1. Drink water …
No, you don’t have to fill up like a tub, but ensure that you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day. Don’t substitute for juice. Your body should always be hydrated. Your kidneys will thank you as it can easily flush out the waste. With adequate water intake your body will be able to metabolize fat more effectively. And if you have a glass of water 10-15 minutes prior to your meal, you will feel full once you start eating. Another fun fact, did you know that you can lose 62 calories by drinking ice cold water? But it’s better to drink it between meals or before meals, so that your food gets digested properly.
Check out the 10 Ways How Water Helps You to Lose Weight … for more details.
2. Eat 5 times a day …
Start with breakfast. The more you eat for breakfast, the less food you will want to eat at night. Please, don’t skip this meal as you’ll end up devouring everything in sight for the rest of the day. You don’t need to gobble up 5 large meals, just 3 meals of a sensible size and 2 delicious yet low calorie snacks. Eat sensibly so your body doesn’t crave for food. If you treat your body right it won’t demand for more attention!
Read these 5 Tips on Eating More Often and Losing Weight … for more.
3. Use weights …
Needless to say, exercise is crucial to weight loss. You can’t expect to sit on the couch all day, sip water and lose weight. Join a good gym that lets you work with weights. It will help you build muscle and your metabolism rate will increase. You’ll soon see the fat come off and in its place muscle will develop.
4. Use smaller plates in dark colors …
The hotel industry has changed the way we look at food. Today a regular burger can feed an elephant. Well, almost! Check your portions the next time you dine out. You don’t need to finish every morsel. So, what you should do is ask your waiter to put half of your meal into a doggy bag before it even makes to the table. This way you will not be tempted and you will feel full eating less. And you will have something for breakfast too!
Learn more about how to use colors to lose weight for an even more successful and faster diet!
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When eating at home, it’s better to get rid of the huge plates you usually use. Substitute them with small ones – when food starts to fall off, you’ll know it’s enough. Try to get these new plates in dark colors. Dark blue will be your best choice since it’s the #1 color that fights off the appetite (just look at the picture above, I already can’t even think about food). Avoid red, orange and yellow in your dining area – they are the ones making your appetite go sky high! (Think McDonalds’ logo and you’ll do fine – do you think the colors they use were random?)
Thanks for sharing this site. I lost 24lbs, and then got lazy. I didn’t discipline myself. I cut my salt, and sodium intake a great deal. I use a salt sub. I stopped eating fast foods and drank a great amount of water. I drink water with my meals as it gives me the full feeling. I knew when I broke my own goal, cheese coney’s did it. I was fine with a half of one and finished all 3, when I wasn’t hungry anymore. It’s the taste that gets ya! Starting now, I’m going to do what I had done before. Also, if you cut your portions, drink water, and get plenty of rest, and EAT BREAKFAST (I used to always skip this main meal)you will have energy, and will power. I retain a lot of water when I drink soda and eat pickles. My sister cut her soda out and almost a week later had lost 6lbs! It is a lifestyle change and I realize I can’t wait on someone else to motivate me or encourage me, this is what I have to do for me, by me, because of me. Good luck to all!
Hey supermom,
you’re not alone with getting lazy after you’ve reached your goal or gone a substantial way towards it. I think most of get into that. But I think what’s important is to keep redefining our goals as we reach/approach them – even if the new goal is to just to ‘maintain’! and hey you’ve done quite a lot right there. I’m sure once you’re back to your routine, you’ll be losing weight again!
In previous years, I have been able to eat whatever I’ve wanted, without ganining any weight. But, as you can probably guess, this year has taken it’s toll on me. I absolutely adore bread and other carbs, and can’t get enough of them. Do you knw of any alternatives I could try, without sacrificing bread from my diet? And do you know of any floor exercises that I can use to tone my once-flat stomach?
