There’s more than one way to lose weight and burn fat. In fact, there’s a LOT more than one way to lose weight and burn fat! Which is why I’ve decided to list 101 of them here.
A Few Questions:
Q1. If someone has bad genetics, isn’t it impossible to lose weight?
A1. No, genetics does play a part in how people naturally look – but there’s no reason everyone can’t look their best with proper exercise and eating habits.
Q2. Is losing weight hard?
A2. It depends how you define hard. In general, it’s just a question of changing habits. How hard that is is a question for each individual person – but anyone can do it.
Q3. What about diet pills?
A3. If someone invented a diet pill that was safe and worked, they would probably be the richest person on earth right now. For now, you’ll have to rely on good old fashioned nutrition and exercise.
Q4. What’s the most important thing when it comes to weight loss.
A4. Definitely a community. Which is why if you should register here and join the community. 
Q5. Is there a difference between weight loss and fat loss?
A5. Not in the way it’s used. But fat loss is really the correct term, since you want to lose fat, not water weight.
101 Ways to Burn Fat and Lose Weight…
1. Eat Less.
2. Don’t eat often.
3. Don’t run. Sprint.
4. Go Primal. Eat like the caveman – lean meat, vegetables, almost everything but bread, pasta and junk. Essentially, cut out the processed foods and carbs.
5. Less Fruits, More Vegetables.
6. Develop a love for swimming.
7. Swim fast. Not long.
8. Make long term goals (over 6 months).
9. Make short term goals (per month).
10. Be realistic with your goals.
11. Meet Them. If you don’t, either your goals are too high, or you’re doing something wrong.
12. Don’t be afraid to ask for advice, but make your own decisions in the end.
13. Eat celery – the fat burning food.
14. Don’t add sugar to your coffee.
15. Don’t add sugar to anything.
16. Start cutting down on the junk – have a cheat day.
17. Look in the mirror and repeat to yourself that you will succeed.
18. Take up a sport. Or a physical hobby.
19. Walk to the supermarket.
20. Go to the supermarket full.
21. Don’t keep junk food in your house. That is asking for trouble.
22. Go hiking. Enjoy nature.
23. Be diligent in your diet, and then occassionally you can eat out at a party.
24. Weigh yourself consistently. Always at the same time – because your weight fluctuates during the day.
25. It’s not just your weight, it’s how you feel and look.
27. Measure your waist.
28. Visualize success.
29. Learn some quotes to keep you motivated when you’re unmotivated.
30. When you’re unmotivated, just keep going.
31. Get a support group of like minded people trying to lose weight to talk to.
32. Day to day, hang out with fit people and pay attention to their lifestyle.
33. Take breaks at work to do bodyweight exercises like squats and pushups or knee pushups.
34. Find new hobbies to take the place of eating.
35. Don’t get carried away with specifics like “high fat vs. low fat” – just eat less.
36. Eat vegetables like carrots to fill you up when hungry.
37. Don’t drink soda. Not even diet.
38. Pay attention to labels. Even things that seem healthy might be full of fatty calories. – Like Yogurt for instance.
39. Give yourself a 3 month window before you even question whether you’re improving or not. Things take time.
40. For crying out loud, put the ice cream back in the freezer.
41. Start your diet now, not tomorrow or in an hour after you finish your cake.
42. Don’t compare yourself to other people, just keep trying to improve yourself.
43. Don’t be jealous of others for being thin. Just use it for inspiration.
44. Count how many calories you’re taking in.
45. Subtract 500 calories per day of food to lose 1 pound of fat a week.
46. Stay away from the foods that you can’t stop eating once you start.
47. Pay attention to what you eat.
48. If you walk slow, try walking faster. If you walk normally, walk fast. If you walk fast, run. This is just for when you’re getting around day to day.
49. Don’t starve yourself.
50. If your diet is too hard, then make it easier. Set yourself up for long term success.
51. For weight loss for an event, try working out in the morning before you eat breakfast (but after you drink water), and cut down more calories than usual for 2 weeks.
