1. Stop Drinking Fattening Drinks
- Skip the whipped cream on your morning Starbucks, eliminate that daily afternoon Coke, and replace your evening beer with a small glass of red wine (85 calories). What you drink counts, and the first (and easiest) way to cut calories out of your daily budget is to keep the drinks light. Instead of a Coke from the machine at work, fill up your water bottle and add a 5-calorie Crystal Light on-the-go sweetener pack. Starbucks offers "skinny lattes" made with fat-free milk (100 calories), and wine has more health benefits
and less bloating effects than high-calorie beer.
2. Exercise 30 Minutes Three Times a Week
- Doctors agree, exercise will boost your endorphins and make you feel more like sticking to a weight loss plan. Try to get moving for 30 minutes, three times a week. This means putting on your sweat pants and breaking a sweat. The easy part about walking or running is that you don't need to join a gym or buy special equipment. You don't have to learn anything new. You already know how to walk and run, and doing either of these three times a week will help you lose weight
easily.
3. Ask Your Skinny Friends What They Do
- Most thin people aren't just born lucky, they have learned what works and stick to it. What works is green vegetables; lemon and olive oil on a salad as opposed to high-calorie, high-fat dressings; and watching sodium intake. Talking about healthy choices is an easy way to begin to lose weight.
4. Take the Stairs
- Forget the elevator. Instead, taking the flight of stairs at work will burn extra calories. The Canadian government has even published a website that can show you how healthy it is to take the stairs at your place of employment. You can compute exactly how many calories it takes to go up and down your own set of stairs by following the link at the bottom of the page.
5. Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
- Eat more fruits and vegetables insread of higher calorie foods. According to the CDC, "It's true that fruits and vegetables are lower in calories than many other foods, but they do contain some calories. If you start eating fruits and vegetables in addition to what you usually eat, you are adding calories and may gain weight. The key is substitution. Eat fruits and vegetables instead of some other higher-calorie food."
Some examples of snacks with 100 calories or less:
A medium-size apple (72 calories)
A medium-size banana (105 calories)
1 cup steamed green beans (44 calories)
1 cup blueberries (83 calories)
1 cup grapes (100 calories)
1 cup carrots (45 calories), broccoli (30 calories), or bell peppers (30 calories) with 2 tbsp. hummus (46 calories)
6. Start Tracking Your Calorie Intake
- You can track each piece of food you put in your mouth using a variety of free online calorie tracking programs. Livestrong.com's Daily Plate is an especially concise option. With the Blackberry application, you can add meals on the go and synchronize instantly to your online account.
7. Set a Fitness Goal
- Find a 5K charity walk or run in your area, sign up for it, and then tell all your friends about it. They will help keep you motivated
8. Go to Victoria's Secret
- Just thinking about rolling around in bed with a nice, flat stomach is a powerful motivator for any woman. Just think of what wonderful things the man in your life will do for you when he has his very own Victoria's Secret angel next to him in bed. The battle going on for your body begins with your mind, so get your mind fired up by visiting Victoria's Secret. Pick out an outfit that you will reward yourself with when you reach your weight loss goal.
9. Keep a Journal
- Journaling will get you in touch with why you overeat, and it will also give you something productive to do when you are tempted to eat out of boredom. Try writing each day and documenting your weight loss progress. Keeping goals and deadlines are powerful motivators. Keeping a journal is an easy way to help you lose weight.
10. Just Do It!
- Stop reading this article and get out there and do it. Put on your sneakers and head to the track. Stop at the grocery store and load up on baby spinach and broccoli slaw for a low-calorie cheese wrap. Explore online low-fat recipes and incorporate them into your daily life. Losing weight can be easy.http://www.ehow.com/way_5495061_easy-ways-lose-weight.html
