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet and no potatoes today.
DAY FOUR
Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. You can also have I bowl of vegetables soup.
DAY FIVE
Today is a feast day. You will eat 1 cup of rice. You also have to eat six whole tomatoes and drink 12 glasses of water today to cleanse your system of the excess uric acid you will be producing.
DAY SIX
Today is another all vegetables day. You must eat 1 cup of rice today and eat all the vegetables you want cooked and uncooked to your hears content.
DAY SEVEN
Today your food intake will consist of 1 cup rice, fruit juice and the vegetables you care to consume. Tomorrow morning you will be five to eight kgs. lighter than 1 week ago. If you desire further weight loss, repeat the program again. Repeat the program as often as you like, however, it is suggested that you rest for three days before every repetition.
You have your system under control now and it will thank you for all the purging and cleansing you just gave it. Even more than a diet program it is good to follow this diet once in a while to clean your digestive system and remove toxic substances that have a accumulated in the system.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The most important element of the program is the 10 tall glasses of water a day. You can also flavour the water will some lemon to make the drink easier. While on the program, take only black coffee and never more than one teaspoon of oil. Preferably do not use oil because the high calorific content. No fruit juices before day seven.
Here is what happens to you body while you are on this program and how and why it works.
Day 1: You are preparing your system for the upcoming program. Your only source of nutrition is fresh fruits. Fruits are
nature’s perfect food. They provide everything you can possibly want to sustain life except total balance and variety.
Day 2: Starts with a fix complex carbohydrates in the form of a boiled potato. This is taken in the form of a boiled potato and taken in the morning to provide energy and balance. The rest of the day too consists of vegetables which are virtually calories free and provide essential nutrients and fibre.
Day 3: Eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from fruits. Your system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will have cravings, which should start to diminish by day four.
Day 4: Bananas and milk. You are in for a surprise. You probably will not be able to eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there fore the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have missed the last three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for sweets and you will be surprised at how easy this day will go.
Day 5: Rice and tomatoes. The rice is for the carbohydrates and the tomatoes are for the digestion and the fibre. Lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colourless urine today. Do not feel you have to eat one cup rice, you may eat less. But you may eat six tomatoes.
Day 6: It is similar to five. Vitamins and fibre from the vegetables and carbohydrates from the rice. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today compared to day one.
Day 7: You may celebrate with champagne. You may also have white wine instead of champagne, but in al practical programs, and in all surveys done to measure the success of the program, General Motors employees have always preferred champagne to white wine.
More than one cup of coffee with milk is especially forbidden. Milk and oil add excess calories to your diet. Avoid coffee, coffee lovers can console themselves with black coffee. However, after the first week, it will help your digestion and set your stomach. The key thing to remeber is that if you are hungry at any time, then you are not following the diet correctly. Almost all people give up the diet when they are hungry because of dieting. The secret of this program is that you should never hungry. If it is a vegetable day, eat so much vegetables so that you are never hungry. If it is a fruits day, eat so much fruits that you are never hungry. You may be bored of eating vegetables all day, but you should not be hungry. You can take any amount of General Motors wonder soup on any day.
The following soup is intended as a supplement to your diet. It can be eaten any time of the day in virtually unlimited quantities. You are encouraged to drink large quantities of this soup.
23 oz water
06 large onions
02 green peppers
03 whole tomatoes
1 cabbage
1 bunch celery - add herbs and seasoning as desired.
This program is highly recommended for women and men above 40 for whom excess weight is especially dangerous. Excess weight for women aggravates arthritis problems and leads to rapid joint decay. Pain and joint deterioration can be lessened by weight loss as weight loss removes the stress on the knee joint. Excess weight is the most critical factor in keeping good health and excess weight is responsible for the most problems including coronary diseases, heart problems, arthritis and cancer among other serious life threatening diseases. Most serious health problems can be avoided by the single function of maintaining an ideal weight. Daily mild exercise of 20 minutes is also essential. Do not tire yourself out, but being regular in your exercise and maintaining an ideal weight goes a long way in ensuring a happy, healthy and long life.
