Oprahs Super Easy Weight Loss Tips Redux

Easy Weight Loss Guaranteed - Super Easy Things That Can Change Your Life and Weight Loss Goals



I didn't expect so many great responses to my last article,so and I'm grateful for all the positive feedback.

Recently on The View, Elizabeth Hasselbeck mentioned an author who felt that the best way to achieve your goals was to make a huge goal and strive for that. Speaking from my own personal experience along with friends', I could not disagree more!



That is the surest way to not even come close to achieving your goals, but also a way to drive you further from what you want. I used to make a huge plan and get overwhelmed with it all and then just drop it. Then I went through all the self-torture of feeling like a total failure. It is truly the saying "Not seeing the forest for the trees." That's not saying there's anything wrong with dreaming big though. That's always important.

Then I learned the secret to really achieving goals and actually surpassing them. Break down your overall goal into smaller achievable steps, and you can wind up getting to that huge goal.

Take weight loss and improing your health as an example. When I got onto a scale in December and found that I had shot up to 229 pounds (from 200 less than six month before), I was so ashamed of myself for allowing it to happen. I tried to find a reason/excuse but finally I only had myself to blame. So after a couple weeks whining to myself, I started using a pedometer (which I can not recommend highly enough). It truly has been a godsend. They can be gotten anywhere and only cost $1 -$14.

Another small change that has made a major impact was switching from whole milk to skim. Now I know the taste is somewhat different if you jump completely so I'd recommend going down to 2 percent then 1 percent and then you can drop to skim if you want. Drinking 1 glass of 1 percent milk is 100 calories less than 1 glass of whole milk.

Next is what you eat in the morning. I know many people love cereal (myself included), but if you check out the fat content/carbs, you might be in for a big shock. It's crazy how much crap can be in the so-called healthy cereals.

Something that is great for your overall health and heart is oatmeal. Now I don't mean the pre-packaged flavored kind. That stuff is just junk. I used to eat it too thinking it was healthy and was I ever wrong! Quaker whole oats is great and you can add things to make it more to your preference. Things I'd recommend is cinnamin, vanilla extract, a teaspoon of brown sugar, peanut butter (yeah I know it sounds crazy, but it's really tasty) or just fresh fruit. The nice thing is that you can switch up each day for differnt tastes and you will definitley feel the improvement in a matter of weeks.

Another big thing for me was to reverse my way of eating meals during the day. I'm sure you've heard the phrase "Eat breakfast like a king and dinner like a pauper". Well it's very true. What this means is that you should eat your larger meals earlier in the day, i.e. eat your first meal like a king. This gives your body a chance to burn those calories that you just ate. Eating most of your carbohydrates, such as cereals, breads and fruit, earlier in the day is recommended as the body does not need them to be eaten at night: you've already got a full days storage of carbs in your body.

Dinner should be your smallest meal and should be mostly protein with some complex carbs, such as vegetables.

There is popular advice that says "don't eat anything after six". This is basically the same idea about tapering calories but it should not be taken as hardcore fact. While you may eat after six in the evening and still lose weight, watch what you eat and don't eat too much of it or you will taking in calories that your body doesn't need and will just store it.

And again, I can not stress enough about doing something active for 20 minutes each day. That's where the pedometer can really help you. Just striving for small increments to work your way up to 10,000 steps each day will make a huge impact on your life. Plus you'll feel so much more energetic. It won't be everyday since there are mornings when I wake up and getting my butt in gear can take some doing.



So I have to disagree with Ms. Hasselbeck on the idea of striving for a huge overwhelming goal instead of setting up smaller attainable steps working towards the big goal. I was glad to see that Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar were quick to also see the huge flaw in that ideology. But I've always been a huge fan of Whoopi though.

So keep those stories coming in. I find them very inspiring and hope my stories continue to do the same for you. I've lost 11 pounds now since December 15, 2008 just applying these simple goals to my life. It can definitely happen for you too!

Easy Weight Loss - How It Started

The past 2 years have been very tough with a lot of emotional stress which I will gladly give full credit in my journey to a size 43 1/2″ waist, but I know I have to take the blame on that. One of the first things I learned from my eye doctor actually got me thinking. It turns out that with every 10 pounds you gain, your vision will steadily get worse. It won’t improve when you lose it though.

