12 Super Weight Loss Tips
· Try to work out as much as possible, but at your own pace, and reward yourself. But not with a snack, by putting a certain amount of money in ajar, for every time you work out. The more you work out the more money you save. Then go on a shopping spree, and buy yourself a new wardrobe for your new thin, and trim body.
· Keep healthy foods handy like fruit or vegetables in the fridge. Eat only if hungry.
· Ask yourself how many times have you started a diet & where would you be now if you had just stuck to one of them?
· Play with your kids! It is hard enough for us to find time to be with them with all the pressures of life. Play some kind of game requiring physical movement. They will love you for it, and you will benefit in more ways than you can imagine.
· If you think you can you will. If you think you can't, you won't.
· Snack every 4 hours (try oranges, apples, carrot sticks, pretzels, airpopped popcorn).
· Buy pre-cut fruit and veggies: You'll be more likely to munch on them for a snack or make a salad for dinner.
· Cut down on fat, keep it to less than 25 percent, somewhere around 20 percent is nice.
· Carry a little sport bottle at all times. If you feel hungry, take a drink. This works great, for example, when you're at your desk or computer as it helps to curb your appetite.
· Eat a Good Breakfast, people who skip breakfast bum 5 percent fewer calories than those who eat a healthy morning meal.
· Substitute activity for eating. When the cravings hit, go to the gym or health club if possible: or clean, or walk around the block.
· Include two fruits or vegetables in every meal or snack. You'll feel fuller and cut back on calories from other foods.
Facial Exercises
Do you find as you age you have lost elasticity and tone in your face? Here are some wonderful exercises to firm and tone the muscles in your face and neck and give you back your youthful appearance.
Help for a Double Chin
Sit upright in a chair and tilt your head back looking at the ceiling, keeping your lips closed and relaxed. Start by puckering your lips together like you're going to kiss someone, stretch to kiss like you're trying to kiss the ceiling. Keep your lips puckered while counting to 15 to yourself, then relaxed, bring your head back to normal and repeat five times.
Firm and Lift Your Cheeks and Corners of Mouth
Turn the corners of your mouth upward in big smile as far as possible. Try .to oo make your smile has wide and as big as possible while bobbing your head. Hold this position to the count of 5. Now return your mouth to it's normal position. 7 Repeat this five times.
Firm Sagging Jowls
Close your mouth and clench your back teeth tightly. Open your mouth as you release the clench. Slowly bring your lower jaw up again until your back molars meet again, and bite down hard. Return your mouth to you relaxed position. Repeat this exercise 10 times.
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