Hey Emily,
you could shift to eating brown bread instead of white. Though it is still bread, it is a far better option. And maybe what you need to do is just cut down on your bread a little bit – instead of having 4 slices of white bread, have 3 slices of brown bread. Or have 4 slices of thin-sliced brown bread. Though these are small changes, you’ll definitely see a difference if you do stick by it. and hun you could go through this post that we have on losing tummy fat http://allwomenstalk.com/12-best-ways-to-lose-stomach-fat/
hi,
i am 15 year old girl that loves to go out and have fun but i have troubles wearing my favourite jeans because i always think that someone might think i am fat but really i am not. I only have troubles with my thighs and dresses is the only solution i have for summer and winter but in winter i wear coats or jackets. i want you to help me loose weight as fast as possible but in a healthy way..
Thank you so much for your patience and kind help.
Hey Ashjan (pretty name you have),
i have the same issue – i generally don’t wear dresses or shorts that are any higher than a few inches above my knee for the same reason. Here’s a post that did help me a bit (though i’m still not entirely happy with my thighs :( )
http://allwomenstalk.com/five-activities-to-slim-and-firm-thighs/
Thank-you so much for sharing this information. I have been on a strict diet and exercising for the past 2 months. I even got myself a personal trainer, I really think that is one of the main reasons of why I am losing weight is because I have to be accountable to someone. I used to weigh 240 now I am down to 220. I go to the personal trainer three times a week for an intense workout and I also am going to start working out at home too, just running on the treadmill probably. One of the things he told me to do was to drink a gallon of water a day. Which helps me a lot because you don’t want to eat as much because the water makes you full. Even if you are rushing to the bathroom many times haha….But it is a lifestyle change and you have to want to do it for yourself not anyone else.
Hey Rachael,
thanks for sharing that. I’m sure the personal trainer’s a great help. I want to get one too but i’m going to wait a little before i get one – they cost a bomb down here!
How do i solve the problem of pimples, open pores and blemishes ? Its affecting me like crap :(
Hey Pam,
i know it can be a really painful process to have to go through this phase of acne – i’ve had mine last for over 10 years – but once you really learn how to deal with it (getting rid of them AND mentally too), it sort of becomes better. There are plenty of articles on our site that are dedicated to the acne issue. Here’s a few to help you get started.
http://allwomenstalk.com/get-rid-of-adult-acne/
http://allwomenstalk.com/12-reasons-why-you-cant-get-rid-of-acne/
http://allwomenstalk.com/12-best-tips-on-treating-acne/
http://allwomenstalk.com/15-top-foods-to-get-rid-of-acne/
http://allwomenstalk.com/13-things-that-cause-acne/
Hi! I have a tip for you straight from my grandmother who weighed over 200lbs for 20+ years, she started tan and tone about 5 years ago and started making herself whatever she wanted, but cut it in half everytime and ate it for dinner,breakfast,lunch, whatever, she also cut out soda and cut back on chocolate and she has lost over 80lbs, she recieved an award from tan and tone and her picture was on their fliers for 6 months. It can be done even if you cant afford all the non-fat foods and drinks. Just cut it in half and cut back on sweets! Good Luck!
Hey Bri,
that is really an inspiring story and something that all of us can truly get to doing. thanks for sharing it hun
hi, so Ive been wanting to lose my belly for a while now. i have super skinny arms, superskinny legs but ive always had this belly goin on. and i also have big breasts/ chubby face. the thing is no one seems to think im that chubby, but i do. to the point where i cant even stop smoking because i feel like i’ll gain more weight. i was a vegetarian for 5 years and 4 months ago i started eating meat again so im feeling like im gaining a bunch more weight. i walk more than 2 miles a day because i have no car. and cant really afford much extra healthy foods. any advice??!!
hey Missy,
I don’t think re-introducing meat into your diet will make you put on weight if you do it right. Start with small portions of meat and try to avoid red meat (or atleast keep it to the minimum). Also, drink PLENTY of water and try doing some crunches during your day. that should help.
Hey i was wondering if this works.. bcz im 14&i really need to lose my belly&thigh weight..if u hav any ideas find me on myspace.. my name is Paco Taco or brittney heitman..thnx very much.