I know many people will say, “Well, it’s already messed up, so what’s the point of losing weight?” To answer that, it just keeps getting worse with each 10 pounds. That news affected me way more than the usual people proclaiming that’s it unhealthy, heart disease, diabetes, and all that good stuff.

So my year 2008 was spent going from size 33/34″- 42/43″ and 200-229 pounds. I was so depressed and kept fooling myself saying that I was happy this way and finding everyone to blame except myself. Now I know that many people do have medical conditions, but there’s just as many that say they must have a ‘condition’ rather than deal with the reality. If you’re happy at your size, that’s great (that’s what it’s all about), but if you’re not, the first step is always the hardest.

I know that the number New Year’s resolution is always ‘losing weight’, so I started making my changes at the beginning of December 2008. If I could lose weight during the holiday season, I could make it the rest of the year.

My biggest thing was I have never gone for the lose weight fast ploy. We’ve all watched Oprah go that route and now she’s back where she started. Even filmmaker Kevin Smith tried last year and nothing changed. In the past I’ve always learned that by making small changes in your lifestyle was the only way to make long lasting changes.

My new best friend is a little device called a ‘pedometer’. This thing has been the best thing I could have every found! Best of all, it only costs a couple of dollars and you can get them anywhere, even Wal-Mart. This little gadget measures every stride you take. Going from a pretty sedentary lifestyle could only be a plus for me!




You wouldn’t think that it could make a difference but when you see how many steps you take in your everyday life and then start doing things to push the counter up really helps. For anyone whowants to try the pedometer, the initial goal is to work your way up to 10,000 steps a day. That’s the average for an active lifestyle. It’s not near as daunting as it sounds either. My first day I logged just 3,000 and then the 2nd day went up to 7,000 now I’m averaging about 20,000 daily. Every 2,000 is roughly equivalent to 1 mile. I find myself getting up to do more things now to make sure the numbers keep increasing each day. Even if you live in a cold climate or aren’t comfortable going to the gym, this is for you. It’s as easy as you want too!



If I can do it, anyone can do this! To learn more about this amazing device, check out www.pedometer.com. I don’t know who runs the site, but this is where I learned about it.

This is the first article in this journey, but if it can help other men or women who are in the same situation, that’s what it’s all about. Also, if any of you have similar stories or have discovered inexpensive things that are helping your weight loss, please forward to me at :

westmemphisthree@comcast.net

Oprahs Easy Weight Loss Tip - How It Got Me Started

The past 2 years have been very tough with a lot of emotional stress which I will gladly give full credit in my journey to a size 43 1/2″ waist, but I know I have to take the blame on that. One of the first things I learned from my eye doctor actually got me thinking. It turns out that with every 10 pounds you gain, your vision will steadily get worse. It won’t improve when you lose it though.

I know many people will say, “Well, it’s already messed up, so what’s the point of losing weight?” To answer that, it just keeps getting worse with each 10 pounds. That news affected me way more than the usual people proclaiming that’s it unhealthy, heart disease, diabetes, and all that good stuff.

So my year 2008 was spent going from size 33/34″- 42/43″ and 200-229 pounds. I was so depressed and kept fooling myself saying that I was happy this way and finding everyone to blame except myself. Now I know that many people do have medical conditions, but there’s just as many that say they must have a ‘condition’ rather than deal with the reality. If you’re happy at your size, that’s great (that’s what it’s all about), but if you’re not, the first step is always the hardest.

I know that the number New Year’s resolution is always ‘losing weight’, so I started making my changes at the beginning of December 2008. If I could lose weight during the holiday season, I could make it the rest of the year.

My biggest thing was I have never gone for the lose weight fast ploy. We’ve all watched Oprah go that route and now she’s back where she started. Even filmmaker Kevin Smith tried last year and nothing changed. In the past I’ve always learned that by making small changes in your lifestyle was the only way to make long lasting changes.

