Purchase a small notebook and write down everything you consume throughout the day. You may be surprised at how much you eat. Keep your calories intake to between 1500 and 1800 calories per day. Ask your local health unit to provide you with a calorie counter. This will help keep you on track.
Those Dreaded Scales
Only step onto those dreaded scales once a week. If you haven’t lost anything, don’t despair. You may have built muscle and if so, you may have even gained a pound or two. Once you have toned your muscles, you will begin to see a decline in your weight. A lose of two pounds a week is terrific and by losing that amount you have a bigger chance of success.
Success
If you follow the tips in this article and are determined to lose weight, you will be successful. Weight loss is really just a change in lifestyle. If you aren’t prepared to give up fats and sugars and participate in a regular exercise regime, you will not be successful. Only you can determine if you are ready to loss those extra pounds.