5 Tips for
Quick, Easy Weight Loss!
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How many times have you wished that you could
swallow a pill and wake up in the morning thinner? It would be really nice if
such a pill existed, but it doesn’t. So, with that in mind, what can we do
for quick, easy and sure weight loss?
1. Drink 64+ ounces of water each and every day.
2. Get cardio exercise EVERY day; gradually
building to the point where you get a minimum of 30 minutes a day.
3. Add fresh raw fruits and vegetables to your
daily diet.
4. Limit the “bulky” carbs: white
flour, potatoes, cereal, etc.
5. Identify the biggest obstacle you consistently
face that stymies your weight loss and overcome it, rid yourself of it and
banish it from your life forever!
Sound too hard? Seem impossible?
It isn’t. The above mentioned 5 tips are
really nothing more than a recipe for healthful living. You aren’t food
combining impaired. You aren’t willpower deficient. Your weight is, in
most cases, a direct result of what you are consuming and how much you
aren’t moving.
Don’t believe me?
Let me tell you the story of a reader of mine.
She wants to lose over 130 pounds and asked my help (that is how much I lost,
so she thought I might know a thing or two about losing that much and more). I
gladly obliged, as it is my purpose and passion in life to help others realize
successful and permanent weight loss.
I didn’t prescribe a strict eating plan for
her, nor did I make her change everything about her life overnight. Rather, I
asked her some questions about how she lives, what her life is like on a daily
basis, what she thinks contributes most to her excess weight and what she wants
her future to hold.
She enjoys showing her dog in competitions, but
she gets winded and can’t do the routines with the animal. She would like
to change that and be able to attend more shows and do them better. That seems
like a realistic and obtainable goal to me.
She said that she works in a factory and is busy
all day, eats on the run (mostly from the vending machine at work) and goes
home at lunch to feed her dog and let him out (and grabs a frozen budget meal
while there). Then, she goes back to work, finishes her day and heads home to
relax before bedtime; watching TV or reading a bit.
Ok. This gave me a good feel for what her life is
like and a clear picture of a few things that could easily be changed. For one
thing, what exactly was she grabbing from the vending machine? (Candy bars; 6
of them a day on average.)
What type of frozen lunch did she prepare? (Not
the “lean” ones but rather the higher fat and sodium filled
products.)
How busy or “active” was she in a
typical day? (She didn’t have an answer.)
I suggested that for one day she keep a precise
food journal and tell me not only what she consumes but also how many total
calories were in the foods. I also instructed her to get a pedometer
(www.walk4Life.com and get a FREE walking CD with it!) so that she would know
exactly how “active” she is on a “busy” day. It turns out
that she was only walking about 900 steps a day -- and even more shocking --
she consumed over 5,000 calories.
My advice for her was to start drinking water (at
least 64+ ounces of it a day), to snack on fruits or veggies rather than the
candy bars, to switch her frozen meals to the healthier options and to increase
her steps by 50 a week.
Now, 4 weeks later:
She is consuming around 84 ounces of water a day;
is snacking on fruit and socializing with her co-workers at break time (she
used to buy the candy bars and eat them alone so no one would see), eating
lunch at home same as before but just a different type of frozen meal (what a
really easy change if you think about it!) and she is walking. She was amazed
to realize “what bad shape she was in” after she did a 30 minute
walk, but that realization has fueled her journey. She is now becoming perhaps
the most motivated person I know!
Follow these 5 easy, quick to implement and sure
changes that will lead YOU to your weight loss dreams and goals! I would love
to hear what your changes are going to be! Email me at Julia@juliahavey.com .
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