20 Fat Loss Tips

In case that "diet" hasn't worked…

1. About 5 minutes before lunch or dinner, drink a glass of water or use a juicer to juice organic veggies or fruit. Allowing you to fill your stomach up so you don't eat as much food.

2. When choosing breads, biscuits and muffins go with organic whole grains such as spelt, buckwheat, barley and so on. Use organic natural spreads, free of chemicals and additives.

3. Replace soft drinks and fruit juice with water.

4. ALWAYS eat breakfast. A meat source such as steak, chicken, fish, or eggs with some fruit or some steal cut oatmeal will jump start your metabolism. Eating breakfast will stabilize your blood sugar and prevent overeating the wrong foods later.

5. Between meals, chewing gum may satisfy your sweet tooth at less than 10 calories. Be mindful of dental health and don't overdo it! Chew organic natural gums free of aspartame and other harmful chemicals.

6. When the need to really treat one's self arises, opt for organic ice cream, cookies, or something sweet like a protein shake with some fresh or frozen fruit. However, just enough to satisfy the urge since they contain sugar! Make it natural sugar.

7. Consider consuming coconut oil for breakfast or lunch to help stabilize your blood sugar and keep the fat off.

8. Avoid dairy and cheese to help keep the fat off.

9. Replace your snack foods with organic snacks, like raw almonds, cashews and pumpkin seeds, though be careful because calories can add up fast.

10. Replace milk with raw milk or at least organic milk which will rid your body of unhealthy hormones. Or avoid milk all together, you can get plenty of calcium from leafy greens.

11. Don't alter your food. Consume your food as mother nature intended you to, naturally. If they have to process the food, package it or change it from how you would eat it in nature, avoid it.

12. Remember Fruit should be your favorite dessert. Make fruit something you crave and if necessary add small amounts of organic brownies, cake, or pie.

13. Remember to follow your body's bio-chemistry; what you are made to eat and what allows you to function the best and read about your body's metabolic typing.

14. When the urge for pizza arises, make it. Buy organic pizza dough and add fresh organic toppings, raw cheese, and enjoy.

15. Watch out for the salad bar, just because it is a salad doesn't necessarily mean you can eat as much as you want. Use vinegar and oil for dressing. It is a better choice than creamy Italian, Ranch or house dressings. Be careful with shredded cheese, potato salad, and sour cream as well.

16. Avoid all fried foods. And if you feel the need to eat fried food use coconut oil so it can hold up to the high temperature of frying as opposed to vegetable oils that go rancid and can lead to health problems and gaining weight.

17. Buy French fries that can be baked instead of fried. Still blot well to remove excess grease! Or even better buy sweet potatoes and make them into French fries.

18. Try to avoid processed foods. Chemicals, additives and colors are not healthy, and these food are often high in calories. Eating an apple will fill your stomach and be better in the long run. Don't forget, at least one fruit or vegetable with every meal, preferably organic.

19. Occasional indulgences are allowable, but don't feel a diet has been ruined and give up because you "cheated." Just be mindful during the upcoming days and remember that your body is constantly burning calories and fuel.

20. Move as much and whenever possible, even if it's using the stairs instead of the elevator, or walking instead of driving to meet the kids. Revisit a sport or activity once loved, or attempt an entirely new physical activity. Check the library for free workout videos, hire a personal trainer or find a television exercise show, for private exercise. Play with the kids. Do what you enjoy!

Once pounds start coming off, and clothes start feeling big, these minor changes will no longer seem difficult. They will become the path to a healthier new life, new body and most importantly a new you!