5 Ways To Lose 10 Pounds

Losing a few pounds doesn't have to be a sacrifice if you follow these tips.
If you need an easy way to lose 10 pounds, then just follow these simple sound eating principals. You can lose pounds without feeling like you are sacrificing yourself.

1. Don't eat just because there is food. Sometimes the tendency to eat overcomes us whenever we see food. Parties can be an excuse to stuff our selves. Understand that the effect of a whole week of trying to lose pounds can be wasted by overeating high calorie party food. If you are offered something fattening to eat, just nibble on it so that you won't offend your host and at the same time can watch your diet.

2. Plan ahead for healthier meal alternatives when traveling .Trying to lose pounds can be especially hard for those who have to travel a lot. They feel like the only way they can get a bite to eat is with snacks and junk food. Most snacks and junk foods are usually less filling and contain a lot of fat and calories that make it hard to lose pounds.

3. Do not skip meals. The worst thing you can do while trying to lose pounds is skip a meal. It has just the opposite effect on your metabolism than what you want. You need to eat at least four healthy meals every day.

4. Go easy on tea and coffee. Caffeine can make it hard to lose pounds because it can affect your metabolism. If you must have tea or coffee I would recommend tea rather than coffee because it normally has less caffeine than coffee does and try to stick to black tea/coffee. When you add cream and two cubes of sugar to a cup of coffee or tea you have the calorie equivalent of a big piece of chocolate cake.

5. Count calories to lose pounds. It’s a good idea to have an idea of the calories that most food items have. Packaged foods usually have the calorie count on the label and you can find guides that list calories for natural foods. If you find that you have consumed more calories than you should have during the week, then make sure that you work off those extra calories by the end of the week.

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By tony lorenzo
Published: 9/22/2008
 
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