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I and my closest family circle noticed the rapid weight loss as early as four days of doing the things that I'll be mentioning in this post. Now, I'm not here to tell you that you'll also lose weight as fast as I did, well, you may, but who knows? What's important is that YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT FAST. I am not a dietitian, however, these tips were obtained from my constant research and definitely worked for me.
Let's head on to the tips.
1. Drink a glass of COLD water after waking up
I mean right after you mumug (wash your mouth). This speeds up the body's metabolism rate by 30%. Our friend, metabolism, is our body's ability to burn calories. If you have a high metabolism, you are most likely not to gain weight (or fast, to say the least).
2. Drink a glass of water before each meal
It'll fill your stomach even before you munch on your food, so, you'll end up not eating a lot on your meal.
3. Eat breakfast an hour after waking up
Eating early will help keep your insulin and blood sugar levels regulated while kick-starting your metabolism.
4. Eat until you're 80% full
How can you tell? It's when you feel that you've had enough already, then stop eating. Sometimes, we tend to go overboard, keeps on eating, especially when the food's really good. Errrrr... I was guilty of this. Our stomach is a flexible muscle; its original size is about a closed fist but it expands when it's filled with a lot of food. When it's expanded, you'll also need a bunch of food just to feel that you've had enough.
5. Eat frequently
These are small, frequent meals to stabilize sugar levels. Once your sugar levels are stabilized, you won't crave something sugary. I personally eat five times in a day (3 meals, 2 snacks) and I find that it helps me to control my proportions.
6. Eat on a smaller plate
They say that the safe size would be as small as a hand. This will trick your brain that you have a lot of food on your plate when in fact, you only have small proportions. Thus, you'll not feel that you've deprived yourself. And please, refrain from refilling your plate. It'll defeat the purpose of weight loss.
7. Only eat rice during breakfast
Since I am a Filipino (and proud of it), I cannot fully go away from eating rice. I grew up loving rice and consider it as a staple part of my meal each day, however, rice is not "weight loss friendly". So, I tamed myself to cut down my rice intake each day--- from three times, to only having it once. Don't totally cut off carbs in your diet because the body will stop burning carbs (which you may obtain from other food) and stores it in the body. Hello, body fat! Anyway, for lunch and dinner, I would usually have fruits, viand or hard-boiled egg.
8. Snack on healthy food
Ditch the white bread, soda, chips and exchange for fruits, vegetables or hard-boiled egg. I personally like eating wheat crackers and oatmeal cookies just to provide a variety.
9. Stay away from white food (bad carbohydrates)
"White food" is artificial carbohydrates which makes it bad; examples are white bread, pasta etc. Go for something that has wheat instead of "white".
10. Ditch soda/pop/carbonated drink
One regular sized bottle of soda contains at least twelve spoonfuls of sugar. Yes! So imagine if you drink multiple times of soda in a day. Soda contributes to bloating and getting rid of it will do your tummy a huge favor. I used to be a heavy drinker of soda and I admit that letting go of it was a struggle for me. What I did was to drink water every time I crave for soda; finally got over the craving and water is soooo good for the body, too!
11. Cut down artificial sugar
It's a no brainer what artificial sugar can do to our body--- it causes diabetes, it makes you hyperactive and advocates obesity. This is one of the things that I had to let go too because I used to love mi chocolates (how about one bar of Snickers a day?). However, since I've been doing things that enable me to stabilize my blood sugar level (refer above), it wasn't as hard as I expected it to be. Now, I turn to my fruits and honey for natural sugar.
12. Drink Green tea
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a potent extract of green tea; it increases the rate of the fat burned in the body. This targets the abdominal fat and stabilizes our energy levels; stabilized energy levels means a stabilized sugar level which in turn prevents binge eating. It is recommended to drink three cups in a day.
13. Exercise
I have to credit my faster weight loss to exercise. You're probably saying "arrrghhh... exercise??? I have no time!" I used to have this as an excuse too but to be honest, it'll always be an excuse. We have been given 24 hours in a day and allotting an hour can make a huge difference! If you have to exercise at night time when you get home from work, school, kids are asleep etc. then go ahead. You can even break it down to, say, 20 minutes in the morning, 20 in the afternoon and 20 in the evening. There's no 'proper' time to exercise, it depends on your preference or convenience. Why do we need to exercise? It helps to build lean muscles; when you have lean muscles it will lead you to obtain a higher metabolism rate. It boosts health, energy and happiness level.
14. Have a cheat/treat day
YOLO! 'You Only Live Once' so we should give ourselves a chance to enjoy life's little pleasures. Although you're on the process of losing weight, it won't hurt if you have a day for some cakes, chocolates, pasta etc. It is recommended to have a certain day for it because you're programming your mind for a routine. My treat day is every Saturday and I would usually go to my favorite coffee shop, hang out for a long time reading books/writing/internet surfing while I devour a combination of coffee, frappe and cakes. Nevertheless, I remain mindful of my proportions and I make sure that I burn the calories that I ate when I get home.
Do you have some more tips to share on weight loss? Please leave those at the comments section below!
Good luck on your journey to a fitter body and a healthier lifestyle!
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