Fifty more weight loss tips.
This is list is fifty tips that may assist with your weight loss endeavor. In the last several years, I have made a list of weight loss tips that I have made on this site. I tended to post a new tip every Wednesday and sometimes on Friday. Some think will apply to use and others will not. I recommend that you pick one or two and slowly add them to your daily plan. Do not overdo change or it will overwhelm you. This list is a list of weight loss tips 101-150.
Weight Loss Tips: 101-150
February 14, 2018Remember, Weight Loss is Not A Race In the United States, nearly two-thirds of adults are obese or overweight. Most want to lose weight, and many of them have tried to lose weight. The question is if it is better to lose weight quickly or slowly. I am sure you have read for years that …
February 16, 2018Housework stacks up well against exercise and can help with weight loss I absolutely hate working out and for that matter. I also despise housework, but if I had my choice, I would rather do housework in the air-conditioning rather than sweat outside in the humidity. If I could take a …
February 21, 2018Low-carbohydrate diets help with weight loss. The fact is that low-carb diets are effective at weight loss. I have been told that eating fat will make you fat. It is actually much more complicated than that. Excess calories are the cause of weight gain, and in particular, …
February 23, 2018Green tea has been shown to reduce abdominal circumference Most of us focus on weight when we start on a health kick. Our goal is always centered on the scale so every day millions of Americans will start the day by stepping on the size and this number will skyrocket after the first of the …
February 28, 2018A handful of walnuts may help with losing weight I know what you are thinking. Walnuts are high in fat and fat makes you fat. Although, it would seem that since walnuts are high in fat and calories that they cause weight gain and would be of little help with weight loss. …
March 2, 2018Portion Control is one key method of weight maintenance. You have been trying hard to get rid of your gut for a while and unfortunately, I am sure your New Year’s resolution is now in the rear view mirror. For whatever reason, you have failed to maintain your resolution …
March 7, 2018Dips can be very satiating. Admittedly, This is a very controversial topic. What I will tell you is it is better to tip in those dressings and sips than to pour. If you love creamy dips and sauces, don’t cut them out of your food plan completely. Just limit …
March 9, 2018Start your day with exercise. We have passed the New Years resolution period and now you have fallen off the wagon. Have you missed you last several exercise days? I am not trying to kick in a guilt trip. You overdid the holiday treats and gained some weight and you made …
March 14, 2018Eat slowly and savor each bite. Many of us are looking for the newest quick loss diet to find an easy way out of the work for weight loss. I would suggest that you consider something simpler and that is to eat slowly. This topic, chewing slowly, is the …
March 16, 2018Force yourself to walk more steps. Exercise can be fit into your schedule each day and does not have to cost you any money. You can increase your exercise with simple changes and exercise for hours at a time is not required. It can be as simple as walking to complete as many of your …
March 21, 2018Only eat that which you need! We have all had it happen to us. We are at a family dinner with your family or your in-laws. They push that button with the food you absolutely love. Mine is sweet potatoes casserole over the holidays. It can be made so many ways, and I …
March 23, 2018Dessert is not the enemy. We focus on sweets a being the enemy. You do not need to deny yourself desserts all the time, in fact, desserts may help you lose weight. If you deny yourself the treats you desire, you might actually create a situation that might cause you to …
March 28, 2018Fill half of your plate with vegetables to lose weight. What is the thing that most of us do to lose weight? Most look to decrease caloric intake and increase exercise as a means to lose weight. Some look to reduce snacks like chips, cookies, ice cream, and pastries. Do not …
April 4, 2018Start your day off right with a nutritious breakfast. We have all heard it at one time during our life: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You can’t go wrong with a healthy breakfast as your first meal of the day because it will keep you full all morning long. You are in a …
April 6, 2018Eat whole grains and lose weight. Switching to 100% whole wheat or whole grain bread is easy, especially now that so many 100% whole wheat products are available in supermarkets, but you need to read the labels carefully. Whole grains are naturally low-fat and cholesterol free; contain …
