Realistic Tips for Trimming the Fat

Today I noticed this great article on the active.com website and just had to share it!  The author has highlighted 8 practical tips for losing fat and achieving a leaner body composition.  While I'm sure some of the suggestions won't be brand new to many of us who are striving to lose weight and improve body fat percentage, I encourage you to take a look and find something new that you can incorporate into your lifestyle.  The tip on the importance of iron intake was one I hadn't necessarily connected to keeping the muscle mass I already have.

So, on which suggestion will you be striving to place more emphasis?

That's a lot of butter!

Last night was my first weigh-in at Weight Watchers since re-joining a week ago and I was down 12 sticks of butter.  Oooops, I mean 3 pounds!  Yay!

You see, I like to express my weight loss in sticks of butter because, well, butter's fat . . . and it's just more satisfying to me to be able to picture all those sticks of butter in my mind.

A great start, wouldn't you say?

What's in a name?

So, you may be wondering what "left of heft" means . . .  It's simple, really.  First, imagine a number line like we all worked with in grade school.  Okay, now that you have that visual, pick a number on the number line that you consider a hefty weight.  Can you see that image in your mind's eye?  Now, if you scan to the left of that number the digits are lower, right?  Well, that's what I'm looking to achieve.  I'm striving for numbers to the left of heft.