1) Count how many
calories you eat in a
normal day. That's
right, wake up, and eat
like you would normally
eat and count the
calories in everything
you eat and everything
you drink and keep track
of it on a piece of
paper or on the computer
some where. You might be
thinking to yourself,
"yeah right, I'm not
gonna sit around
counting calories all
day." Well, if you're
thinking that, then
you're obviously not
dedicated enough to
losing weight. If this
is the case, then feel
free to go waste your
money on the newest
useless weight loss
pill. But, if you are
dedicated enough to take
10 minutes out of your
day and count the
calories, then keep on
reading.
2) At the end of
that day, add up the
number of calories you
ate/drank. Be as exact
as possible. Once you
add it all up, you now
have the total number of
calories you consume
daily. Also, weigh
yourself.
3) Starting the
day after you counted
calories, eat 500
calories LESS then you
normally do. So, lets
pretend that the day you
counted calories you
counted 2000. For the
rest of the week, you
would eat 1500 calories
a day. Understand? All
you have to do is
subtract 500 from the
total number of calories
you consume in a normal
day, and eat this new
number of calories every
day for the next 7 days.
4) Instead of
eating 3 big meals a day
(breakfast, lunch and
dinner), or eating all
day all the time, spread
those calories out over
5 smaller meals. Eat one
meal every 2 and a half
to 3 hours. Doing this
will speed up your
metabolism.
5) Cardio. Cardio
is an important part of
weight loss. If you're
serious about losing
weight, but don't want
to do the cardio
workouts, then you are
requiring your diet to
do all of the work. Jog,
walk, swim, jump rope,
ride a bike, take an
aerobics class,
whatever... cardio +
proper diet = better
than just doing one of
the two. All it takes is
30 minutes a day, 3 - 5
days a week. I say 3-5
days a week because I
don't know if you have 5
pounds to lose, or if
you have 50 pounds to
lose. So, depending on
how much your looking to
lose, figure it out. 3
times a week is good
starting point though.
(For information on the
most effective time of
the day to do your
cardio workout, read
doing cardio for maximum
weight loss)
6) At the end of
that week, weigh
yourself. You'll notice
a difference just after
one week! Now, don't
expect to see a 20 pound
difference. Losing
anymore then 1 or 2
pounds a week is
unhealthly. So look for
a 1 or 2 pound weight
loss at the end of the
week. Don't sound like
much? You can lose 5-8
pounds a month! That's
around 75lbs a year! So
if you have A LOT of
weight to lose, you can
lose it. If have just a
few pounds to lose, you
can lose it.
