Lose pounds and inches fast

June 9, 1:46 AMSF Fitness ExaminerJim Evans

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Let’s be honest. Losing weight is not rocket science. If you consume fewer calories, burn more calories than you consume, or any combination thereof, you will lose weight. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. So why is it so difficult to lose weight? Probably because we make it too complicated.

We count calories. We count carbs. We weigh our food. We buy meal replacements. We eat according to our blood type. We eat according to our personality. We measure our time on the treadmill. Everything is so restrictive, so calculated, and so disciplined that we soon grow tire of it. So, let’s make it simple. Anyone who follows this easy plan will lose weight – NO exceptions.

It’s as easy as 1,2,3:

1. Drink a full 8-oz glass of water when you first get up in the morning (as soon as your feet hit the ground), before every meal, before every snack, and before you go to bed at night.

2. The water should be room temperature or cool – but not cold – from the tap so that you can drink it right down the hatch, not sip it.

3. Timing is everything. It is critical that you drink the water precisely as described. The underlying principle, of course, is that the water will fill you up. Most women will say that they already drink enough water because they are typically “sippers” who sip on bottled water all day long. However, it is not just how much water you drink but HOW and WHEN you drink it.

Eat whatever you want, whenever you want, snack when you want, but do not put one bite of food into your mouth until you drink a glass of water first. Naturally it would be best to eat a well-balanced diet and exercise regularly to facilitate your weight loss and tone your body as you lose pounds, but even if you don’t change your current eating habits or increase your physical activity at all, you will still lose weight.

If you do not lose weight on this program, you are NOT following the plan exactly. And, if you cannot do something as simple as drinking water, you are not serious about losing weight. Ready? One, two, three.