25 Random Fat Loss Tips

1. Start your day off with a glass of water.  Then continue to drink water throughout the day aiming for a total amount of ounces that is equal to half your body weight.  For example if you weigh 180 lbs, aim for 90 oz. of water.
2. Eliminate calorie containing beverages.  Yep, that means more water and no alcohol.
3. Aim to get in at least three strength training sessions a week.
4. Strength training training sessions should be full-body routines.  
5. Stop wasting your time with crunches.  It takes about 22,000 crunches to burn one pound of body fat.  Make better use of your time.
6. Walk or run.  Don't jog.
7. Include a source of protein at every feeding opportunity.  
8. Your total protein intake should be close to 1gram of protein per pound of body weight.  You weigh 150lbs?  Get in 150g of protein a day.
9. Don't fear fat.  Eating fat is not going to make you fat.  Eating excess calories and carbohydrates will.
10. Speaking of carbs, "carbs must be earned".  The leaner you are, the more carbs you can have.
11. Foam roll, stretch and do a dynamic warm up.   You can't train if you're hurt.  You can't lose fat if you can't train.
12. Supplement with fish oil.  Aim to ingest at least 2-3 grams of EPA / DHA per day.
13. Get more sleep.  Aim to get in 7-8 hours of sleep each night.
14. Increase the intensity of your workouts, not the duration.
15. Eliminate grains.  Yes, you do not need bread.
16. Drink 2-3 cups of green tea per day.
17. Stop using the elliptical.  Walk into any commercial gym and look at the people who are using the ellipticals.  You will know what I mean.
18. Switch from plastic to glass.  Stop drinking from plastic water bottles and microwaving your foods in plastic containers.
19. Eat more vegetables.  Shocker, I know.
20. Supplement with at least 2,000 IU vitamin D per day.
21. Plan your meals and workouts in advance.  "You fail to plan, you plan to fail."
22. Forget about the scale.  Weight loss and fat loss are not the same thing.
23. When strength training keep your rest periods in the 30-60 second range.
24. Don't set a goal of running a 5k.  Set a goal of doing more chin ups or single leg squats.  Can't do a chin up or single leg squat?  Then that is your goal.
25. Pretend you never heard about: low weight / high rep strength training, doing "cardio" and low fat diets.