Rapid Weight Loss - Free Weight Loss Secrets

Have you been wondering how to get rid of the excess weight that's lounging leisurely around your mid-section? Well here are the tips and tricks that the slim and fit use, religiously in that, to stay fit and healthy.

1. Quit Junk Food: have you ever seen any healthy person chow down on junk food? Ever seen athletes promote or even go near junk food? Ever wonder why? I'll tell you why, junk is just that...junk! From causing dehydration, to slowing down the metabolism to increasing the risks of diseases like heart attack, diabetes, etc, we have junk food and the likes to thank for all this. If you want to snack, get into the habit of eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Salads are excellent snacks and with olive oil dressings, you will feel full and energetic. Consider the vending machine your mortal enemy, chips, pretzels, cheese balls, the works. You will not only lose weight, you'll improve your immune system as you replace the junk with nutrition.

2. No Soft Drinks: soft drinks are another health hazard. They may be drinks, but they cause dehydration in the body as well as raise blood sugar levels. When thirsty, go back to the basics, water and fresh juices.

3. Drink lots of water: start drinking more water. If thus far, your life has revolved around soft drinks, it's time to find renewed health and well being in natures elixir. No matter what you may hear or read by advertisers, water really has no surrogate. A healthy adult requires at least 8 glasses of water a day, while an extra 8 ounces should be taken for every 25 pounds of excess weight.

4. Drink Green Tea: taking a cup of green tea, freshly brewed daily is a great way to cleanse your body of toxins as well as lose weight. Not only will green tea help you lose weight, it's great for the skin too. You'll be losing weight and glowing at the same time, not many diets can accomplish that.

5. Eat Breakfast: because of the constraints on our time, the temptation to skip the morning meal is great. But this is a grave health mistake. While we sleep, our body keeps its longest fast. The metabolism slows down. To get the energy pumping throughout our body, we need to eat breakfast. People who eat breakfast are more active and eat less at lunch, hence gain less weight than the breakfast skippers.

6. Exercise: fat burning exercises are collectively referred to as cardio exercises. The reason is that these strengthen the heart and lungs, improve the circulations and speed up the metabolism. You get a stronger pumping ticker, and you lose weight. For healthy weight loss, a vigorous exercise routine for 30 minutes a day 5 times a week should be followed. Keep your body well hydrated. Outdoor cardio workouts like cycling, running, hiking, swimming, etc are great for weight loss and toning of the body. Don't go straight for very intense exercise straight away, try to start off slowly and then gradually build your stamina.

7. Balanced Diet: finally, overhaul your diet. Having an unbalanced diet will lead to increase in weight. It also weakens the body's immune system and places the body at greater health risks. When your diet doesn't supply the body with the essential nutrients, the consequent deficiencies lead to complex diseases. Health professionals recommend taking 35-40% of protein in the daily diet. Fats come second, around 25-30% of the diet, but these don't include greasy fast food or French Fries. The healthiest fats come from natural foods such as olive oil or avocado oils. Carbohydrates, especially the refined simple kind, should be kept low as they are the first line of nutrients the body converts to energy and then fat. For vitamins and minerals, visits nature's pharmacy...fresh fruits and vegetables. Focus on NOT turning to multivitamin pills.

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