10 Quick Hits for Weight Loss

Here are 10 things that you can do every day to lead to weight loss:

1.  Eat breakfast - this is the single, and simplest thing to jump start your metabolism
2.  Take the stairs
3.  Park farther away - a couple hundred yards away from the door will burn more calories and will only take a   fraction longer than it normally does - plus, it will protect your car from dings and scratches from others.
4.  When you wake up in the morning, do some push ups, sit ups, and squats.  Performing these exercises will  wake you up and burn fat due to your empty glycogen stores.
5.  Cook your meals, don't eat out - I can pretty much guarantee that home cooked meals are going to be healthier than eating out in most circumstances
6.  Take an evening walk - Taking an evening walk after dinner with the family is a great way to wind down after a day's work, connect with your family, and burn calories
7.   Eat a big breakfast, fairly large lunch, and a smaller dinner - basically the opposite of what most families do today.  You'll need the extra calories during the day and won't need as many at night when you're sleeping.
8.  Get off the couch.  You won't burn any extra calories watching TV, and people tend to eat more while watching TV then eating with the TV off.
9.  Drink water - sometimes feelings of hunger are misinterpreted as dehydration - be sure to drink plenty of water during the day.  The best part - water has 0 calories!
10.  Cut down on one bad habit a day - if you have 2 pops, drink 1.  If you have a Caramel Latte, get it with skim milk and sugar free sugar.


Doing the little things on a consistent basis with turn into healthy weight loss in the long run.