10 Tips to Healthy Weight Loss

Here are 10 tips to help you on your way.

1.                  Visit your Doctor

2.                  Set realistic goals

3.                  Have a positive mindset

4.                  Do not starve yourself

5.                  Eat smaller portions

6.                  Drink lots of water

7.                  Avoid sugar

8.                  Watch you fat intake

9.                  Exercise

10.              Find something to be passionate about

1. Visit your Doctor:

Your Doctor knows you best. He'll give you a physical, have some blood work done; check your height and weight and you BMI. Once you have the OK, get started. If you ask him for advice, you'll get it.

2. Set realistic goals:

Set long term and short term goals. Long term goals are the end goal. Short term goal are the steps, and are easier to reach. They give you quicker gratification. Ask your Doctor to help with this. He'll be happy your on your way. Don't set your goals too high. Reaching smaller goals give you inspiration to keep going.  If you stumble, don't be hard on yourself. Just start over the next day.

Your goal is to get healthy; weight loss is a Great side effect. (BMI chart and Link see page)

3. Have a positive mindset

You mind is you sanctuary. Create a fortress of positive thoughts. In that place in your mind, you can feel the beauty and the perfection you are. It doesn't matter if you want to lose 5lbs or 100 lbs. Your mindset is the most important part of your weight loss. A positive mindset is your greatest asset; a negative mindset is your greatest enemy.    

Your mindset will be what helps you maintain your results.

4.  Do not starve yourself.

The key to healthy weight loss is:  You're not on a diet!

Your body cannot tolerate having insufficient food to fuel the energy that you use up every day.

You have to consume to burn. When your body thinks it is starving, it goes in conservation mode. It wants to store calories. It will take what energy it needs for fat and muscle. This is not a health condition. And just like mother said, “Always eat you breakfast.” It will get your body off to a healthy calorie burning start. Jump Start your Metabolism.

5. Eat smaller portions:

Eat three smaller portions off high calorie food, and healthy snacks. But remember you're not on a diet.

High fiber fruits and vegetables help you feel full, so start with them, a big green salad, then protein and fat. This will also increase your metabolism and make calories burn faster. Try to stay natural and fresh as opposed to processed food. You'll feel better and be healthier.

6.  Drink lots of water.

Your body needs sufficient water to burn fat and keep your cells hydrated and healthy.

7.  Avoid too much sugar.

Plan your meals around lots of fruits and vegetables, non-white bread, rice or pasta are better than carb choices, plus lean meat and protein rich-foods.

Sweets, sodas and pastries are indulgences, so ever-now-then please.

Diet soda can prevent weight loss. It's the carbonation and caffeine.

If you need a sweetener, use Truvia.  

8.  Watch your fat intake.

Fats are not your enemy! The key is healthy fats.

Olive, peanuts, almonds and canola oil have them. Tuna, salmon have omega-3 fats which are heart healthy.

9.  Exercise.

Leave your car at home, yah right! Well if you're only going a few blocks. Take the stairs, jog, cycle or skate. What you need is activity. If you like the gym, go to the gym. If you want to do it in the “man cave”, do it there. As Nike says, “just do it!”

Here some guidelines from the CDC: (Center for Disease Control)

2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity every week.

For muscle-strengthening activities 2 or more days a week that work all large muscle groups.

(Legs, hips, back, chest, shoulders and arms)

10.  Find something to be passionate about

When you are passionate about something, it raises your vibration. It releases endorphins, makes you feel happier, and maintain a positive mindset. So find something that gets your juices flowing and go with it. It can be anything that puts in the zone.

Exercising can release endorphins too. It is in that moment when you think, “I don’t know if I can do anymore.” Than Bam!  They kick-in and off you go. Not only do you feel great, almost euphoric, your body burns calories at much higher rate and continues long after stop exercising.