8 Proven Weight Loss Tips By: Beth Scott

8 Proven Weight Loss Tips 
By: Beth Scott 

There are a lot of “crash” diets out there that promise that you’ll drop a considerable amount of weight in days or a week. 

I have tried a few of these, and in my experience the weight always comes back on, just as quickly since the weight loss tips given are not something that will work with your body. 

One thing you don’t want to do if you are actually serious about losing weight is to follow these fad diets and their ridiculous weight loss tips. 

After their ineffectiveness has been proven time and again, people will start to wise up to that particular diet, and will head off in search of a new craze. 

Lets be honest, people are always searching for new weight loss tips because they want to lose pounds and they want immediate results, but this is just wishful thinking. 

To lose weight permanently and effectively it will be a rather slow progress, all depending on your metabolic rate and how much you need to lose. 

There are however some proven tried and true weight loss tips for aiding in the weight loss process, and I can make you familiar with them. 

~~Weight Loss Tip 1 
Don’t skip breakfast. Whatever you do follow this advice, because otherwise you are much more likely in fact prone to binge later in the day. 

~~Weight Loss Tip 2 
Don’t eat anything for at least an hour before going to bed. 

~~Weight Loss Tip 3 
Don’t snack while watching TV. It’s acceptable to eat a meal while watching television, but never is snacking at this time acceptable. 

~~Weight Loss Tip 4 
Substitute fruits like; bananas, watermelon, plums, peaches, and oranges for sugary treats like; cookies and candy. 

~~Weight Loss Tip 5 
Substitute honey for sugar, and carob powder for chocolate in all recipes. These taste just as good if not better when used properly. 

~~Weight Loss Tip 6 
Eat more vegetables. This can even be enjoyable if you have a good cookbook like Good housekeeping's latest edition. 

~~Weight Loss Tip 7 
Avoid unnecessary high calorie foods. Instead of a high calorie salad dressing for instance try cottage cheese or yogurt to improve the salads taste and peel of the pounds. 

~~Weight Loss Tip 8 
Exercise at least a half hour each day for five days out of the week. Biking on a stationery bike while reading is a great form of exercise to slim legs. 

In conclusion there is nothing stopping you from losing weight except yourself. Get off the "I can't do anything about my weight problem" bandwagon and start dropping pounds today!

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Walking: A Key To Weight Loss
By: James Harison

Doctors prescribe Walking as the best medicine for weight loss.
We walk everyday. Sometimes we go for long walks with our loved ones. But how often do we realize the real significance of a Good Walk. Thirty minutes of quick walking everyday can award you outstanding health benefits especially weight loss. Moderate walkers; don’t lose heart for good walking compliments you with resistance to various diseases like:

• Heart problems
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Depression
• Respiratory problems
• Back pain
• Muscular strength and flexibility
• Obesity

Walking benefits
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• Every muscle of the body moves while walking and it improves blood circulation.
• It improves body metabolism.
• It is free, you don’t have to pay to walk.
• Walking refreshes you.
• It is the best medicine for weight loss.
• It brings in good health accompanied by high self confidence and vigor.

Be health conscious, begin Walking.
Don’t wait for people to call you overweight but start your walking habit today. When you can prevent Obesity and its related diseases by walking daily, make it compulsory in life. In your active days it’s still easy to fight diseases and survive heart attacks. But health becomes vital as you grow old. Follow healthy food patterns; eat plenty of salads and fruits, increase carbohydrate intake and walk for an hour a day to see the big health difference your new lifestyle can make.

