Cheat Sheet: Quick Weight Loss Tips

Quick Weight Loss Tips Cheat Sheet

• Cut out all sodas, juices and alcohol – try to drink ONLY water. This includes DIET sodas – diet sodas are awful for you, and bad for your diet. The Aspartame or Splenda makes you crave more sweets and leaves you feeling dissatisfied and wanting more food.

• When you arrive at your destination, always park in the parking spot FURTHEST from the entrance of wherever you are going. If you can park a block or two away, do that – it’s even better. If you can walk somewhere nearby instead of driving, that is even better. If you run out milk, eggs or essentials – walk to your closest market to get it or make yourself wait until the next time you will be going to the grocery store as punishment for not walking! How many calories will you burn by walking? It depends on how fast, how far and how often. You can get a pedometer to keep track of miles walked and calories burned if you want to know how many calories you are burning naturally.

• Don’t skip breakfast. It’s obviously better if you eat something healthy but regardless, you should eat something in the morning. Weight loss tips that you can work into your routine and make into habits will help you far more than things that are too difficult or extreme to follow. Eating breakfast will help set the tone for your day. If you want a light, easy grab and go breakfast that is low carb, and low in calories – try cold cuts. I recommend Applewood farm organic chicken breast cold cuts. They are moist, delicious, low in calories and easy to grab and eat when you are in a hurry. If you don’t have time to make breakfast, prepare food the night before that you can take with you so you aren’t eating processed, preservative laden food that will make you crash.

• Make lunch your biggest meal. Take weight loss tips from our slimmer European counterparts and have a lighter breakfast, a lighter dinner and make lunch the main event for eating. If you are going to indulge, do it earlier in the day so you still have time to walk it off and make better food choices for the rest of the day. This doesn’t mean you can’t make a beautiful dinner when you get home from work if you enjoy cooking and sharing a meal with your family. Simply eat less or make lighter healthier foods a few nights of the week so that you are eating lighter meals in the evening.

• Resist snacking – or at least resist snack foods. If you find yourself hungry during the day, don’t torture yourself. Have a small snack to tide you over until the next meal. Try a few almonds, some tuna, veggies, or an apple – keep it natural and small. Stay away from processed foods, treats, treats, and baked goods. Limit refined sugar and white flour intake. These won’t keep you full and will make you crave more. On the flip side, don’t let yourself feel hungry as that often encourages poor food choices. If you feel a bit hungry, try drinking a large glass of water. If that does not satisfy your craving, try one of the natural, healthy snacks mentioned above. If you are on a low-carb diet, sliced lean deli meat makes a satisfying snack midday. Resist the urge to snack out of boredom or emotion – eat when you are hungry.

• Keep your portions small when you eat in AND when you eat out. Portion control is the biggest diet maker or breaker. If you can control your portions, you can eat out and eat whatever you like any night of the week, personal finances permitting of course. A terrific way to do this is to take a plastic container with you to the restaurant. As soon as your food arrives – put ½ (or a 1/3 or ¾) of your meal in the container – seal it and forget about it…until tomorrow. If you like to eat everything on your plate and this creates stress when dining out, make it easy for yourself, and get the food off your plate when you still have enough discipline to do so. This will be an excellent way to lose weight if you stick to it. Don’t worry about what fellow diners think – they’ll be envious of you the next day when you have yummy leftovers. Do the exact same thing at home. Put aside a portion of your food in a container before you start eating that you will be able to enjoy the next day. If you are hungry later, have a small snack such as almonds, veggies, a piece of fruit or celery with peanut butter. Eventually, you will not even notice the change in portion size – it will be natural.

• Choose this OR that – if you have a weak spot, whether it is a sweet tooth, if you are a pizza lover, a salty chips fanatic or crave a huge popcorn at the movies – don’t deprive yourself. Simply choose to indulge in place of something else. Don’t have the mega-sized popcorn after you just had a big meal out. Make conscious choices and anticipate where the day or evening may take you. Forego an entre at the restaurant and get a light salad or lower calorie appetizer to allow yourself the popcorn without guilt later. If you know you are going to a wedding or party where fantastic cake will be the main attraction, avoid a heavy lunch and stay away from bread that day. Make a conscious choice. You want THIS, so you’ll give up THAT. Beyond that, if you can stick to just a couple of bites of your favorites foods when they are presented, it’s even better!