1. Eat Less.
We here at weight loss 4 idiots are focusing on the three weight loss tips that will help you lose fat and keep it off for good. The first of these easy weight loss tips is to eat less. I’m not referring to cutting calories, as in, “OMG, I have to seriously count my calories and keep track of every ounce of food that goes into my gullet?” I’m also not referring to eating less of the wrong kinds of foods, where you go through a drive-thru, spend 45 minutes looking at the menu while folks behind you honk and call you names. You will not have to do any of that to eat less and follow difficult fast weight loss tips that are unrealistic and depressing.
Here is the plan. It may seem complicated at first, but in the end you will find that it is very easy to follow. I call this my Half Meal Habit and here’s how I do it. Have a small breakfast, such as a bowl of oatmeal, a bowl of cereal, a yogurt and a breakfast bar, or a hard boiled egg and a piece of toast. Try not to have two eggs benedict, a side of bacon, biscuits and gravy, and hash browns–although you can have that if you follow the rules and I’ll explain that in a minute (interesting, huh?).
After your normal breakfast, you will need to have a snack two to three hours later, depending on when you feel like you need to eat. It is best to have your snack directly between breakfast and dinner. Fairly normal day of eating so far.
Next comes lunch, and here is where we change things up a bit. Whatever your lunch is, all you are going to do is eat half of it. If you have a tuna sandwich with a bag of Doritos and ten strawberries, you will eat half of your sandwich, half of your Doritos, and 5 strawberries. You may not feel full after that, but it is okay, for now, because you are going to finish your lunch in about 2 to 3 hours. It will be your second snack of the day.
After snack number 2 (you 2nd half of lunch that is) you will move on to dinner. Here is where you need to do your best to eat half of your dinner. If you normally have two pieces of chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans and a glass of milk, tonight you will have 1 piece of chicken, half of those mashed potatoes, and all of the green beans (vegetables are fine to go crazy on as long as they aren’t completely drenched in butter or ranch dressing or deep fried), and your milk. Yummy, I’m getting hungry.
That is all there is to this first of the quick weight loss tips here at weight loss 4 idiots. You can be an idiot and stick to this plan.
Here’s an easy breakdown for you:
- 7:00am: Breakfast.
- 9:30am: Snack.
- 12:00pm: 1/2 of lunch.
- 3:00pm: The other 1/2 of lunch.
- 6:00pm: 1/2 of dinner.
If you are going out for breakfast or making a large one at home, simply use the Half Meal Habit here. Eat half of that breakfast and eat the other half as your snack. I know, you are thinking I’m crazy, it’s too simple, I’m still eating bad foods, it’s not the quickest way to lose weight, and so on. Whether you are a woman looking for weight loss tips for women or a dude trying to get cut, this plan will work. You are effectively doing something to your body physically AND you are cutting out a lot of calories at the same time. It’s magic. And I’m going to explain the magic of the Half Meal Habit next.