Things You'll Need:
- Perseverance
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Step 1
Just by eating right, you can shed a few pounds within a week. Start off by going to the grocery store and picking up healthy snacks to take the place of the ones stunting your weight loss progress. Good examples of healthy but not so boring snacks are:
*Apples with low-fat peanut butter
*Baby carrots
*Fruit
*Granola bars (not loaded with sugar)
*Almonds
*Craisins!
*Yogurt
*Pickles
*Hummus w/veggies
*Whole-grain Crispy bread with Cottage Cheese
*low-salt pretzels
*unbuttered popcorn
*unsweetened applesauce.
Completely avoid the chip/cookies aisle! It is hard, but if you don't have these goodies in your house, you can't eat them...especially late at night! Another important tidbit about trying to cut weight is eating late. Try not to eat anything significant after you eat dinner, this is also when you are more likely to snack on food that is not so healthy. -
Step 2
Eat less, more often! Do not starve yourself, by eating more frequently, your metabolism is always working and is the most efficient. By starving yourself, the next time your body gets any food, it simply wants to store it away...especially the fat! Pack healthy snacks to eat instead of gorging yourself for lunch or dinner.
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Step 3
Do not mix sugar and fats for breakfast! By consuming sugar, you are spiking your insulin levels, especially first thing in the morning. Remember, carbohydrates gradually break down into sugar! A lot of breakfast foods mix these two such as: sugary cereals, muffins, bagels with cream cheese, toast with jelly, etc. Try alternatives such as oatmeal with fruit, cottage cheese, turkey bacon/sausage, eggs, fruit, protein shakes.
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Step 4
These are just a few simple ways to cut down on the extra calories. Finally, try to get your heart rate up atleast every other day, whether it be power walking for 45 minutes, running for 20 min, biking, weight-lifting, etc. If you're not out of breath at the end of your exercise, you're not getting a good enough workout.
