101 “Everyday” Tips For Losing 10 lbs
51. Dry wine is better than sweet wine. Sweet wines naturally contain a lot of
sugar. But on the other hand, in dry wines most of this sugar has been
fermented away so from the weight point of view dry wines are better than
sweet wines.
52. When you decide it’s time to start working out, start slowly and don’t get
discouraged if you don’t achieve your fitness goals after the first week. Many
people make this mistake. They feel that if they really push their bodies they
can lose more weight in a couple of work outs. This is a very serious thing in
fact.
If you try to push your body too much in the first few goes, you are likely to
end up with sprained joints, a sore back and even torn ligaments. The rule to
be followed here is slow and steady wins the race.
53. Check your weight before you start the routine and keep checking for
changes but do not expect a radical change immediately, it might be one or
two weeks before you notice some change. However it is crucial that you
continue to monitor your weight. You may bear in mind the fact that even a
few pounds loss is a big achievement.
54. When you do notice a change, reward yourself. When I say reward I do not
mean go for some goodies like chocolates or sweets. Maybe you could go for
a movie or buy yourself something like a new dress or a trinket.
This is something that can keep you going. It is a good idea to save on the
money that you wanted to spend on ice creams and chocolates and then
treat your self to something more substantial.
55. You can take a day off from exercise every week. This is not just a very good
idea but it is part of the exercise routine. Your body needs a day off from an
exercise routine so do not hesitate to take a day off from what ever you have
been doing.
56. Exercise out doors as far as possible. There are two advantages of doing
whatever you are doing out side. One advantage is that it gives your body a
chance to get a lot of the much needed fresh air and sunshine.
The second advantage is that the surroundings keep you perked up and it is
a break form remaining cooped up all day long
57. Try to collect some information about exercise, there are a lot of things that
you can do at home. Extensive research has been done on exercise and
plenty of this information is easily available.
You can try browsing the net or getting a book or two on how to exercise at
home. This information will be useful to you to know how much you need to
work out on each specific exercise in order to burn off the desired number of
calories.
58. Try to get somebody to exercise along with you. But it should be somebody
committed or else your interest might dwindle. This is indeed an excellent
idea. One of the advantages of getting a committed person t exercise with
you is that it keeps you going.
There may be days when you feel just too lazy to crawl out of bed in the
mornings. On such days, the knowledge that some body is waiting for you is
enough to slide out of bed.
Another advantage is that you can discuss your progress and fears with
another person and be a sympathetic listener to the other person as well.
This is a fine way of getting motivated your self.
59. Stop when your body has had enough. There is no sense in pushing it. When
you have worked out for a considerable time, your body will start giving you
signals.
Heed those signals. This is particularly true in the initial stages. Take one
step at a time. Stop when you are out of breath or when a certain part of
your body tells you that it has had enough.
60. If you want to increase your time of exercise or your work out routine, do it
gradually and not in sudden steps.
Well easier said than done. Most of us have such hectic schedules that it is
quite impossible to fit in tie for exercise right? Wrong. I want to say it once
and for all, your body, or anybody’s body for that matter needs proper
exercise. If you make up your mind to do it, you just can.
61. Select an exercise pattern to suit your life style. All f us have different life
styles and professions so there is no sense in trying to follow the book
strictly. Try and follow an exercise routine that is suitable for you. You have
to understand that even more important than the exercise itself is sticking to
it. So unless you choose something that can suit your life style, you are not
going to stick on to it.
62. Don’t stand, walk. If you can walk about then do so. Do not stand in a fixed
position. Pacing about is a good thing to do. If you are thinking deeply about
something, try pacing about, it will aid in your thinking.
63. Don’t sit, stand. If you can stand, then do not sit. The golden rule is to
choose a position that is less comfortable.
64. Don’t lie down, sit. The rule that we mentioned above rings true here as well.
65. Do not be a couch potato. It is the easiest thing in the world to become a
couch potato. You know what we are talking about don’t you? That shapeless
thing that sits or reclines on a shapeless chair in front of the television and
stupidly munches away at something fried!
If you are inclined to become a promising old couch potato, break the habit,
cut at the very root of the vine. And you want to know what is the best way
for that? Take away that favorite chair of yours. In fact, it would be a very
good idea if you could keep a chair that isn’t too comfortable in front of the
TV. This will discourage any tendency to become a couch potato.
66. If you have a sitting job, stand up and stretch yourself every half an hour.
Most of the jobs today are indeed sitting jobs that are in one word sedentary.
This is especially true for those who sit and punch away at the keyboard or
toy with the mouse all day long.
So if you have such a job, make it a point to get up at least every half an
hour and stretch your self.
67. While making telephone calls try walking up and down. I hope you will agree
with me that this is an excellent suggestion.
68. Use the stairs instead of the elevator whenever you can. Elevators are one
hell of a convenience particularly if you have to go up or down some twenty
floors. But elevators also make us very lazy.
There may be no sense in trudging up some twenty flights of stairs because
by the time you get there you will be totally pooped. But while coming down,
if you have the time, you can easily come down the stairs instead of using
the elevator. Coming down is not at all exhausting.
And talking about the time factor, I don’t think that there is much of a
difference. Sometimes waiting for an elevator door to open at your floor after
you hit the button can take up all of eternity.
69. Smoking is bad for weight loss. Smoking as such may not contribute to
weight loss but smoking leads to other conditions like erratic eating habits
and excessive dependence on things like coffee.
70. If you hate running, remember, you do not have to run a marathon to stay
fit. 10 minutes of cardio each day is good enough for most.
71. And if you can’t run, try walking. 15 minutes of brisk walking a day is enough
to keep most fit.
72. Any distance is walkable if you have the time, so consider walking to places
that you would normally drive (such as work or the market if they’re not too
far away). It may take you longer, but the health benefits will last you a
life time.
73. It sounds strange, but some people have reported that they lost more weight
when they drank black coffee before a workout. While there’s no hard data to
support this, nutritionists speculate that the caffeine in coffee makes the
body rely more on fat for fuel during the work out. It’s worth trying!
74. Here’s a corollary to the tip above: Avoid drinking coffee in excess, as it
tends to desensitize your body to the fat burning effects of caffeine.
75. Stop using remote controls. Remote controls are the bane of a prospective
weight loser. They may be remarkable gadgets by themselves but from the
weight loss point of view, they just aren’t very helpful.
They really encourage us to take a laid back kind of attitude towards life
itself. In fact if remote controls were not there, the television would not have
become so popular. It is because of remote controls that people can remain
where they are and switch from one channel to the other. And they only have
to twitch a finger muscle to achieve this.
Now, I have nothing against multi channel television sets but what I strongly
advocate is that you get up from where you are and change the channel of
the TV each time you want to do so.
The same thing holds true for other remote controls as well. As it is we have
remote controlled TVs, DVD players, A/Cs, garage doors, gateways and what
not. The next thing we know is that we will have remote controlled people as
well.
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