Friday, October 19, 2007

10 Tips to Keeping off the Weight You've Worked So Hard to Lose

So how much weight did you lose? 10 pounds? 20 pounds? 30 pounds? Excellent! But you'll still need to keep working to keep it off. It's really easy to slack off and start to regain that weight that you worked off, but you don't have to if you truly don't want to.

Let me give you some tips that will help you in your life after weight loss. They're easy and effective, so there's no reason for you to regain that weight that you worked so hard to remove!

Tip #1 - Lose the high fat foods! I know, I know. You want to reward yourself a bit for all of the weight that you have lost, but this is one of the easiest ways to regain that weight. Stick with the foods that helped you lose weight, not the ones that didn't.

Tip #2 - Overhaul your recipes! You don't have to give up your favorite recipes, but you can adjust them to your new weight loss lifestyle. Anything that can be replaced with low fat ingredients should be changed to low fat. It's that simple!

Tip #3 - Eat small, eat often! Remember, you still need to eat, but continue to eat small portions several times during the day. This helps you to not be hungry and keeps your metabolism high!

Tips #4 - Always get the scoop! Be sure to write down what you eat and when you eat it. This will help you to monitor your eating habits. Review this at least once a week to make sure that you're still on the right track!

Tip #5 - Work your plan! Remember, you still need to exercise and you need to plan your exercise and exercise your plan!

Tip #6 - Surround yourself with success! Don't lose contact with any people that supported you in your weight loss efforts. They can continue to be a source of encouragement in keeping that weight off!

Tip #7 - Chill out, dude! Don't allow yourself to become stressed. Stress is one of the worst triggers of weight gain known to mankind. Stay relaxed, stay focused... stay thin!

Tip #8 - Educate to eradicate! Learn as much as you can about nutrition. The more you know, the easier it will be for you understand the effects of what you're eating and that will help you to make the best food choices to keep your weight off.

Tip #9 - Weigh the right way - daily! Be sure to weigh yourself daily so that you'll know if you're gaining back the weight that you worked so hard to remove. This is the best way to know if there are any changes in your weight.

Tip #10 - Last but not least, change, change, change! You can make your weight loss efforts exciting simply by making changes to your eating habits or even your exercise routines. Change up all of your normal routines on a regular basis to shock your body into continual weight loss. It's easy to do and, most of all, fun!

By Karl Warren

Karl Warren is the owner of 'Fight Your Flab... Fast' - a new site dedicated to helping you achieve your perfect body. If you are serious about losing weight, or you simply want to slim down a little, you should check out http://www.fightyourflabfast.com/blog now.

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