April 11, 2018Healthy fats can keep you satisfied. Sounds crazy? You have always heard that fat makes you fat? I dispelled the myth of high-fat diets causing obesity in Research: High protein diet may improve metabolic syndrome. People who eat fat are not necessarily fat …
April 13, 2018“Sugar-free” does not always mean “more healthy”. Sugar is in the health spotlight as being risk #1 for obesity. There are two types of sugar in your food. There’s the sugar that comes naturally in the sugar that is added. Natural sugar includes …
April 18, 2018Little celebrations of your weight loss success can motivate you. Each person’s start on the path to health is different. Making a behavioral change is only the first step to success. You have to maintain it, and whether you are losing or maintaining, both require …
April 20, 2018Eating too little is almost as bad as eating too much! No, I am not talking about starving yourself. I am talking about getting enough food. We have all done it. You are trying hard to make your diet a success so you try to squeeze out a little more weight loss. Now …
April 25, 2018Weight loss will be easier if you cut out processed foods. Today’s food manufacturers have made our lives much easier. We no longer have to hunt or gather your food and unfortunately, it takes much less effort from our gut to digest it. Our foods now come preportioned and …
April 27, 2018Use healthy food as your blocker as you hit the fridge or pantry. Football season is over but I will sue a little analogy to illustrate a point. Like a football running back, blocking can be key to making healthy choices when you visit the refrigerator or pantry. We have all done …
May 2, 2018weight lsos tipEating only at the dinner table can help with weight loss. Eating around the dinner table is something special. I can remember eating dinner with my family as a child. It was a mixture of eating and conversation that enforced eating slowly. We were able to …
May 4, 2018Reducing the booze can help with weight loss. Alcohol use is a common part of our social culture. I myself, like to have a drink on occasion. I would say that alcohol has some positive effects, but alcohol has quite a few well-documented deleterious effects to include …
May 9, 2018Planning and visualizing will motivate success. As I had heard many times when I used to play golf, “see or be the ball.” This statement means you need to visualize a successful put to make it happen. The same concept is true for successful weight loss and …
May 11, 2018Having smaller goals can lead to larger results. The most significant mistake you can make when planning weight loss is to start with too large of a goal. Lofty or unrealistic goals can lead to you becoming discouraged when you fail to see significant (whatever you define as …
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May 23, 2018A buffet is a weight loss minefield. Some of the finest moments in my college time were spent eating at the all-you-can-eat buffet with my friends. Cheap and endless food supply is the mantra of the all-you-can-eat buffet. Unfortunately, overly plentiful and affordable food is …
May 25, 2018Avoid eating snacks from a bag. I remember a commercial from my childhood. Lay’s produced the commercial with the slogan “Bet you can’t eat just one!”. The slogan is much more than a catchy statement and the fact is there is a lot of science behind …
May 30, 2018Snacking may be the enemy of weight loss. Over the years, I have seen many suggestions to assist with weight loss. If you bring up snacking in front of dietitians, medical providers, and fitness buffs, you will receive many different opinions. Many will argue that it is …
June 1, 2018Cooking smaller amounts of food can help with weight loss. One of the biggest obstacles to losing or maintaining weight is the ever-growing meal of our modern culture. As with our waistlines, our plates of food are becoming larger and larger, but there is a solution that might …
June 6, 2018Sports drinks can derail your weight loss. There are hundreds of them on the market. They are pretty much the same thing. Sports drinks are dilute sugary some added sodium and potassium. Each one of them is marketed as a performance improvement even though there is limited to no …
June 8, 2018Avoid restaurant and store made juice smoothies. What could be unhealthy about drinking smoothies? They are fruit and juice, so they have to be healthy, right? When people think about smoothies, they assume they are healthy and will boost their weight loss. It has to be true …
June 13, 2018Using nonstick spray instead of oil can help with weight loss. Spraying your pain with a little nonstick spray can when you sauté or fry your foods can significantly reduce your calories. Oil is often used in cooking to keep your meal from sticking to the pan, but it can add a lot …