Information from
The following diets and health program was developed for the employees and the dependants of General Motors Inc.
The program was developed in conjunction with the grant from the US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. It was first tried at the Johns Hopkins Research Centre and was approved for distribution by the Board of Directors of General Motors Corporation at a general meeting on August 15, 1995.
General Motors Corporation wholly endorsed this program and is making it available to all employees and families. This program will be available at all General Motors Food service facilities.
It is the management’s intention to facilitate a welfare and fitness program for everyone.
This program is designed for a target weight loss of 5-6 Kgs. per week. It will also improve your attitude and emotions because of its systematic cleansing effects. The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the foods eaten burn more calories than they give to the body in caloric value. This plan can be used as often as you like to without any fear of complications. It is designed to flush your system of impurities and give you a feeling of well being. After seven days you will begin to feel lighter by atleast 10 pounds. You will have an abundance of energy and an improved disposition.
During the first seven days you must drink 10 glasses of water each day.
DAY ONE
All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consists of all fruits you want. It is suggested you consume lost of watermelon and cantaloupe.
DAY TWO
All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the new and cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the account or type. Avoid oil and coconut while cooking vegetables. Have large boiled potato for breakfast.
DAY THREE
Any mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet and no potatoes today.
DAY FOUR
Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. You can also have I bowl of vegetables soup.
DAY FIVE
Today is a feast day. You will eat 1 cup of rice. You also have to eat six whole tomatoes and drink 12 glasses of water today to cleanse your system of the excess uric acid you will be producing.
DAY SIX
Today is another all vegetables day. You must eat 1 cup of rice today and eat all the vegetables you want cooked and uncooked to your hears content.
DAY SEVEN
Today your food intake will consist of 1 cup rice, fruit juice and the vegetables you care to consume. Tomorrow morning you will be five to eight kgs. lighter than 1 week ago. If you desire further weight loss, repeat the program again. Repeat the program as often as you like, however, it is suggested that you rest for three days before every repetition.
You have your system under control now and it will thank you for all the purging and cleansing you just gave it. Even more than a diet program it is good to follow this diet once in a while to clean your digestive system and remove toxic substances that have a accumulated in the system.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
The most important element of the program is the 10 tall glasses of water a day. You can also flavour the water will some lemon to make the drink easier. While on the program, take only black coffee and never more than one teaspoon of oil. Preferably do not use oil because the high calorific content. No fruit juices before day seven.
Here is what happens to you body while you are on this program and how and why it works.
Day 1: You are preparing your system for the upcoming program. Your only source of nutrition is fresh fruits. Fruits are
nature’s perfect food. They provide everything you can possibly want to sustain life except total balance and variety.
Day 2: Starts with a fix complex carbohydrates in the form of a boiled potato. This is taken in the form of a boiled potato and taken in the morning to provide energy and balance. The rest of the day too consists of vegetables which are virtually calories free and provide essential nutrients and fibre.
Day 3: Eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from fruits. Your system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will have cravings, which should start to diminish by day four.
Day 4: Bananas and milk. You are in for a surprise. You probably will not be able to eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there fore the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have missed the last three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for sweets and you will be surprised at how easy this day will go.
Day 5: Rice and tomatoes. The rice is for the carbohydrates and the tomatoes are for the digestion and the fibre. Lots of water purifies your system. You should notice colourless urine today. Do not feel you have to eat one cup rice, you may eat less. But you may eat six tomatoes.
Day 6: It is similar to five. Vitamins and fibre from the vegetables and carbohydrates from the rice. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today compared to day one.
Day 7: You may celebrate with champagne. You may also have white wine instead of champagne, but in al practical programs, and in all surveys done to measure the success of the program, General Motors employees have always preferred champagne to white wine.
More than one cup of coffee with milk is especially forbidden. Milk and oil add excess calories to your diet. Avoid coffee, coffee lovers can console themselves with black coffee. However, after the first week, it will help your digestion and set your stomach. The key thing to remeber is that if you are hungry at any time, then you are not following the diet correctly. Almost all people give up the diet when they are hungry because of dieting. The secret of this program is that you should never hungry. If it is a vegetable day, eat so much vegetables so that you are never hungry. If it is a fruits day, eat so much fruits that you are never hungry. You may be bored of eating vegetables all day, but you should not be hungry. You can take any amount of General Motors wonder soup on any day.
