Helpful Weight Loss Tips
Michalis "BIG Mike" Kotzakolios
Kotzakoliou, SSA

Introduction

Want to get fit and lose some weight? Tired of struggling to stick to your diet and exercise regimen? There is a good chance that by following few potent weight loss tips you can get far improved results. Weight loss typically occurs, by expending more calories than one consumes. Thus a strict but balanced low-calorie diet, along with increased physical activity is the most ideal combination to combat obesity. Add some useful weight loss tips to this technique, and you will soon be on your way to being slim and fit.

Here are some of the most effective weight loss tips to help you get (or stay) on track to a healthier, better-looking body:

1. Drink ice water. The simplest of the weight loss tips, it helps body burns up to 40 calories just by turning up its metabolism in order to warm the water.

2. Have an early dinner so that you have an hour or two to take a short walk after dinner. In between meals, when you feel like eating something, reach out for a glass of water that will make you feel fuller soon.

3. One of the effective weight loss tips is while cooking, lower the heat so that you can use less oil. Cut down on the use of hot, spicy foods. In fact, it would be much wiser to eliminate them from your diet.

4. Better to eat the fruit itself than drink the juice as this gives more fibre content to your diet. Never skip your breakfast. Otherwise you will end up overeating at the next meal. The French have a saying, “Eat breakfast like a King, Lunch like a Prince, and Supper like a Pauper”. No matter how much we hate the French, they do have a point. We usually eat our largest meals towards the end of the day, lazing around on the couch watching television. Common logic applies to these weight loss tips: If you load on fuel or food, when the day’s work is complete, the resultant effect is more calorie intake, and no expend.

5. One of the very helpful weight loss tips is, drink plenty of water and consume low calorie beverages. These will stave off hunger, and sometimes what we often think is hunger is, in fact, thirst. Learn to recognize physical hunger. Warm liquids like tea or coffee without sugar give your stomach a feeling of fullness. However, coffee, tea and soda are stimulants that energize you quickly and then let you crash. It is therefore essential that you take an equal amount of ice water after the caffeine drink.

6. Compared to bread or cereals, it is safer to have potatoes. Bread is twice as fattening as potatoes (but not fried potatoes, of course). When you feel hungry in between meals, reach out for fruit.

7. Green leafy vegetables, juicy fruits and wholesome grains constitute a natural diet, one that is healthy and nutritious. Keep vegetables like carrots and cucumber always at hand. Such foods do not contain high calories but can yet satiate your appetite.

8. Sometimes, a person on a strict diet develops acidity, headache, body-ache, nausea, vomiting etc. During the course of dieting carbohydrate intake is reduced considerably and consequently the fat accumulated in the body begins to dissolve. This causes ketosis, which is responsible for these symptoms. Ketosis can be avoided by consuming large quantities of fresh vegetables, fruits and water.

Conclusion

Reducing excess fat is essential not only for improving your physique/figure and appearance, but also for overall good health. By following the above-mentioned weight loss tips, coupled with a sensible diet, lifestyle changes and daily exercise, you can effectively combat obesity, and stay young and fit.