June 15, 2018Buying single serving contains for leftovers can help with weight loss. One of the biggest threats to a slim waistline is going back for seconds. We all have leftovers and the temptation is to polish off everything that you cook for each meal. If you buy single-serving …
June 20, 2018Keeping Your Old Clothes Will Not Help Motivate You to Lose Weight I have done it for years. Whether the clothes are too big or too small, I keep the old clothes because I think I might need them if my weight swings back the other way. I like a particular pair of shorts that no longer …
June 22, 2018Don’t quit, try again. We live in one of the most prosperous nations in existence. How do we prove that? Our waistlines. We continue to expand our waists more and more, and we fail to learn from our prior attempts so may we should just quit. Wrong! There are …
June 27, 2018Stop Wishing and Start Doing. [pullquote]“Life is too short to be wishing for things that have been proven by many to be achievable.” ― Edmond Mbiaka[/pullquote]We all look at the stars and wish for something. We are not in the land of Disney so face the facts: the only way you …
June 29, 2018Quit Making Excuses and Get Motivated! Ok, you had a bad weekend and you slipped up and either did not exercise, splurged on snacks, or both. But really, stuffing yourself like a Christmas turkey isn’t limited to the holidays. There are plenty of times we might be tempted to …
July 4, 2018Keep moving forward. [pullquote]Never give up! Everyone has a bad day or weekend. Pick yourself up and Keep Going![/pullquote] We have all experienced a momentary lapse in judgment. I did it this weekend myself. You meant to just grab a cup of coffee on your …
July 6, 2018Food addiction and binge eating will expand your waistline. Food addiction and compulsions are a terrible thing for a slim waistline. I have been addicted to food nearly my whole life. It started when my mother and stepfather would go to the store. I would eat anything and …
July 11, 2018Success is a state of mind. [pullquote]Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day after day. [/pullquote] We have all had bad days where we overeat or miss our exercise goal. It can be very discouraging. You need to dust yourself off and get back up. Lick your …
July 13, 2018Exercise is not a punishment! [pullquote]Exercise would be rewarding and relaxing, not a punishment for a dietary indiscretion.[/pullquote]Exercise is healthy and we want to encourage ourselves to do more of it. Exercise is not a form of torture like waterboarding so we need to stop treating …
July 18, 2018Overnight oatmeal can help you save time and lose weight. Breakfast is way too important to miss. We all have trouble finding time to eat right, and breakfast is the easiest one to skip. If you are like me, you often rush out the door quickly trying to arrive at …
July 20, 2018Trade out your favorite pasta noodles with spiraled vegetables. When eating pasta or any other starchy food such as bread, potatoes, or rice, portion control is a key to avoiding weight gain or losing weight. Maintaining control your food intakes is a huge part of successful weight …
July 25, 2018Adding exercise during the workday can assist with weight loss. Let’s face it, one of the enemies of a slim waistline is the perpetual seated lifestyle that work has given us. Unfortunately, there is no quick cure for the seated lifestyle that having a job creates. …
July 27, 2018Ending overeating: Try to avoid obsessing on the foods you should avoid. Are you obsessed with certain foods? I can remember several years ago that I would focus and obsess on my next meal. I could almost taste each ingredient. I would focus on the textures and I just could …
July 28, 2018List of weight loss tips This post is a list of the 115 or more weight loss tips with accompanying image to help you find a tip that might be helpful for your busy lifestyle. It only takes a small change over time to make a huge difference in your waistline. The tips included …
August 1, 2018Before you eat out, check the options out online. Just because you’re trying to lose weight does not mean you should stop socializing and having fun. You can be on a diet and go out with coworkers, family, and friends. Going out to eat with family or friends will help keep your …
August 3, 2018Soybeans can be the perfect snack. What is edamame? That term is nothing more than a fancy word for the American soybean. It is a fancy name for a legume grown all across the globe. I never really cared for them in tofu or any of its other forms, but I love them roasted in …
The bottom line: These are a few of the recommended weight loss tips that have worked for me, so I decided to write about them. I will post more in the next couple of months and continue to add them in lists. I hope you find each of them helpful.
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