GENERAL MOTORS WONDER SOUP
The following soup is intended as a supplement to your diet. It can be eaten any time of the day in virtually unlimited quantities. You are encouraged to drink large quantities of this soup.
23 oz water
06 large onions
02 green peppers
03 whole tomatoes
1 cabbage
1 bunch celery - add herbs and seasoning as desired.
This program is highly recommended for women and men above 40 for whom excess weight is especially dangerous. Excess weight for women aggravates arthritis problems and leads to rapid joint decay. Pain and joint deterioration can be lessened by weight loss as weight loss removes the stress on the knee joint. Excess weight is the most critical factor in keeping good health and excess weight is responsible for the most problems including coronary diseases, heart problems, arthritis and cancer among other serious life threatening diseases. Most serious health problems can be avoided by the single function of maintaining an ideal weight. Daily mild exercise of 20 minutes is also essential. Do not tire yourself out, but being regular in your exercise and maintaining an ideal weight goes a long way in ensuring a happy, healthy and long life.
Information from
Thursday 16 July 2009
FREE General Secrets Collection # 2
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Eat formally. Dine at the dinner table only. If you eat in front of the TV, then every time you nestle in with the remote control, it's a cue to eat. Instead, designate an eating spot for all meals and snacks. "Even when I want potato chips, I set the table just like I was going to sit down for a full course meal," says Kathy Wilson, 47, who took off more than 100 pounds. "I put a handful of chips on the plate, put the bag away, and then sit down to eat. I never just stand at the counter and eat now."
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You're what you eat so think before you bite. Creating rituals like Wilson did or the old standby of waiting 10 minutes before giving into a craving can stop you from eating when you really aren't hungry. "Nine chances out of 10 the chips go back in the cupboard, and I just walk away." says Wilson.
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Drinking keeps you filled. Drink up. "Drinking lots of water keeps me from snacking when I'm not hungry, and it gives me more energy," says Revitt. "It also stopped what I thought were hunger headaches, which were probably due to dehydration."
#
Let's face it. It's not what others want you to do but what YOU want to do. "My doctor told me for years that I had to take the weight off. But you've got to want it yourself," says Wilson. "As long as somebody else is pushing you, no matter what you do or what you try, it'll never work," adds Victoria Bennett, 39, who shed 60 pounds and has kept them off for five years.
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Take it slow. Gaining weight takes time and so does losing weight. We all want to lose it yesterday, but slow is the way to go if you don't want to see those pounds again. "It took me a year to lose 100 pounds this time," says Rebecca, who's kept it off for eight years. "I had lost 100 pounds twice before, in less than six months each time, but I didn't maintain it."
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No one is similar. Everyone's different so customize your approach. What worked for your best friend may not work for you. And what works for you today may not work six months from now. You need to decide what you need. Mucci-Hurlburt joined a structured program for accountability. "I needed to know that I was going to get weighed each week," she says. But for others that's exactly what they don't need.
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Everyone makes mistakes. Winners are those who learn from the past. Everyone we talked to had tried to lose weight before. Part of their success this time was that they learned from past failures. "Before, the more I focused on weighing, measuring, and preparing food, the more I ate," says Wilson.
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Divide and conquer. Set small goals. "My first goal was to lose only 10 pounds," says Rebecca. "I had very high blood pressure, and my doctor said if I would just lose 10 pounds, he believed that I could get off the pills. Every other doctor before said I had to lose 100 pounds, and I thought 'I can't do that.' But 10 pounds, I thought 'maybe I can do that.' Doing it one bite at a time made it more achievable for me."
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Make changes you can live with. "Before I'd go to bed I'd ask myself, 'Is what I did today something I could do for the rest of my life?' If I felt deprived, I'd do it differently tomorrow. If I thought, 'Yeah, I could do this tomorrow,' then I was on the right track," says Revitt.