Why Drinking Water Really is the Key to Weight Loss~by Maia Appleby

Why Drinking Water Really is the Key to Weight Loss

by Maia Appleby

Don't roll your eyes! The potion for losing that excess body fat is all around you. It covers two thirds of the planet. If you eat right and exercise at the intensity, frequency and duration proper for you, but still can't get rid of a little paunch here and there, you're probably just not drinking enough water. No need to get defensive. You're actually quite normal. Most people don't drink enough water. Most people are also carrying around a few more pounds than they would be if they did drink enough water. If you can't seem to get that weight off, try drowning your sorrows in nature's magical weight-loss mineral. It works, and here's why: "What on Earth is 'metabolism', anyway?" People use the term all the time, but ask them what it means and you'll get all kinds of answers. Merriam Webster defines it as, "The process by which a substance is handled in the body." A little vague, but that's really all it means.

There are many forms of metabolism going on in your body right now, but the one everyone is talking about it the metabolism of fat. This is actually something that the liver does when it converts stored fat to energy. The liver has other functions, but this is one of its main jobs. Unfortunately, another of the liver's duties is to pick up the slack for the kidneys, which need plenty of water to work properly. If the kidneys are water-deprived, the liver has to do their work along with its own, lowering its total productivity. It then can't metabolize fat as quickly or efficiently as it could when the kidneys were pulling their own weight. If you allow this to happen, not only are you being unfair to your liver, but you're also setting yourself up to store fat. "I've tried it and I couldn't stand it!" The problem is that, though many decide to increase their water intake, very few stick with it. It's understandable. During the first few days of drinking more water than your body is accustomed to, you're running to the bathroom constantly. This can be very discouraging, and it can certainly interfere with an otherwise normal day at work. It seems that the water is coming out just as fast as it's going in, and many people decide that their new hydration habit is fruitless. Do take heed , though. What is really happening is that your body is flushing itself of the water it has been storing throughout all those years of "survival mode". It takes a while, but this is a beautiful thing happening to you. As you continue to give your body all the water it could ask for, it gets rid of what it doesn't need. It gets rid of the water it was holding onto in your ankles and your hips and thighs, maybe even around your belly. You are excreting much more than you realize. Your body figures it doesn't need to save these stores anymore; it's trusting that the water will keep coming, and if it does, eventually, the flushing (of both the body and the potty) will cease, allowing the human to return to a normal life. It's true. This is called the "breakthrough point." One recent finding, as irresponsible as it may be, that caffeine increases the body's fat-burning potential has many people loading up on coffee before going to the gym. This finding may hold some degree of truth in it, but caffeine is, in essence, a diuretic, and diuretics dehydrate. Caffeine may increase the heart rate, causing a few more calories to be burned, but this is at the expense of the muscles, which need water to function properly. This isn't doing your heart any favors, either. It's already working hard enough during your workout. Never mix caffeine and exercise. In fact, your best bet is to stay away from caffeine all together. It's a big bully that pushes your friend water out of your system. Water is the best beauty treatment. You've heard this since high school, and it's true. Water will do wonders for your looks! It flushes out impurities in your skin, leaving you with a clear, glowing complexion. It also makes your skin look younger. Skin that is becoming saggy, either due to aging or weight loss, plumps up very nicely when the skin cells are hydrated. In addition, it improves muscle tone. You can lift weights until you're blue in the face, but if your muscles are suffering from a drought, you won't notice a pleasant difference in your appearance. Muscles that have all the water they need contract more easily, making your workout more effective, and you'll look much nicer than if you had flabby muscles under sagging skin. "Eight glasses a day? Are you kidding?!" It's really not that much. Eight 8-ounce glasses amount to about two quarts of water. This is okay for the average person, but if you're overweight, you should drink another eight ounces for every 25 pounds of excess weight you carry. You should also up this if you live in a hot climate or exercise very intensely. This water consumption should be spread out throughout the day. It's not healthy at all to drink too much water at one time. Try to pick three or four times a day when you can have a big glass of water, and then sip in between. Don't let yourself get thirsty. If you feel thirsty, you're already becoming dehydrated. Drink when you're not thirsty yet. Do you think water is yucky? Drinking other fluids will certainly help hydrate your body, but the extra calories, sugar, additives and whatever else aren't what you need. Try a slice of lemon or lime in the glass, or if you really think you hate water, try a flavored water. Just make sure you read the labels. Remember that you're going to be consuming a lot of this fluid. It's probably a good idea to stop drinking water a good three hours before you go to bed. You know why. "How cold should it be?" This is debatable. Most experts lean toward cold water, because the stomach absorbs it more quickly. There is also some evidence that cold water might enhance fat burning. On the other hand, warmer water is easier to drink in large quantities, and you might drink more of it without even realizing it.  Do whatever suits you, here. Just drink it! When you drink all the water you need, you will very quickly notice a decrease in your appetite, possibly even on the first day! If you're serious about becoming leaner and healthier, drinking water is an absolute must. If you're doing everything else right and still not seeing results, this might just be what's missing.

