10 Tips to Successful Weight Loss

Based on My Personal Experience

Nearly everyone is carrying around a few extra pounds, whether we would like to admit it or not. According to the FDA, about 50 million Americans go on diets every year. All too often, we want to lose our weight without sacrificing anything. However, that is not a valid option. Many
 ads bend the truth or even give outright lies about their weight loss products. There is still hope, though. I have at my disposal ten tips for successful weight loss that have helped me to lose 25 pounds. I hope these tips can help you with your own weight loss.

If anyone out there is thinking about the New Year's resolution that most of us make, but few of us keep (i.e. weight loss), then a simple plan is all you need! I have compiled 10 tips that have helped me in my own personal weight loss journey, and I hope they are both informational and helpful for those that are following in my footsteps. An extra bonus is that each of the weight loss tips has a rhyming keyword that should help you to remember what each one stands for. If you take the time to memorize the keywords, then you should be able to recall the tips wherever you may be!

One-Bun

Eat right! In my experience, my nutrition (what I eat) makes up about 80% of my weight loss success. I am a runner, and even when I run twenty five miles a week, I can gain weight if I am not eating properly. I want to stress that this is the most important factor in weight gain and weight loss! When I started my own plan, I realized that I was eating on average less than one piece of fruit per day. Therefore, the first step I took was to incorporate one fruit or vegetable per day into my nutrition plan. After I became accustomed to only one per day, I started adding more. For example, I have three fresh fruit items on my menu today. It was a small step at first, but it really made a difference over the long haul. Associated Content has dozens of articles on healthy eating to choose from.. I can't stress enough the importance of eating right to lose weight!

Two-Shoe

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Thanks, Angel! Good luck with your own "journey!" :-)

Posted on 01/06/2009 at 6:01:00 PM

Wonderful tips! I do most of these. Can't eat too much fruit being diabetic though. Congrats again on your weight loss success!

Posted on 01/06/2009 at 5:01:01 PM

Eight hours is an insane amount for most of us with desk jobs. Vigorous exercise for 30-60 minutes is plenty for most of us.

Posted on 12/23/2008 at 6:12:50 AM

I was reading over at WebMD that while exercising is great, we should also stay physically active for eight hours. That was an eye opener. I thought I was doing great exercising for 40 to 50 minutes a day.

Posted on 12/23/2008 at 6:12:47 AM

L.L, I agree wholeheartedly that weight loss is basically dependent on sound principles of hard work and eating a balanced diet.

Posted on 12/05/2008 at 12:12:35 PM

Thanks, Patricia!

Posted on 12/05/2008 at 12:12:37 PM

Good suggestions.

Posted on 11/26/2008 at 10:11:11 PM

As Americans, we are always looking for the magic pill or silver bullet that will ease our troubles away. Effective weight loss comes down to a few simple facts and working at it is the only real solution.

Posted on 11/24/2008 at 10:11:20 PM

good tips

Posted on 11/24/2008 at 5:11:03 PM

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