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Go to school. Joining a weight loss class or working with a dietitian can help you learn proper portions, even without weighing and measuring. "If you get a half cup of cottage cheese, it should look like a tennis ball, a quarter cup should look like a Ping-Pong ball," says Wilson. "Now, I know what appropriate portions look like." Today keeping in touch with others is easier than ever before. Join an online health or weight loss community and share with others.
http://www.freeweightlosscenter.com/secret102.htm
Eat formally. Dine at the dinner table only. If you eat in front of the TV, then every time you nestle in with the remote control, it's a cue to eat. Instead, designate an eating spot for all meals and snacks. "Even when I want potato chips, I set the table just like I was going to sit down for a full course meal," says Kathy Wilson, 47, who took off more than 100 pounds. "I put a handful of chips on the plate, put the bag away, and then sit down to eat. I never just stand at the counter and eat now."
#
You're what you eat so think before you bite. Creating rituals like Wilson did or the old standby of waiting 10 minutes before giving into a craving can stop you from eating when you really aren't hungry. "Nine chances out of 10 the chips go back in the cupboard, and I just walk away." says Wilson.
#
Drinking keeps you filled. Drink up. "Drinking lots of water keeps me from snacking when I'm not hungry, and it gives me more energy," says Revitt. "It also stopped what I thought were hunger headaches, which were probably due to dehydration."
#
Let's face it. It's not what others want you to do but what YOU want to do. "My doctor told me for years that I had to take the weight off. But you've got to want it yourself," says Wilson. "As long as somebody else is pushing you, no matter what you do or what you try, it'll never work," adds Victoria Bennett, 39, who shed 60 pounds and has kept them off for five years.
#
Take it slow. Gaining weight takes time and so does losing weight. We all want to lose it yesterday, but slow is the way to go if you don't want to see those pounds again. "It took me a year to lose 100 pounds this time," says Rebecca, who's kept it off for eight years. "I had lost 100 pounds twice before, in less than six months each time, but I didn't maintain it."
#
No one is similar. Everyone's different so customize your approach. What worked for your best friend may not work for you. And what works for you today may not work six months from now. You need to decide what you need. Mucci-Hurlburt joined a structured program for accountability. "I needed to know that I was going to get weighed each week," she says. But for others that's exactly what they don't need.
#
Everyone makes mistakes. Winners are those who learn from the past. Everyone we talked to had tried to lose weight before. Part of their success this time was that they learned from past failures. "Before, the more I focused on weighing, measuring, and preparing food, the more I ate," says Wilson.
#
Divide and conquer. Set small goals. "My first goal was to lose only 10 pounds," says Rebecca. "I had very high blood pressure, and my doctor said if I would just lose 10 pounds, he believed that I could get off the pills. Every other doctor before said I had to lose 100 pounds, and I thought 'I can't do that.' But 10 pounds, I thought 'maybe I can do that.' Doing it one bite at a time made it more achievable for me."
#
Make changes you can live with. "Before I'd go to bed I'd ask myself, 'Is what I did today something I could do for the rest of my life?' If I felt deprived, I'd do it differently tomorrow. If I thought, 'Yeah, I could do this tomorrow,' then I was on the right track," says Revitt.
#
Go to school. Joining a weight loss class or working with a dietitian can help you learn proper portions, even without weighing and measuring. "If you get a half cup of cottage cheese, it should look like a tennis ball, a quarter cup should look like a Ping-Pong ball," says Wilson. "Now, I know what appropriate portions look like." Today keeping in touch with others is easier than ever before. Join an online health or weight loss community and share with others.
http://www.freeweightlosscenter.com/secret102.htm
FREE General Secrets Collection
First things first.. Prioritize. The beds might not get made but making time for exercise is more important. That's how Amy Reed, 36 has kept off more than 80 pounds for 11 years. "I have to schedule it in and let go of other things like a perfectly clean house." she says.
