Lose Weight With These 15 Great Tips

Lose Weight with These 15 Great Tips

Do you want to lose weight? It can be easy to say goodbye to at least 10 pounds of unwanted fat with the help of these great diet tips. All you have to do is pay attention to what you eat and ensure you have fresh healthy food that is good tasting and don’t forget to include some snacks, fill up on vegetables and keep your taste buds happy with some nice fruit

You have no need to make sacrifices, all you do is follow the simple guidelines to lose your first 10 pounds, your last 10 pounds or just give your weight loss program a good boost when you get to the stage when you have to have doubts about your weight loss program. Don’t forget this is a well balanced flexible plan that you can just keep on using.

1. You will need to keep a note of all you eat and drink. You will not need to estimate the calories. All you do is write down what you have had and the approximate quantity. When you do this you will find that you will be more aware of what you are eating and in turn this will help you plan more healthy meals and snacks.


2. You must halve your intake of all pure or added fats. This means using half as much butter or spread on your bread, toast, muffins and potatoes; half the usual amount of mayonnaise or sauce on your salad; and half the oil in the fry pan every time. Trust me on this one you will get use to it.

3 Well I love a treat and I bet you do as well, what you have to do with your treats such as chocolate, ice cream, cake, pastries and all other items that contain sugar is to limit yourself to having them a maximum of three times per week.


4. Include a lower fat source of protein at most meals: chicken, fish, beans, cottage cheese, or low fat yogurt. Have eggs, nuts and red meat occasionally but not every day.

5. Plan at least one lunch and dinner every week without meat or cheese. Build those meals around whole grains, vegetables and beans to increase fiber and reduce fat.

6. Reduce the fat content in your milk products. If you are currently drinking whole milk, reduce to 2 reduce to 1%. Choose lower fat cheese and yogurt. When you buy yogurt, also check that it does not contain sugar.

7. If you do not have a lot of fruit then you must start NOW. Have at least two servings of fruit every day. This can be for dessert or snacks. Choose fruit that is in season. I bet you get to enjoy your fruit and start to look forward to it.

8. Drink water instead of sodas, juices, milky drinks or alcohol. Avoid diet soda - the sweet taste only encourages you to crave sugar. Hot water with a slice of lemon can be very refreshing in the morning.

9. You need to have a good intake of vegetables. Include at least two servings of vegetables at lunch and dinner. If you are getting hungry, have more.

10. Start to eat slowly. This is because the body is slow to register when you are full and it is easy to eat too much if you are racing through your meals.

11. This is a good tip. Grated carrot makes a great snack. You will find that a grated carrot is much more filling than a whole carrot. Strange but true.

12. Use whole grains wherever possible. The fiber will give you a fuller feeling and also help your digestion.

13. Choose food that you can chew. Again this will increase your fiber intake, and the act of chewing will make you feel more satisfied too. This means eating fruit instead of drinking juice, you will find that fruit is more refreshing anyway. If you have soup, make sure it is chunky.

14. Its much better to plan your meals and snacks ahead of time. Plan your shopping too - make a list of what you need and stick to it. If you just grab something when you are feeling hungry, you will probably choose high calorie food and that would be just wasting what you are achieving.

15. Always switch off the TV when you eat. That includes snacks as well as meals. Studies have proved that we eat larger portions in front of the TV, probably because we are much less aware of what we are eating. When you eat, only eat if you want to lose weight fast.