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5 Tips for
Losing Five Pounds!
By Mike Ramsey
Does any of the following sound familiar?
You desperately want to lose weight, but you've tried
so many different diets and failed over the years that you've grown
discouraged.
Let's face it, most diets aren't easy to maintain
-- they're designed to get weight off... not for your personal convenience.
And once you go off the diet, the weight comes right
back, along with a bit more. Thus, you end up worse off than before.
No matter what diet you try - from the cabbage soup
diet to the Master Cleanser to low-fat diets such as the Atkins
Diet - one of two things usually happens:
* You lose some weight - along with your sanity as life becomes
an unbearable drudge of boring food and not enough of it or...
* You don't lose weight because you just cannot stick to that diet.
In either case, you feel bad ... discouraged ... maybe
even like a failure. But, take heart, losing weight is possible.
In fact, here are five simple yet sound tips that when followed
could easily enable you to lose five pounds, or more, a week!
Tip #1 - Cut the Carbs! Cutting down on your carbohydrate
intake, particularly white carbs (that is, carbs from white bread,
potatoes, etc.) and instead eating more high quality lean proteins
(such as chicken and fish) is a great way to drop a few pounds quickly.
But don't cut carbs completely! You should still eat fibrous carbs,
such as berries, spinach and apples.
Tip #2 - Stop Eating Processed Foods! Instead eat
more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Often, people who are
used to eating a lot of junk food will discover they can actually
a higher quantity of delicious fruits, vegetables and whole grains
without gaining any weight.
Tip #3 - Cut Down on Your Sugar Intake! In particular,
watch how many sodas or juice drinks you consume. The sugar in these
beverages can add up quickly and these drinks aren't filling. You
should also watch out for "fat-free" products. Sugar is often used
to replace the flavor that is lost when the fat is removed. You
will also want to be careful about how much sugar you add to coffee
and tea.
Tip #4 - Drink More Water! Water naturally helps to
suppress your appetite and drinking at least 8 glasses of water
a day will help you lose weight and burn fat. On the other hand,
if you don't drink enough water every day, your body may store water
and fat that you don't need. To determine how much water you should
drink: multiply your body weight by .66 to get the suggested number
of ounces per day.
Tip #5 - Exercise More Often! The healthiest way to
lose weight is to exercise. Someone who increases the amount they
exercise, but maintains the same diet and calorie intake, will almost
certainly lose weight. Plus, excessive sweating from cardio activity,
such as running, walking and using aerobic gym equipment, will help
you de-bloat and lose inches and pounds quickly.
But a word of caution, if you haven't exercised in
a while be sure to check with your physician first and also be sure
to start any exercise program slowly.
Copyright 2006 Mike Ramsey.
About the author: Mike Ramsey is the author of "Stop Sweating and
Start Living", a book describing how he cured his underarm sweating
problem in just two weeks. Learn how thousands have cured their
embarrassing sweating problems at http://www.sweatcure.com
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