I know I’ll lose more weight by getting a workout than reading an ebook but here’s an interesting tidbit I picked up from one some weeks ago: losing weight is more about changing your food choices than doing a lot of exercise.

Okay, first off, I’m no fitness expert so I can’t say that this will hold true for everybody. If you’re looking for a fast way to lose belly fat, you may have to try a few things before you find what will work for you.

But as I observed my body for the past two weeks, I learned that the statement above did hold true for me. Once I changed my eating habits, I started to lose the inches. Drinking my Herbalife shakes made eating healthy a no brainer because all I had to was blend one everyday and that’s it. I didn’t have to count calories or to fumble with recipes for healthy meals (I did try though).

One thing I did was to find out what the fit foods are so I can eat them for my regular meals. For lunch, we’ve been eating variations of wheat bread sandwiches. Other times, I’d have a vegetable viand with brown rice.Then I’ll have small packs of almonds or cashew nuts for snacks.

I do have the occasional chocolate mini – bar, but on most days I am pretty smart about what I eat. And I’m trying to keep it that way.

So if you’ve been trying to lose weight but you’ve yet to see results, try starting with what you eat. No I’m not telling you to diet, just try to avoid the common fat foods like white rice, white bread and pork and replace them with fit foods.

Try to focus on eating smart first then when you start losing a few inches, amp it up with a simple exercise like walking or running. If it works for you, then just keep doing it until you reach your fitness goal. As always, the most important thing is do something, take action and you’ll see results.  :)