How To Lose A Pound A Week – 20 Easy Ways
Want to know how to lose a pound a week? Here are 20 easy way to keep the weight dropping off consistently every week.
Let’s chat about how to lose a pound a week.
With all the diets floating around that claim to result in losing 20+ pounds in a month, 1 pound per week might not sound worthwhile.
But consider that 1 pound per week is over 50 pounds per year.
So please don’t scoff at the idea of losing just one pound a week.
How would you look and feel if you had started a year ago?
A huge part of losing weight is believing you can do it and realizing it’s not going to happen overnight.
It takes 4 weeks for you to see your body changing.
It takes 8 weeks for your friends and family to notice.
It takes 12 weeks for the rest of the world to see the transformation.
You need to be patient – one pound at a time. Just focus on losing that next pound.
Every new day is another chance to change your life.
You didn’t gain all your weight in one day; you won’t lose it in one day. Be patient with yourself. Jenna Wolfe
Try to perform at least one of these ideas each day:
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 1 – Skip lunch and go for a walk.
There’s a common misconception that eating 5 or more meals per day speeds up your metabolism.
A research study has shown that it takes at least 9 meals to have even a small effect on metabolism.
Additional studies have shown health benefits from eating one meal per day!
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 2 – Perform 1 hour of housework.
Not only will you lose weight, but the house will be cleaner, too.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 3 – Reduce each meal by 25%.
If you’re eating out, get a doggie bag.
The best exercise for losing weight is pushing yourself away from the table.
Avoid being wasteful. Take smaller portions.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 4 – Drink regular coffee instead of a latte.
If you can’t give up your morning latte, go with skim milk and non-caloric sweetener.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 5 – Avoid drinking any calories.
It’s much easier to drink calories than it is to eat them.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 6 – Replace red meat with fish or chicken.
This assumes you’re not adding a high-calorie sauce.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 7 – Replace rice and potatoes with vegetables.
Rice and potatoes aren’t unhealthy, but most vegetables have a lower caloric density.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 8 – Work in the yard for an hour.
You’ll have the best looking yard in the neighborhood, and your pants will fit better.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 9 – Skip the elevator and use the stairs.
If you work on the 47th floor, you might take the stairs to the 5th and ride the elevator the rest of the way.
Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar or whatever. Do it without motivation and then guess what. After you start doing the thing, that’s when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing. John C. Maxwell
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 10 – Drop all processed foods.
If you limit yourself to foods that at one time flew, swam, ran, grew in the ground, or on a tree or plant, it’s hard to be overweight.
Manmade carbohydrates like bread, pasta, crackers, and candy can really add a lot of calories.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 11 – Eat a salad before eating your meal.
Eating a large salad with low-calorie dressing can fill you up before you get carried away with the rest of your meal.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 12 – Use smaller plates.
The average plate in the United States is huge.
Studies have shown that people eat less when served food on a smaller plate.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 13 – Get up and move around for 5 minutes each hour.
Studies have shown that you’ll actually get more work done if you take a short break each hour.
Take a short walk or pick up a dumbbell.
Remember exercise is a blessing, not a chore.
Exercise not only changes your body; it changes your mind, your attitude and your mood.
Slow progress is better than no progress.
Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart. Gene Tunney
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 14 – Do something else for 15 minutes.
When you first get the urge to eat, find something else to do for 15 minutes.
You might be surprised how much time goes by before you remember you were hungry.
Every day is another chance to get stronger, to eat better, to live healthier and to be the best version of you.
I need distractions, good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play. Danny Aiello
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 15 – Take a picture of yourself.
For some reason that violates the laws of the universe, we all look better in the mirror than we do in a photograph.
Take a full-body picture and take a look.
If you want to make real change you have to go from saying “I should” to saying “I must” – Tony Robbins
In two weeks you’ll feel it. In four weeks you will see it. In eight weeks you will hear it.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 16 – Stand up.
More offices are moving to standing desks. It’s much healthier and burns more calories.
You could even try standing at home while watching television.
Three months from now you will thank yourself.
If you are tired of starting over, then stop giving up!
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 17 – Replace a bad food with a good food.
Once each day, replace one food you’re about to eat with a healthier option.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 18 – Avoid eating while watching TV.
According to scientists, you’ll eat almost 300 calories more in front of the television than you will at the dinner table!
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 19 – Sleep for a full 8 hours.
Those that sleep less tend to eat more.
Prioritizing good sleep is good self-care.
Let the night take you. Let the stars evaporate into your dreams. Let sleep be the only comfort for youto believe. Anthony Liccione
Happiness consists of getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more. Robert A. Heinlein
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
TIP 20 – Check the serving size.
You might be surprised how small a serving is for certain foods. Limit yourself to a single serving.
Losing a pound per week can be easy and painless.
By utilizing just one of these tips each day, you could find yourself 50 pounds lighter by this time next year.
Summer is coming!
No more negative body thoughts.
No more I’ll do it tomorrow.
No more sitting and wishing for a thinner me,
No more eating when I am not hungry.
No more waiting for this to get easier.
No more “buts…”
No more “I can’t…”
No more “It’s too hard…”
No more “I’m too tired…”
When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.
New mantra for you:
I did not wake up like this. I changed my lifestyle for this. I worked out late for this. I changed what I eat for this. I sweat for this. I cried for this. I lift heavy for this. I workout every day for this. I made this and this is worth it because I am worth it.
HOW TO LOSE A POUND A WEEK
Start today.
I promise, tomorrow you will have wished that you started today so what are you waiting for? Let today be the start of something new.
Today is your day. To start fresh. To eat right. To train hard. To live healthy. To be proud. Bonnie Pfiester
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