6 Easy Steps to Lose Those Extra Pounds

When we hear the words 'weight loss', we suddenly think 'starve', 'diet' or 'hunger'. Words that without a doubt elicit painful thoughts and memories we would rather do without. You're most definitely wondering if this is one of those 'eat all you want, take one pill', 'lose weight fast' articles that never work; ridiculous lines written by ignorant people that have no idea what they are talking about.

You've all read loads of articles about weight loss that never work or wasted money on products that also failed; so have I.

But unlike you, I finally found a program that does work. Also, if you already have a working program,this will most likely improve it.

This is an easy to understand article without any of those ridiculous pills or fools-errand programs. Plus you get to eat not one, two or three but five times a day! Sound too good to be true?
Well sit back and enjoy.

Weight loss is easy. Simply burn more calories than you consume. Here are the simple steps that are involved:

1. Count how many calories you eat in a normal day. Eat normally and count the calories in what you eat and drink and note it all on a piece of paper or on your computer. You’re probably thinking to yourself - 'I'm definitely not going to sit around all day counting calories!'. Weight loss requires some determination and dedication. So taking 10 minutes out of your day to count your calories shouldn't stop you.

2. At the end of that day, add up the number of calories you ate/drank. When you add it all up you now have the total number of calories you consume daily. Try to be as exact as possible and then weigh yourself.

3. On the day after you counted calories, eat 500 calories less than you normally do. So assuming that you counted 2500 calories on the first day, for the rest of the week you would eat 2000 instead.

4. Instead of having 3 major meals a day or eating all the time, spread those calories out over five smaller meals. Eat a meal every two and half to three hours. This will speed up your metabolism.

5. Cardio is an important part of weight loss. If you're serious about losing weight but don't want to include cardio in your workouts ,then you are depending on your diet to do all the work. Walk, jog, jump rope, swim or take an aerobics class. Do whatever you enjoy. Doing cardio plus a proper diet is better than doing just one of the two. All you need is at least 30 minutes a day, 3-5 days a week depending on how many pounds you plan to lose. This is best done early in the morning.

6. At the end of the week, weigh yourself. You'll notice a difference just after one week! Don't expect to see a 20 pound difference. Losing anything more than one or two pounds a week is unhealthy. So look for a one or 2 pound weight loss at the end of the week.

These are the basics and can be altered to fit whatever program you already have. Now you know the basics about losing weight! So instead of buying pills or more books simply save up the cash, join a gym and keep reading this page. Have fun!