I’d like to share five simple strategies with you for shedding five pounds of fat before the holidays.

But first let me clear something up.

Weight loss can be put into two categories.

• The first is a fully concentrated effort. This is where you dedicate yourself to counting every calorie and slaving away in the gym. The pounds come off, but once you relax the regimen your weight goes right back to where it was.
• The second is a combination of simple lifestyle changes. This is where you change a few key factors about what you eat and how you exercise, without making it a fulltime job. This type of weight loss is gradual and permanent, since you are able to maintain it long term.

The five simple strategies below all fall into the lifestyle change category. These strategies may seem ridiculously simple, but do them over an extended period of time and you will see amazing, permanent results.

Strategy #1: Ditch Your Diet Soda

Studies are coming out that link diet soda to weight gain.

Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio concluded that those who drank two or more diet soft drinks a day had the largest waistline increases—about five times more than that of non-drinkers. They stated, “Data from this and other prospective studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas as healthy alternatives may be ill-advised: they may be free of calories, but not of consequences.”

Bottom line: Artificial sweeteners are addictive, lead to waistline increases,
and cause you to crave sugary foods. By cutting diet soda out of your daily
routine, and replacing it with water, you will lose inches and pounds—effortlessly.

Strategy #2: Swap Sandwich
Bread for Lettuce

Move over bread, lettuce is better.

It’s time to re-define your sandwich. While bread has tradition on its side,
lettuce wraps offer you weight loss and increased energy. Try my Tasty Tuna
Lettuce Wraps recipe below.

Bottom line: Eating bread and other starchy foods always leads to extra pounds, so change your ways. Swap your sandwich bread for lettuce for 30 days and see how much you will effortlessly lose. I bet you’ll feel more energetic after lunch too.

Strategy #3: Trade Slow Cardio for
Intense Intervals

Doing slow cardio will not give you results.

In order to really make your workout effective, you need to turn up the
intensity. If you love the treadmill, then do a series of sprints throughout
your workout. If you’re a swimmer, then push yourself extra hard every other
lap.

Bottom line: Doing slow, easy cardio will not give you the streamline body you
want. Only intense intervals will do that for you. Pepper your workout with
bouts of intense cardio and watch as the fat starts to disappear.

Strategy #4: Avoid Sugar 99% Of The Time

Sugar will cause you to gain weight every single time.

There’s really no way around that simple truth. Sugar is standing between you
and your perfect body. If you’re serious about looking and feeling great, then
understand that sugar has no place in your diet.

Bottom line: If you avoid sugar 99% of the time, then you will be on your way
to a lean and energetic body. If it’s your birthday or a special holiday, then
partake in a small amount of sugar, but make that the exception and not the
rule.

Strategy #5: Exercise With A Professional

When I design your workouts, you know it will be good.

People who work with a personal trainer get better results than those who
attempt to do it on their own. Just look at my clients and their amazing
transformations, and you’ll see what I mean. Each workout will push you to your limits, challenge your body and deliver the results you’re looking for.

Bottom line: All of my clients expect to get the best workout of their lives
each and every time they train with me, and my job is to over-deliver.

Call or email today and I’ll get you started on a program that will get you to
the body of your dreams.