My new best friend is a little device called a ‘pedometer’. This thing has been the best thing I could have every found! Best of all, it only costs a couple of dollars and you can get them anywhere, even Wal-Mart. This little gadget measures every stride you take. Going from a pretty sedentary lifestyle could only be a plus for me!




You wouldn’t think that it could make a difference but when you see how many steps you take in your everyday life and then start doing things to push the counter up really helps. For anyone whowants to try the pedometer, the initial goal is to work your way up to 10,000 steps a day. That’s the average for an active lifestyle. It’s not near as daunting as it sounds either. My first day I logged just 3,000 and then the 2nd day went up to 7,000 now I’m averaging about 20,000 daily. Every 2,000 is roughly equivalent to 1 mile. I find myself getting up to do more things now to make sure the numbers keep increasing each day. Even if you live in a cold climate or aren’t comfortable going to the gym, this is for you. It’s as easy as you want too!



If I can do it, anyone can do this! To learn more about this amazing device, check out www.pedometer.com. I don’t know who runs the site, but this is where I learned about it.

This is the first article in this journey, but if it can help other men or women who are in the same situation, that’s what it’s all about. Also, if any of you have similar stories or have discovered inexpensive things that are helping your weight loss, please forward to me at :

westmemphisthree@comcast.net

Oprahs Easy Weight Loss Tips - Super Easy Things To Change Your Life

I didn't expect so many great responses to my last article,so and I'm grateful for all the positive feedback.

Recently on The View, Elizabeth Hasselbeck mentioned an author who felt that the best way to achieve your goals was to make a huge goal and strive for that. Speaking from my own personal experience along with friends', I could not disagree more!



That is the surest way to not even come close to achieving your goals, but also a way to drive you further from what you want. I used to make a huge plan and get overwhelmed with it all and then just drop it. Then I went through all the self-torture of feeling like a total failure. It is truly the saying "Not seeing the forest for the trees." That's not saying there's anything wrong with dreaming big though. That's always important.

Then I learned the secret to really achieving goals and actually surpassing them. Break down your overall goal into smaller achievable steps, and you can wind up getting to that huge goal.

Take weight loss and improing your health as an example. When I got onto a scale in December and found that I had shot up to 229 pounds (from 200 less than six month before), I was so ashamed of myself for allowing it to happen. I tried to find a reason/excuse but finally I only had myself to blame. So after a couple weeks whining to myself, I started using a pedometer (which I can not recommend highly enough). It truly has been a godsend. They can be gotten anywhere and only cost $1 -$14.

Another small change that has made a major impact was switching from whole milk to skim. Now I know the taste is somewhat different if you jump completely so I'd recommend going down to 2 percent then 1 percent and then you can drop to skim if you want. Drinking 1 glass of 1 percent milk is 100 calories less than 1 glass of whole milk.

Next is what you eat in the morning. I know many people love cereal (myself included), but if you check out the fat content/carbs, you might be in for a big shock. It's crazy how much crap can be in the so-called healthy cereals.

Something that is great for your overall health and heart is oatmeal. Now I don't mean the pre-packaged flavored kind. That stuff is just junk. I used to eat it too thinking it was healthy and was I ever wrong! Quaker whole oats is great and you can add things to make it more to your preference. Things I'd recommend is cinnamin, vanilla extract, a teaspoon of brown sugar, peanut butter (yeah I know it sounds crazy, but it's really tasty) or just fresh fruit. The nice thing is that you can switch up each day for differnt tastes and you will definitley feel the improvement in a matter of weeks.

Another big thing for me was to reverse my way of eating meals during the day. I'm sure you've heard the phrase "Eat breakfast like a king and dinner like a pauper". Well it's very true. What this means is that you should eat your larger meals earlier in the day, i.e. eat your first meal like a king. This gives your body a chance to burn those calories that you just ate. Eating most of your carbohydrates, such as cereals, breads and fruit, earlier in the day is recommended as the body does not need them to be eaten at night: you've already got a full days storage of carbs in your body.

Dinner should be your smallest meal and should be mostly protein with some complex carbs, such as vegetables.

There is popular advice that says "don't eat anything after six". This is basically the same idea about tapering calories but it should not be taken as hardcore fact. While you may eat after six in the evening and still lose weight, watch what you eat and don't eat too much of it or you will taking in calories that your body doesn't need and will just store it.

