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Here are some tips on how you can lose those unwanted pounds the healthy way:

1. Do not starve your self.
The key to a healthier way of losing weight is: Do not diet.
You may seem happy and feel that you are losing those unwanted flabs on your belly and thighs by
skipping meals. But remember that this would not last long. Your body cannot tolerate having
insufficient food to fuel the energy that you use up everyday.
If you get used to skipping one or two meals a day, your stored calories will be used up instead of
the energy that should have been provided by your meals. So if you just eat one huge sandwich in
one day, it will end up straight to your problem area (i.e. highs, buttocks, hips).

2. Start your day right.
Mothers always say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Have a healthy meal in
the morning to jump-start your metabolism.
Your food intake after you wake up will be used to burn fat all day long.

3. Eat small, healthy meals frequently.
Five small-serving snacks per day is better than three hearty meals. Eating more frequently, and in
small servings, can prevent over-eating. This will also increase your metabolism and make calories
burn faster.

4. Decide on how much weight you want to lose.
Keep your goals realistic. In the long run, it is virtually impossible for you to lose 40 pounds in 2
weeks. Have a mindset that you want to eat healthy to stay healthy for the rest of your life.
Once you have decided on a weight loss plan or program, stick to it and make sure that you follow
your own set of dieting rules.

5. Drink lots of water.
Your body needs sufficient water to burn fat and keep your cells hydrated and healthy.

6. Avoid too much sugar.
Plan your meals around lots of fruits and vegetables, some bread, rice or pasta for that carbo fix
that you need, plus lean meat and protein rich-foods. Sweets, sodas and pastries should be once-
in-a-while indulgences only.

7. Watch your fat intake.
Fat is not the culprit to being overweight. You need this to keep your weight at the proper level.
There is such a thing as healthy fats. Olive, peanuts and canola oil have them. Tuna, salmon and
mackerel have omega-3 fats which is good for the heart.

8. Exercise.
Leave your car if you are only going a few blocks from home, take the stairs instead of the
elevator, jog, cycle or skate. Use these activites and other home chores if you are too lazy to go to
the gym and take exercise classes. Make sure that you do this regularly and you will not even
notice that you are already shedding pounds with these mundane activities.
It does not matter how much weight you plan or need to lose. What is important is that you set
realistic goals for yourself.
Go slow. If you have already lost 5 or 6 pounds, give yourself a break then try to lose the next 5
pounds.
Eat healthy, drink lots of water, have enough sleep and exercise. This will give you a higher chance
of losing weight and improving your health, which would result to a new, healthier you.