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personal smoothie maker 10 Ways To Get Skinny Fast Without Starving Yourself When you're over 10 pounds overweight and eager to get rid of the fat, it's hard to ignore all the siren calls from var...
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10 Ways To Get Skinny Fast Without Starving YourselfWhen you're over 10 pounds overweight and eager to get rid of the fat, it's hard to ignore all the siren calls from various fad diet marketers promising that if you'll just try Quickie Fast 2000 you're sure to lose 10 pounds or more overnight.
Hot dang! You think that your problem of how to get skinny fast is now solved because a 30-day supply of Quickie Fast 2000 is going to melt those pounds away in no time. Quickie Fast has the power to do this because it contains a powerful appetite suppressant that will stop you from stuffing your face with food - both good and bad food.
Listen, starving yourself to lose weight isn't a good idea. But all those calories in food is what's making you fat, so you're tempted to try quick solutions like drastically reducing the amount of food you eat. I'm telling you, your body will rebel if you do this.
Anyway, the makers of Quickie Fast 2000 make you think that eating a lot less food means losing more weight. So, you decide to try their product and the first thing you notice is that these diet pills make you feel real jittery. Yeah, you drop a bunch of water weight, but you really feel like crap so you end up throwing away those miracle pills.
Okay, now what are your other options?
Unfortunately, some people resort to sticking their finger down their throat and making themselves throw their food up after eating. This kind of behavior leads to a serious eating disorder called bulimia. Once you go down this road, it's hard to get back to eating and enjoying food like a normal, healthy person. So, how to get skinny without starving or throwing up?
I want you to know right now that it IS possible for you to lose the weight you want and stay perfectly healthy. You don't need any tricks or gimmicks that could risk your safety and well being. Here are some great tips on how to get skinny at home or work while continuing to enjoy food:
Set a Goal for Yourself - Setting goals may not be your thing, but it will sure help you when it comes to losing weight. Get a 3x5 note card and write down how much weight you are going to lose and how much time it will take you to do that. Put this note card where you can read it often. Every time you look at that card, it will plant a seed of success in your mind. Example: I am going to lose 20 pounds in 90 days.
Eat a Bowl of Soup - There are several kinds of delicious soups you can eat every day for lunch or dinner. Vegetable, tomato, chicken noodle, lentil, black bean, turkey and rice, fish and many more. For lunch you can have soup and a side salad. Or at dinner time, start with a hot bowl of soup. Soup is low in calories and good for you.
Substitute Fruits for Sweets - Instead of munching on cookies and candy between meals, munch on apples, oranges, tangerines, grapes, cherries, pears, peaches, plums, mangoes or pineapple. These fruits contain sugar and will give you that sugar boost you enjoy.
Eat Breakfast - If you are a chronic breakfast skipper - cut it out! I know you think you're cutting down on calories by easily skipping this meal, but you're mistaken if you think this is helping you to lose weight. What you are really doing is slowing down your energy level and metabolism for the day. Plus, you're more likely to eat junk food before lunch because you're so hungry.
Eat a bowl of oatmeal, a breakfast bar, a bowl of fresh fruit or cereal in the morning. Your body will thank you for this by giving you more energy and boosting your body's ability to burn fat.
Drink More Water - Maybe you've heard this before, but it's worth repeating: drink several glasses of water a day. Water helps to flush your body of toxins and also fills you up so you eat less calories.
Eat a Pint of Ice Cream - What's this doing on the list? It's here because I don't believe in extreme food depravity while on a diet. If you love ice cream (like a lot of people do) then keep eating ice cream. The only thing is - you have to put limits on your indulgence. Instead of a gallon or half gallon, limit yourself to one pint of your favorite ice cream per month. If you run out before the month is over - too bad!
Ration this sweet treat like you're on a deserted island and you have no choice but to make it last longer. Soon you'll realize you don't even desire to eat more than this small amount.
Use Smaller Plates and Glasses - Get a set of small plates and glasses to eat meals from. Smaller servings means you'll automatically eat less, since we all tend to eat everything on our plates. When using this method, resist the urge to have seconds. That would defeat the purpose of smaller serving sizes.
Cut Down on Soda - Soda is filled with empty calories and sugar. There is also no nutritional value in drinking soda. If you must have fizz, then drink seltzer water. Other good soda substitutes are: tea, water and smoothies.
