Here are my 12 greatest tips for a sucessful weight loss program. I will be taking each one over the next few weeks and expanding on them - but if you are serious about losing weight, and increasing your energy levels - have a think about how you can impliment these into your program before you start.
Remember, thoughts lead to actions, and actions lead to success.
Don’t start your program unless you’re absolutely determined to succeed – Have the winners’ mindset
Know what your target weight is and set realistic weekly targets – remember a campaign is a series of small victories
Use visualization – visualize yourself daily at your target weight – buy yourself a new dress or trousers in the size you will be when you reach your target weight 9 or have your old ones dry cleaned)
Get your friends and family to actively support you, or seek the help of a weight loss coach or mentor
Find a plan that you are comfortable with – one that suites your lifestyle in terms of cost and time – but based on your new knowledge of nutrition and how the body reacts to weight loss
Drink 2.5lts of water a day to reduce the onset of detoxification, to prevent dehydration and to act as a natural appetite suppressant
Control hunger through increasing your protein consumption and reducing your carbohydrates. Replace regular snack foods with protein bars, or lean meat such as ham, chicken or turkey
Make your last meal of day no later than 8pm
Celebrate each and every milestone that you achieve on your way to achieving your target weight. You really can make losing weight a very positive and rewarding experience
Combine your dietary plan with an increase exercise program
Weight loss tablets may have their uses in jump starting your weight loss program, particularly if you are classed as clinically obese. However, for the majority of us, they mask the true reason for our weight – which is poor diet and lack of exercise – and any effects are very short lived. Wouldn’t it be great to find a pill that would burn your fat for you while you sat on the couch eating potato chips and ice cream, but such a pill just doesn't exist. My advice is to avoid them if possible, and cure the root cause of the problem.
Keep away from Fad diets that are very restrictive in their content. Any diet that severely restricts you from eating an entire food group isn't a good idea. Whether it's no meats or no carbs, these diets violate a key phrase in nutrition: the balanced meal. Also, eating just one kind of food can be pretty monotonous and boring — who would want to stick with it? Unfortunately, it is all too common to end our fad dieting, and find that we gain our pounds back just as a rapidly as we lost them ... plus a few extra.
Posts
