101 Ultimate Weight Loss Tips!

Losing weight is tough, and what makes it even harder is that most people don’t know where to start, and it can be quite costly. Ultimately the art of losing weight isn’t as strange a phenomenon as people tend to believe, and is simply a matter of burning more calories than you consume in a day. In the end it’s up to you whether you’re going to lose the weight or not. You have to decide if you’re willing to stick it through or not. No matter how hard it gets, just keep reminding yourself of the end results, and stick it through.

My Top 101 Weight Loss Tips in no particular order are as follows:

1. Be consistent.
2. Plan ahead. Plan your meals in advance. This helps with fighting off the urge to turn in at your local fast food joint.
3. Use a fat-burner
4. Use CLA capsules
5. Use a low carb MRP shake.
6. Don’t waste your money buying worthless ebooks promising that you’ll lose 30 pounds a week.
7. Be realistic. We all know that you won’t lose all the weight overnight.
8. Eat a fiber rich breakfast.
9. Perform regular cardio. Every day if possible.
10. Focus on lighter weights, and do more repetitions.
11. Cut out chocolate.
12. Cut out sugar.
13. Starve yourself (Just kidding).
14. Buy diet variety soft drinks.
15. Buy diet variety salad dressings.
16. Set realistic goals.
17. Allow for a cheat meal a week.
18. Don’t be too hard on yourself.
19. Write down what you eat.
20. Write down what you want to eat. Then write down 10 reasons why you don’t want to, and compare them.
21. Write down what you eat a week before you start with the actual diet. Chances are you’ll get such a fright that  you’ll be more motivated.
22. Avoid situations that may cause you to go on a binging spree. Like a recovering alcoholic you want to avoid possible problematic situations.
23. Rather snack on fruit and nuts.
24. Only buy food that you’re allowed to eat. Don’t buy crisps and sugar rich soft drinks if you know you’re not allowed to eat them.
25. Do at least some exercise. Sit-ups, crunches anything!!
26. Don’t believe that you’ll lose a lot of weight by just eating right.
27. Eat lots of vegetables.
28. Cook your food with low fat cooking spray.
29. Remove excess fat, and skin from meat before preparing.
30. Mind your portion sizes.
31. 1 serving protein, 1 serving carbs and 1 serving vegetables.
32. Switch to low-fat milk.
33. Burn more calories than you consume.
34. Combine anaerobic exercise with your cardio.
35. Eat 6 smaller meals a day. This keeps your blood sugar levels stable, and helps with constant energy levels throughout the day.
36. Drink at least 2litres of water a day.
37. Cut out alcohol.
38. When dining out, ask the waiter about their diet options.
39. Don’t fall victim to peer pressure.
40. Weigh yourself regularly. This will keep you motivated if you start to see results.
41. Don’t fall back into the black hole.
42. Mix with people that share your interests.
43. Mix with people that respect your choices.
44. Make your family follow the eating plan with you.
45. Opt for low-fat dairy products.
46. Reduce salt intake.
47. Get a personal trainer.
48. Have a health care practitioner plan a diet for you.
49. Plan your own diet.
50. Plan a diet with your partner, relative or friend.
51. Don’t think of it as a diet, rather think of it as a healthy lifestyle.
52. Eat more chicken and fish, and less red meat.
53. If the shop is close enough, opt to walk instead of drive there.
54. Use smaller cutlery when you dish up.
55. Stick it through, even if you hit a plateau.
56. Keep a picture of how you would like to look on the fridge.
57. Keep telling yourself that you are losing weight.
58. Keep telling yourself that you want to be healthy.
59. Take up dancing class.
60. Take up belly dancing.
61. Learn to distinguish between real hunger and emotional hunger.
62. If you feel stressed, try to take a walk to clear you head.
63. Avoid fruit juice, rather eat whole fruits.
64. Eat complex carbs wherever possible.
65. Chew your food properly.
66. Eat slower.
67. Never skip a meal.
68. Read package labels.
69. Teach your children the benefit of eating healthy.
70. If you have to take alcohol, try and mix it with water instead of soft drinks.
71. Go hiking.
72. Take up a new sport.
73. Take a well deserved day or two away from training every week.
74. Slow and steady wins the race.
75. Remember some fats are good.
76. Snack on protein bars.
77. Make your own protein bars, and snack on them.
78. Follow a high protein diet.
79. Eat more sweet potato.
80. Slow cook your food.
81. Stop “knibbling” yourself overweight.
82. Even on holiday stay active.
83. On holiday, stick to some form of healthy eating plan.
84. Count calories.
85. Count Carbs.
86. Count Protein
87. Count Fat
88. Stop buying treats every night.
89. Make love more often.
90. If you crave food at night, go brush your teeth.
91. Cut out caffeine.
92. Opt for freshly prepared food instead of processed foods.
93. Stay active.
94. Wash the car more often.
95. Take before and after photos wherever possible.
96. Join a support group.
97. Take part in a weight loss challenge.
98. Make a bet with a close friend/relative that you’re going to shed the excess weight. Make the bet worth your while.
99. Believe in yourself and your ability to lose weight.
100. Take a multi-vitamin.
101. BE CONSISTENT!!! Just to make sure you heard it the first time. It takes time to lose weight. As with all good things, it takes time.

After you’ve implemented these steps, and after you have been pleasantly surprised by the results. What are you going to do to keep the weight off? Simple, keep doing what you’ve been doing up until now and the weight should stay off. Whatever you do, don’t stop exercising, and don’t stop your good eating habits.

I sincerely hope this helps.

-Michael

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