3 Simple Tips to Achieve Weight Loss

With about 70% of americans being overweight, everyone's looking for that magical, miracle, pill or weight loss plan. But what they don't realize is that it's there under our noses. Pretty much all diet plans have the same core advice, no matter how they try to repackage it. They are portions, watching calories, and exercise. But most Americans just don't have the time to devote hours to an exercise routine. Well no worrys, you don't have to. Heres how you can fit weightloss into your everyday life.

1. Understanding Portions- You can eat all the right foods, all the time, but if your eating to much of them, it's just now gonna work. Portion control is critical for acheiving weight loss. You can find the recommened serving sizes on the packaging of just about everything you eat. If your not sure, just consult the food pyrimid. It has everything you need to know about serving sizes, and how much of what you should be eating.


2. Counting calories- I know this sounds like the last thing anyone WANTS to do. But heres the fact, You MUST burn more calories than you take in to burn fat. End of story. To make sure your accomplishing this you need to keep track of how many calories you are consuming. Just by simply cutting back by 500 calories, you can lose about a pound a week. which is a good healthy rate.


3. Move Around- Like i said, you dont have to have a rigorious work-out routine to lose weight. Just move around more. This can be done may ways, by taking short walks, parking further away for the store, doing chores around the house, or playing with the kids. Just remember that the goal is to burn more calories than you take in and you'll be on your way to a healthier lifestyle! It all comes down to what we all already know, move more, eat less.