Kelly's Show Us Your Life - Weight Loss Ideas

I need to be READING these tips instead of making a post about these tips. :)

I very, seriously, badly need to lost about 10 pounds this year.  I haven't even thought about a diet plan yet because a) I have ZERO motivation to lose weight right now (bad, I know), and b) I just don't have the time to think about losing weight.  By the time I get home from school everyday, I am so pooped that I don't want to move - much less work out.

But I will share things that have worked for me in the past!

• Drink water.  Oh my goodness, what a difference this makes!  You'll feel better, your skin looks better, you stay not sick, and you will lose weight...after that initial water weight wears off.
• Write down everything you eat/drink.  This is the only way I can ever lose weight.  Once you actually write it down, you really realize how many calories you're taking in everyday!  I always chart it for a week of normal eating, just to see what my calories have gotten up to.  It will shock you!  If you have an iPhone - there's a great app called Lose It.  It's free, and has pretty much every food under the sun!
  
• Eat Breakfast.  I am not really a big fan of breakfast food - I'm the person always eating normal foods at breakfast time.  My family makes fun of my for it.  But I do make myself eat in the morning.  I've heard before you burn 10-20% more calories throughout the day if you eat a good breakfast!
• Don't keep the bad stuff in the house.  This is something I really started doing once I got married.  I had a friend that used to call it a "bored stomach" - when you get bored, you eat everything in sight.  If it's not in your house, you can't eat it (and probably won't go to the store to get it).
• Cut out any liquid calories.  This is easy - just don't drink anything that has calories in it.  They're empty calories that won't fill you up.  We've also quit drinking diet drinks - I've heard, in the long run, they're much worse for you than regular calorie drinks.  Just stick with water - it's a safe bet!
  
• Have a set time you're working out, every week.  That way, you have no excuse not to schedule around working out.  Don't overdo it either - if you work out 3 hours your first go-round, you'll feel like you're going to die the next day and will be scared to go back.  Ease yourself into it!