6 Simple Steps to lose weight!

Losing weight does not happen over night and can be very frustrating! But if you are dedicated and REALLY READY then weight loss is simple, burn more calories then you consume. If you can fully understand that then you are on your way to losing weight.

I have talked to some of you about your diet and you have said my diet is too hard for you…well if mine does not work you HAVE to find something that does because to lose weight food and exercise goes hand in hand!

Try this:


1) Count how many calories you eat in a normal day. That's right, wake up, and eat like you would normally eat and count the calories in everything you eat and everything you drink and keep track of it on a piece of paper or on the computer somewhere. You might be thinking to yourself, "yeah right, I'm not going to sit around counting calories all day." Well, if you're thinking that, then you're obviously not dedicated enough to losing weight. If this is the case, then feel free to go waste your money on the newest useless weight loss pill. But, if you are dedicated enough to take 10 minutes out of your day and count the calories, then keep on reading.


2) At the end of that day, add up the number of calories you ate/drank. Be as exact as possible. Once you add it all up, you now have the total number of calories you consume daily. Also, weigh yourself.


3) Starting the day after you counted calories, eat 500 calories LESS then you normally do. So, lets pretend that the day you counted calories you counted 2000. For the rest of the week, you would eat 1500 calories a day. Understand? All you have to do is subtract 500 from the total number of calories you consume in a normal day, and eat this new number of calories every day for the next 7 days.


4) Instead of eating 3 big meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), or eating all day all the time, spread those calories out over 5 smaller meals. Eat one meal every 2 and a half to 3 hours. Doing this will speed up your metabolism.


5) Cardio and strength training. Both are an important part of weight loss. If you're serious about losing weight, but don't want to do the workouts, then you are requiring your diet to do all of the work…sorry not going to happen!!! Jog, walk, swim, jump rope, ride a bike, SHOW UP TO MY CLASS, whatever... exercise + proper diet = better than just doing one of the two. All it takes is 30 minutes a day, 3 - 5 days a week. I say 3-5 days a week because I don't know if you have 5 pounds to lose, or if you have 50 pounds to lose. So, depending on how much your looking to lose, figure it out. 3 times a week is good starting point though.

6) At the end of that week, weigh yourself. You'll notice a difference just after one week! Now, don't expect to see a 20 pound difference. Losing anymore then 2 pounds a week is unhealthy. So look for a 2 pound weight loss at the end of the week.

Hope this works for you! Remember to lose weight and keep it off you have to find something that works FOR YOU!!! Good luck!