I recently read a statistic that said that 98% of people are planning to loose weight before the summer bathing suit season hits. I find this kind of amusing because I doubt that many of them will actually follow through with this goal and loose any weight at all.
The sad part is that they could follow a few simple weight loss tips and get some amazing results fast. Here are my top 5 summer weight loss tips that can help you loose weight fast.
- Start an exercise program. If you are not already on one, this a an excellent way to get fast results. If you are already on a program start a new one. Focus on something that will get your heart rate up as opposed to something like a power lifting workout.
- Commit to a diet for 30 days. It doesn’t matter if you choose the Hollywood cookie diet, though I don’t advocate this one, just pick on and stick to it. Anything that causes you to eat at a caloric deficit will cause you to loose weight. Be dedicated and be determined. It is only for 30 days and you can make major progress in a short period of time, which can lead to momentum.
- Wake up earlier and go to bed when you are tired. The point being you need to get a good amount of sleep if you are eating at a deficit and working out. To loose weight you also need your hormones to be at optimum levels. Getting good rest can assure that your body will recover and your hormones will be where they need to be.
- Keep a log of what you are eating and your exercise regime. Yes, this means count calories, you don’t have to be militant about it, but keeping track of things can help you recognize areas that are causing you problems. Keeping a log can also be a great learning process, it may also be a shocker to see what you are actually consuming.
- Do cardio and weights. I don’t care if you hate cardio, it will help you loose weight despite what many gurus are now saying. But the key is to also do some sort of endurance exercise. Both of these together will work in conjunction to give you an optimal body. Do your resistance training first to get into the fat burning mode and get the most out of your energy. You can do cardio when you are tired and still get good benefit, but you are sacrificing when you lift weights tired.
These are just some quick weight loss tips that will help you reach your summer weight loss goals in a hurry. But to get the body you want you will need to start loosing the weight now.
Don’t already have enough reasons to lose weight? Here are 7 more reasons that you may not have already thought of but will make your life much easier and some weight loss tips to help.
- Your knees will feel better. Each extra pound of body weight you carry adds 20 extra pounds of pressure to your knees. Over the long term this causes knees to blow out, develop arthritis, loose cartilage, and just plain hurt. Loosing just a few pounds can make a huge difference in your knee pain.
- It is easier to go up stairs. Doesn’t sound like much and it really isn’t but it sure does feel good to be able to sprint up a couple of flights of stairs and not get winded. Feeling like you have feathers in your shoes is a great feeling and just a couple of pounds of weight loss can make you feel that much lighter.
- You won’t go through shoes as fast. As if spending less on groceries wasn’t enough of a benefit you won’t have to buy as many new shoes. Well, you might, considering that you are spending more time on your feet or in the gym, but it wasn’t that much in savings anyway.
- People will have more respect for you. First impressions go a long way and many over weight people give off a very bad first impression. It may sound short sighted and petty but it is the truth. If you want that next promotion or a new job what you might need is some weight loss.
- Your insurance bill may go down. We spend entirely too much on health care these days and get far too little. Getting down to what doctors think is a healthy weight can actually take money off of your monthly premium.
- You will sleep better. Over weight people do not sleep well and are much more prone to sleep apnea. Just look at the medical journals to see the truth, this is a fact not an opinion. Having a hard time sleeping? Lose some weight. Plus all of the hard work you put in at the gym could also help you sleep.
- Flying is more comfortable. Think this isn’t a big deal, try flying a couple times a week and see how you feel when confronted with yet another tight airline seat. This is a reality for many people out there that must fly on a regular basis. It is embarrassing and uncomfortable. Weight loss can help out a lot in this area.
There are many more unconventional reasons to loose weight as well as many other conventional health benefits to weight loss. The truth of the matter is that if you follow a couple simple weight loss tips weight loss does not have to be that hard to achieve or maintain.
Weight loss is a touchy subject for many people out there because they struggle with it so much, so here is a simple weight loss tip that can take you a long way towards getting that fat off and keeping it off.
Avoid high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). If you don’t know what this stuff is then you have not been watching the news. The short version explanation is that it is a low cost sweetener that makes food taste really darn good. It is low cost not because it is cheap but because corn production in subsidized by the government. The means that HFCS is in ready supply.
The findings are terrifying. It taste so good that it is hard to put down. In test groups people will favor products with HFCS and not even know why. HFCS burns much faster than regular sugar and for this reason causes severe insulin spikes and major valleys. HFCS basically has the same effect on many people that drugs like cocaine can have. It also happens to be used in conjunction with caffeine in many foods, thus accentuating the addictive tendencies that it already has.
HFCS is in french fries, yogurt, soda, and just about anything else on the grocery store shelf. It is particularly bad for weight loss because it burns so quickly in the blood and is then absorbed by the body and turned into fat.
Many companies are using HFCS not only because it is cheap but also because it causes people to come back for more. Just like cigarette companies have done in that past many food companies are now basically peddling food that they know is not healthy in an effort to get you hooked so you will buy more.
One of the best things you can do if you are interested in weight loss is to cut this stuff out of your diet. It is really a challenge because it is added to nearly all processed foods as well as many restaurant food. If you want to follow this weight loss tip and kick the habit you pretty much have to live by the rule that if it came out of anything plastic then it could very well have HFCS, if it is at all processed it probably has HFCS. Stick to fruit and vegetables, whole grains, pastas, organics, and anything labeled NO HFCS.
Follow this one simple weight loss tip and you will not only loose weight but you will also feel better an look better. Weight loss does not have to be difficult, and this is a tip used by the pros to make it easier and more sustainable.
