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You want to lose weight so you can impress those you love and gain the self confidence and self love that you know you deserve, but aren't there deeper reasons to take off the weight? You may be experiencing limited abilities to move around and you could be suffering from depression and low self esteem. You could also be placing extreme pressure on your joints and muscles which have to carry around the excess weight.

When you decide that it is finally time to take the weight off so you look and feel better, there are four things you should take to heart:

1. What you put into your mouth.

2. Your eating patterns and habits.

3. Daily behaviors those aren't very healthy.

4. The amount of movement naturally incorporated into your day.

The first step is to be seen by a doctor to ensure you are physically safe to workout and change your dietary habits. Then you can start applying some simple tips to lose the weight healthfully and permanently:

1. A well rounded exercise plan has many focuses.

Don't just change your eating habits or start working out. You need to pull everything together including a healthier diet, regular physical exercise, and perhaps some healthy supplements to help with energy and necessary nutrients.

Remember, it doesn't have to be an elaborate plan right from the start. Just walking for 15 minutes a day is a great start!

2. Weight loss is largely a mental process.

This is something most people don't realize: you can't lose weight and keep it off without getting your head in the right place. Support yourself. Listen to yourself. Think positive. Focus with determination. Mindset is extremely important to rapid weight loss.

3. Always listen to your body.

If you feel that a particular exercise routine is pushing you too hard, listen to your body. If you feel a particular eating regime just isn't right for you, then it probably isn't. Your body will tell you what is right and what needs to be changed if you listen to the signals that it sends you. Don't feel bad if something doesn't work for you. Just find something new to try until something really clicks for you.

4. Increase fiber consumption on a daily basis.

Fiber is one of the most important nutrients to incorporate into your diet. When it mixes with liquids inside the body it expands to help you feel full (reducing hunger so you eat less) and also pushing fat and potentially toxic matter out of the body.

Also, whole grain sources of rich fiber give longer term energy without energy crashes that come with refined foods lacking fiber.

5. Fried foods are the death of your diet.

Ditch the fried foods because they are loaded with saturated fat that clogs the arteries and gets stored as excess fat. Instead, opt for grilled foods that do not have so much fat or foods cooked with healthier oils like canola and olive oils.

6. Drink water rather than sugary sodas and calorie-filled drinks.

Water will become your new best friend once you realize how it helps you take off the weight. Not only does it keep you hydrated to control false hunger signals, but it keeps your stomach full and your body cleansed. When you put all of these tips together you will start to lose the weight. Do all of these things consistently and it will come off rapidly!