For most of us, losing weight is one of the biggest worry. Months and years go by struggling to shed off those extra pounds. What is the success rate? It’s not as much as we want it to be.
The main thing we forget trying to lose weight is that it doesn’t need to be a struggle. A balanced diet, which is what we often ignore, and a healthy dose of exercise can get you the ideal weight.
In this article, I will share some power charged tips to help you lose weight.
1) Don’t skip breakfast to lose weight.
Most professionals skip breakfast and the common reason is the lack of time. I understand but there is a reason why breakfast is called the most important meal. First, it jumpstarts our metabolic system and second, it gives us energy boost to see us throughout the day.
Therefore, try to have a wholesome breakfast meal.
2) Eat meals regularly.
Skipping meals isn’t called dieting. Most people assume that if you skip meals, you’re dieting and you lose weight. But, the fact is entirely the opposite. You gain weight if meals are skipped regularly. Therefore, have meals regularly. Try to have healthy foods like salads or fruits every 3-4 hours to keep burning calories.
3) Exercise 5 days a week.
A balanced diet won’t work if it’s not complemented by medium to high intensity exercise. Even if you take weight loss pills, they won’t help without exercises. Always remember that weight loss is propelled by great muscle power. The muscles break down the fat and we lose weight. The only way to get the desired % of body muscle is through exercise. Therefore, try to exercise at least five days a week. Start with cardio (aerobic) exercises and move to weight training.
4) Maintain a food journal to lose weight.
A study conducted by the University of North Carolina found that people who maintain food journal lost more weight than those who didn’t maintain one. Why? This is because it makes people conscious. Write down whatever you eat in the next 7 days and you’ll realise what you should and what you shouldn’t eat. You’ll realise which foods are fatty and therefore, to be avoided and which not. The study found that people who maintained food journals consumed fewer calories subsequently.
5) Get a buddy.
Healthy competition is good. Find someone who is interested to lose weight as you’re. Share notes and diet tips with each other. Compete in gym and keep a track of who is losing weight faster. This will automatically motivate you to work harder on your body.
6) Prefer water over soft drinks.
An average American consumes 245 calories a day from soft drinks. This adds 25 pounds to your body weight every year. Cut out soft drinks from your diet completely. They not only add to body weight but create a lot of other health issued. Instead, stick to water. Water is the best resource available to humans.
7) Eat when your stomach wants.
You’re really hungry only when the stomach starts rumbling. Everyone feels the strange sensation in stomach, which is telling you that it wants food. This is the only time you should ever reach out and eat something. We often let our emotions control what we are eating. Often, we eat out of frustration, nervousness, excitement or plain boredom. Don’t do this.
8) Don’t keep sitting always.
Modern jobs are mostly desk jobs, and sitting on that comfy chair for 8-10 hours daily doesn’t only make the bum fat but piles up the weight too at the most oddest of places. It makes you feel swollen and sluggish.
You can’t obviously change the nature of your work but you can slightly change the way you approach it. Make it a point not to sit at the desk for more than 45 minutes to one hour. Get up and stroll around or chat with colleagues for few minutes and then come back. Stretch the legs while sitting and maintain correct sitting posture.
9) Don’t eat white foods.
White foods like sugar and white flour contain simple carbohydrates and these carbohydrates makes you put on weight. It shoots up blood sugar drastically. A study of 74,000 women at Harvard founds that those who ate more than two servings of whole grains daily had 49% less chance of being overweight as compared to those who ate white foods.
10) Consume high-fiber foods.
You should consume high-fiber foods because they help you feel fuller for a long time. As such, you don’t feel like chomping foods all the time. Foods that are rich in fiber content are oats, brown rice, fruits, vegetables, pasta, beans, peas, lentils and wholegrain bread.
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This power charged tips will certainly help you lose weight. Losing weight isn’t a miracle. What you’re doing is aligning the body to its fullest potential and maintains a balanced weight. Hope for a healthy weight and great health.
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