1- eating
Almost all of us at one time or another have wanted to lose weight. Some people are motivated
by the arrival of summer, while others have set new year's resolutions or are trying to work off
some holiday weight. Whatever the reasons, the desire to lose 10 pounds is a common one,
and can be achieved through dietary habits.
When looking to lose 10 pounds, it's important to understand that your dietary habits are just
that: habits. In other words, there's probably not only a lot of things that you eat that you don't
give much thought to, but also a lot of ways that you east that you don't think about. By
changing your dietary habits you will not only lose weight, but you will be able to keep that
weight off.
Before you look at specific diets to lose 10 pounds, think about your eating routines. It's
important to eat a wide variety of foods, and to eat in proportion. A sure sign that you need to
incorporate more variety and balance into your diet is if you can only think of a few "standard
meals" that you cook for yourself, or if you can only name a few vegetables that you like. Not
only will adding more variety to your diet help you lose those ten pounds, it will provide you with
an opportunity to expand the range of meals you can cook.
The other thing to consider when trying to lose ten pounds is your eating habits themselves. We
all naturally fall into routines, and there's a good chance that you eat roughly the same amount
of food at the same time every day. While this is convenient, it's not necessarily what your body
desires. When you eat, make a point of eating slowly and of stopping when you're full. As
simple as it sounds, many people eat what they prepare, when they prepare it, regardless of
whether or not they are hungry. By learning to understand how your body is relating to the food
you put in it, you'll be able to make permanent dietary choices that result in weight loss without
being very restrictive.
Now, in some cases you're going to want to lose 10 pounds fairly quickly. If you find yourself in
this position consider the following small dietary changes:
- Stop eating cream cheese: while you probably already know that cream cheese isn't healthy,
you might not know that a toasted bagel can taste great without it.
Altering your eating habits is one of the most effective and easiest ways that you can lose 10
pounds. For many people, weight loss will occur simply be reducing your intake of food. This
doesn't mean you have to starve yourself, it just means not eating when you're not hungry.
Following the guidelines above will allow you to permanently change your eating habits, and
more importantly: to lose 10 pounds, and keep it off.
2-exercise
This is another fundamental step in losing weight. You're not going to be able to easily lose 10
pounds though dietary habits alone. Exercise must become a part of your lifestyle.
The problem many people face is that they feel they don't have the time for exercise. Granted,
not everyone may have time to get to the gym every day, but there are many things you can do
at home: besides sit-ups and other equipment-free exercise, equipment like a treadmill,
Stairmaster, or exercise-bike can allow you to lose weight without a gym membership.
In terms of the time involved in trying to lose 10 pounds, many of you may be saying that you
barely have enough time in the day as it is, let alone adding exercise to the mix. If you have an
exercise-bike, treadmill, or other similar equipment however, your exercise routine can easily be
combined with other activities you enjoy and make time for, like watching television or listening
to music. In this way you'll find exercising doesn't require that you make time as much is it
requires you change your way of doing activities you already do.
Almost all of us at one time or another have wanted to lose weight. Some people are motivated
by the arrival of summer, while others have set new year's resolutions or are trying to work off
some holiday weight. Whatever the reasons, the desire to lose 10 pounds is a common one,
and can be achieved through dietary habits.
When looking to lose 10 pounds, it's important to understand that your dietary habits are just
that: habits. In other words, there's probably not only a lot of things that you eat that you don't
give much thought to, but also a lot of ways that you east that you don't think about. By
changing your dietary habits you will not only lose weight, but you will be able to keep that
weight off.
Before you look at specific diets to lose 10 pounds, think about your eating routines. It's
important to eat a wide variety of foods, and to eat in proportion. A sure sign that you need to
incorporate more variety and balance into your diet is if you can only think of a few "standard
meals" that you cook for yourself, or if you can only name a few vegetables that you like. Not
only will adding more variety to your diet help you lose those ten pounds, it will provide you with
an opportunity to expand the range of meals you can cook.
The other thing to consider when trying to lose ten pounds is your eating habits themselves. We
all naturally fall into routines, and there's a good chance that you eat roughly the same amount
of food at the same time every day. While this is convenient, it's not necessarily what your body
desires. When you eat, make a point of eating slowly and of stopping when you're full. As
simple as it sounds, many people eat what they prepare, when they prepare it, regardless of
whether or not they are hungry. By learning to understand how your body is relating to the food
you put in it, you'll be able to make permanent dietary choices that result in weight loss without
being very restrictive.
Now, in some cases you're going to want to lose 10 pounds fairly quickly. If you find yourself in
this position consider the following small dietary changes:
- Stop eating cream cheese: while you probably already know that cream cheese isn't healthy,
you might not know that a toasted bagel can taste great without it.
Altering your eating habits is one of the most effective and easiest ways that you can lose 10
pounds. For many people, weight loss will occur simply be reducing your intake of food. This
doesn't mean you have to starve yourself, it just means not eating when you're not hungry.
Following the guidelines above will allow you to permanently change your eating habits, and
more importantly: to lose 10 pounds, and keep it off.
2-exercise
This is another fundamental step in losing weight. You're not going to be able to easily lose 10
pounds though dietary habits alone. Exercise must become a part of your lifestyle.
The problem many people face is that they feel they don't have the time for exercise. Granted,
not everyone may have time to get to the gym every day, but there are many things you can do
at home: besides sit-ups and other equipment-free exercise, equipment like a treadmill,
Stairmaster, or exercise-bike can allow you to lose weight without a gym membership.
In terms of the time involved in trying to lose 10 pounds, many of you may be saying that you
barely have enough time in the day as it is, let alone adding exercise to the mix. If you have an
exercise-bike, treadmill, or other similar equipment however, your exercise routine can easily be
combined with other activities you enjoy and make time for, like watching television or listening
to music. In this way you'll find exercising doesn't require that you make time as much is it
requires you change your way of doing activities you already do.
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