Assuming you want to lose weight, you really have to change your daily habits and even your mindset as in order to lose weight and keep it off, a lifestyle change is what's needed to make this a sustainable action. If you would like to lose 10 pounds (or more) you need to determine your motivation for doing so - make it a good one because your going to put your body and mind through a lot of trial and it needs all the right reasons if its going to complete the task.
So the first thing I would suggest to you is determine your reasons for wanting to lose weight. The more important the reason, the more likely it is you will stick with it. For example:
"Losing weight will make me healthy, happier and save me from an imminent premature death"
A reason like that to lose weight will surely motivate you to go to the ends of the earth where as a goal such as:
"I want to go from a size 6 to a size 5", lacks the intensity of the first (unless you are exceptionally vain about your appearance).
Here is a list of very motivating reasons you can think about to lose weight:
-"I want to live to see my kids get married"
-"I want to find a husband"
-"I want people to not judge me"
The important thing in finding your motivations is that they should be intense. It's easier to push yourself when you realize the importance of your mission to lose weight so write them down or choose them from the above suggestions.
Tips to lose 10 pounds
1. Eat more fruits and vegetables which are higher in water content and lower in caloric density, and eat less food of higher caloric density such as fatty foods.
2. Drinking more water clears bodily toxins and gives you more energy which means you'll have more energy for calorie burning activities. So drink more water.
3. Doing exercises you enjoy is very important because if you do ones that you don't enjoy, it's harder to make it a sustainable aspect of your overall weight loss program. Enjoyable exercises such as low level aerobic cardio are much more affective than intense anaerobic workouts anyway. You can do it anytime, anywhere, do as much as you like and not like strength workouts there is no rest day so you can keep at it. Do enough to cause a 'puff' though.
4. Reduce amount of rice, bread, pasta, candies, cakes, chocolate etc consumed. They are refined carbohydrates and directly lead to weight gain.
5. Eating small and plenty is a good way to increase your metabolism. 5-6 meals a day of small portions is ideal.
6. Exercise around the time you wake up
7. Drink water because not only does it increase metabolism, it fills your stomach up, making you crave food less.
8. Eat four hours before you go to bed. Consuming food before you sleep is a bad idea because the energy from the food has no outlet because you are sleeping; so this is quickly turned into fat.
Al Commings is a weight loss blogger and bodybuilding enthusiast. Here is another informative article regarding safe and affective weight loss.
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Good luck on your weight loss journey!
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