Lose weight healthy the fast way
July 25, 2009 by health1
Filed under Diet Tips to lose weight, Featured, Healthy Weight Loss
Yes, there is also such a thing, losing weight the healthy way in a fast way. Now don’t think this is the route to take every time, are true little lifestyle changes one at a time are the best way to go about it, but if you really want to fit in that skinny dress for that wedding two weeks down the road, there are a few things you can do starting now.
- Drink lots of water – You need to drink 8-10 glasses of water every day. But it has to be water, not juice. Sure, you can drink some nice sugar free juice, but that is in additional your ratio of water. You need to be hydrated at all time, and allow your kidneys to flush down the toxins that your body produces. For example, have 1 glass of water 15 minutes before your next meal. You will get full and eat less. How’s that for a nice trade-off and start to lose weight healthy the fast way?
- Eat 5 meals a day – What you do here is eat 3 regular meals and 2 or 3 small in between snacks. The most important meal of the day is breakfast. If you eat well (and healthy) for breakfast, you’ll be less hungry throughout the day. Also by eating regularly 5 times a day, you will not feel hungry in between meals and won’t have the urge to go down to the nearest shop and buy chips to keep you busy. Make sure your fridge is stacked full with healthy food, have plenty of salads, make soups instead of buying chips and burgers. This way your metabolism will increase and you will have more energy. If you go on a regular diet, your metabolism decreases and you will store the fat on your body.
- Eat salads and vegetables with every single meal and make fruits, such as apples part of your snack time – Salads and vegetables have no calories or hardly any, they make for good and yiummie side-dish, and you will get faster full, thus requiring to eat less calorie-full food. Two of your 5 meals can be fruit-snack time: eat an apple or two, eat a banana or an orange. You will not crave for any sweets until your next regular meal.
- Exercise - join a gym or workout at home. You need 30 minutes cardio exercises every day. Any of these is good for you to get started with:walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, etc. But don’t just sit at home as a couch potato, as that will only make you more depressed when you go on that scale and you see you haven’t actually lost a gram!
- Keep a food journal – Food journals are important because you can track your progress at any time. And if you are working with a dietitian, they can always review it and suggest improvements to your food intake. Also when you skip dinner, make a habit to measure your waist the next morning. You will what a motivator it is to see that your waist becomes just a bit smaller! You’ll be that much more eager to skip the next dinner, and the next…There is a reason why they say that while breakfast is the most important meal of the day, dinner is the least and most of the times it’s best to be skipped entirely.
Follow these simple steps to lose weight healthy the fast way. If you’re a bit overweight, in just two weeks you might be able to fit in your new wedding dress. But you need to have a willingness to try it and keep at it.