12 Easy Ways to Lose Weight and Stay Fit

Here are 12 easy ways by which you can lose weight.with a healthy carbohydrate such as oatmeal, or other
So pick your foods using the following guidelines andwhole wheat cereals, milk and low glycemic fruit or
you will seriously watch your waist line shrink. Just byveggies. This keeps you full until noon and relieves
eating mindful and keeping an eye on the calories withhunger pangs.
each meal, unwanted belly fat is sure to melt away6. Treat yourself with a snack like a piece or two of
over time. Start with just one of the tips right now.dark chocolate or anything you like. Once in a while we
have to give in to cravings. Fill your stomach with fresh
1. Cut your calories by eating less fat, salt and sugar.water.
Cutting those calories is the number one ingredient for7. Cut fruits and veggies for snacking. These keep
weight loss. Eating a simple home cooked meal ishunger in check, the healthy way.
better than eating out because you know how much8. Pick up the weights. Do a couple of curls after
fat, salt or sugar you add.dinner. This builds lean muscle mass and burns stored
2. Skip the sodas because of high sugar content suchcalories from your waist. Take walks, play with the
as simple sugars or high fructose corn syrup. If youkids or pets, or paint the house.
must have your Coke, drink the diet version and limit it9. Set your goals for weight loss and strive to reach
to once a day.those goals. Don't hesitate to name a number like
3. Avoid fried foods to save calories. Boil or grill instead.losing two pounds of body fat in two weeks; as long
When going out for dinner, ask for dry grilled meat andas it feels realistic.
vegetables, which come deliciously seasoned to your10. Again drink much water. You can drink water
table, without the fat. Remember, one gram of fat holdwhenever feeling hungry. Your stomach fills and you
9 calories.are not likely to overeat. Water keeps every cell in
4. Avoid buying sweets, potato chips, and candy andyour body functioning. It helps feeling great.
bring them home to snack on. Opt for a couple of nuts,11. Snack often, small portions of course, to preserve
raisins or prunes instead. The same holds true formetabolism. Eat a piece of fruit, a few nuts, or a celery
many processed foods, heavy in salt, high fructosestick. Watch the calories.
corn syrup and preservatives. Opt for organic foods,12. Do a couple of pushups, sit-ups, or curls. Do short,
such as fresh produce, oats and other whole wheatfive minutes exercises whenever you can during the
cereals and bread, or organic meat, milk and eggs.day. Walk the stairs, take your bike out, run, jog, or go
5. Don't skip breakfast. For instance, eat a breakfastto the gym. Exercise at least 3 hours a week.