Weight Loss Tips(Compiled)

Weight Loss Tips:

When you think of weight loss, you think of rice cakes and never eating. Well, that's why most people never lose the weight. In this section I will explain how you can lose weight without eating one rice cake and how you can eat not 1, not 2, but 5 meals a day and still lose weight!

Weight loss is simple, burn more calories then you consume. If you can fully understand that then you are on your way to weight loss.

There are 4 simple steps to weight loss.

Here they are:

1) Count how many calories you eat in a normal day. Don't change anything, just eat like your normally do and count how many calories. Also, weigh yourself.

2) Starting the day after you counted calories, eat 500 calories less then you normally do. So pretend the day you counted calories you counted 2000. For the rest of the week, eat 1500. Instead of eating 3 big meals a day or eating all day all the time, spread those 1500 calories out over 5 small meals. Eat one every 2 and a half to 3 hours. Doing this will speed your metabolism.

3) Cardio.

Cardio is a must for weight loss. Jog, walk, swim, jump rope, ride a bike, whatever.. just do it! All it takes is 30 mins a day, 5 days a week.

4) At the end of that week, weigh yourself. You'll notice a difference just after one week! Now, don't expect to see a 10 lb weight loss. Anymore then 1 or 2 pounds lost a week is unhealthy. So look for 1 or 2 pound loss at the end of the week. Don't sound like much? You can lose 5-8 pounds a month! That's around 75 lbs 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!

More Tips For Weight Loss

- Stay away from fat!

Get rid of the chips and candy. No more fast food, nothing fried. Stay away from high carb foods. Carbs will eventually turn into fat. Foods like bread, rice, potatoes, are high in carbs. They are ok to eat, but dont eat bread and potatoes ALL the time. Stick to high protein low carb/low fat foods like tuna fish (and other seafood), chicken breast, turkey, fruits and vegetables etc. (For more information, read the Diet & Nutrition section.)

- WATER!

Drink water! Drink around a half gallon a day, more if you can. Yes thats alot of water, but its that water that will give you energy and speed your fat loss.

- Strength training!

YES! Weightlifting isn't just great for muscles, its great for fat loss. Muscles burn calories. Strength training, eating better, drinking more water and doing cardio is what will make you lose weight. You can do just 2 of those things, and still lose weight. But if you do them all, you will lose weight faster!

- Weigh yourself at the end of every week.

If you ever have more then 2 weeks without losing any weight, its time to change something. Eat 250 less calories then you've been eating. And keep everything else the same. Each time you see weight loss stop for more then 2 weeks, decrease calorie intake by 250 until you get down to the weight you want to be. NEVER starve yourself!

- Sleep! YES! Sleep!

The easiest, yet most over looked step. Get atleast 8 hours of sleep a night.

Putting on weight? Could be thyroid.
If you are putting on weight despite regular exercise and watching what you eat, you might do well to take Get Ahead fitness expert Samreedhi Sharma Goel's advise.

In an hour-long chat with rediff.com readers on March 24, she said: "You need to look into your diet. Eat more fibre like whole grain cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables. Eat less sweets, fried and refined foods."

If that does not help, you should get your thyroid gland function (done by a simple blood test) checked.