52. You can’t specifically target “belly fat” or any fat, period.
53. Acai Berry can be helpful, but it’s not a miracle cure and most of the advertisements are looking to scam you with autocharge.
54. Cardio is dead.
55. Cardio is back alive. But no more marathon running and do it limited and along with sprinting.
56. Don’t eat empty calories. If it has no nutrients, it’s useless.
57. Emotional fitness is better than emotional eating.
58. Enjoy your workouts. If you’re not enjoying them – change them up.
59. If you tried a diet and it didn’t work, try something else, and try again. The main thing is to keep trying.
60. Get a gym partner.
61. “Ab blaster, butt blaster, whatever blaster” are poor substitutes for good old fashioned sprinting and healthy eating.
62. Japanese aren’t just skinny because of genetics. They eat tiny portions. It’s not about what you eat, it’s about how much.
63. You can’t change genetics, but you can change habits. Don’t worry about what you can’t change.
64. Anything that involves movement is good.
65. Have a sense of humor.
66. If you have to think twice about whether to take the car/bus/cab, then don’t. (As long as it’s not dangerous of course.)
67. Models never got fit on the piece of plastic they’re marketing. They all used good nutrition and hard work.
68. Don’t fear hard work, look forward to it. It means that whatever you’re going for is worthwhile.
69. It’s not just about your weight. It’s about being healthy.
70. You can never improve at an exercise if you change it every day. Don’t buy into the “constantly mixing up your routine” we’ve all fell for one time or another.
71. Planks, Bird Dogs, and Supermans are your lower backs best friend.
72. Eat whatever you want. Just not a lot of it.
73. Avocados have more than 300 calories per each one. Don’t eat them when losing weight and beware of them when maintaining weight.
74. When you have a choice between stairs and elevator – take the stairs.
75. No fast food. Period.
76. Eat out as little as possible.
77. Vitamins are good for you, but they’re not a substitute for food.
78. If you get obsessed about what is in every food, you won’t eat anything. Just eat smaller quantities.
79. In general, you’ll find much higher quality advice on “fitness blogs” than you will on weight loss sites. There are a lot of reasons for this, but we’ll just leave it that thiis the way it is right now.
80. Don’t tell people you’re going on a weight loss diet and exercise plan. Just do it. Once you’ve kept it up for 2 weeks, you can tell people.
81. Look at the food you love most, and then imagine the grossest thing you can think of along with that food. You can actually trick your mind to get disgusted by a food you love. (And you can convince yourself to love something you previously hated…)
82. If you didn’t keep to your diet for a day or had a relapse, don’t worry about it – it means you’re human. The only thing to do is to move forward.
83. Watch a Rocky movie. Any of them besides Rocky 5.
84. Don’t be too hard on yourself after a relapse, but be tough as nails before and don’t let it happen.
85. No regrets, just results.
86. Get a good nights sleep, it helps.
87. Eat most of your big meals towards the morning and the afternoon. Don’t eat an hour before bed and eat a small dinner.
88. Remind yourself that you are in charge of your body, not the other way around.
89. Different things work for different people. Don’t get discouraged if something didn’t go well for you.
90. Find someone who is fat and got thin and ask them how they did it.
91. Try to surround yourself with people in general. It’s hard to do something alone.
92. If you go to the coffee shop, just get a coffee.
93. Anything can make you fat if you eat enough of it. Watch your quantities.
94. A bike is a better investment than a car.
95. Even if you’re not feeling well or sore, don’t miss a workout. Just do something really easy instead but stay in the routine.
96. The beginning is always the hardest. If you can past the first month, you will most likely make it all the way through.
97. There’s more to life than just eating. Remember that.
98. Greet the sun in the morning and have a set routine.
99. The only way to build real, lasting confidence is with achievements. If you’re not confident in yourself – just keep going and don’t worry about it. The confidence will come.
100. Humankind has gone into space and explored the world. Believe me, you can lose 50 pounds.
101. No matter what. Keep going.
-Rafi
