Weight Loss – It’s The Little Things That Count

Once you start to remove those jerrycans one-by-one and drive along the highway till your fuel tank begins to lighten, you will speed up and be a happy little automobile. Here are some tips to lighten your load gradually, and with a little patience you will have a brighter, lighter, future.

• Get a hospital check up if you intend to exercise to lose weight. Changing your diet to a healthier plan should not need a medical examination, but if you do decide to get a check up, don’t go to your GP, he probably won’t have the equipment to do a specialized examination. A good hospital is geared up with a conveyor belt of different checks, and you should be finished in about an hour. It is more than the doctor putting a stethoscope on your chest, looking at your tongue, and telling you that you’re fine. You wouldn’t let your dad haul out your car engine and change the power-steering system; you would take it to the workshop where they have the right equipment.

• Drink water instead of sodas; they are loaded with calories. And when you do drink water, drink enough at each meal to make you feel a little bloated; especially if you have started to cut down on meal portions. Try to drink 8 glasses a day.

• Change your milk from full cream to skimmed. You will probably find the powdered milk much more palatable. Even a glass of skimmed milk prepared a little strong will stop any hunger pangs you might have between meals – add a banana and you have a satisfying meal.

• Introduce a little more movement into your life. Walk up stairs instead of using the elevator will help you get slim, and learn a few yoga exercises. I said a few just in case you weren’t the yoga type or found the positions too strenuous. But if you did start to like it, taking up yoga seriously will lead you to a very fulfilling lifestyle.

• Something a little more drastic is buy a dog – or borrow one if someone is willing to trust you with their little bundle of joy – and take it for a daily walk in the park.

• Failing this, use a treadmill for a daily 20 minutes; starting with walking speed and then increase your pace. Join a gym or get a home machine. All these will aid your weight loss.

• You can also swim, cycle, or jump rope in your back yard; after dark if you are shy of the neighbors, or with a partner for a romantic moonlight skip.

• Focus on your food portions and try to start your diet by shoveling about a third of the meal from your plate for a later snack, or if you’ve served yourself that much shovel off half. And spread your mini meals out to five a day.

• If you have a late evening craving for carbohydrates, try a teaspoon of L-Glutamine in a half glass of fresh orange. The glutamine is tasteless, but if you have already had your 8 glasses, you don’t want to drink more water do you?

• Trash all the junk food in your cupboards and fridge. You will never get rid of fat by eating fat producing products. Replenish with fruit, vegetables, Rye crackers, nuts, dried beans and spices.

• Always have a good start to the day with a breakfast of Oat Bran. Use a 70cc scoop that’s about 2 tablespoons. Sweeten with coconut sugar or a little honey. Add skim milk if you like it creamy. You can eat Oat Bran cold too.

Every weekend give yourself a treat. Either 2 cookies with your coffee or a slice of apple pie, but only if you have done well all week. If you don’t want to read all the separate pieces of advice on the internet, adopt a weight loss program compiled by one of the professionals, it could be that you can buy yourself a new body and healthier lifestyle for a few bucks. Good Luck.