If you only have five pounds to lose or if you want to jump start your weight loss, a very good goal to set for yourself is to try to lose five pounds in a week.
If this is something that appeals to you it is important to do it correctly so that you won't gain that five pounds right back during the following week.
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Eliminate Pop Soda Drinks Quite often the excess calories come from what we drink rather than from the food we eat.
Soda pop is loaded with sugar and when we drink this the sugar becomes stored fat in the body.
If you really feel that you can't do without pop, drink diet sodas instead.
2.
Eat Fruits and Vegetables as Snacks! Instead of having a candy bar, a cookie or a bag of potato chips as a snack, switch to having a fruit or some vegetables such as carrots or celery.
An apple can help you feel much fuller than a piece of cake can and it forces the body to burn calories.
The same thing applies to vegetables.
Choose carrot or celery sticks and have them handy at all times.
3.
Start a Workout Routine! Start exercising or working out on a daily basis.
You don't have to join a gym, but going for a brisk walk at lunch time or in the evening will do wonders for you.
At the office opt for the stairs instead of taking the elevator.
Walk to work when the weather is nice instead of taking the car.
4.
Get Active! If you are not normally active during the day, try to make time to so some exercises for about ten minutes when you get up in the morning or before you go to bed at night.
A few sit-ups and push-ups will do wonders for your muscles.
5.
Keep Eating! Fasting or skipping meals will actually slow down your metabolism and keep you from losing weight.
You have to eat in order to keep your metabolism up and in this way the body burns fat.
You should actually eat four to six times a day instead of three.
In this way you won't be tempted to overeat because you are so hungry.
6.
Drink Water! You need to drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.
This helps flush the burned calories out of your body.