Unconventional Weightloss Tips
Posted on | July 23, 2010 | No Comments
There are hundreds of diets out there maybe even thousands or tens of thousands, however, for a diet to work for you. You need to be able to gear it specifically for yourself and your personal weight loss.
One of the first things you should do and it’s very rudimentary is to buy a digital scale. Buying a digital scale is important because they are generally accurate to two hundredths of a pound. Regular scales are to far out to be accurate enough for your goals. The trick is also to weigh yourself every day and yes I know everyone says once a week but every day with a proper scale will let you know if you’ve lost even an 8th of a pound. You could weigh 190.8 one day and 190 the next and to a dieter that’s big. If you scale still reads 190 for a week because of inaccuracy you will get discouraged and stop your diet. Setting weightloss goals and achieving them is one of the best and fastest ways to lose weight.
The next thing you should do and you hear it all the time is drink 8 glasses of water a day. This may seem daunting. but it is fairly simple get yourself a pint glass which is 16oz and drink two in the morning and two in the evening. For whatever reason drinking water gives you a filled feeling longer preventing you from eating what and when you shouldn’t. This can also help you from feeling tired as quickly as usual allowing you to get more done and thereby contributing to some of your exercise.
Another tip for helping your diet is to tell people about it. Share it with your friends and family so they won’t tempt you unintentionally and set you back in your diet. If you continually go on lunch dates and hide your diet, then you won’t be dieting anymore. So share your plan and if they care enough about you they will help you reach your goals.
Don’t sacrifice your life for your diet. There will always be events that come up that if you are dieting you won’t truly enjoy. So go ahead and have a small slice of cake and ice cream at your nephews birthday, or toss caution to the wind at your best friends wedding. Maybe you have a big lunch meeting at work, don’t forfeit doing a good job because you think you need to starve over lunch. Eat well and you will be more equipped to handle your meeting.
Don’t completely cut out all your favorite foods and beverages. Find healthy alternatives and make small changes. If you are a coffee drinker switch to black coffee no cream and no sugar removes the calories, but keeps the caffeine wich still gives you your boost as well as being a diuretic. If you like soda then switch to diet. You will eventually get used to the taste. Try to find sodas with splenda and not aspertame. Inf act any diet foods that you like, see if you can’t find them with splenda or use stevia. Both are great substitutes for sugar.
Now comes the time to pick what’s called a red flag weight. This means pick a weight that when you are done losing you never want to be heavier than. If you plan to lose weight till you are 130lbs, then maybe your red flag weight should be 140lbs. Once you have set this red flag weight keep on top of your eating habits and your exercise even if that’s taking the stairs at work. The key now is to Maintian, maintain and maintain. So I wish you all the best in your weight loss endeavors.
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