Lose 10 Pounds Before This Christmas

Christmas time is approaching fast and that means Christmas parties and family get togethers. Maybe you are planning on seeing some friends at Christmas time that you have not seen in a while and would like to look slimmer. Maybe you are going to see family for the Holidays and there is this one person who always makes a comment about your weight, and you would rather not hear that this year. Perhaps you have been in college and have gained the Freshman 15 or 30 and would like to lose 10 pounds before winter break.

If you start your diet early enough you can lose 10 pounds before Christmas time. If you start dieting in November you can lose 10 pounds the healthy way. When losing weight only 1-2 pounds of weight loss per week is considered healthy.

The first key part to losing 10 pounds is that you make a commitment to reach your weight loss goal. If this means that you have to tell someone that you are going on a diet so that you will stick to it then that is for the best. Once you have made a commitment to losing 10 pounds you need to start planning.

Begin planning your days by asking yourself these questions. Are there junk food items that you need to throw out? Do you need to buy some healthy foods for your cabinets to eat? You need to plan out the day in food. What will you have at breakfast? What are some healthy snacks that you can eat? Make a list of low fat healthy snacks around for any weak moments you might have. Do you need to pack a healthy lunch for work or school? When you go out to eat decide what healthy items you will be ordering before you go inside.

An easy way to lose 10 pounds before Christmas is to count fat grams in your food instead of the calories that you eat and go on a low fat diet. A woman who is trying to lose weight should eat between 25-30 grams of fat a day. For a man who wants to lose some weight they can have 30-35 grams of fat daily.

Here is the bad news in order to lose 10 pounds before Christmas you will need to add exercise to your low fat diet. For the exercising portion of your new regimen you should exercise for 20-40 minutes a day. If you want to take one day off a week from exercise that would work out also. If you don't think that you are in good enough shape to start off exercising for 20 minutes then you can ease yourself into a 20-minute exercise routine. You could also break up the exercise time into 4 five-minute spurts during the day.

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. Please consult your doctor before beginning any diet or exercise routine to make sure you are healthy enough for any additional strain on your body.