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Feb232008

Losing Weight

Losing weight can be a tricky thing. Two things happened recently that may help you out with how to do it.

1. Dawn of The Dawn and Drew Show just announced that she lost 40 lbs. She hardly worked out at all. Dawn simply ate less.

2. Last year I was working out at insane levels, often burning 2000 to 4000 calories per day with excercise. I never lost weight until I actually told myself to hold back from eating just a bit. After that, I lost the optimal 2 lbs. per week for a month leading up to IM Wisconsin.

I have a couple of tips and a great link to help you achieve the same results. It's pretty simple, so here goes -

First off, you have to eat less. The above proves that working out alone will not shed pounds. What's the trick? I've been doing something different lately and I think I've figured it out - Eat slowly and pay very close attention to the first sensation of fullness. That sensation is delayed by about 20 minutes and nowdays we have the ability to cram food faster than what we were designed to, so you gotta slow it down!

When you feel that very first sensation of fullness, step away from the food. Develop this habit. You can assist this by putting less food on your plate in the first place.

Secondly, get an accurate digital scale and check it daily. You can follow your progress and quickly correct a bad couple of days. Dawn said this was essential for her weight loss.

That's about it. Here is a great link to a guy who has written up a simple guide to losing weight that further explains this simple process and adds much more utility.

Personally, I think the way you live your day can greatly assist your diet. Slow down your meals. Slow down your cooking time. Enjoy this time with family and friends like they do in (skinnier) Europe. Snack during the day and while you cook and you'll never be so hungry that you binge eat and blow your lean and healthy day out the window.

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