Eliminate One Fatty Food Each Week - Fatty foods can be highly addictive just like any drug. Trying to stop eating all of them cold turkey is why many people fail on their quest to lose weight. They crave their favorite fatty foods too much. Instead of the cold turkey method, eliminate one fatty food item from your diet each week. This means it should not be anywhere in your home. Example: week one you stop eating potato chips, week two you stop eating fried chicken, week three it's donuts, and so on . . .
Make a Date with Yourself to Exercise - You've got to exercise in order to lose weight. This is a fact and there's no getting around it. Does that mean that exercising has to be unpleasant? No.
Walking is the best low-impact exercise you can do. You walk all the time to get from the couch to the kitchen so you can add a little more walking into your routine and walk for your health.
Like to dance? Great. Put on your favorite music and dance around the living room for 30 minutes. Lots of fun and you burn calories too.
Some other mild activities are: biking, swimming, playing ball outside, jumping jacks, jumping on a trampoline and walking up and down stairs. Schedule a time to do your exercise activities three times a week - keep the appointment.
Take some action on these tips and start getting skinny today!
About the Author Tired of looking at your bulging thighs, flabby stomach and out-of-shape body every morning? With a little guidance, you have the power within you to lose all that extra weight and change your life for good. Get started now: http://www.StartYourDietPlan.com |
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How To Know For Sure If It's Work That's Right For You
Deciding on a new career direction can be a paralysing experience. This is particularly true if you've spent many years in a job or profession that didn't quite fit. You really want to make the right choice this time round.
I've been there and felt the agony of hovering around on the edge of a decision for months - or in my case years. So here is what I didn't do, that I would now advise anyone to fully embrace!
1. Get OUT from behind your computer screen, where you've clocked up hours diligently researching your potential business/new career direction. There's no point depressing yourself with how well everyone else appears to be doing the very thing you've thought of.
2. Get INTO the real world and commit to action. Nothing beats first-hand experience for making sure you're on the right track. Testing out your career change will increase your motivation, bring you into contact with useful people and build your skills and knowledge - thus speeding up the transition process.
Here are 3 ways to test a potential new career from the inside out:
Shadowing
This is the quickest and easiest testing method, though also the most superficial. Simply identify someone who is already doing what you'd love to do, and ask them if you can follow them around for a short period.
If what you want is to run your own business, you need to make it clear to the person you approach that you're not a competitor. Find someone who operates in another geographic location, or in a field that is similar enough to provide good learning but different enough that you pose no threat.
Interning
Interning is where you volunteer your services to a company or individual for an extended period of time, for free (or sometimes a nominal fee). It's most commonly used by recent graduates seeking work experience, but it's something that people of all ages can benefit from. Because an internship runs for a much longer period of time than a shadowing arrangement (one to three months is typical), you can really get your teeth into a project and get some invaluable hands-on experience.
Although an internship is an excellent way to get an in-depth feel for your new direction, it can be a little tricky to set up. This is partly because you need to persuade someone to take you on, but more usually because it's difficult to fit around existing work. However it's a great option where you have a lot of unused holiday to take, if you are able to negotiate some unpaid leave, or if you have recently been made redundant.
A real test!
Testing out your own dream work is the best test of all. For example if you want to set up a service business, you could offer some small-scale consultancy on the side, before launching your business officially. If it's a product-based business, can you sell a limited amount through friends or another informal channel, to research the market?
I love the example of Innocent drinks - UK based makers of some excellent fruit smoothies (I'm a fan of the mango and passion fruit one!). Here's how they tested their idea:
In the summer of 1998 when we had developed our first smoothie recipes but were still nervous about giving up our proper jobs, we bought £500 worth of fruit, turned it into smoothies and sold them from a stall at a little music festival in London.
We put up a big sign saying 'Do you think we should give up our jobs to make these smoothies?' and put out a bin saying 'YES' and a bin saying 'NO' and asked people to put the empty bottle in the right bin. At the end of the weekend the 'YES' bin was full so we went in the next day and resigned.
These 3 options aren't mutually exclusive so don't just limit yourself to one approach. Prove to yourself that you're serious about change by taking small but concrete steps towards making your dream work real.
About the Author
Sarah helps mid-career professionals transition from the corporate world to self-employment "off the beaten path". Her clients want to follow a passion, express their creativity or help people or society in some way - and at the same time to lead a richer, more family-friendly lifestyle. Sign up to Sarah's FREE mini e-course 5 Keys to Finding Freedom By Doing What You Love at http://www.nomoredreadingmondays.com