We are often guilty of thinking that weight loss secrets are tightly-guarded mysteries that ordinary mortals like ourselves will never be able to wrangle from fitness professionals. But this is not so! These secrets to fast, easy and effective weight loss are actually just little steps to incorporate a healthy diet and an active lifestyle into your life. When these little steps add up, you will realize that big gains in your weight loss goals are being made. Indeed, successful weight loss is about going slowly but surely, one little step at a time, one day at a time until you are living the kind of lifestyle conducive to a healthy mind and body.

Here then are the weight loss secrets that you can incorporate into your daily life without the mental and physical pain.

• Stretch upon Waking up

You should greet the day by burning 10 calories through a simple stretching exercise. When your eyes are already open, slowly sit up but without using your hands as leverage. With your legs as straight out as possible, lean forward so that you feel a firm stretch along your leg and back muscles. Hold the position for a few seconds and then lower yourself flat with emphasis on the abs muscles. Repeat for as many as you can to strengthen your core muscles and burn the first 10 calories of the day.

• Small Exercises Matter

One of the weight loss secrets that personal trainers often opt to hide from their clients is that small exercises matter. You don’t have to work out in the gym for hours on end for a single day to compensate for your inactivity during the rest of the week. Instead, you should incorporate little exercises while you are going about your daily business. Take these examples and you will be surprised at how the small amounts of calories burned for each activity add up:

1. Alternate standing on one leg as you are brushing your teeth – 10 calories
2.  Squeeze your buttock muscles while caught in traffic – 10 calories for 10 reps of holding in the muscles for 10 seconds
3. Walk and take the stairs around the office, malls and other buildings instead of riding the elevator or escalator – Minimum of 57 calories for a 2.0mph speed per mile of walking

These are not exactly weight loss secrets as we deem secrets to be. But when you ask somebody who has lost a significant amount of weight and s/he answers that it was because s/he incorporated small daily exercises, you now understand why.

• Snack Wisely

You may be exercising portion control and calorie restrictions on your meals. But have you ever thought how your snacks can actually be counterproductive to your weight loss goals? You must then snack wisely if you are ever to lose those fats over the belly. Bring a piece of fiber-rich fruit like an apple instead of a brownie; use low-fat spreadable cheese on your bagel instead of cream cheese; and snack on clear soup with wheat crackers instead of the ranch dressing-soaked salad.

Soon, these weight loss secrets will add up big in burning calories from your exercise program and saving calories from your diet – and that is exactly how you will want it to stay.

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