Weight loss obsession has hit America by storm as of late. The country’s obesity rate seemed like a matter no one much cared about just last year. Suddenly, the attitude of the American people shifted from “eating” to “healthy eating”. While American’s sudden strive to a healthier lifestyle is promising, many do not know the secret formulas of losing weight. There really are no secrets.

Everyone’s body is built differently, yet the common formula works just the same for everyone in order to lose all those love handles. To level with you, realistically, losing weight is not easy. It can be accomplished however, with the right lifestyle changes that are not too difficult to understand.

The simple five steps for dummies listed below will show any willing American how to lose weight and keep it off. Read on, and follow the directions. It’s as simple as that.

1.) Regular exercise : If you have never had much exercise, now is the time to start. Regular exercise is the number one way to lose weight and cut the fat out of your body. If this is your first time starting out you should try and go to the gym three days a week to start.

Working out in small amounts of every muscle in your body will make you burn calories and fat from every part of your body. Try not to look at what the other lifters are doing and pay attention to your own routine. Everyone knows you are just starting out, there’s no use to try and do things you know you cannot while damaging your body and running the risk of serious injury in the process.

While starting out, do not forget to stretch as your injury risk will be significantly lowered if your body is fully loose. After a month of regular exercise you will likely see some results, and this will be the perfect time to step up the gear into a five-day-a-week routine to get the maximum results you can.

2.) Step yourself up in the aerobic department : Nothing will burn more fat from your body then simple aerobic exercise. The treadmill is a very boring state of exercise however, so I suggest using the elliptical for all your aerobic needs.

The elliptical burns roughly ninety-two percent of the calories that the treadmill does, yet it is much more satisfying and will likely push you to stay on it longer then the treadmill would. While the treadmill works over your entire body, the elliptical focuses more on your lower body so you may decide where you want to do your aerobics based on the parts of the body you need to trim.

3.) Use those free weights : It has been proven that using free weights will not only get more of a pump for your muscle, but will help your body burn more fat as well. Working out with machines helps trim down your muscle need to move the weights, thus making you work less efficiently, and burning less fat as the result.

4.) Obey the nutritional laws : Listen carefully. Eating right is the most important part of losing weight and breaking out of those love handles. By cutting down fatty foods (French fries, breaded meals, fried foods, chips), disposing of fast-acting carbohydrates (soda, anything that has artificial sugar), and sugar (cookies, cakes, etc.) you will obtain a good looking body and see results within the first month.

Regular exercise with a junk food diet will get you no where toward your goal of achieving a healthy and good looking body. The first two weeks of restricting yourself from your favorite snacks will be the hardest, afterwards you will realize that a great looking stomach is much more important then that old doughnut in the back of the refrigerator.

5.) Keep at it : This is the most important step out of all. You need to start the program and keep at it. While it may feel exhausting to continuously limit your fatty foods while dragging yourself to the gym, it is worth it. If you truly strive to lose the weight, keep it off, and look great there is no other way. Remember the Nike commercial “Just Do It.”? That’s the way everyone should be thinking when it comes to weight loss. Just do it. That’s all.

The five easy steps above will help you lose the weight and love handles you so sorely want out of your life. A flat stomach leads to many advantages including looking better, feeling better, a confident state of mind, more energy, a better sex drive, and much more. It is worth it. Just believe and continue working on the program day in and day out. Just do it. The results will come.

Glen