Guest Post by Chris

Women are different than men in many ways. When it comes to weight loss it is said that women find it harder to lose weight because of their body structure and physique. They usually have less muscle than men, their body is constantly affected by hormonal changes (period, menopause) and they get upset easily which makes them turn to food for comfort. While this holds true there is still an easy way out. Women can still lose weight with the same success as men provided that they do it right. There is no room for disappointment or failure so without further ado the top 5 fast weight loss tips that can help you go through a successful process is:

1. Be optimistic but realistic

Setting realistic goals is the first step of weight loss. You need to set your targets realistically but with optimism and positive thinking. Calculate your BMI or consult your doctor to find out your normal weight. Examine how far you are from this number and set your monthly, quarterly and yearly goals. Do not be impatient, weight loss takes time and you need to aim for the big picture and not for short temporary results.

2. Weight loss is not only about diet and exercise

Do not put all your efforts in dieting or exercise. Yes you do have to watch what you eat and exercise regularly but permanent weight loss is about changing your lifestyle. This means changing the way you work, the way you rest and the way you approach your life. Get rid of the sedentary lifestyle and try to live a physically active life that includes time for leisure, sleep and play.

3. Do not exclude foods from your diet but watch your servings

Dieting in an effort to lose weight is not only about skipping meat or other food types from your meals. Our body to function properly needs nutrients from all food groups and everything that we eat is essential. What you should do instead is moderate your serving sizes. Eating less quantity from all foods is much better and more efficient than eating larger quantities of only protein or fiber foods. You can be selective on what you eat and keep the intake of full fat foods to the minimum but this is as much as you should go. Starvation or very strict diets are only good for short-term results, if your aim to lose weight once and for good prefer following a balanced diet.

4. Sports, exercise and physical activity

The only way to burn calories and gradually achieve a calorie deficit that can lead to losing pounds, is by doing sports, exercises and generally be physically active. There are so many things you can do to keep your body busy; you can join a gym or aerobics class, you can play sports with friends, you can work on your garden etc. Anything you do besides sitting, watching TV, eating snacks, surfing the Net, talking to the phone is beneficial for your weight loss efforts.

5. Patience is a virtue

When you start a weight loss process do not expect to reach your goals in a couple of weeks or months. Depending on how much weight you want to lose it may take months or even years. What is of most importance is to continuously work towards your targets and not get disappointed. There will be weeks that you will not lose any weight, this is normal and expected. What you should concentrate your efforts on is how to best implement your weight loss plan and the results will eventually come.

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Chris maintains a healthy weight loss tips blog where you can find out how to lose weight naturally and safe. read more →

Losing weight is a very tedious task. It requires time and efforts both. In addition, the results show only after weeks of hard work. Those who are obese want to lose weight at any cost. They blindly follow all the ways they get to know from anywhere. In this process, they come across healthy ways as well as unhealthy weight loss tips.

Many products widely available in the market claim of helping you reduce oodles of weight and these are nothing but unhealthy weight loss ways. If you follow unhealthy weight loss tips to lose weight you will gain weight faster when you finish with your process. A Balanced exercise and nutrition program is the only healthy way to lose weight. The healthy ways keep you fit for your lifetime whereas the unhealthy weight loss tips make you put on even more weight at the end of the program.

You would notice that the unhealthy weight tips are frequently based on the misinformation like nutrition myths such as weight loss tablets or syrups available in bulks in the market. Usually you would find people slashing down their calories and replacing it with the diet pills. Many people also join fitness centers to achieve a perfect in shortest period possible. The above listed methods may be result in instantaneous weight loss but they can also lead to several other problems like muscle lose and health related problems. Therefore healthy weight loss means are always preferred over the unhealthy ones. Always try to avoid unhealthy weight loss tips and never try to compel changes in huge amount to your body otherwise it can cause many health problems.

Following are the unhealthy weight loss tips that should be avoided are:

1. Starvation: Controlled fasting can help in cleansing and detoxifying the body but starvation is never fasting. After fasting, an individual takes a normal eating routine. If a person starves, the body loses the nourishment and does not get sufficient calories and fuel to function properly. Moreover, people regain their weight when they come back to their usual old eating routine.
2. Drugs: Drugs are very dangerous if you take them without doctor’s prescription. All drugs that are used for weight loss have diverse effects in the body that may be injurious. Doing the wrong drugs will lead you to be sick and be forced to do more medical billing work.
3. Laxatives: These are foods, drugs or additions that encourage bowel movements or release the excreta. The only fat loss from laxatives is water weight. The improper use of laxatives may lead to problems such as dehydration and hemorrhoids.
4. Smoking: Smoking results in an increase in metabolic rate and suppresses the appetite. The dangers of being overweight or obese do not contrast to the hazards of chronically smoking. Smoking cause lung cancer and it has negative effects on the body.

Therefore, all the people willing to get perfect and healthy body should make use of healthy methods and avoid unhealthy weight loss tips as much as possible. read more →

The problem with weight loss is that it is never the same for any two people; even if you and a friend follow the exact same diet and the exact same workout routine, one of you will lose weight faster than the other. This is because other factors like your metabolism and the quality of your lifestyle count too – your level of activity, the number of hours you sleep and the quality of your rest, the amount of stress you’re subjected to personally and professionally, the fact that you smoke or drink, and various other things associated with day-to-day life. So it’s never too much to do anything extra to hasten the weight loss process, because every single bit of effort counts. If you’re looking for ways to augment your journey to looking slim and feeling fit, here are a few sneaky ways to do so:

1. Limit food when unable to exercise: There are some days when it’s impossible to keep up with your regular exercise routine – maybe that project at the office has a deadline coming and you’re coming home late and leaving early; maybe you’re tied up babysitting your sister’s kids because she’s down with some illness and in the hospital; or maybe you have to go out of town for a few days and your schedule and location make it impossible for you to get your daily dose of exercise. When you’re faced by such situations, keep your weight loss program on track by reducing the amount you eat. Remember, you have to make a conscious effort because your body will crave its normal quota of food. But when you don’t work out, you require less; so even if you’re hungry, chew on snacks that are very low in calories or just drink water, juices and soups.
2. Allocate certain days to pig out: My biggest problem when I diet is that I’m so tempted to give in to the cravings that plague every moment I’m around delicious food. It’s easy to resist when I’m alone or busy, but when with people who are not on a diet or when surrounded by the smells and sights of food that I love (but which my body certainly doesn’t), I tend to lose control. The more I try to resist, the more I tend to binge. So I hit on a plan, one that allowed me one day of a fortnight to eat whatever I wanted. And so every time I craved something that was not on my list of things I was allowed to eat, I reminded myself that I had only a few days to go before I could eat it guilt-free, and this helped me prevail. When the goal is in sight, it’s easier to stay the path. And best of all, when the day to pig out did arrive, I found that I did not have the stomach for too much of the rich and forbidden food. So my taste buds were satisfied, and my diet did not derail.
3. Work out harder after a vacation: Most people tend to put on more weight after a vacation, and the reasons are threefold – one, they don’t work out while on a holiday; two, they eat more and richer food when away from home and when they don’t have to adhere to their daily routines; and three, they postpone getting back to working out as soon as they come back for some reason or the other, but mostly because of laziness. Enjoy your vacation, but make the effort to work out as soon as you return and harder than before, at least for a week or two after you get back. By raising the intensity of your routine, you burn more calories and keep those excess pounds off.

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