Losing weight need not be the result of extensive weight loss programs that are sold on the internet. By adhering to sound health principles, you can watch the pounds melt right off of you. The trick is to know what to do and what not as well eating right. Here' how you can get amazing weight loss if you just make the right eating choices and change your lifestyle for a healthier one.
Instead of wanting to lose fat and weight instantly by following fad diets, consider this; a fad diet deprives your body of nutrition and basically causes weight loss by eliminating water retention and in some cases loss of muscle mass as well. Fat stored in the body is not that easy to burn that you can expect to see it go away in a few days, gradual declines may begin but elimination takes time. Losing muscle mass is dangerous especially if your percentage of muscle mass in the body is low to begin with. So focus on achieving long term success that's also maintainable. Here's how you get yourself started on a free weight loss program, if you notice some of the tips here will actually be saving you money as well.
1. Bye Bye Junk Food: Junk food is a waste of your and money. Nothing wastes your body faster. Get serious about losing weight and cut junk food from your diet all together. 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 More Soft Drinks: soft drinks and sodas are sugar and acid guns waiting to take a shot at your body. They may be called 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: the majority of health problems that people face these days are caused primarily from not drinking enough water. No matter what you may hear or read by advertisers, water really has no surrogate. It is THE healthiest drink ever! 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: freshly brewed green tea, taken daily is a tried and successful weight loss trick. 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: just like the number of people who don't give water a lot on importance in their lives, a growing number of people are skipping breakfast too. Another 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: to have healthy weight loss and maintain in the long term, you absolutely must have an exercise routine. For burning the fat, 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.
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