1.Get a hobby: keep your hands and your mind busy, and away from food.
2.Skip the juice: eat only whole fruit. You'll lose calories and add healthy fiber at the same time.
3.Add nuts back into your diet: although they are a dense source of fat and calories, the fats are healthy and will give you tremendous satiety. Just make sure to measure out a serving and don't eat from the jar.
4.Eat breakfast: worldwide, people who eat breakfast have better weight control compared to those who skip breakfast.
5.Don't skip meals: you will find yourself panic eating from uncontrolled appetite surges. Skipping meals does not help you lose weight. Instead you will slow your metabolic rate down and be further from your goal.
6. Eat enough calories: very low calorie diets work at first, but quickly slow your metabolic rate to the point that you don't lose any more weight. Eat enough to fuel your exercise so that you can train harder, increase muscle and metabolic rate, and then burn fat.
7.Strength train: muscle is the calorie-burning machinery in your body. The more you have and the more you work it, the more calories you'll burn all day long.
8.Get a ball: When you have to sit still, whether at your desk or in front of the tube, sit on an exercise ball. You'll get a continuous balance workout and burn a few extra calories.
9.Do it by hand: little things like sweeping instead of using an electric broom and washing dishes instead of using the dishwasher all use more calories that add up at the end of the day.
10. Eat more fruits and vegetables: The fiber and nutrients will help keep you satisfied and well-nourished.
11. Be picky about portion control: without it, you could be off by hundreds of calories every day.
12. Drink green tea: research has shown that 1 cup of green tea 5 times a day (or the extract according to directions) can help you burn more calories and lose weight.
13.Out with alcohol: it will slow or even halt your weight loss. Drink a fruit juice spritzer made with grape or cranberry juice and sparkling water instead.
14. Up with protein: when you reduce your calories you need more protein. It will also help you control your appetite, burn more calories, and hold onto your muscle as you lose fat.
15.Eliminate sports drinks: unless you're training for competition, sports drinks will slow your fat burning during exercise and probably add unneeded calories. Drink water instead.
16.Eat most of your carbs before 6 PM: insulin is released on a circadium rhythm, and secretions slow down around 6 PM. You can still have some carb afterward, but get most of your carbs earlier in the day.
17.Eat after exercise: you need to refuel and recover so that you have plenty of energy to stay active the rest of the day, and exercise hard the following day. Have some protein and carb immediately after exercise.
18.Sup some soup: it's a great way to support your weight loss plan.
19.Limit restaurant food: it's full of hidden fat and calories. You'll have the best control when you eat at home.
20. Eliminate fried food: unless you can't live without it, fried food contains the mother load of your day's fat and calories.
