Aching to lose weight and don't know how to start? I'm here to help! Here are 20 tips to help get you through one of life's most oft repeated struggles - the Fight Against Fat.
1. Have you tried to give up sugar and haven’t succeeded? Instead of forbidding yourself certain foods - just eat less of them. If you must have sugar in your tea, cut it down from two spoons to one.
2. Ever notice how if you eat when you're ravenous, you tend to overeat? So try eating more regularly, even if it means more frequently. Eat an average of 5 small meals a day, instead of 2 or 3 large ones, where you stuff yourself.
3. Be conscious about what you eat. Keep a food diary and note down everything you eat. You may be shocked at the results.
4. Eat or snack only on the dinner table, not on the couch in front of your television. Once you make a policy out of this, you'll cut down on snacks tremendously. Don't get too comfortable while eating. It’s always better to eat on the go. Always sit straight on the chair.
5. Make rules for yourself. If you experience cravings, give yourself ten minutes before you attack the refrigerator. In most cases, the craving would just die down and you'd walk away.
6. Drink a lot of water. This reduces hunger pangs and gives you more energy.
7. When you decide to finally attack your weight problem, you want it gone by the weekend. But realise that that is just not a realistic approach. If you want it off permanently, you've got to take it slow. It may even take up to a year to get to your desired weight - that's fine, because you've got more of a chance of maintaining it.
8. Join an aerobics class. It's more disciplined and it's always better to work out in a group.
9. Stay busy. Don't just sit around wasting time. Chances are your mind will wander to that delicious chocolate cake… Partake in activities that are not conducive to eating. Join a singing class, take up oil painting or gardening - cultivate a hobby.
10. If you have to snack, try this. Put your hand in the packet of wafers and take out a fistful. Finish off whatever you get your hands on - and that's it.
11. Don't stack up on fattening yummy foods. It’s easiest to control food intake if you just don't have it around. If you feel like chocolate cake, buy a pastry so it doesn't hang out in the refrigerator all week till you polish it off. Similarly, don't keep tubs of ice cream in the freezer. Buy a cup or two and eat it when the mood strikes.
12. When you reach for the refrigerator, stop and question yourself. Are you just bored or are you really hungry? In most of the cases the answer will be the former.
13. Stick little post-it notes on the refrigerator saying, Stop! Or Reach for a glass of water.
14. Buy clothes a size smaller and work towards fitting into them.
15. Don't beat yourself up or lose heart just because you've slipped up a few times. You need to keep a positive outlook and keep encouraging yourself.
16. Visualise how you will look without those extra kilograms.
17. Take up yoga.
18. Find new and different ways to measure how far you've come. Don't just stick to the weighing scale. Scout around in your cupboard and try on old clothes that are big for you – excellent motivation.
19. Find a partner to work out with or to support you. Enlist the help of a friend and go for activities that don't involve snacking. Take up tennis, go cycling… don't just meet friends over lunch or dinner.
20. Get motivated. No one is going to lose your weight for you. You're going to have to do it all by yourself, and if the motivation doesn't come from within you, no amount of friends and family pushing you to lose weight is going to help.
Good luck hun xx
2006-07-13 04:08:28
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answered by SweetPea 3
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The bane of our lives.... this worked for me.... excercise 3 times a week for at least half an hour. So that you sweat! No strolling around. Eat bran flakes in the morning... they fill you up something shockin and drink lots of water. Eat your three meals a day, no starving. Think of the one thing life would not be worth living without...eg chocolate, pasta etc and have that but cut way back on the all the other stuff, if not cut it out. Seen good results after a month and feel great. Good Luck!!!!!
2006-07-13 02:21:41
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answered by madgal 3
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Hey there FAT MOMMA ,Give it up - you were BORN TO BE FAT !
You need to accept your inner FATTNESS and be the PIG you were meant to be . Go to the nearest buffet and stuff yourself silly and then close your eyes and feel the fill of life.
The secret is you are denying the real you so stop the denial and live life to its fullest EVERYDAY.
When your butt becomes 4 feet wide , you should celebrate and have a food festival . You must encourage all your PIG friends to do the same , There is nothing more luscious than to see a bunch of full pigured woman at a smorgasbord lunch giggling happy and celebrating their gluttonous lifestyle .
BOSCO
2006-07-13 01:49:58
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answered by Anonymous
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everything you just said. You need to give it time but commit to it. Massage isn't going to slim u down so I dont know where you heard that from. Excercise only takes maybe 20 minute a day and count ur calories. Forget about those stupid diet fads. You need every nutrient you can get. and take your vitamins.
2006-07-13 01:41:56
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answered by Audrey 3
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Stop eating so much ad start excersizing. The body will slim down more if you work on endurance sports such as distance cycling or running.
2006-07-13 01:40:27
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answered by Anonymous
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A total lifestyle change. Watch your carbs, fats and calories. Don't skip meals, especially breakfast, because it lowers your metabolism. Try to eat six small, healthy meals instead of two or three big meals. If you let yourself get hungry, it throws your body into starvation mode and it starts storing fat.
Start eating at home instead of eating out so you can control what goes into your food. And don't eat late at night. Also, try to burn more calories than you take in. Once you start eating healthy, it will become easier.
2006-07-13 01:44:01
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answered by Lady J 4
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light meals in the night....dancing the best way to reduce those fabs ....eat fruits for meal this way u wud be able to shed off some weight with consuming all essential nutrients....avoid red meat ...hv proper time of eating ....switch evening snacks with healthy fruit drinks ....dont be hard on yourself with these course u will see effect in a couple of months and also allow your skin to adust or with fierce dieting u might end up having stretch marks....swimming and squash wud also help a lot....avod oily stuff and have salad lunch .....and dont forget to treat yourself once a week...and never skip your meals thats the worst method to go about things......
2006-07-13 01:57:06
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answered by Anonymous
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2006-07-13 01:39:50
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answered by Ren K 2
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Worked for me. Push yourself away from the dinner table.
2006-07-13 01:39:13
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answered by framer_larry 3
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drink lots of liquids,juices like oranges or any thing.it will provide u vitamins also n slim also n one thing eat lots of papayas.
2006-07-13 01:43:09
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answered by neetusingh125 2
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