With Dr. Fitness, losing weight is as simple as 1,2,3,4.
With Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy, losing weight is as simple as 1,2,3,4.
Each of the four areas you need to work on in order to reach your health, fitness, wellbeing, and weight loss objectives are addressed in this week's four tips: (eating right, exercise, support and accountability).
1. Suggestions for Healthy Eating
Request half-cheese the next time you purchase pizza for yourself or your kids. There won't be much of a difference in taste. However, you will shed a significant amount of calories and saturated fat grams. Pizzas no longer have to be an afterthought on the weekly menu.
2. Ensuring that exercise is both safe and enjoyable
You must become more active in order to reduce weight. The majority of people will go to any length to avoid moving their bodies. And society is complicit in this. You don't have to leave your automobile to get food, a prescription, clothes, or your child. President Bush recommends walking for 30 minutes each day in his new Healthier US effort (http://www.healthierus.gov). Even if you have to do it in 10-minute increments. You will not only burn 200-300 calories, but you will also boost your quality time by walking with your family. Take your family out of the house and onto the street.
3. Keeping Your Support System Alive
If you're the kind to feel guilty about things, there's good news for you. You can channel that emotion towards weight loss. Here's how to do it. Work out with a companion. But first, make a promise to yourself that you will not let the other person down and that you will lift them up if they lose interest. It's far easier to let oneself down than it is to let someone else down. You won't do it because it will make you feel bad.
4. Accountability Instruments
A food diary is an excellent tool for keeping track of what you eat and when you eat it. Throughout the day, keep track of what you eat on an hourly basis. If you do this for two weeks, you'll be able to pinpoint exactly where those extra calories (and thus pounds) are coming from. Remember to keep note of what you're drinking as well.
