Keep your body hydrated to lose weight fast

Walking or brisk walking to be specific is an intense form of workout that gets rid of weight.  However, you lose more than calories you also lose water. Therefore, always make sure you have drinking water available in and around the walking area. Or-else, carry your own bottle! 

The matter of fact here is - you always need to keep your body hydrated. Remember, walking is an exercise responsible for a variety of body related benefits. For example, it helps you to shed weight, fights depression, spruce up your energy and fitness level and even facilitate proper pumping of blood throughout the body. Staying hydrated will only catalyze these impacts. So, walk and drink plenty of water to witness the best possible results.

Eat Slowly

The more slowly you eat the less food you'll consume. It takes time for your brain to recognize you're satisfied. Use a teaspoon instead of a soup spoon and it takes longer to eat. A salad fork holds less food than a dinner fork so use a salad fork most of the time.

Adjust Your Plate Size

The tendency is to fill our plates full, so trick yourself and use a smaller plate. Studies have shown that people judge how much food they've eaten by the size of the plate and how full it is. They feel satisfied on less food piled on a smaller plate, than the same amount of food on a big plate. Changing your plate size can lead to easy weight loss. Use a salad plate for your dinner plate and you'll automatically eat less. Use a small bowl instead of a soup bowl and you'll cut calories. The same trick works with drinks. A squat short glass may hold more liquid than a tall skinny one but most people will think they've drunk more when drinking out of the taller glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice before pouring in your drink and save even more calories. Free report Tips to Lose weight fast

Sugar free and low fat doesn't necessarily mean low calorie

Many of the sugar free snacks contain as many, if not more, calories than their counterparts. Low fat might mean sugar and starches have been added to make up for the lost flavor and creaminess from the fat. Read the labels to make sure you're getting what you think you're getting. Sometimes it's better to use a lesser amount of the original food than the usual amount of the low fat or sugar free substitute.

Always put food on a plate

Put food on a plan, a real plate, not a paper plate, and eat at the table. You'll be amazed at how much food you consume away from meal times or on the run. It's easy to down a bag of potato chips eating in front of the TV. Or you're hungry so you grab a leftover chicken leg and eat it over the sink. You're late for work so you reach for a donut to have with your latte as you drive. Don't eat unless you're sitting down at the table with a plate in front of you. You'll feel silly putting chips and dip on a lunch plate, so silly you probably won't do it. Putting all the food on plates and eating at the table makes you aware of how much you're eating and when. Seeing all the dirty plates in the sink can motivate you not to eat.

What you drink counts in your calories for the day

It's easy to forget that fruit juice, sodas, sweetened ice tea, and café mocha, all add up. Water is always your best bet as a refreshing drink. Add a slice of lemon or lime for flavor. Or a crushed strawberry, a few raspberries or a peach slice. You can keep a pitcher of ice water on your desk, or kitchen counter and it will remind you to drink more. Keep single serving bottles in the freezer to grab on your way out. Put the bottled water in front of the juice, milk, and sodas and you'll be tempted to drink the water instead of the other liquids. Just cutting out two sodas a day can significantly drop your calorie count.

Lose belly fat

Increase your intake of fat, but not just any fat. Research has shown that a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids leads to weight loss, better health, and more energy. The American diet is stuffed full of trans fat and saturated fats but light when it comes to omega-3 fatty acids. You can increase your consumption of these fats by adding fish to your diet such as salmon, herring, and tuna. Omega-3 is also found in olive oil, nuts and seeds. A mere 6 grams of Omega-3 can lead to weight loss, including belly fat, without any other change in diet. Two tablespoons of ground flaxseed provides 3.5 grams just by itself. Sprinkle flaxseed on cereal, sandwiches and salads. It has a nutty taste. One tablespoon of flaxseed oil provides all you need and more, 7.3 grams. Use flaxseed oil as a substitute for olive oil in salad dressing, or use a half flaxseed oil and half olive oil mixture. Supplements work as well. Take the supplements before each meal.


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