And again, I can not stress enough about doing something active for 20 minutes each day. That's where the pedometer can really help you. Just striving for small increments to work your way up to 10,000 steps each day will make a huge impact on your life. Plus you'll feel so much more energetic. It won't be everyday since there are mornings when I wake up and getting my butt in gear can take some doing.



So I have to disagree with Ms. Hasselbeck on the idea of striving for a huge overwhelming goal instead of setting up smaller attainable steps working towards the big goal. I was glad to see that Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar were quick to also see the huge flaw in that ideology. But I've always been a huge fan of Whoopi though.

So keep those stories coming in. I find them very inspiring and hope my stories continue to do the same for you. I've lost 11 pounds now since December 15, 2008 just applying these simple goals to my life. It can definitely happen for you too!

All About The Food - Oprahs Easy Weight Loss Tips

Starting Off Slowly

We've all got that area that we just can't seem to get rid off. It can be in the stomach, thighs, butt or wherever, but no matter what we try to do, it just doesn't want to go away. This is one way to start getting rid of those stubborn areas. Your body does not want to let go of those fat stores. That's what those stubborn areas of fat represent to your body.

This attempt is what's called 'staggering carbohydrates'. At least it sounds interesting! Most people stagger calories without thinking about it , but very few people stagger carbohydrates and proteins.



For the beginner, I'd recommend you stagger your weekly intake of protein and carbohydrates and don't worry about percentages. Changing over to good eating can be overwhelming as it is! Just go by the size of your hand. For two days, consume 3-5 meals per day with a serving of protein (lean meat, chicken, tuna, tofu, etc.) about 1.5 times the size of your hand. Consume about half the size of your hand in slow-burning carbs (brown rice, yams, whole grain bread, oatmeal, etc.) Eat this combination at each meal along with as much salad or veggies as you please.

On the third day, alternate to keep both you and your body from getting in a rut-consume 1.5 times the size of your hand in carbs and 1/2 the size of your hand in protein. Keep your fats consistent and do not add butter or excessive oils to your foods. A little olive oil is good to use, extra virgin is even better. I know if you're used to butter, just reduce it slowly.



Do this for the next three days. Basically, if you start on Monday, you would eat higher protein/lower carbs on Monday and Tuesday, higher carbs and lower protein and Wednesday, higher protein and lower carbs on Thursday and Friday, higher carbs and lower protein on Saturday, and Sunday would be a free meal day. Begin Sunday with a nice high-protein, low-carb meal to get your day started right. Then, eat in moderation some of the other foods you enjoy. This is a good day to have a reward meal-something you have been craving during the week.

The big thing is not getting so caught up in numbers all the time. The size of your hand way works well when you don't need to be precise. I hate having to weigh food and all that good stuff, and I'm sure you're all with me on that.

This Has Really Worked For Me

Over time, you'll find yourself hitting plateaus where your body has adjusted to your working out, keeping active, so this is a way to surprise it a little so that it doesn't become a little sedentary with burning fat. Yes, you can be active, but if you're body gets used to it, it adjusts and like a partner, sometimes takes it for granted.

This technique works for many reasons, but the primary reason is more primal in nature. Our bodies have adapted to varying food sources and calories throughout the centuries. Rarely has there been times when food was consistent. Much like a drug, which can lose its effect over time, the same food taken in day-in and day-out can put the metabolism to sleep. Carbohydrate staggering is a great way to wake it up and keep your body guessing. That guesswork will generate greater fat-burning which will lead to more weight loss.

On a slightly scientific note, protein is thermogenic, which means it stokes the metabolic fire more than carbs and fat. Increasing protein for several days and lowering carbs is a great way to stimulate the thermogenesis, which means you'll burn more body fat in the process. The trick is not to over-consume protein, and that's where carbohydrate staggering works like a charm.



This lesson was something I learned from Oprah Winfrey's trainer Bob Greene and Jon Benson. If you check out 7-Minute Muscle, Fit Over 40 or the Every Other Day Diet Pictures on this site, you'll see how I got started on this journey.

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