It is getting warm and we are wearing fewer clothes.
Also, it's common that many of us gain a few pounds during the winter as we are often outdoors far less and far less active.
Winter food also tends to be hearty and full of calories.
Add all these and many of us are bigger than we want! Here are 7 tips to slim down for summer and the more revealing clothes most of us will naturally wear.
1) Get started today.
Eat something healthy, do some exercise, or start a formal diet or exercise program immediately.
Summer will be here before you know it.
2) Get rid off unhealthy food.
Throw away junk food in your home and office.
Remove temptations as much as possible.
3) If you are a snacker, and nothing is wrong with snacking, have healthy low calorie snacks around.
For example I eat lots of apples and carrots, but if I don't have any I'll grab a bag of chips without even thinking about it.
4) You will need to exercise or at least be active to lose weight, and that's easy in the spring.
I tend to garden in the spring and that burns calories.
I'm also more likely to walk, I start riding my bike, and I might even go for the occasional run.
Friends also try to get me to play pick up basketball and softball games.
You may not feel like going to the gym with this warm weather, but being active is simple.
And if it's cold and raining, the gym is always a decent option.
5) You will need to eat less and healthier, period.
I find this easier in spring by having lots of the fresh fruits and veggies that are available.
However you do it, you will need to cut down.
See tip 6 too.
6) Spring and summer means grilling, and although I love steaks, hamburgers, and cheeseburgers, there are other delicious and healthy alternatives.
Chicken, turkey burgers, and skewers of veggies are all things I've grilled in the last week, and even the children liked them.
I can't wait to start grilling corn on the cob too.
7) You may not want to hear this, but a positive attitude works wonders.
Think, "It is spring, I'll naturally and easily lose weight if I work at it," and that's likely to be true.
Spring is the easiest and perhaps the most important time of the year to slim down.
Hopefully these 7 tips will motivate and help you!