Weight Loss Tips From Over the Years

{The New Year brings with it loads of resolutions and we all know that most of these resolutions include promises to lose weight. We know that these resolutions are hard to keep so we offer you a few tips which will see you through. |1. Set an easy goal. Don’t push it, just set a simple goal like one or two pounds per week.|2. No Pain No Gain. If you want to shed a few extra pounds then start walking or biking for a few hours every week.|3. Dispose of junk food. Rid your pantry and refrigerator of all foods that hinder your weight loss.|4. Don’t get hungry. Make sure you eat regular meals and snacks which supplement protein foods like chicken, beans, yogurt or tuna.|5. Make some unnoticeable changes. This helps the whole family get healthier. Buy low fat, 1% or skim milk, low fat cream cheese and reduced-fat cheese to cut calories.|6. Eliminate liquid calories. Remove soda and sugary drinks like sweetened iced tea, alcoholic beverages and sports drinks from your diet and switch to water and you can liven it up by adding lemon, lime, cucumber or mint.|7. Slow and steady. Eat slowly and enjoy each bite instead of gulping down food.|16. Hydrate before meals. Drinking 16 ounces, or two glasses, of water before meals may help you eat less.|8. Drink then eat. Don’t get any ideas now! Drink about 16 ounces or two glasses of water before meals so that you eat less.|9. Adopt the motto "after 8 is too late" for snacks after dinner.|10. Start walking. Experts say that taking atleast 10,000 steps a day, which is roughly 4 miles depending on a person’s stride length.|11. Sleep well. Scientists have found that lack of sleep increases levels of the hunger hormone and decreases levels of the hormone that makes you feel full which leads to overeating and weight gain.}