Weight Loss Plate Size: Smaller is Better
Here’s a quick and easy way to lose weight. For dinner tonight use a small plate instead of a full sized dinner plate. It sounds simple, but you will actually eat less off a small plate than you would a full sized plate. As long as you don’t rush through your meal, your brain will be fooled by the downsize and you’ll feel satisfied. This is a great way to encourage smaller portion sizes without feeling like you are...
Pay Attention When You Eat
Here”s a tip for kids and adults alike. When you are eating, pay attention. Sounds simple, but how often do you snack in front of the T.V. or eat your dinner while in rush hour traffic? Paying attention means eating when you are hungry and stopping when you are full. It means never eating just to eat, but rather because your body needs it. Do this and you will quickly reach your ideal weight. Here’s a tip for kids and...
Move Your Whole Body to Burn Fat
Activities that require the coordination of your entire body, such as jogging, swimming, and the elliptical trainer, burn more calories than stabilized activities, such as a stationary bike. For maximal calorie burning, choose resistance and cardiovascular exercises that use your entire body.
Accepting You for You
It is important that you come to a place where you feel comfortable with your body exactly as it is right now. By accepting your body just as it is – today – you are able to reduce the stress signals that are encouraging fat storage. Once you accept yourself as you are, you end the war with your body, and healthy fat loss becomes natural and a bit easier. Now, that said it is important NOT to accept your eating habits. If you accept...
You Snooze, You Lose (fat)
Sleep matters when it comes to losing fat. Your body requires a certain number of hours for rest and recovery, especially when attempting to slim down. 7 to 8 hrs per night seems to be the right amount. A study that followed nearly 70,000 women for 16 years showed that those sleeping less than 5 hrs per night weighed more than those sleeping 7 to 8 hrs per night. ...
Weight Loss Goals and How to Get Laser Focus
Focusing on one goal at a time is the most powerful way to achieve it. Taking on more than one goal at a time spreads your time and energy out, making it impossible to accomplish anything. Simplicity is the best formula for success. If you have more than one goal on your mind, write them all down and then go after them one at a time until they are all completed.
Got Stress?
Exercise is the number one thing that you can do to relieve daily stress. A good workout will get your mind off of your bills, your boss, and your endless responsibilities. It’s been said that if exercise were a drug it would be the most powerful medication on earth!
The Power of Instant Accountability
Do you have a fat loss or fitness goal that you’re working toward? Post it on Facebook, and get instant accountability from friends and family. Be specific with your post. Include the exact amount that you aim to lose and the date that you’ll lose it by. You may be surprised how encouraging and supportive your friends will be – it may be exactly the motivating boost you need to achieve your goals.
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