I Heart Food

Motivation to lose weight is something that I have been lacking lately. 

Since last week, I have been attempting to walk on the treadmill over my lunch hour.  When I say “walk”, I am speed-walking at 3.8 miles per hour, usually on an incline to increase the calories burnt.  I am so proud of myself that I am keeping up on this for close to two weeks now.  Goals have been set in my mind to burn 300 calories a day from exercise in an attempt to lose these ugly 10 lbs that I have gained over the last few months. 

But I don’t think exercise alone will cut it like I thought maybe it would.  It’s as if my weight is at a standstill.  Perhaps it’s time to step it up a notch, but I love food so much that I am not sure if it is possible for me to diet for more than a day.  I am the type of person to really, really appreciate how good food can taste.  I suppose I have some sort of self-control when it comes to food, because if I ate as much food as I really wanted to, I would probably weigh 300 pounds.  No lie.

Anyways, after talking to my sister-in-law about the 10 lbs that needs to be lost, she said she did some research on it and found that one tip was to switch up the exercise, don’t always do the same thing.  This is something that I don’t really do.  Walking on the treadmill is my easy way out and I like it because the amount of calories I am burning is right in my face.  Then, I got on the Internet and did a little bit of research of my own and found a great website: http://www.nowloss.com/weight-loss-plan-to-lose-your-last-10-pounds.htm.  It’s a free website that initially asks for your weight, height, age, gender, and activity level.  After all of these fields are entered, it calculates how many calories per meal and how many meals you should be eating per day.  Also, it gives tons of tips on how to lose 10 pounds quickly…. Some interesting things I learned….

·         Ice cold water burns more calories

·         The more water you drink, the less fat is stored

·         Rather than doing one long workout, you should do a few little workouts throughout the day

·         Drink a glass of water before each meal to fell full quicker

SO…. I am going to increase my cold water intake and also take advantage of the website’s short workout videos a couple times a day that can be done at home with no equipment.  A couple examples… jumping jacks and also setting up two chairs and running from one to the other as fast as you can. 

I’m hoping these tips will help me lose this weight before our big family vacation to Disney World in May!!  We shall see….