Hey Brittney,
we’ve had quite a few people telling us that they’ve had success losing some weight with this post. I do suggest you give it a shot – after all, it won’t hurt to try!
Hey …im 16 years old and I started doin excercise in june of last year….it took me 3 months to have the body the i wanted but my mom said i was loosing too much weight and that i wasn’t eating enough…this is how i eat..i have breakfast around 8-9 am and then i eat around 11-12pm at lunch..i eat again at 4-5pm and last i eat at 7pm and moderate..i actually think that i eat ok but my mom does’nt and now she doesnt let me do excercise at all. I am realizing that i am gaining alot of weight…what should i do?!?!?!?!?…don’t want to weight 178 being 5′2” again
Hey Lizzy,
It seems like you are doing decently with the number of meals though you could always add in an extra meal in the day. However, it is also important to eat the right amounts. Maybe your mom is right and you might be eating too little in an effort to lose weight. Remember that reducing your quantity is not the key to a healthy weight loss process – watching WHAT you eat is. So maybe you need to look into that.. and of course continue working out – or at least jog/run for an hour a day till you can get back to the gym.
And on the other hand, if your mom just doesn’t think you eat enough even though you are positive you do, then its just a mom thing which you have to talk to her about – no other way around it :)
hi, its kind of embarrassing but I’m only 16 and over 100 pounds overweight.. :( I’ve tried A LOT of different tips and web sites and i cant find my self losing weight. I’m in desperate need to lose weight. can anyone help me??? how do i know FOR SURE these tips are going to help?
Hey Stephanie,
if you’re in the range of a 100 lbs overweight, i’d actually suggest that you look at visiting a dietician and a personal trainer to help you lose weight in a structured manner. There have been many cases where people have lost weight drastically over a short period of time and due to the sudden weight loss, they’ve come into other issues like serious gastric or heart trouble.
However, if you are looking at losing weight at a small and steady pace of 2-3 lbs a week and no more, I would say it would be safe to follow the steps we have here. And as for your question of whether this is a sure-shot method or not – being frank, it is NOT. This does work for most people and we’ve had a lot of people coming back to us with positive results (and some even surprisingly good stories), but the results do vary from person to person.
YES! I was looking for some good advice, I found this website- It seems make sense to me.
I was only 115 pounds before having a baby and now I’m 140 pounds, my clothes is too small now. I’m trying to do something which I believe that it will help to loose some weight.
From today, I will eat more fruit, no coke, drink more water, no eat much fat food( I will eat more my Vietnamese food which has more veggie and less meat), try to not eat after 7:00 p.m, do house work and play wii game from 1:30-3:00 hours per day. As it’s winter, there is not much thing to do outside( I hate cold weather…!)
Other thing I think it would help me too- Try not to seat on computer all day long..!
Hey Nhung,
don’t worry sweetie, you don’t need to take drastic measures to lose the extra weight. You just need to stay your course once you get going. It’s definitely a good idea to increase the veggies and reduce the meat in your regular diet.
I really need help.I need to loose 10-15 pounds but I can’t do it on my own I don’t have faith and it’s hard for me to run my knee is dislocated my sweet 16 is coming up and i want to look like a princess I’m tired of my brother bullyin me I need help anyone?
hi, im only 15 years old and i wanna lose 7 pounds in one month.Im actully in india rite now but im from canada.Since i`ve been in india im eating roti nd other stuff that i dont eat in canada.Its been almost 6 months ive been here.first i use to be 45kg but now im 52kg so i wanna be 45kg again.can yuu plz help me?
I understand how you feel Jazz I want to loose weigh to but I don’t know how? I have tried many things.
Hey Jazz,
I guess the change in environment and eating habits has contributed to you putting on the weight. Though there’s not much that you can do in terms of food content, apart from cutting down on the number of rotis that you have, you can always start running/jogging or working out to help you lose your weight. Though you won’t be able to lose 7 kgs in a month with regular exercise, over a period of two-three months, you should easily be able to achieve that goal.
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