| 1. No Shortcuts - you get a lot of advertisements and | | | | applies. Eating a balanced meal with the right amount |
| products today giving you some sort of advice on | | | | of carbohydrates, veggies and protein will help you feel |
| how to lose weight without any work. What you need | | | | get the right nutrients while satisfying your hunger. |
| to understand is that the mental aspect of exercise | | | | B. The reverse pyramid eating. That means you should |
| and workout is just as important as the physical. | | | | eat a big breakfast and then eat a "just-right" lunch |
| Working hard for a great body enables you to | | | | and then just have a bite for dinner. Eating a big |
| appreciate your health better. It also increases your | | | | breakfast will jump-start your metabolism, giving you a |
| self-esteem. More often than not, shortcuts offered | | | | huge energy boost for your whole day and allow your |
| today are either ineffective or dangerous. | | | | body to burn off more calories on its own. Since |
| 2. Have fun - what turns off most people from | | | | breakfast sets the standard rate of your calorie burn |
| working out can be found in the term: "work". The | | | | for the whole day, eating a hearty breakfast will |
| reason most people go for shortcuts is that they do | | | | definitely help you get healthy faster. |
| not want to endure the mental torture of having to go | | | | C. Get rid of junk food. Did you know that it takes 24 |
| through repetitive motions. Add a bit of fun to your | | | | hours' worth of vigorous dancing to get rid of all the |
| workout routine by engaging in activities such as | | | | calories and fat in a single cheeseburger? It's nice to |
| sports or even dancing. This will help you exercise | | | | indulge in fast food or junk food every once in a while, |
| more without actually realizing it. | | | | but you should never make it a staple. |
| 3. Gather information - most people dive into the latest | | | | D. Learn what to substitute. A lot of people go on a |
| fitness fad without first gathering enough information. | | | | fad and try to eat what they think are "healthy foods". |
| What you need to understand is not all types of | | | | As it turns out, however, there are a number of |
| exercise or diet regimes work for all people. You need | | | | supposedly "healthy" substitutes which may be more |
| to do your research in order to determine if what an | | | | dangerous than the foods they are supposed to |
| "expert" suggests will work for you. Some people just | | | | replace. When you look at the nutritional value of food, |
| jump into fitness crazes without knowing anything | | | | don't just look at the calories and fat. Calories are just |
| about what's being advertised. How many people can | | | | units of energy and sometimes, higher calorie ratings |
| actually accurately define what a "calorie" is? | | | | can actually be good, especially if you are working out. |
| 4. Eat right -there's just no escaping it. In order to get | | | | Fat isn't also always bad. However, you should take a |
| fit, you'll have to monitor your food intake. There's no | | | | look at the ingredients. Look at the sodium content. |
| use exercising if you don't manage to eat right. Here | | | | Look at the different chemicals used to make that |
| are a few tips: | | | | "healthy" option. |
| A. Eat a balanced meal. The basic food pyramid still | | | | |