100 WEIGHT LOSS TIPS
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Here are 100 Weight LOSS TIPS that I know will help you reach your goals. Enjoy!:bigsmile: :flowerforyou:
1.Have a competition with a friend
2.Eat less and move more.
3.Change your lifestyle.
4.Don’t diet.
5.Set realistic goals.
6.Focus on fat loss, not weight loss.
7.Take control of your bad habits.
8.Keep a food journal.
9.Lose weight for YOU.
10.Surround yourself with people who support your goals.
11.Make fitness a priority.
12.Set your excuse limit to zero.
13.Avoid processed food.
14.Don’t eat too few calories.
15.Don’t eat too many calories.
16.Start. Those first steps are the hardest.
17.Get rid of your scale.
18.Buy body fat calipers to measure your body fat percentage.
19.Be consistent.
20.Don’t compare yourself to others.
21.Use food for nutrition – not self-medication.
22.Tell everyone you know that you’re changing your life.
23.Download Free eBook – The 10 Forgotten Rules of Weight Loss.
24.Take before and after pictures.
25.Realize weight loss is an emotional challenge, and not so much a physical one.
26.Enjoy your journey.
27.Be a better you. Focus on setting and breaking your own records.
28.Don’t beat yourself up for making a mistake.
29.If you make a mistake, get right back on track.
30.Don’t wait until tomorrow or Monday to change your life. Start now.
31.Make small changes until they become habits, and then make another small change.
32.Find someone to hold you accountable.
33.Lose weight because you love your body, and not because you hate it.
34.Weight loss happens the moment you don’t give up.
35.Read these 101 ways for how to get motivated to lose weight.
36.Reward yourself for a job well done with something other than food.
37.Sleep at least 7-9 hours a day.
38.Pay attention to how your clothes are fitting.
39.Drink water. Save your calories for nutrient dense foods.
40.Include strength training in your weight loss program.
41.Allow yourself the occasional cheat meal.
42.Look at these healthy recipes and realize healthy food tastes amazing.
43.Find exercise that you enjoy doing. If you don’t like it, you won’t stick with it.
44.Limit flour and sugar, or get rid of them all-together.
45.Pick the right time to exercise – at a time you will always do it.
46.Don’t buy what you don’t plan on eating. If you buy it, you’ll eat it.
47.Shop the perimeter of the grocery store.
48.Keep the intensity of your exercise high. Work hard.
49.Don’t grocery shop on an empty stomach.
50.Pay attention to portion sizes.
51.Count calories – at least at the beginning.
52.Walk or ride your bike wherever possible.
53.Follow me on Twitter for motivation and fitness tips.
https://twitter.com/intent/follow?original_referer=http://www.coachcalorie.com/tips-for-losing-weight/&region=follow_link&screen_name=CoachCalorie&source=followbutton&variant=2.0
54.Eat more veggies.
55.Play a sport.
56.Plan out your meals in advance.
57.Don’t eat from the bag or container. Measure out your food before you eat it.
58.Make new friends with other active people.
59.Take the stairs.
60.Be happy about all that you’ve accomplished instead of getting down about what’s left to do.
61.Eliminate stress from your life.
62.Don’t omit any macronutrients. Protein, carbs, and fat all serve a purpose.
63.Eat your essential fatty acids (EFAs).
64.Use spices on your food instead of sauces.
65.Eat slowly. Chew your food.
66.Try to get on a consistent sleeping schedule. Wake up and go to bed at similar times each day.
67.Plan out an exercise routine. Don’t just wing it.
68.Reduce your alcohol intake. However, the occasional drink is not going to hurt you.
69.Eat low-glycemic foods that provide a slow and steady release of glucose.
70.Understand the difference between hunger and cravings.
71.Eat the majority of your meals at home. You’ll have complete control of all that you eat.
72.Don’t be afraid to ask questions or make requests when eating at a restaurant.
73.Say goodbye to fast food.
