Weight Loss


Lose Weight: Tips & Ideas to Losing Extra Weight



Most of know we have to lose those extra pounds, but do not always feel motivated. Then when we started losing the weight, we realize how much better we feel and might even say, "Why didnt I do this sooner".

Here are some strategies, tips and tricks to assist in the weight loss process (More will be added each week! 9/06):

1) Go Jogging. Go jogging with songs that really pump you up - You know what they are. And do not focus on speed of jogging - Just go slow. In his book, "Slow Burn" Stu Mittleman talks about the benefits of going slow.

When you run slow you are engagin in aerobic activity and as such, your body is taking fuel from fat. When you move fast and more anaerobically, your body takes fuel from glucose.

If you find it hard to motivate yourself to run, go out and tell yourself you are going for a walk. Start walking. Then when you're ready - jog! There is part of the brain that tries to be lazy - we just have to trick it!

2) Focus on The Pain. When confronted with a temptation of a big fattening meal, it is what we focus on at that moment that will determine what we do. Are you focusing on the Pleasure of the meal - or the Pain from the Fat that you have to carry all day?

3) Remember This: "Nothing tastes as Good at Thin Feels"

4) Associations. Link massive pleasure to seeing and feeling yourself thin.

5) State Affirmations and Incantations: "I am thin and trim and feel terrific!"

6) Visualization. Visualize yourself looking thin for a major event or get together that is coming up. Feel the feeling of confidence you get from this.

7) Eating Small at Night. Eat small at night atleast a couple of times a week. As the metabolism is slower at night and we move less, it's easier to wear the night fat. When people eat small at night, the weight can come off.

8) Have a Contest. Have a contest with a friend on who can lose 5 or 10 pounds first.

9) Take the stairs!

10) Do walks uphills. Not only will you lose weight, but going up and going down will work different types of muscles - and this muscle development will raise your metabolism

11) Avoid Fast Food. Realize fast food doesnt help us in things like losing weight! Find the few things that you will buy if you have to go to fast food like a grilled chicken salad.

12) Be Prepared. Carry cereal bars in your car. Instead of pulling over for a cheeseburger, you will have your cereal bar to keep your blood sugar level level!

13) Reduce Lunch. Divide your lunch into 2. Eat half at lunch and half in 2 or 3 hours. If we eat too much at once, it will get stores as fat. It's also better to eat more frequently as that increases metabolism.

14) You Need Less than You Think. Realize that it will take 15-20 minutes for your brain to realize you are full, so eat small then walk away - and see what happens. You will be able to get by on a lot less food than you thought. It's just a matter of the signal reaching the Appletat in the brain to tell you that you are full. However, than you will be hungrier soon than if you ate more, so be prepared to satisfy that earlier hunger - again, have a cereal bar or something ready. It's about preparation.

15) Whole Wheat. Switch from white bread and bagels to whole wheat atleast half the time.

16) Eat What you Want Sometimes. Let loose once in a while still - If you follow good patterns 80% of the time, you should be ok and still satisfy the desire for whatever you want to eat. Once a week, eat whatever you want for a breakfast - a lunch - a dinner.

17) Realize your overall health and medical costs can go down drastically with less weight on you.

18) Brush your teeth more often

19) Instead of stress eating and having a big mac have a glass or 2 of wine or beer

20) Get a Mirror and use it

21) Be Fully Aware and Cognizant that your options for a partner will expand drastically with less weight. Think about the possibilities.

22) Realize all physical acts will be enhanced and your stamina and endurance will be higher - and if jogging, it will skyrocket!

23) Blood Sugar Level Check. You may be just half an energy bar away from motivation. If your exercise time is at midday or later and you feel tired and unmotivated, you may suffer from low blood sugar. Waiting for more than two hours to eat a balanced snack or meal (foods high in sugar make the situation worse) will lower your concentration and motivation. Low blood sugar is a significant stress on your system and causes the left side of your brain to unleash a stream of messages, such as “You’ll feel better tomorrow, take the day off,” “You have too much to do,” or “You’ll feel so much better on the couch.” An energy snack, with water, about one hour before exercise, will often silence the left brain and get you off the couch." - Running Great, Jeff Galloway

25) Green Drinks. Check out SuperGreens & Ph which brings the body to alkaline levels - away from acidity - which enables weight loss. Stu Mittleman uses these!

26) Ask your friends/social group if they want to eat healthy sometimes.

27) Eat Fruits and Vegetables

28) (More added Daily/Weekly!)

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