Comments on: How to Lose Weight

on 11/22/2005 Wear a pedometer. Don't put it in your pocket, it won't count your steps like that. You have to firmly clip it to your belt or your wristband for it to work properly. Research shows that a person should walk 10,000 steps each day to be healthy and in shape. 10,000 steps might be impossible to you right now, but just try it. If you think 10,000 is a small number, you can do more. First you have to leave your couch and turn off the TV that you're glued to every day. Get up and start running and walking around the neighborhood. I did. Now, I take 10,000 or more steps each day. Sometimes 8 or 9 thousand steps, but rarely, I know that moving is the key. The best way to do it is to use a jump rope and when you're tired, start walking.

on 11/22/2005 Find a picture of a celebrity, model or other person that has a body type you admire. Every day when you wake up, look at that picture and think - "I want to look like that!" This will help to motivate yourself to look like that. Look at your body, and look at theirs, and then you will have the motivation you need to exercise, and eat healthy constantly.

on 11/22/2005 Choose carefully what you eat and how much you eat it. The right choice of foods matters. They say to eat 6 meals a day. I do that, but I eat health food. I have protein bars or shakes in between meals. I also have some almonds, vegetables, and even cereal (cereal isn't only eaten in the morning with milk). Pick cereals like Total or Special K, not the bad kiddy cereals. Keep your meals simple. No fried foods. Eat more fruits and vegetables, white meat, if you like bread - stick with wheat bread (keep that to a limit as well). Be careful with other breads and rice and pasta. Actually, stay away from them. While you're at it, exercise. Even walking helps. If you want to pick up the pace, go to a gym. Bottom line, losing weight is mental. You have to want to lose weight!! If you don't, none of ideas will help.

on 11/22/2005 As it's been said a lot of times before, drink a lot of water. Exercise, even if it's only for a few minutes at time. It adds up. Do not push yourself if you feel like you can not go on. Don't worry if you can't keep up with what's going on, just do your best. It's okay if you cheat every once in a while. It keeps you from bingeing later on.

on 11/22/2005 If you feel a little hungry, and don't want to eat, just pop a piece of gum into your mouth! I satisfies my craving for sugar, and I keep my mouth busy!

on 11/22/2005 I find that sometimes when I'm hungry, and I finally get the chance to fix something, I eat everything in sight really fast. When you eat fast your body does not get the time it needs to compute that you have eaten enough. By the time your body figures out it's not hungry anymore, it's too late and you've already eaten way more than you need to - leading to weight gain. Eat slow and train yourself to enjoy each bite.

on 11/22/2005 I found that a good substitute for sweet snacks is diet Coke, especially the flavored varieties. It also fills you up between meals. I got quite addicted to it, so be careful to wean yourself off once you have lost the weight.

on 5/22/2007 Don't eat after 6 pm. Your body has a harder time burning the fat that's about to go to bed.

on 11/22/2005 When cooking anything, use really fresh ingredients, they taste great and are healthy for you. If you need oil, use extra virgin olive oil, it works in the Mediterranean and is so good. Water, water, water, and a good posture - these will all help, too.

on 11/22/2005 Try taking cold showers, your body will strive to keep the body warm by burning calories. Green tea speeds up your metabolism. Get involved in sports (or anything you like doing). When you're watching TV, and seeing all those beautiful people out there, don't get depressed. Instead, get motivated - get on the floor and start doing crunches!

on 11/22/2005 After I brush my teeth I don't want to eat any more because my mouth feels so much better.

on 11/22/2005 Try doing your daily chores wearing the least amount of clothes as possible. If you're washing your car, throw on your bathing suit. If you're working in the house, put on a sports bra and short shorts. This will help build a better self image. Confidence is what people look for. If you really want to go all for it, sleep in a bra and underwear.

on 11/22/2005 If you want to lose weight the key is to be active- get up and do something!

on 11/22/2005 If you are really sick of drinking too much water, and you want to taste something different, definitely go for green tea and antitoxin tea's. It is also a great way to clean out your system and lose weight!

on 11/22/2005 Soda contains a lot of empty calories. I recently stopped drinking about eight sodas a day, equaling 1360 calories (more than half my recommended total caloric intake). The weight has been coming off with no other lifestyle changes!