74.Don’t eat your kids’ leftovers.
75.Get rid of diet products such as diet sodas.
76.Hire a good personal trainer until you have the hang of things.
77.Read the food labels of everything you buy.
78.If you don’t know the ingredient, don’t buy the product.
79.Avoid trans fats and partially hydrogenated oils.
80.Play fitness based video games.
81.Don’t let your significant other dissuade you from trying to get healthy.
82.Say goodbye to high-fructose corn syrup.
83.Forget about taking fat loss supplements.
84.Download these fitness apps to make your life easier.
85.Ignore your body mass index (BMI), and instead use body fat percentage as a better guide.
86.Try losing 1-2 pounds per week for healthy and maintainable fat loss.
87.Eat a variety of foods.
88.Calorie quality is just as important as quantity.
89.Add lemon, lime, orange or cucumber to your water for added flavor.
90.Avoid artificial sweeteners.
91.Read other peoples’ body transformation stories.
92.Get rid of all the bad food in your house. Don’t temp fate. If it’s there, you’ll eat it.
93.Don’t confuse thirst and hunger. Drink a glass of water when you feel cravings.
94.Discover your emotional relationship with food.
95.Focus on other progress measurements besides weight – blood pressure, cholesterol, confidence, etc.
96.Ask for to-go boxes when you go out to eat. Restaurant portion sizes tend to be large.
97.Base your meals around protein. Have protein at every meal.
98.Be patient. It took a long time to put the weight on, and it will take some time to take it off.
99.Allow yourself enough rest time between workouts for recovery.
***100.Work out first thing in the morning if you have a tendency to talk yourself out of it by the end of the day.
.
*****5 Bonus Tips for Losing Weight*****
1.Pack your lunch for work or school.
2.Build up your exercise workload. Don’t go from 0 – 100 overnight.
3.Start a weight loss blog and make it public. You will motivate yourself, and inspire others.
4.Buy new, smaller clothes as your weight loss progresses.
5.Put the ultimate emphasis on being healthy!
Questions, comments...concerns?
1.Have a competition with a friend
2.Eat less and move more.
3.Change your lifestyle.
4.Don’t diet.
5.Set realistic goals.
6.Focus on fat loss, not weight loss.
7.Take control of your bad habits.
8.Keep a food journal.
9.Lose weight for YOU.
10.Surround yourself with people who support your goals.
11.Make fitness a priority.
12.Set your excuse limit to zero.
13.Avoid processed food.
14.Don’t eat too few calories.
15.Don’t eat too many calories.
16.Start. Those first steps are the hardest.
17.Get rid of your scale.
18.Buy body fat calipers to measure your body fat percentage.
19.Be consistent.
20.Don’t compare yourself to others.
21.Use food for nutrition – not self-medication.
22.Tell everyone you know that you’re changing your life.
23.Download Free eBook – The 10 Forgotten Rules of Weight Loss.
24.Take before and after pictures.
25.Realize weight loss is an emotional challenge, and not so much a physical one.
26.Enjoy your journey.
27.Be a better you. Focus on setting and breaking your own records.
28.Don’t beat yourself up for making a mistake.
29.If you make a mistake, get right back on track.
30.Don’t wait until tomorrow or Monday to change your life. Start now.
31.Make small changes until they become habits, and then make another small change.
32.Find someone to hold you accountable.
33.Lose weight because you love your body, and not because you hate it.
34.Weight loss happens the moment you don’t give up.
35.Read these 101 ways for how to get motivated to lose weight.
36.Reward yourself for a job well done with something other than food.
37.Sleep at least 7-9 hours a day.
38.Pay attention to how your clothes are fitting.
39.Drink water. Save your calories for nutrient dense foods.
40.Include strength training in your weight loss program.
41.Allow yourself the occasional cheat meal.
42.Look at these healthy recipes and realize healthy food tastes amazing.
