9 Tips To Help You Loss Weight
1. Stick With Water
Sports drinks, juices, and fruit smoothies all contain at least 100 calories most likely more than that. Those calories don't satisfy you like food calories do either. These along with sodas and other drinks are high in sodium and carbohydrates. Which trick your body into retaining water, in which case will make you puff out.
Try to only drink water, black coffee, and green tea. If you MUST add something to your coffee or tea try an organic all natural sugar, and try to put in as little as possible, or you can add some honey. For the water there are so many options I personally love adding lemon, plus it adds as a detox for your body. You can also add mint leaves or fruit.
2. Bye, Bye White Bread & Pasta
Cut out ALL white rice, pasta, and sandwich breads and rolls. This will slim you quick, white breads and pastas are made with simple carbohydrates, which cause bloating. Simple carbs digest quickly, leaving you hungry and more likely to over eat. Stick with whole grain, and I mean it needs to say 100% whole grain. There is so much more health benefits in whole grain breads and tons more fiber.
Go a step fruther and try no bread. Instead of having bread with a meal swap it for something healthier, so instead of a chicken sandwich throw some veggies in and have a chicken salad. Turn chips 'n' dip into carrotts 'n' dip. Veggies are made up of complex carbs which digest slower and keep you fuller longer, and they also help to flush out toxins from the body.
3. Get Active For At Least 30 Minutes
Any workout that gets the heart rate up burns calories. Try a spinning class, kickboxing class, or try a boot camp. Chances are if you pay for it then you'll be more likely to show up. Just doing 30 minutes of exercise burns 200-300 calories, just think of how much you can burn in an hour. HIIT workouts are also great choices they not only burn calories, you can do them in 30 minutes and they tone the whole body.
Weight lifting is also great to get into, I promise it won't make you big! It not only will help you "tone" up. But the more muslce you have the more calories your going to burn. Also after a weight lifting session your body will continue to burn calories for up to an hour longer than a cardio workout. How awesome is that.
4. Make One Food Sacrifice
Cutting out just one indulgence a week such as those chips your have with lunch or that dessert your eat after dinner, will subtract hundreds of calories from your diet, which means less flab. Pretty soon you won't even be craving those treats anymore. It takes 21 days to break a habit, so instead of those chips grab some cucumbers, and instead of that sweet treat after dinner try some greek yogurt.
5. Have A Ball
I have a stability ball that I sit on while I'm at work, since I do have a desk job like most Americans. I knew that sitting in those office chairs wasn't good for not only my back but my posture. Sitting on a stability ball forces you to use your core, you have to clench your abs to keep yourself from rolling around and sitting up right. So this not only is good for you core but it'll also burn calories while your working!
6. Eat 8 Fruits & Veggies A Day
This may sound like a hard task, but if your listening and your going to throw those chips and sweets out, then this should be no problem! Start with breakfast have a banana or apple with your oatmeal. For a snack before lunch have some cucumbers or an oranges. At lunch (which is where I like to pack a ton of veggies in) make a plate up of your favorite veggies and dip them in hummus. For your afternoon snack grab a bowl of blueberries and strawberries, and then at dinner time finish off with some more veggies.
I know it sounds like a lot, but it's really not hard and once you start doing it, your body starts to crave those fruits and veggies. Plus you'll feel more energized and you'll be getting all your vitamins and keeping your body happy.
7. Eat More Fiber
Fiber not only is great for keeping you fuller longer, we also know it normalizes bowel movements, it lowers cholesterol levels, helps control blood sugar levels, and guess what it adds in achieving healthy weight.
You can add it to just about anything, pick up some Flax Seed and throw it in your oatmeal in the morning or into a dinner dish. It's also good in greek yogurt and in granola. It'll help wittle away that belly fat.
8. Plan Your Meals
Monday night is my meal prep night, but most people choose Sunday. Make sure your stocked up on food storage bins. Prepping your meals for the week will help you to stay on track you won't have any excuess to not eat right.
When I get home from the grocery store I wash and cut up all my fruits and put them in big bowels on the top shelf in the fridge, that way they are right there and ready to go when I want some, less hassle means your more likely to eat it when you want something quick. I also wash and get all my veggies ready too. I cook all my chicken and turkey along with any veggies or quinoa that I'm going to eat with it. Most the time I like to make actual meals, like zucchini lasagna that'll last me about 3 days. I also buy cans of tuna so I can grab one when I'm in a rush. Buy smart and cook smart, this is what'll make the difference in lossing weight. What you're eating is the most important thing when it comes to being healthy and fit.
9. Stick To It
You did it you hit your goal weight, you're so happy with yourself. You ate all the right foods and did all the workouts. But now what? You stick with it, like I said this is a lifestyle it's not something you ever stop. Once you get to that place, you keep going. There is always room for improvement. Don't go back to eating those chips and fast food. No you stay on track.
This doesn't mean you can never have another cookie or hamburger, sure you can. It's just not an everyday occurrence. You eat these "bad" foods in moderation. I like to choose one meal a week that I can eat whatever I want (most the time it's something sweet) but that one meal will help to keep you on track. Instead of dragging through and thinking that you're missing out, save it for the "cheat meal". Try to keep it on the same day too, that way it's only once a week. Sometimes you won't even want to take it or you'll actually want something healthy, once you start seeing results you get addicted and want to see more. And remember one bad meal won't make you unhealthy just like one good meal won't make you healthy.
Remember You've Always Been Beautiful. Now You're Just Deciding To Be Healthier, Fitter, Faster & Stronger. Remember that.
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