My Tips to Losing Weight
So I saw a spark opportunity on Social Spark called Loosing Weight-What works for YOU? (should be Losing, typo in the ad actually). So I thought I would share my opinion and what I have done to lose weight over the last two years. I had built up a hefty amount of weight over the previous 12 years, gaining over 40 pounds and weighing 207 at my highest, I am only 5’10″. This was due to being to comfortable with eating too much primarily, I would have seconds, third helpings of food and I do have a “IT Geek” job where I am sitting most of the day. Combine these factors and your genetics work against you to build up a storage of cellulite. I decided to get really serious about losing weight around two years ago when I started having digestive problems and stomach pains, I was diagnosed with Acid Reflux, but nothing would help. (Turns out it was stress, but I didn’t know that at the time). I am now 2 years later, 57 pounds lighter and a trim 158 – 160 on average. I have lost an average of 2.5 – 3 pounds per month which is steady and slow weight loss, but extremely healthy rate of loss. No shocking the liver or kidneys with rapid loss where your body can’t metabolize fast enough.
Here is the tip that I can share, it works for me and it will work for anyone who has the dedication and perservence to stick with it.
1) No Diet – you restrict nothing that you can eat. Instead you control how much you eat, and kind of balance calories like a scale. Set a goal for yourself slowly wean yourself back to it. If you go to Taco Bell and order 4 items, try dropping to 3. If you go and get Super Size meals, try starting out without super sizing them. Continue cutting back slowly, until eventually when you order fast food you only order 1 or 2 items, and no combo’s. Remember, an Asian Chicken Salad at McDonalds has almost the same calories as a Big Mac, it is the French Fries alone that add 100% more calories than a Big Mac.
2) Exercise is key, but you don’t need to do cardio at first. Weight Lift is THE BEST way to boost your metabolism. Muscle burns more calories than fat, the more muscle you build the faster your body will metabolize calories. You can gain muscle quickly with a simple bench and free wights, some dumbbells and simply old fashion Push Ups, Side Planks and Jack Knife’s.
3) Eat smaller portions 5 times per day instead of 3 large meals per day. If you intake food every 3 hours in smaller amounts, you avoid the crash that comes after lunch, and you keep a steady increase of energy throughout the day.
I did all of this, and I supplemented my work out with Wii Fit, which is exceptional for toning and building endurance. I recommend doing the Rhythm boxing and work your way up to 10 – 20 minutes at a time. Do the pushup challenge, Jack Knife Challenge, and Plank which strain your torso muscles very well.
Work out and reduce portions, and try to eat more healthy. I eat everything as you can imagine, I love steak, hamburgers…etc. But I eat it all in moderation now, I don’t gorge like I used to. This is why I am much leaner, and building more muscle.
If you want more tips, and specific recommended food’s that help let me know and I would be happy to share.
So thanks alycatsclaws for creating this Spark Opportunity, check out AlyCat26‘s blog here:
http://www.alycatsclaws.com/2008/08/weightloss-what-works-for-you.html
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This is great weight loss advice. Very few people recognize how important weightlifting and muscle building is to weight loss. As you said, muscle burns fat constantly! Even when people hear this, they (women) are sometimes worried about looking too big. But they should remember that you will be replacing fat with muscle, and muscle is also more compact than fat... so net net, you can gain muscle and still be smaller!
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