To lose ten pounds, you’ll want to change both what’s in your pantry and how you spend your free time.
12. Walk more
Not everyone lives in a walkable city, but there are plenty of ways to sneak more steps into each day. Park at the far end of your office parking lot, or a few blocks away. Instead of meeting for cocktails, grab your girlfriend for an early evening stroll. You’ll be pleasantly surprised how easily the conversation flows while you walk. Follow our Tips to Walk 10,000 Steps Per Day.
13. Cut TV time
The television might be the biggest culprit for our sitting epidemic. Limit TV time to one hour per day. You’ll be amazed how much more you get done—including exercise—when the TV is off. Take our 7-Day No TV Challenge!
14. Eliminate alcohol
Sorry, but if you want to lose those last ten pounds, alcohol has got to go. Every drink costs you around 100 calories minimum, many times double or triple that depending on the drink. If you’re craving a cocktail, try a fruity, healthy drink instead, like our Iced Green Tea with Peach and Lime.
15. Take up yoga
Not only is yoga wonderful for stretching and strengthening, it helps clear your mind and body of stress. Stress builds up cortisol in the body, which causes us to hang on to added belly fat. Our Beginner Yoga Workouts are just what a healthy body needs.
16. Control your breathing
You can also cut your stress level to promote weight loss by practicing measured breathing. At the start of each day, or whenever you’re feeling stressed, take a few deep breaths and try to completely clear your mind. Try these 15 Ways to De-Stress During the Day.
17. Eat more vegetables
Aim to fill 2/3 of your plate with vegetables at every meal. Better yet, make veggies the main course with dishes like our Flush the Fat Away Vegetable Soup.
18. Learn your low-cal options
Make foods that are naturally low on calories your go-to’s. Broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, grapefruit, cucumbers and tomatoes are all under 50 calories per serving. Our list of 50 Slow Cooker Recipes Under 299 Calories offer low-cal and easy answers to the, “What’s for dinner?” question.
19. Stand during phone calls
Work in an office? Here’s an easy way to burn more calories during the day: stand up every time you take a phone call. If you have a door (or if you don’t mind a few sideways glances), do a few of our Lower Leg Slimdown Moves while you chat.
