| Set up a realistic weight loss goal | | | | energy for digestion. However, the only impact on |
| If you want to lose weight, you better start with getting | | | | raising the metabolism considerably is doing exercise. |
| some basic weight loss information that let's you set a | | | | The calories burned during exercise also can also be |
| realistic goal weight which you want to reach within a | | | | estimated when you put your data into online |
| specified period of time. | | | | calculators. Doing sports or exercise can raise your |
| Although you are usually most enthusiastic when you | | | | metabolism for the whole day and when you do your |
| have just read about a weight loss method, were you | | | | exercise as HIIT (high intensity interval training) then you |
| had just the impression, yes that could really work for | | | | do not even need to spend much time with it per day, |
| me and I gonna lose all that extra weight within the | | | | 15 to 20 minutes might be enough. |
| next few weeks - do some research to keep your | | | | A food diary may prevent caloric sins |
| expectations realistic as you are otherwise just setting | | | | A good and simple tool for motivation is to keep |
| yourself up for failure. | | | | records of your weight and your calorie intake or at |
| On the other side do not over-analyze and there is | | | | least of what foods you ate. The mere act of having |
| also no need to plan every little detail. Set your weight | | | | to write down your caloric sins may prevent them in |
| loss goal or at leat a goal for the first ten pounds, | | | | the first place. Your food diary will hold you |
| make a plan which road to go weight loss wise and | | | | accountable to yourself and when you think of the |
| get started. | | | | next chocolate bar or donut for your coffee break, |
| How to speed up your metabolism | | | | you will feel a resistance towards having to write that |
| As weight loss is on a simplified level just about burning | | | | down. |
| more calories than you eat, it is not just about the right | | | | Create weight loss graphs and use the positive |
| food plan, we can of course also increase the calories | | | | feedback |
| that we burn per day. Although some foods, like | | | | Put your data in an excel table and create graphs, |
| coffee and chili pepper for example, are said to raise | | | | moving averages of your weight loss, chart your daily |
| the metabolic rate, the effect is rather minor and it only | | | | calorie deficits against your actual weight loss and see |
| seems to work out to an extra 40-80 calories burned | | | | what else of excels sophisticated functions you might |
| per day. | | | | want to use. If you like playing with numbers, this will |
| Also having more small meals per day instead of the | | | | keep you motivated. If you are not a numbers fan a |
| traditional three big meals is supposed to raise the | | | | simple graph showing your weight loss can still make |
| metabolism slightly because the body constantly needs | | | | you feel good and give positive feed back. |