Easy Shortcuts To Help You Lose Weight
The first month of 2015 is quickly approaching. As usual, many of the resolutions are to lose weight and be healthy. Now some of you are probably slacking and sitting on your butt doing the same old things you've been doing for the past 10 years. Get going! For the others that have been giving it an honest try, you may be asking yourself, "Why can't I lose weight?". You have been in the gym and doing what you think is right but still don't see the results you
hoped for. First off, stay calm and remind yourself, it does not happen over night. Keep up the work and it will happen. On the other hand, there are a few things you can adjust to make your goal get here faster. Some of these may sound familiar to you. If so, then that means maybe you should be doing them.
hoped for. First off, stay calm and remind yourself, it does not happen over night. Keep up the work and it will happen. On the other hand, there are a few things you can adjust to make your goal get here faster. Some of these may sound familiar to you. If so, then that means maybe you should be doing them.
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- Drink more water - Yes, you here it all the time, but the fact remains that water does help. The body is notorious for sending false information to your brain. What often happens is when you are dehydrated, your body sends mixed messages often leading to you thinking you are hungry. Also, water makes you feel full faster. Drink a bottle 15 minutes before you eat and see how hungry you really are.
- Sleep - Your body really does need proper sleep. Your hormones run according to the way you treat them. When you relax and get appropriate sleep, they inform your metabolism when to kick on and off. Lack of sleep drives the body crazy and doesn't know when to go into fat burn mode and when to sit back and store fat to the body since it doesn't know when the next meal is.
- Coffee - Indeed, coffee is a great tool to weight loss. We don't mean that pumpkin spice latte or mocha from your local coffee spot either. Limit the sugar and cream intake when drinking coffee. Yes, the caffeine is what helps. However, don't think the caffeine is the only trick and shortcut yourself to taking caffeine pills. The acidity in coffee helps break down fatty acids in the blood stream which help you train harder as well as suppress your appetite.
- Protein and Fiber - Plain and simple. These two things simply keep your stomach full after a meal. Try one serving of protein and fiber during meals and stay full to keep you from snacking all day. Because we know what your "snacking" typically consists of.
- Less Gym Time - Sound weird? Actually, your muscles have a "memory". Many people head to the gym daily and run or bike for 45 minutes everyday thinking they're achieving greatness. If you're training for a marathon, then maybe you are. However, your body recognizes what its doing and will work according to what it expects is about to happen. Basically your body takes the high powered engine and puts it in Prius gas saver mode. Working out in short intervals at high speed will shock your muscles into working. Its less violent than it sounds. Go high speed for 10-15 minutes on that bike or treadmill. Your brain will tell your muscles to wake up and go to work.
- No Alcohol - Sighs...Okay, you don't have to give up drinking. However, give up all alcohol for just a month. Many alcohols contain a lot of sugar, but also dehydrate you (see drink more water). Just a month of alcohol free exercise has helped many people lose as much as 20 pounds in that month. After the month is over, include alcohol back into you life gradually to let your body know how to break it down.
- 9pm Cut-off - Just don't do it. It used to be 6pm, but with the busy lives we live, many of us don't eat dinner until later. Late night and after dinner snacking just pushes your calories over the edge. We intake our daily calorie limit (most of us exceed it) by dinner time. Late night snacking typically adds an extra 250-750 of unnecessary calories a day.
