1. Want to lose weight in healthy way Little inspiration can go long way 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

2. From study, research and interaction with many seminar participants, I’ve come up with important weight-loss tips worth trying. Remember to check with your doctor before beginning 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

3. 1. Put the kettle on Drinking green tea help burn more calories by inducing changes in metabolism Green tea is also has powerful cancer-fighting compounds 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

4. 2. Choose cereal Eat cereal with skim milk for breakfast or for lunch or dinner It can help jump-start your diet 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

5. 3. Consider eating some nuts Foods rich in monounsaturated fats (nuts, peanut butter, olive & canola oils ) help lose weight 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

6. 4. Keep sipping Drink enough water to equal 10-12 glasses Drink fluids with each meal and keep a water bottle with you at other times Drinking adequate water will help from mistaking thirst for hunger, which is a common pitfall. 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

7. 5. Prioritize your workouts Schedule & place workouts in my calendar You will be getting to gym & enjoying time there Consider workouts just as important as any other business meeting 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

8. 6. Pump up the volume Foods with high water or fiber content tend to fill up faster You'll eat less and it'll take longer to eat Consider salad & vegetable sandwich instead of only cheese sandwich 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

9. 7. Reach for dairy Low fat dairy products can be among the best weight-loss staples People who meet RDI for calcium (1,000 mg) & eat less than 1,900 calories / day lose weight faster & keep it off better 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

10. 8 Change your morning routine Switch from heavy calorie tea / coffee to cup of tea without milk or cream & sugar You will cut about 300 – 400 calories a week. 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

11. 9 Get fiber first thing Easiest place to start getting 30 grams of fiber you need is at breakfast Look for a high-fiber whole-grain cereal or bread It will keep you feeling fuller longer 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

12. 10 Aim for 30-50-20 Eat say 1,700 calories comprised of 30 percent protein, 50 percent carbohydrates and 20 percent fat You will los 18 % more body fat than if you ate higher % of carbs. 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

13. 11 Add protein to your meals Every meal should include protein, such as some pulses, roasted chana / soya, chicken, fish, peanut butter or low fat cheese Protein slows down digestion so you'll feel fuller longer 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

14. 12 Fill half of your dinner plate with vegetables Increase your vegetables They lowest-calorie category You will decrease your calories Other half of your plate could be equal parts protein and starch 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

15. 13 Skip the high-calorie drinks There are 6 tsp of sugar and close to one hundred and fifty calories in one cold drink Smoothies & milk shakes contain 250 to 500 calories That's not including whipped cream. 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

16. 14. Weigh down your remote By attaching a 2-pound weight to your remote you'll get a little exercise every time you use it Sometimes you will lift weight a couple of times between channels Also stand and walk around with it It gets you going and moving 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

17. 15. Consider the Rule of Fives Five minutes into a meal, put your spoon down and assess the situation Think if you're rushing or whether you're enjoying your meal enough At times, you're already full but you're still eating because you're a 'clean-plate-club' person Leave at least five bites behind You'll save at least 200 calories in that meal alone 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

18. 16. Limit alcohol People drink too much and then eat late at night Have late-night eating / drinking buddy Changed my diet occasionally only treat yourself to a glass of wine 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

19. 17 Set a kitchen curfew Tempted to go back to the kitchen after dinner's done Place of masking tape across your kitchen doorway Avoid adding hundreds of calories from late-night snacks Taping door will remind you not to go back into the kitchen It doesn't mean you can't, but you'll think twice about it.“ 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

20. 18. Reach for a breath mint after a meal This will trick your taste buds into thinking you're done eating Anything with a fresh taste, including a breath mint, gum or toothpaste, will signal to your brain that dinner is over When flavor of meal is no longer in your mouth, you won't crave the food that you were just eating 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

21. 19 Stow the scale "I don't have a scale in my house, and when I go to the doctor, I get on the scale backward so I don't see the number," says Aurora Johnson, 36, a marketing and communications consultant in Pasadena, California, who has lost 15 pounds in the last 10 months. "Now I'm able to focus on doing healthy things like eating right and exercising for the right reasons — because it's good for me. I don't need the number to know what I'm doing is effective.“ 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

22. 20. Cook more than you can eat. If you freeze extra portions of main dishes, you'll save hundreds of calories, says Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., president of Personalized Nutrition, a weight-loss and nutrition counseling service in Washington, DC. "Keeping pre-prepared dinners on hand will mean you'll be less likely to order high-calorie meals in restaurants or grab calorie-laden convenience foods from your cupboards," she says. 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

23. 21. Snack smart. Keeping some staples, like grapes, mission figs, almonds, apples, peanut butter or herbal tea with honey, around will help you stay focused without overdoing it, says Silandara Bartlett, 25, a news and Web specialist at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, who lost 15 pounds last year. 22. Eat with your opposite hand. You'll automatically slow down and experience fullness and enjoy what you're eating, says Michele L. Trankina, Ph.D., a nutritionist in San Antonio. If you're ambidextrous, try eating with chopsticks. "Most of the time, we don't let ourselves feel full because we eat on automatic pilot," she says. 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

24. 23. Walk, don't run. A recent study conducted at Washington University in St. Louis found that those women who walked rather than jogged (although both moved at a 12-minute-mile pace) burned 4 percent more calories than the runners. 24. Let yourself feel hungry. "I don't let my hunger go until I feel my stomach rumbling, but sometimes when I'm hungry late at night, I realize I'm not as hungry as I think," says Amanda Cushman, 45, a chef in Miami Beach who lost 10 pounds over a two-month period. "It's important to really think about that rather than acting on it immediately and reaching for a snack." 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

25. 25. Spice up your meals.Adding cayenne pepper and salsa to your meals may boost your metabolism. In one recent Canadian study, two groups of women were fed a stir-fry meal. Those who ate the spicier meal ended up burning more calories and fat than those who ate the blander meal. 25 THINGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS