Losing weight and battling your bulge aren’t that difficult if you are determined to do it. Even weight loss follows that old mantra – no pain, no gain. There are no miraculous solutions or wonder drugs that can solve your weight woes. You have to do it the hard way through proper diet, exercise and lifestyle modifications.

It is better if you don’t get fooled by the colorful and attractive advertisements of weight loss pills and dietary supplements because not only are they mostly ineffective, they might also perennially damage your body and mess up your interiors. Besides they are a big waste of money.

Of course you need to include fresh fruits and green vegetables, fresh fruit juices, whole wheat products, soy products, lentils, legumes, beans, olive oil etc in your diet and give up on alcohol, red meat, cakes, pastries, junk food, aerated drinks, oily, fatty buttery food etc.

Drink gallons of water. High impact aerobics combined with power yoga and weight training or vigorous dancing are all effective in fighting the bulge.
Of more effect are resistance training, weight lifting, muscle building, strength training exercises and cardio workouts which accelerate the body’s metabolism rate and help it to burn calories faster.

Whenever possible take to the stairs and climb up instead of taking the elevator or the escalator. This is a great calorie burner and helps you stay fit as well.
Doing household chores is a great way of shedding some flab through exercise, so start enjoying household chores.

A naughty way of burning 100 odd calories is to get steamy under the sheets but you have to indulge in vigorous sex for around 30 minutes to make this possible.
If you are really serious about losing weight and staying fit, you should take up some kind of outdoor sports that you enjoy, be it tennis, cricket, soccer, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, water polo, swimming, bicycling, squash, scuba diving, snorkeling, golf (without using the cart), martial arts, running etc.

These are all strenuous physical activities and playing these games will not only affect your waistline in a positive way but also contribute to your overall health and fitness and keep diseases at bay. The main thing is to kick your sedentary lifestyle and couch potato ways and get physically active. Half the battle will be won then.

Don’t become so over enthusiastic about your exercise regimen that you end up becoming a fitness freak and tearing your muscles or damaging your ligaments through excessive exercise without allowing your body time for recuperation. This will damage your body in the long run. Always remember to follow the directions of your fitness instructor and 4/5 days of exercising every week is sufficient.

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