43.Find exercise that you enjoy doing. If you don’t like it, you won’t stick with it.
44.Limit flour and sugar, or get rid of them all-together.
45.Pick the right time to exercise – at a time you will always do it.
46.Don’t buy what you don’t plan on eating. If you buy it, you’ll eat it.
47.Shop the perimeter of the grocery store.
48.Keep the intensity of your exercise high. Work hard.
49.Don’t grocery shop on an empty stomach.
50.Pay attention to portion sizes.
51.Count calories – at least at the beginning.
52.Walk or ride your bike wherever possible.
53.Follow me on Twitter for motivation and fitness tips.
https://twitter.com/intent/follow?original_referer=http://www.coachcalorie.com/tips-for-losing-weight/&region=follow_link&screen_name=CoachCalorie&source=followbutton&variant=2.0
54.Eat more veggies.
55.Play a sport.
56.Plan out your meals in advance.
57.Don’t eat from the bag or container. Measure out your food before you eat it.
58.Make new friends with other active people.
59.Take the stairs.
60.Be happy about all that you’ve accomplished instead of getting down about what’s left to do.
61.Eliminate stress from your life.
62.Don’t omit any macronutrients. Protein, carbs, and fat all serve a purpose.
63.Eat your essential fatty acids (EFAs).
64.Use spices on your food instead of sauces.
65.Eat slowly. Chew your food.
66.Try to get on a consistent sleeping schedule. Wake up and go to bed at similar times each day.
67.Plan out an exercise routine. Don’t just wing it.
68.Reduce your alcohol intake. However, the occasional drink is not going to hurt you.
69.Eat low-glycemic foods that provide a slow and steady release of glucose.
70.Understand the difference between hunger and cravings.
71.Eat the majority of your meals at home. You’ll have complete control of all that you eat.
72.Don’t be afraid to ask questions or make requests when eating at a restaurant.
73.Say goodbye to fast food.
74.Don’t eat your kids’ leftovers.
75.Get rid of diet products such as diet sodas.
76.Hire a good personal trainer until you have the hang of things.
77.Read the food labels of everything you buy.
78.If you don’t know the ingredient, don’t buy the product.
79.Avoid trans fats and partially hydrogenated oils.
80.Play fitness based video games.
81.Don’t let your significant other dissuade you from trying to get healthy.
82.Say goodbye to high-fructose corn syrup.
83.Forget about taking fat loss supplements.
84.Download these fitness apps to make your life easier.
85.Ignore your body mass index (BMI), and instead use body fat percentage as a better guide.
86.Try losing 1-2 pounds per week for healthy and maintainable fat loss.
87.Eat a variety of foods.
88.Calorie quality is just as important as quantity.
89.Add lemon, lime, orange or cucumber to your water for added flavor.
90.Avoid artificial sweeteners.
91.Read other peoples’ body transformation stories.
92.Get rid of all the bad food in your house. Don’t temp fate. If it’s there, you’ll eat it.
93.Don’t confuse thirst and hunger. Drink a glass of water when you feel cravings.
94.Discover your emotional relationship with food.
95.Focus on other progress measurements besides weight – blood pressure, cholesterol, confidence, etc.
96.Ask for to-go boxes when you go out to eat. Restaurant portion sizes tend to be large.
97.Base your meals around protein. Have protein at every meal.
98.Be patient. It took a long time to put the weight on, and it will take some time to take it off.
99.Allow yourself enough rest time between workouts for recovery.
***100.Work out first thing in the morning if you have a tendency to talk yourself out of it by the end of the day.
.
*****5 Bonus Tips for Losing Weight*****
1.Pack your lunch for work or school.
2.Build up your exercise workload. Don’t go from 0 – 100 overnight.
3.Start a weight loss blog and make it public. You will motivate yourself, and inspire others.
4.Buy new, smaller clothes as your weight loss progresses.
5.Put the ultimate emphasis on being healthy!
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