
| Small Steps to Lose Big Pounds Related Links Speed Up Your Metabolism with These Simple Changes 101 Snacks That Won't Blow Your Diet You Eat More When You're Depressed--FoodsThat BoostYour Mood Food Smarts -What's Your Food IQ? Are You Fat? Quick Start Diet Foods That Shrink Your Waist Waist Size Matters Natural Home Remedies for Headaches How Many Grams of Fat Should Yo Eat? Good Night's Sleep Helps You Lose Weight If you want to lose big weight , say over a 100 pounds, think small steps. Small changes made a little at a time can lead to massive weight loss. Think small steps. Only change one thing a week. Week 1 For example, in the first week, eat more, not less. Eat 6 small meals a day instead of 3 big ones. Eat what you usually do but just divide it up into 6 small meals. Week 2 In week 2, change what you eat also. No white foods (bread, potatoes, pasta, rice). So, by the end of week 2 you are eating 6 small meals with no white foods. Article continues below. Week 3 In week 3, stop drinking sodas, even diet sodas. Only drink water and tea with Splenda. You can also have lemonade sugar free. Week 4 No sugar at all. Drop all desserts, cookies, table sugar. Week 5 Walk 30 minutes a day. Your ultimate goal is to walk 10,000 steps a day. The American Heart Association and most other major health organizations recommend that we try to walk 10,000 steps a day. Most Americans walk fewer than 2000. Start, and increase your steps each week. But don't worry. Just start. And little by little, increase the number of steps you take. Remember this is not a race. It's a journey. Week 6 Walk 40 minutes a day. Related Links: Fat Loss for Idiots Food Smarts--What's Your Food IQ? 101 Snacks That Won't Blow Your Diet Top Ten Weight Loss Tips A Good Night's Sleep Helps You Shed Pounds Soy --The Truth About Soy Waist Size Matters Sign Up-- it's free, fast and easy. Members see articles first. |

