The Ultimate Weight Loss Secret

I’ve looked high and low for the DEFINITIVE weight loss tips - the tips that end all confusion! Weight loss is a tricky task but by no means impossible. Sometimes just small changes to your every day life that can make a huge difference.

These tips will not only help your weight loss but your overall wellbeing. There is more to a healthy body than looking thin.

After searching every corner of the internet, trying out every diet under the moon myself, reading one health magazine after another and racking the brains of my friends in the industry I have compiled this list of 50 weight loss tips.

I challenge our UWLS readers to incorporate at least 15 of these tips into your weight loss this week. I dare you

The Definitive List of Weight Loss Tips

1. Drink at least 2 litres of water per day. Fill up a big bottle and sip away during the day, there’s no need to scull.

2. Switch to wholegrain - no ifs or buts! Buy wholegrain/wholemeal bread, cereal, flour and crackers.

3. Eat oily fish like salmon, trout or sardines 2 to 3 times per week.

4. Cut down your alcohol intake - do not exceed 2 drinks per session and try stick to once a week.

5. Stock up on green veges. Broccoli, silverbeet and spinach are known as weight loss super foods.

6. Swap to low fat dairy products (non fat milk, low fat or non fat yoghurt and low fat cheese).

7. Don’t be afraid of healthy fats from olive oil, avocado, nuts and seeds - incorporate 2 to 3 tablespoons of good fats a day.

8. Eat breakfast. No excuses, prepare it the night before if you’re short on time in the mornings.

9. Limit cakes, choccies, biscuits to once a week.

10. Increase your fibre intake with oats, psyllium husk, veges, wholegrains, beans, lentils etc.

11. Keep a food diary to track what you eat. This will help you see what emotions/situations make you crave naughty foods.

12. Set goals (use SMART formula: specific, measurable, achieveable, realistic, time limit).

13. Kick your caffeine habits. Energy drinks and soft drinks add useless calories to your daily intake, throw them out!

14. Get at least 7 hours of sleep a night.

15. Eat every 3 hours. This method is crucial for to keep your metabolism functioning at its best. Set an alarm!

16. Exercise. Do it. Aim for at LEAST 30 minutes of cardiovascular activity a day. Walk, jog, skip, ride, jump ANYTHING!

17. Find the source of your motivation and exploit it! Put up pictures. Watch inspiring movies. Read fitness books. Set deadlines.

18. Pack your 2 snacks and lunch before work. Don’t fall victim to the hunger monster and eat naughty lunchroom stuff.

19. Fill your work mug with green tea, decaf black coffee and herbal tea during the day.

20. Strength training. Every celebrity we’ve researched does strength training. Every trainer says it is a MUST. Learn, Do!

21. Before you start a diet DE-JUNK your pantry - without the bad foods there you can’t be tempted even in a weak moment.

22. Make healthy eating a lifestyle for the WHOLE family. Don’t eat your healthy meals while they gobble down fish and chips.

23. Invest in a good pair of running shoes. Poor shoes equal injuries and that will only slow your weight loss down.

24. Learn to steam and grill - don’t fry.

25. Eat protein with every meal. High protein foods are: chicken, fish, dairy products, eggs, nuts and seeds.

26. Avoid trans fats at all costs! These are linked to obesity, cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Enough to put you off? Hope so!

27. 80% of your diet (if not more) should be whole foods - fruit, veges, brown rice, nuts, seeds, dairy, unprocessed meats, grains.

28. Work on your stress levels. High stress causes weight gain. Stop sweating the small stuff, get professional help, meditate.

29. Surround yourself with people with similar weight loss goals. Having fat friends has been linked to weight gain and bad habits.

30. Start your exercise slow. Step up the intensity each day and you’ll see results.

31. Weigh yourself once a week. Pick a day each week and track the results.

32. Have a cheat day or at least a cheat meal once a week. This will jump start your metabolism and keep you motivated.

33. Laugh. Laughter truly is the best medicine. If you are laughing, you aren’t frowning.

34. Love your body - you only have one. Flaunt your assets, embrace a healthy lifestyle and treat your body inside and out.

35. Mix up your workout. Nothing crushes motivation more than monotony. Hit the beach, hit the gym, go alone, go with a friend.

36. In a toxic relationship? Get out. Relationships influence your life, your weight loss, your motivation, your mindset.

37. Try something new each week. A dance class? Yoga class? Beach walk? Mountain hike? Be brave!

38. You can’t do it alone. Everyone needs support. Get your partner, friends, colleagues and family on board.

39. Drink a glass of warm water with lemon juice every morning to keep your insides healthy.

40. Don’t fall for the latest fad diet - it will not work long term. Make a lifestyle choice to be HEALTHY and go from there.

41. Have more sex. Sex burns calories and releases a hormone that quells hunger.

42. Plan your meals ahead of time. By writing a plan the night before you will be FAR less likely to cheat your diet.

43. Train with a buddy if you lack discipline. Friends can egg each other on, hold one another accountable and make it more fun.

44. Quit smoking. NO EXCUSES.

45. Be aware of calories. Burn more than you consume daily and you WILL lose weight.

46. Let your body recover. Exercising like a maniac with no rest will leave your body sore and far more susceptible for injuries.

47. Pump up the music. Load up your Ipod for your workout, the time will fly.

48. Reward yourself for your results. A new outfit, new workout gear, a sleep in, a dinner out - you deserve it.

49. Spread the word. Our obesity rates are rising - we all need to make a change.

50. Be proud of yourself. By acknowledging your success, your effort and your dedication you will be driven to do more.

Ok go for it guys, you’ve got it all there!

Speak soon,
Shelley