Enjoying your life is as important as anything else. Find a passion. "I have a dance background and when I found jazzercise, I said, 'Thank God.' If somebody told me I had to go out and run five days a week, I'd still weigh 185 pounds," says Anne Geren, 41, who lost 55 pounds and has kept it off for 13 years.
If you keep track of something, you're more likely to be responsible about it. Keep an exercise log. It makes you more accountable. Norma from Dallas, TX, who hangs hers on the refrigerator, checks off six workouts a week dutifully. "If I miss one day, I make that my day off for the week."
Setting goals is important .That keeps you inspired in your effort. Sign up for some fun runs and try to improve your times. "I went from a 5-K to a 4-miler, then a 5-miler, then a 10-K. As I was building miles and speed, I was getting fitter and losing more weight," says Therese Revitt, 42, who lost 80 pounds and recently ran a marathon.
Get pumped. "It wasn't until I put on more muscle through resistance training that I was able to keep the weight off - almost effortlessly," says Verona Mucci-Hurlburt, 37, who went from a size 18 to an 8. The reason? Muscle burns more calories around the clock.
Quick fix diet plans won't make you stay slim, a healthy lifestyle will. "I learned how to eat and live with it for the rest of my life," says Barbara Miltenberger, 42, who lost more than 40 pounds and hasn't seen any come back in three years.
Be sensible about what you eat instead of forbidding yourself most of the menus. "The best thing I did was quit dieting," says Reed. "I'd always find ways to cheat. So instead, I stopped forbidding myself certain foods and just started eating less of them."
Realizing the problem and the extent of its gravity is part of the solution. Get a grip on reality. "When I started keeping a food diary, I discovered that I was eating somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 calories a day," says Rebecca, 46, who found the number shocking.
Eat mini-meals. Having smaller, more frequent meals can prevent you from getting ravenously hungry and overeating. On average, weight loss winners eat five times a day.
Follow the 90% to 10% rule. "If you watch what you eat 90% of the time, the other 10% is not a problem," says Mucci-Hurlburt, who learned this tip from a fitness professional.
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Enjoying your life is as important as anything else. Find a passion. "I have a dance background and when I found jazzercise, I said, 'Thank God.' If somebody told me I had to go out and run five days a week, I'd still weigh 185 pounds," says Anne Geren, 41, who lost 55 pounds and has kept it off for 13 years.
If you keep track of something, you're more likely to be responsible about it. Keep an exercise log. It makes you more accountable. Norma from Dallas, TX, who hangs hers on the refrigerator, checks off six workouts a week dutifully. "If I miss one day, I make that my day off for the week."
Setting goals is important .That keeps you inspired in your effort. Sign up for some fun runs and try to improve your times. "I went from a 5-K to a 4-miler, then a 5-miler, then a 10-K. As I was building miles and speed, I was getting fitter and losing more weight," says Therese Revitt, 42, who lost 80 pounds and recently ran a marathon.
Get pumped. "It wasn't until I put on more muscle through resistance training that I was able to keep the weight off - almost effortlessly," says Verona Mucci-Hurlburt, 37, who went from a size 18 to an 8. The reason? Muscle burns more calories around the clock.
Quick fix diet plans won't make you stay slim, a healthy lifestyle will. "I learned how to eat and live with it for the rest of my life," says Barbara Miltenberger, 42, who lost more than 40 pounds and hasn't seen any come back in three years.
Be sensible about what you eat instead of forbidding yourself most of the menus. "The best thing I did was quit dieting," says Reed. "I'd always find ways to cheat. So instead, I stopped forbidding myself certain foods and just started eating less of them."
Realizing the problem and the extent of its gravity is part of the solution. Get a grip on reality. "When I started keeping a food diary, I discovered that I was eating somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 calories a day," says Rebecca, 46, who found the number shocking.
Eat mini-meals. Having smaller, more frequent meals can prevent you from getting ravenously hungry and overeating. On average, weight loss winners eat five times a day.
Follow the 90% to 10% rule. "If you watch what you eat 90% of the time, the other 10% is not a problem," says Mucci-Hurlburt, who learned this tip from a fitness professional.
http://www.freeweightlosscenter.com
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