How to Lose Weight Easy at Home

Excluding entire food groups and going on a restrictive fad diet to lose weight will only result in your body rebelling and holding onto fat instead of getting rid of it. Spending money on a gym membership in the hopes of losig some weight is also not necessary. You can lose weight right from home. Simple adjustments to your current diet and exercise routine can help you lose weight.

Instructions

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Aim for one to two pounds of weight loss per week. According to the National Library of Medicine website, reducing your calorie intake by 500 to 1,000 calories will result in healthy weight loss of one to two pounds.

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Avoid eating foods that make you gain weight. Stay away from fried foods, processed foods, sugar and salt. Eat vegetables, fruits, complex carbohydrates, lean protein and polyunsaturated "healthy" fats.

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Consume a small meal every three hours of the day, adding up to five to six meals total. Eat frequently to keep your metabolic furnace actively burning fat and calories.

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Increase your heart rate and kick start your metabolism by doing 45 minutes of cardiovascular exercise per day, three days of the week. Workout on any home cardio equipment you own or use exercise DVD's. Try running in place or walking up and down stairs. Keep your heart rate elevated for 45 minutes.

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Train with weights, and do compound exercises three days per week to keep the metabolism active the entire day instead of just while you are working out. Build muscle so your body requires more energy to sustain itself. Use dumbbells if you own a pair, or use water bottles and cans of food instead. Perform compound exercises to work multiple muscles simultaneously. Include exercises such as lunges, squats, push ups and crunches.

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Drink three to five cups of green tea throughout the day to burn extra calories. According to the Colon Health website, green tea speeds up the metabolism, burning approximately 70 extra calories per day.

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Drink half an ounce of water for every pound of body weight to assure good hydration, digestive health and to keep joint soreness to a minimum.

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Avoid late-night snacks, and don't consume anything two to three hours before bed time. Doing so causes calories to be stored as fat due to the slowing down of your metabolism during the night. Don't skip breakfast, because breakfast will jump-start your metabolism for the day.

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Practice meditation and breathing deeply to relieve stress. Stress and anxiety and can lead to comfort eating, and release of the stress hormone cortisol, which is believed to induce fat gain around the middle.