Here is my few cents since I have almost completed my weight loss goal after many years of trying different things here is MYKs top 10 list of things to do and things to know in no particular order. I work 8-5 in an office, your job may not allow you to follow the below.
1 - 3500 calories = 1 Lb (3500 calories of brocolli or pizza, doesnt matter). If you want to lost 5 Lbs in 1 week you need to have a calorie deficit of 17500 calories or 2500 calories a day
2 - its much easier to eat 600 less calories in a day than to spend 60 minutes on an elipitcal.
3 - do not eat less than 4 hours before bed
4 - meal size should be lunch largest, breakfast second largest, dinner smallest.
5 - when preforming calorie math always assume you have a sedintary job
6 - dont drink to much water, I tried supplementing appetite with water and it dosnt work - I used to drink 5-7L of water a day
7 - weigh yourself once a week, the same day, same time, in the morning, before eating.
8 - for anything you try keep track it and stay on it for at least 4 weeks. In my prime weight loss zone one week I would lose 2 Lbs and the next wee I would lose 7, looking at the first one you might become discouraged but when you look at the average of 4.5/week that is very good.
9 - take pictures of yourself and print them out and tape them do your bathroom window, fridge door, and beside your TV for motivation
10 - dont keep alot of easily preparable foods in the house. Learn to eat without using your microwave - especially at home unless its to heat up what you have previously cooked.
Bonus - if you lose enough that clothes no longer fit because they are too big - THROW them out or give them away.
Bonus 2 - try to eat as many calorie deficit foods as possible, example brocolli requires more calories to burn then it provides (likely a reason why they are oh so delicious
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