How to Lose Weight With a Free Diet & Exercise Plan

If you are considering going on a diet, you may want some help and advice on how to do it. While you may be looking for a program, you may not want to spend the money on commercial diet programs. Commercial dieting programs can be expensive. Many weight loss and exercise programs are available for free that can help you achieve your goals.

Instructions

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Visit your doctor. Talk with them about what a healthy weight for you would be and measures you need to take to get there. Discuss what type of exercise is best for you. In addition, talk with your doctor on calculating what you body mass index is and steps that can be taken to decrease it. While you are at the doctor's office, write down your weight.

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Calculate how many calories you need to consume in order to lose weight. A resource to help you with this is MyPyramid.gov. This government-owned website is free and will help you in determining you daily caloric intake.

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Create a diet plan that will help you track your calories and nutrition intake. Many free websites are similar to paid weight loss programs such as Weight Watchers. Some that are free are MyPyramid Menu Planner, Free Online Health and My Fitness Pal. Links to these websites are listed in the Resources section. If you do not have a computer or Internet connection at home, visit your local library. Most libraries will provide you access to a computer and Internet connection.

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Look through your television channels to see if there are exercise shows that would be a good fit with your exercise program, based on the discussion you had with your doctor. If they are on while you are at work or unavailable, record them through a digital video recording (DVR) feature or use another method such as a VCR.

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Browse the video collection at your local library if you do not have channels that feature exercise programs. Many libraries allow you to check out videos for free.