Fast weight loss

Many people need to lose some weight, that’s a fact.  Walk around where people gather, you’ll notice the fat.  Don’t laugh.  Unfortunately you’re likely to see it in the mirror too.  If your goal is fast weight loss, keep these simple things in mind to lose the pounds quickly and safely.

Skipping meals is one of the first things people often try when they want to lose weight.  It makes sense, right, cut out the calories by eating one fewer meal.  Fewer calories means losing weight, right?  Yes, but skipping meals is a mistake, not the right way to reduce calories.  When you skip meals your body goes into starvation mode.  It starts to retain fat to counteract what it perceives as a shortage of food.  When you skip meals you’ll end up hungrier at the next meal.  The result is binge eating.  Skipping a meal plus binge eating, then, will likely result in eating more calories and the body gaining even more weight from those calories than normally.  It’s the worst of both worlds.  Don’t skip meals.

Have a plan on how much to eat.  It’s called portion control and it’s as important as eating the right foods.  Too much of even a healthy food will still result in weight gain.  Portion control isn’t easy when large portions are so common.  Restaurants and even most people in home cooking serve portions far larger than needed.  Sources such as the FDA list recommended daily allowances.  If you must eat out, keep portion size in mind.  You’ll likely have to cut down on what a restaurant serves.

Replace white foods such as white bread, white rice and sugar with whole grain foods.  Whole grains are lower in fat and higher in nutrients.  The fiber in whole grains helps you become full faster, and feel fuller longer.  Also whole grains contain many nutrients that are often lacking in people’s diets.

Drink more water.  Drink it instead of juices and sodas which add about 90,000 calories to the average person’s diet each year.  Drink water between meals too.  The goal is 8 glasses of water each day.  It’s easily possible.  Drinking water also promotes health in general by keeping you well hydrated and cool.

In order to maintain proper blood sugar eat healthy snacks between meals since the body needs food every three to four hours.  Healthy snacks also help control eating at meal times.

Fast weight loss isn’t impossible with a little knowledge and planning.  Keep these things in mind and pretty soon you’ll see a slimmer you when you look into a mirror.

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