Exercise while having fun.

Everyone wants to lose weight or get in shape thanks to television and advertising, but not everyone has the determination to keep exercising to get the body they want. If a person is up at 3 AM and turn on the tube, they will most definitely come across countless advertisements for exercise equipment and diet supplements.

In this I will go over old and new ways to help you keep your determination to lose weight.

Gimmicks never work out. Nothing really works better than the one true rule in losing weight: Change your life.

And I don’t mean change your job and where you life. I mean change your daily habits, routine and diet. A diet doesn’t mean eat less. A diet means eat right. Some people eat the right amount of food. Don’t eat greasy fast food as much and if you do, ask for no mayonnaise on that burger. Some people go to fast food chains and order salads while thinking they are being healthier. Eating a salad can be healthier if you use light dressing. Most salads at food chains like McDonalds and D’angelos use excessive amounts of creamy dressing which is extremely fatty.

Let’s take a look at McDonalds Nutrition Facts

(taken directly from the McDonalds website

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf)

Big Mac Meal with come with:

Medium	Calories	Calories from Fat / DV%	Cholesterol (g) / DV%
Big Mac	540	260 / 45%	75 / 25%
Medium Fries	380	170 / 29%	0
Medium Coca-Cola	210	0 / 0%	0
Total	1130	430 / 74%	75 / 25%

If your one of those people that like to super size.

SUPER SIZE	Calories	Calories from Fat / DV%	Cholesterol (g) / DV%
Big Mac	540	260 / 45%	75 / 25%
Large Fries	500	220 / 38%	0
Large Coca-Cola	310	0 / 0%	0
Total	1350	480 / 84%	75 / 25%

Making a change in your daily routine can help you burn off all those extra carbs that you ingest. I have friends that eat whatever they feel like and don’t gain any weight because they work out so much. This approach might not be as effective as going on a diet, but they enjoy the freedom. The key to losing weight is to match your calorie count to how active you are, trade off soda for water, and cut back of sweats and desserts.