Weight Loss - Tips for Losing Holiday Weight?
I always gain around 10-20 lbs. during the holidays (Oct-Jan), and I want to shed the weight before my vacation in a couple of months. Do you have any weight loss tips that will help me lose weight (about 10-20 lbs.) without doing ANOTHER trendy diet? I've tried Atkins, South Beach, LA Weight Loss... they never work for me, and I just want something practical!
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Weight loss - no magic necessary
Hi,
I think the most practical and useful method I have found is to acquire a couple of inexpensive and simple items, and then use them conscientiously:
A food scale
A food calorie handbook (available at most grocery stores)
A pocket notebook in which you can record EVERYTHING that crosses your lips in a day
Once you have an idea of what you typically ingest each day, you'll be able to start trimming away calories from your daily intake.
If you want to really fine tune and...
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Weight loss basics
As you know, "diets" are associated with about a 98% weight gain recurrence over time. The only way to really be successful is:
Don't starve yourself, it only puts you into a starvation metabolism which will immediately put weight on when you finally get back to eating.
Increase your protein intake and eat multiple small meals during the day.
Exercise regularly, doing cardio with interval training and weight training. Increasing muscle mass is an excellent way to burn more...
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