After thirty minutes of working out, you run to your bag, pull out a small box full of cookies and start to eat. Then, on your way back home you stop by a store and have a drink. You will lose nothing but time. You’re just wasting your time going in and out of the gym, and the extra pounds will stay where they are. Here is the solution that will help you lose the last ten pounds easily and smoothly, three steps that will melt the pounds that have been stuffed in your body for a long time.

The first step: set a separation period between your meal and exercise:

At least forty-five minutes between eating and exercising will provide your body with the energy it needs to undergo the right workout. A light snack of 500 calories may be enough to punch the extra pounds from your body when you go to gym.

Getting some nutrition in the forms of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, as consumed in the exercise process, will stimulate the metabolism and burn the extra calories. The most critical nutrient form is carbohydrates, for it gives us huge amounts of energy.

If you do this regularly, you will always have a good stimulation process that keeps your metabolism rate high, and every extra calorie that enters your body will burn.

The second step: water is the secret of all beautiful bodies:

The water content of your body has to be 80%. When you exercise for thirty minutes, you lose about two pounds of water. It is so essential that the body be able to compensate for the lost water. Adjusting to this will allow you to increase the workout time from thirty to sixty minutes, which will shorten the time period for the ten-pound loss. You will feel a notable difference through the effort you make, as your workout will go much more smoothly when you drink enough water. If for some reason you don't provide your body with the water it needs while you’re exercising, drink large amounts of water after you finish your workout. You’ll have more water in your body than you need, but it will give you the feeling of satiety, which will help you to wait patiently for the next meal.

The third step: set another separation period between the time you finished working out and the next meal:

If you so hungry after a workout that you cannot wait to eat, you are more likely to overindulge. Therefore, make it a daily routine to eat a meal, not immediately after your exercise, but within forty-five minutes. The most vital nutrient that your body needs in here is protein. Since your body will be in the midst of a rebuilding phase, protein is the best choice to support this.

If you follow those three simple steps for the next three weeks, you will be able to lose the ten pounds easily, almost as if you did it with little or no effort.

Keep the pre- and post-exercise meals with you in the gym bag, making certain you are always on the track.

Now that you know exactly what to do to free yourself from the ten pounds, what are you waiting for? Go lose the extra pounds; it is time to make a difference.

Kimberly Hinton