1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Buy and eat healthy foods and keep your kitchen free of any junk food.
3. Alternate your daily exercise regimen with weight training and cardio days. Your muscles need at least 48 hours to rest before you work that group again. When working cardio, work out intensely with the intention of burning fat!
4. Take a multi vitamin supplement.
5. Avoid crash diets. They DO NOT work!
6. Keep a food and exercise journal.
7. Set short-term goals in order to achieve your long-term goal. Make them attainable and realistic.
8. Do not weigh yourself any more than 7 days at a time.
9. Practice meditation, and positive affirmations.
10. Reduce stress. If you have a problem with it, seek advice from self-help books.
11. Find a support group, and like-minded individuals to motivate each other. Having a work out buddy is very beneficial for both of you.
12. Get plenty of sleep each night.
13. Allow yourself one free day a week. A not-so-strict diet that day and no workouts, unless it is a leisure activity (a walk, a hike, golfing, frisbee, anything fun!)
14. Reward yourself! Manicure, pedicure, go to a movie, buy a motivational book, go dancing, a new outfit. Just don’t reward yourself with food.
15. Relax. Unless it is a life or death situation, nothing is as important as it first seems.
Monday, June 14, 2010
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