Five
Easy Weight Loss Tips
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During the
slow molasses days of summer and the shivering days of
winter, we can find it’s not easy getting motivated to lose
weight.
No matter, here are some easy to adopt strategies that may
help you shed a few pounds or alternatively and even
better, gain some muscle and lose some fat.
Switch
to light. Choose lower fat or ‘light’
versions of mayonnaise, salad dressings, milk and cheese
products. Check the labels to make sure you’re actually
getting a reduced-fat product because ‘light’ can also mean
reduced salt or reduced calories, which are not necessarily
fat calories.
Add
in a walk or bike ride a few days a week.
For comfort, choose
cooler times in the morning and evenings to head out for a
jaunt. It’s important to keep in mind that you don’t have
to be an athlete that does extreme amounts of exercise to
be able to gain benefits from physical activity. Moderate
exercise, both in intensity and time, is very effective for
improving physical and mental health, as well as for
getting your fuel burning system up and running optimally.
Drink
water or other hydrating fluids. We often eat when we’re
thirsty; and in the heat of summer dehydration is quite
common. The
average
recommended daily water intake is around 2 litres. However,
if you’re active and/or it’s hot so you’re sweating more,
you’ll need to drink even more fluids than that.
Add
more fibre to your diet. Simple additions of beans,
fruits, vegetables, and whole grain breads and cereals to
your diet will help you to feel full, and they will also
help to keep your blood sugar level. This means you’ll
suffer fewer cravings and hunger pangs.
Include
some gentle stretches into your day. For inspiration look at how
agile cats naturally include relaxing and loosening
stretches into many of their daily movements. If you do the
same, eventually bringing your muscles back into a state of
relaxation and normal length, you’ll move easier, have less
pain, and you’ll likely have better balance, too. This
makes exercising a pleasure.
Try out a few consistently,
making sure to add in the walking or biking, and before you
know it you’ll be fitter, leaner, and much more
invigorated.
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