Saturday, 8 September 2007

3 Easy Tips to Lose 100lbs

by David Hilton

There are many weight loss plans out there, and all of them promise awesome weight loss. Everyone can make promises but it's up to you to fulfill your desire to slim down. I will share with you what I did to loose over 100lbs.

I was not part of any expensive weight counseling program. I did not buy expensive prepackaged meals. Nor did I waste money on a gym membership. I followed my own plan and was successful where everyone else's suggestions and weight loss schemes had failed. This plan is extremely simple and straight forward.

This weight loss plan will give you more energy and leave you jumping out of bed every morning as long as you follow it. But it is important that you follow it religiously without fail, or your results will not be as successful as mine. Before you begin this plan be sure to consult your physician to make sure it is right for you.

1. Exercise is not required.
However if you walk or jog your weight loss will skyrocket.

2. Manage your fat intake.
You should limit the amount of fats grams that you eat accordingly.
Men - 30 grams of fat per day.
Women - 35 grams of fat per day.

3. Your Diet.
I'm blessed by being someone who can eat the same thing day in and day out without fail. It simply became a routine for me. The diet I followed everyday is as follows:

Breakfast:
Grape-Nuts Cereal with 1% milk. 1 glass of orange juice. If you don't like Grape-Nuts then get something similar. Be sure it is high in fiber and low in sugar.

Lunch:
Subway sandwiches.
Beware here of adding fattening items to your subs. Do not add cheese. Do not add mayonnaise. If you want mayonnaise then use their light mayonnaise but only very little. In addition to this I would have a bag of their light potato chips, or a packet of apples, or a box of raisins. Do not have cookies! I made the mistake of having 3 chocolate chip cookies once and I lost NO weight that week. Stay away from sweets. I only drank diet soft drinks or water, Diet Caffeine Free Mountain Dew is my favorite.

Dinner:
I had 2 turkey hot-dogs with light cheese and a serving of light potato chips. Again I only drank soft diet drinks or water.
Following this plan I lost approximately 3 pounds per week. This was based on performing no exercise.

During the periods I did exercise, I would perform 30 to 50 sit-ups every morning. That may sound like a lot to someone who has never done sit-ups. If you want to I recommend you start with only a few, 5 to 10 a day and work yourself up. That's what I did. You will be surprised at how fast it becomes easy. During the summer I would walk or jog approximately 1 1/2 to 2 miles every morning or every other morning. It is important that you exercise in the morning as this will get your metabolism going for the entire day. During the periods that I jogged my weight loss rose to approximately 5 pounds per week.

My final point of advice is that you DO NOT skip a meal. This will cause your metabolism to drop and you will actually burn less fat by not eating.

Like I said before following this plan I lost over 106lbs. and you can too! It's not expensive to do and the plan is very customizable. Just eat right and avoid all sweets. However, one of the greatest problems with weight loss is keeping the weight off. This can actually be more difficult than loosing the weight in the first place. It can be a challenging daily routine or it can become a simple way of life. It really depends on your mindset and the tools you have available to you. My best wishes in your efforts and remember not to loose hope!

About the Author
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Why I Hate Dieting...

...and why you should too!
by Stuart Thomas

Dieting simply doesn't work!
You can not lose weight long term by going on a diet, and that's a fact... a pretty well known one at that. Despite this, diets are more popular than ever, along with some other quick fix remedies such as diet pills, etc.

So, how does one lose weight?
Simple... You change your lifestyle! Notice I said 'Simple' and not 'Easy'. If it was easy there would be hardly any health & weight problems to solve. Live a healthier more balanced lifestyle and you won't have a weight problem, simple as that.

The difference between a diet and a lifestyle/diet change is that one is a short term painful experience to shed a few pounds (after which you usually put even more back on!) and the other is a life-long commitment to a healthier, happier life.

To make the kind of changes required requires us to attack the problem at a much deeper level, often psychological. To do this we need to seek help from specialist treatments such as
Hypnotherapy, NLP, Accupuncture, etc.

I will be featuring regular Articles & Tips relating to alternative treatments and ideas which offer long term benefits & results.

Good luck and stay healthy.

Stuart

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