Many people struggle with losing weight either for a short time in the
spring or summer or for their whole life. There are many things that you can
do to make the difference between being overweight or not. Based on the way
that your lifestyle is there are two big things that you have to concern
yourself with, diet and exercise.
Secret 1
Diet is what you eat. We all know that we should not eat food that is bad
for us but how about the flip side. How about eating more foods that are
better for us. Today at lunch I could have gone out for fast food or I could
have stayed in and eaten the soup and fruit that I brought with me. I ate
the soup. Today is generally the way that I eat which is eating by design. I
plan in the morning what I will eat and then pack it with me so that I do
eat it and not something that is more convenient at the time. Tomorrow I may
go out for lunch instead but I know that in two weeks I will have eaten all
but three meals or so by preparing them myself and not by having a
restaurant prepare them for me. I eat what I should and if I eat any
prepared food that I know that it is one bad decision compared to all of the
good decisions that I make.
Water is also a big part of my diet. I drink water throughout the day so
that my body can easily digest my food and also so that I am not hungry and
looking for some junk food.
Secret 2
Exercise is the other part of a great health plan and is the basis, to me,
of how to best lose weight. I ride a bike to work all summer so I can get
two good workouts in a day but on the weekend I take it easy so that during
the next week I am not getting too sore to keep up my exercise schedule.
Exercising one a day is a great way to get better health and if you can keep
up a high heart rate of at least 30 minutes a day it will burn more calories
constantly during the day every day. Now that winter is coming I will be
balancing my cardio on an indoor elliptical trainer with some weights to
gain a bit more muscle. The importance of weight training can not be
understated. If you have more muscle your body has to work a little harder
to keep itself going, this will burn more calories.
Secret 3
Lastly I think that losing weight has a lot to do with a great, excited
attitude. I have always found that when I am in my best shape I have a great
attitude about my exercise and my eating. Workouts are a breeze and I am
working towards my exercise goals consistently. My eating is really good and
I am proud of the things that I am putting into my mouth and finally my
outlook is great because I feel excellent about the way I look and feel.
Adopt these tactics and your weight loss will be a lot easier and more fun
than it has ever been before.
