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If you want to lose weight, the first step should be to check your calorie intake with the help of a BMI calculator. Once you know, how many calories you should consume everyday, you can eat and exercise accordingly. Also, check out tips on free weight loss exercises and free weight loss advise by people who’ve been there, done that. Here are more tips to help you shed those extra pounds.
Control your diet and start exercising. You don’t have to go on a crash diet or avoid carbs like the plague. What we are saying is that eat sensibly and eat lots of healthy, nutritious and low-fat foods. Work in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, lentils, soy and tofu, and low-fat dairy products in your food.
Experiment with food and come up with tasty yet simple dishes for your meals. And of course, keep a tab on the size of your servings and the number of servings you reach out for. It is believed that if you eat in moderation and don’t deny yourself the small treats of life, then you can remain fit and healthy.
Also, exercise is important. Schedule some time everyday for exercising. Whether you hit the gym or exercise outdoors, do some activity to stir up those endorphins and stay fit.
You have to evaluate and change your lifestyle. Irregular meal times, snacking on fried foods, overeating, lack of exercise, smoking and drinking, a stressful career and less time to rest are some of the things you should check your lifestyle for. If stress is causing you to over eat, then look at solving that problem. Get a job that is less stressful or work from home. Join help groups and try to quit that smoking and drinking habit. You can exercise with your spouse or friend, if you feel lazy about hitting the gym or going for a walk. If snacking is a problem, then keep salad stick and low-fat yogurt handy. In a nutshell, once you identify the problem areas in your lifestyle, you can brainstorm and find out ways to plug those problems.
Choose an activity that you enjoy doing. If you like walking early in the morning, then just set the alarm and hit the road. If you prefer stationary bicycling, then get the equipment and start today. Make sure that you do activities that sustain your interest and you have fun doing. There is no point taking up a physical activity that you don’t like because you won’t be able to carry on doing it for long. And if you are trying to become fit and trying to lose weight, then you have to be regular with exercise.
Join an online group, read food labels and give yourself the occasional treat!
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| Submitted on February 23, 2010 |
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