USATODAY.com – 20 tips to lose 20 pounds

USATODAY.com – 20 tips to lose 20 pounds: “Begin by taking stock of your eating and exercise habits. Don’t focus on everything at once, but pick a couple of weak areas and work on those. Here are 20 ways to help you lose 20 pounds:”

Just a couple of thoughts:

I definitely think I function better diet and exercise wise when I have had enough sleep. Everything in my life is subpar when I am operating on six hours or less!

Move it to lose it.

Ideally, people who are trying to lose weight should exercise for 30 to 60 minutes a day. A recent study showed that many types of exercise help with losing, and in fact, walking on your own can be as effective for weight loss as going to the gym.

I think this is great news for folks who can’t afford expensive gym equipment or gym memberships!

Plan some 300-calorie meals.

I love Slim Fast shakes and bars for those fast 300- calorie meals!

Downsize your dishes.

A trick I learned from my girlfriend- get smaller dishes!