Top Five Lazy Ways To Lose Weight That Really Work

ByNadine Bergeron

For the majority of people out there that want to lose weight but have a hard time finding the time to exercise, there are simple strategies that you can use to lose weight.

While some people may call these strategies lazy, they really are smart. Because you will be taking advantage of the activities that you are already doing during your day and tweaking them to boost your metabolizm and lose weight.

#1 - Tweaking Your Diet

A very easy way to lose weight is to simply alter your diet. You don't have to give up every food that you enjoy. But think about a few empty calories that you consume every day or every week. You can simply eliminate these foods or drinks from your diet. Not only will you feel better but you will be consuming less calories which in turn will help you lose weight. Examples include: soda, fried foods, oversized portions (typical of most restaurants), whole milk products.

Some suggested strategies:

- use cooking spray

- if eating at a restaurant only eat half of the food on your plate save the rest for lunch the next day (also saves money so you don't have to buy lunch)

- drink a glass of water before you eat and you will feel fuller faster

#2 - Eating 5-6 Smaller Meals A Day Works Period

Most of us were taught to eat 3 meals a day i.e. breakfast,lunch and dinner. Many people try saving extra calories by not eating breakfast. Unfortunately, this strategy does not have good results because if you skip breakfast you will be starving by lunch time.

You will most likely have that desperate starving feeling by mid morning so you may be more up to grab an unhealthy snack from that box of donuts that your co-worker brought in that morning.

In the same token, if you are able to hold out until lunch time, you will be more likely to eat a bigger portion of food or fattening foods because your body feels so hungry. So plan ahead and start out with a good breakfast that includes whole grains and protein. Then bring in a few healthy snacks and a light lunch that also includes a protein. If you try this out for a week you will be surprised at how you won't have that starving feeling anymore and actually feel full.

#3 - Fiber - The Magic Food Ingredient

This is very simple. A high fiber diet includes a lot of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. So choosing fruits, vegetables and whole grain snacks will be easy to fill up those 5-6 meals that you are going to be eating. Keep the amount of processed foods that you are eating to a minimum.

#4 - Weigh In

Research has shown that people that weigh themselves regularly are more likely to maintain their weight. The reason for this are that you will be aware that your weight is increasing by a pound or two and it will be easy to cut back on calories to maintain your weight. And just to point out that daily weighing is not the cause of eating disorders. So don't worry about stepping on the scale. You will thank yourself in the long run.

#5 - Maximize The Activites You Already Do

One great way to take your mind off of exercise is to add music. You will be surprised that if you turn on your favorite toons on the radio or using your Ipod while cleaning or doing chores you will enjoy the activity longer and actually will turn it into a workout. We all know the popularity of Zumba. Most of that comes from our love to dance and hear music. Music definitely gets that body moving.

Another strategy is to watch your favorite TV show and jump on the treadmill or other exercise machine. You will be so engrossed in your show that you will hardly notice that you fit in a 30 minute workout.

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What Really Is Weight Control and Hypnotic Gastric Banding?

ByDavid Donahoo

As a hypnotherapist, I get many calls about weight control and my Hypnotic Gastric Banding program (also known as Sheila Granger's Virtual Gastric Banding). The first thing I ask is what do you mean by weight control? This question may seem a bit obvious, but it isn't really. Let me explain.

Weight control is different for every person. You may think it means what it says, that I want to control my weight. Well, that is part of what it means, but what else does it mean to you and other people?

Weight control can mean:

• Control your eating behavior

• Stop Binge Eating

• Eat the right type of food

• Get rid of the belly fat

• Increase activity or exercise

• Stop Yo-Yo dieting

• And much more.

From what is written in the list, there are really three important things that need to be covered to have true weight control:

• Eat when hungry

• Stop when full

• Eat less and do more activity to lose weight.

All other things stem from these three points.

What controls your ability to know when you are hungry and so eat, or stop eating when you are full, or be motivated to lose weight? The answer is your mind. Your mind is very powerful. It is more powerful than you probably realize. It controls your habits around eating. It controls your will power, or lack of. Your mind is the place where your eating behavior is stored.

To control weight then you need to control your mind. Your mind is made up of the conscious and subconscious mind. The conscious mind thinks analyses and creates; but is only a small portion of the mind. The major area is the subconscious. It does not think or create. It is just like a computer. It does what you told it to do. So if you eating habits are out of control, that is because your subconscious mind is behaving in a way that is out of control.

To create your weight control, you just need to have the subconscious mind take notice of what you want and action that rather than the other habits you have been told like "clean the plate", or "you cannot leave the table until it is all eaten." These are beliefs that you have created from that others told you, but they are no longer relevant. So you created these in the first case and you can therefore change them to be what you want.

Hypnotic or Virtual Gastric Banding uses the mind to create the idea of a pouch at the top of the stomach. Therefore, you eat when hungry and stop when the pouch is full and so only need 3 small meals a day.

So weight control is all about using the power of the mind with the body to control your weight.

By the way, if you like what you have just read, you will most likely enjoy our free weight control eBook, more hints and information emails to help you control your weight, by registering at: http://www.hypnoticgastricbanding.com.au.

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What Do Diets Really Do?

ByDavid Donahoo

Weight Watchers is one of a number of companies that help you control your weight through dieting. The idea is to eat only those foods that are low in fat so that if you eat them you will not store the fat. In the past diet meant what you eat. Now it means more about what you do not eat or are restricted in eating.

When people come to see me they tell me how they are restricted or can't have chocolate, butter, cakes and many other food because the diet they are on does not allow them to have it.

In the case of where a person is allergic or intolerant to a specific food type then this makes sense. If you have Fructose malabsorption, meaning that you cannot absorb it in the stomach, then it is a good idea to stop having foods with fructose in them. But if you are not intolerant to chocolate, then why not eat it if you are hungry?

The question this has always raised with me is how does a diet help you to change your behavior to control your eating in a positive way, when the diet is basically focusing on the negative? It focuses on what you cannot or should not have.

The law of attraction has been mentioned in many books and films for a number of years. In basic terms what you think about at the subconscious level you either attract or create. Based on this rule, if you focus on not having chocolate, your mind will therefore attract chocolate to you. So you will think about it all day long until you have some. Then you will feel guilty because you have gone against the diet. Working this way will never help you to fully achieve what you want.

The better way is to focus on what you do want. So do you want to be on a diet to lose weight, or do you really want to have your eating behavior under control so you eat when you are hungry, stop when you are full and therefore will only eat chocolate when you are hungry and say no to it when full? In this case you are focusing on what you want so you can decide to eat what you want, as long as you are not allergic or intolerant to it.

This breaks that habit you have of thinking only about food because you know you can have it when you are hungry. Therefore you can then focus on other things when you are not hungry and enjoy life.

Diets may be useful for a time, but allow yourself to realize what you are actually focusing on, and then focus on what is important for weight control.

By the way, if you like what you have just read, you will most likely enjoy our free ebook "How to lose weight using the power of the mind", more hints and information emails to help you control your weight, by registering at: http://www.hypnoticgastricbanding.com.au

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