Elizabeth Anderson's
Top 7 Steps to Losing Weight FAST so You Can
Be your most amazing self!

1. Drink Water - Drink at least 8-8oz. glasses of water each day.  The process of burning calories requires and an adequate supply of water in order to function properly.  Dehydration also slows down the fat burning process.   
2. Eat Breakfast - Eating breakfast literally jump-starts your metabolism for the entire day.   The best choices for breakfast include a healthy protein and a carbohydrate.  An egg omelet and whole wheat toast is one great option.   Another important reason to eat breakfast is that it has been proven to reduce cravings later in the day.
3. Eat a small meal every 3-4 hours - 80% of losing weight is proper nutrition.  When you feed your body healthy food every 3-4 hours, your metabolism is constantly being fueled and it will burn HOT!  Also, if you wait long periods in between meals, your blood sugar drops which causes your body to store fat.
4. Strength Train -For every pound of muscle that you gain, you burn 50 extra calories each and every day.  Strength training also increases your BMR (calories you burn while resting) up to 15%.  On average this is an increase between 300-500 calories, that's an extra meal! 
5. Do High intensity cardio - What this means, is you will push yourself very intensely for 1 minute and then recover for 2 minutes and repeat for 6-8 sessions.  This type of cardio not only burns calories while you are doing it, but it also increases your metabolism for up to 24 hours after.  That is working smarter NOT harder!
6. No starchy carbohydrates after 4pm - Starchy carbohydrates such as rice, potatoes, oatmeal, and bread are great sources of energy for your body.  However, if they are not utilized as fuel, they can be easily stored as fat.  This is why it is critical to cut them out, as you are winding down your day and getting ready to go to sleep.  By doing this, your body will not store new fat when you are sleeping and will also burn some of your current fat stores.   Another way to work SMARTER!
7. Love yourself, curves and all - Let's face it, the latest fad diets just don't deliver long-term weight loss results. You've got to start by honoring your body first, and then lose the extra weight that is bringing you down. Remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder; if you FEEL beautiful, you ARE beautiful.