Sometimes you just need someone to give it to you straight. We all know we need to eat less and exercise more to lose weight. There’s no way around it. But we all get stuck somewhere on our weight loss journey and start struggling. We say “I do eat right and exercise,” but really, do you? Eating two cookies after dinner is not eating right and walking to the mailbox is not exercising unless your mailbox is 2 miles away (who has a mailbox that far away?). I’ve compiled a list of 10 bullshit-free ways to lose weight. No fluff. No easy way around it. Do these things and you will lose weight.
Stop eating food that tastes so darn good
We know ice cream, pasta, cheese, and greasy food taste good. That’s why we sometimes can’t control ourselves when we eat it. “Oh, just a bite,” we think. Then a bite turn into a few bites which then turns into the whole dang plate/bowl/batch. Just stop eating these foods altogether. If it tastes really good, don’t eat it.
Have someone else buy your groceries
Make a healthy list of foods and make a friend or family member go to the store for you. Trust them with this list and make sure they know if you try and put whipped cream or ranch dressing on the list they shouldn’t buy it. Only buy the healthy food (lean cuisines and weight watchers meals count). You know that when you shop and there’s a buy one get one free deal on the taquitos, you go for it. Nope, not anymore. You won’t be there to buy those fat creating snacks.
Unplug your dang Television and computer
You know who I’m talking to. You watch way too much tv and surf the internet (probably stumbleupon) too many hours. You could be living life and being active if Friends or Roseanne wasn’t on. I know your friends online will miss you and your sitcom friends won’t know you’re gone. It’s okay. If you absolutely need to, limit your online AND TV to only 1 hour a day. That’s it. You’ll know if you cheat and you will feel bad about it. Really bad.
Stop going out to eat all the time
If you are overweight you probably like food. I did (and still do from time to time). Food lovers tend to eat out a lot. It’s just fact (or say I say it is). Stop! There are really no healthy options when eating out. Even Subway isn’t all that healthy, they just claim to be. Start making your own meals with the food that someone else went and got. When you make it, you are more likely to choose healthy than when you order it. So, go eat a salad (with light dressing).
Go to the doctor
I love going to the doctor. Really, I do. My doctor is a total hottie. But other than that, he guides me on the best lifestyle choices to make and even gives me weight loss advice. Your doctor will too. Trust me when I say you will make your doctor smile when you tell him you want to lose weight and be healthier. But wait, won’t he get paid less if I’m healthy? If your doctor thinks that way, get a new one. Back on topic, he can give you advice, pamphlets, dietician referrals, the works. You may not want to go to the doctor but you must. If you didn’t have to, this wouldn’t be the “bullshit-free” ways to lose weight.
Wake up early and freakin exercise some
Train yourself to get up earlier than usual. First, you must go to bed earlier. Second, as soon as your alarm goes off, turn the light on. Practice this a few times during the day. Lay down, set your alarm for a few minutes before and then when it goes off, turn the light on. You’ll start training your mind to turn the light off automatically when it hears your alarm. When the light is on, train your mind to get up and put workout clothes on. First thing in the morning.
Have a glass of water, do some stretching exercises then start working out. Start off slow, walking for 30 minutes, a set of crunches, etc. Then build up. You can find my beginner’s guide to working out here.
Drink water and only water
Diet sodas are NOT good for you, I don’t care what you’ve heard. Sodas are empty calories and fruit juices are sugary versions of fruit puree. Cleanse and detoxify your body by drinking water and only water. Add a little fruit if you must for flavor but stay away from other drinks. Drink water before you exercise, while your exercising and after. Drink water before your meal and during your meal. Drink water when you wake up and before you go to bed. Drink it and drink lots of it!
Stop eating after 7:00 PM. No excuses!
Make 7:00 PM your cut off. No food after that time. Night time snacking can cause you to hit that plateau and never see your goal weight. Just don’t do it. “But I always eat dinner at 7:00 PM!” Didn’t I say no excuses?! Eat dinner earlier. Look at your watch. If it says anything after 7:00 PM, don’t eat a darn thing! Drink water all you want but no food. No excuses!
Make yourself move more and remember to do so
Park the farthest away from the mall that you can and on the other side of where you need to go in the mall. Hide your television remote during your one hour of TV time a day. Stop asking your spouse to get you a glass of water, do it yourself. Don’t pretend you feel sick when it comes to exercising. I know you do because I used to do it too. I’d tell myself I don’t want to exercise today because I didn’t feel good when I know I was just being lazy. Don’t be lazy. Get up and do it. Clean if you need to clean. Don’t procrastinate. Get up and move more!
Face the facts
Overweight people die young. If you don’t lose weight and become healthier you will die sooner. Whether you believe in an afterlife or not, you will leave your loved ones before you should simply because you didn’t lose weight. Not only will that death be sooner, it may be painful. Having a heart attack hurts from what I hear. I was in heart failure at 22 years old. It was agonizing. Not only are you at a higher risk for heart disease but you are at a higher risk for diabetes, cancer, stroke, arthritis, oh the list goes on and on. Do you really want to live that way until you die? Nobody does. Wake up and face those facts. It will happen to you, but you can change it.
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