Losing weight can be a daunting task. Luckily, your determination is all that it takes to pull it off. How much weight you lose in a certain period of time really depends on how much you exercise, and what you are eating. It is important to remember that losing too much weight at once is actually very bad for you. However, when starting a new health program, belly fat is the first to go. So that is how to lose belly fat fast!

Develop a new diet that works for you. You know all those unhealthy foods you eat. It's the first step, if not the hardest. It may be further complicated by the fact that your family may also eat unhealthy. So get them all involved! Make their lives happier, if that is the case. Tell them that you are all eating healthy from now on, if you have to. They will thank you for it later!

Just eat healthy foods, pay attention to what it says on the nutrition facts. Salt (sodium), sugar (fructose, glucose, anything that rhymes with “gross”), and high calories are some things you want to avoid. Eat plenty of vegetables, and salads. Use oil and vinegar for salad dressing instead of unhealthy dressing. Get recipe books for healthy eating. There are even cookbooks made for specific diets, so find the one that is right. Consult a professional doctor or nutritionist if you need to. And drink your required amount of water every day!

Adding the correct work out routine is also very important. It is the next step, and is also vital to your weight loss. Follow any routine you know or learn a new one. Join your local gym or training program. There are many things like that all over the place. If you visited a nutritionist, ask them what training program you should do, if they haven't told you already. There is always help if you know where to look.

The last thing you want to remember is that whatever you do, in order to keep the weight off you will have to stick with it. That means, losing 30 pounds and quitting eating healthy and exercising will cause you to gain that weight back, fast. So you have to keep up with your program. It will become second nature after a while. Just imagine the shape you will be in! So what are you waiting for?

Just so we are clear, you can do this. Actually I’m pretty sure that the majority of people in the westernized world could. And what that is, is complete a one year challenge. The prize? Well, I can only speak for myself, but it was worth it. The Challenge? That’s where things get interesting.
 
I’m not to sure where I came up with the idea. It was probably in one of the last 4 moves I did in two years. I vowed on the last one that the countless boxes I was hauling around containing all my worldly possessions could use a little diet. Actually, that wasn’t my first thought. It was more along the lines of, “I wonder how much small storage would cost?” Then the absurdity of that statement struck home when I actually looked in those very boxes I considered paying to store these items.

Like many, I define myself by my possessions. Not entirely, but I will admit they play a part in who I am. I don’t consider myself especially materialistic, but it seems that over my 27 years on this planet that I had been accumulating more than shedding. It’s those types of things that begin to fill up closets, drawers and collect dust on shelves. It’s gifts that you feel guilty about throwing out but have absolutely no intention of using (I’m looking at you George Foreman Grill). It’s the shirt that is clearly out of fashion, but you did spend $60 on. It’s the electronics that you upgraded, but still feel compelled to keep, just in case the other one quits. The list is endless as are the reasons. But in the end, it’s clutter, and not just physically, but in the mind as well.

Okay, you’ve been patient enough. Let me explain what the challenge was. I vowed that everyday I was going to get rid of exactly one thing. That’s it. Beauty in simplicity. What I didn’t appreciate was the effect it would have on my life.