If you are like many Americans, then at one time or another you have considered going on a diet.
Part of losing weight for many people includes exercising as this can increase your metabolism and help you lose weight while also increasing your general health and well being.
But if you don't have the time to stick to a regular exercise routine, then is there anything you can do to lose weight? The answer is absolutely yes! There follow 10 tips are small ways that you can lose weight: 1.
Make small changes in your diet such that you eat slightly less.
Believe it or not, but most people who effectively lose weight make small changes in their diet.
This may mean that you still go to McDonald's lunch every other day, but instead of eating regular fries you down size it to small fries.
Or instead of a large Coke, you go with a medium Coke.
2.
Drink cold liquids when possible.
When you drink something that has ice in it your body has to heat that liquid up to a boiling 98.
6 degrees inside your body.
And that means burning extra calories.
3.
Substitute low calorie iced tea or water for soda.
Drinking soda can add up in calories, try a healthier alternative.
4.
Take the stairs at work instead of the elevator.
While this is not formally exercising, you burn extra calories which means more weight loss.
5.
Leave high calorie salad dressing off your salads.
Ditto for the baco-bits.
6.
Eat a few fried foods as possible as the frying process adds on extra calories.
KFC recently introduced a grilled version of their chicken which has about half the calories.
7.
Use calorie free sugar substitute instead of sugar in your coffee.
Every little bit of sugar you cut out of your diet will help.
8.
Avoid fatty breakfast foods.
Eating nuts, yogurt and fruit at McDonald's instead of the egg and bacon alternatives will help you use lose weight.
9.
Don't skip meals.
Believe it or not, but if you skip meals you only get hungry and may end up over eating at your next meal.
10.
Cut out all snacks.
Snacking between meals can add on as many calories as the meals themselves.
Cut them out and schedule your food consumption such around formal meal times.
If you do snack, then use healthier low-cal alternatives such as plain carrots and grapes.