Thursday, December 10, 2009

8 Fast Ways To Lose Weight

Ways To Lose Weight

1 Use Organic And Increase Your Fruit And Vegetable Intake

When shopping buy organic ingredients and up your fruit and vegetable intake.

2 Drinks

Eliminate alcohol, fizzy drinks, and caffeine. Drink Green tea loaded with antioxidants and make sure you get plenty of fresh water – 2 litres a day. Water will flush out your system and is known to help speed up the fat burning process. Also, as many hunger pangs we get are thirst pangs, this will keep appetite in check.

3 Eliminate Processed Foods

Such as burgers and pizzas, and get more good carbohydrates, such as oats, brown rice, and jacket potatoes to ensure that your blood sugar levels are kept even and you have plenty of energy.

4 Get Good Fats

We all need good fats—they‘re vital to our health and vitality. They will protect against illness, support the immune system, and make your skin, hair, and nails look better. The best way to get them is from oily fish, such as mackerel,salmon,sardines,herrings, and olive oil. Make sure you get 3 - 5 servings a week, and take a fish oil capsule daily.

5 Up Your Intake of Lean Protein

Lean protein provides an immediate satiety factor—it keeps you full for longer periods. It also prevents insulin spikes that lead to energy falls and sugar cravings. It maintains muscle mass, which is crucial in the fat-burning process. At least 20 – 30% of daily calories should be lean protein. Get it by eating: Cottage cheese, low fat yogurt, skimmed milk, egg whites, fish, shrimp prawns, skinless chicken, turkey, beef, lentils, fish, kidney beans, tofu, and soy products.


6 Eat Fibre

This keeps food moving through your bowel. Just limewater, fibre-rich foods bulk you up and makes you feel full. The average person could lose around 10 pounds per year just by doubling their fibre intake. The average person consumes about 8g per day; this should be increased to 25g per day. It’s found only in plant foods and our bodies are unable to digest it so it’s simply eliminated. In the process it cuts calories by attaching to some of the protein and fat that you eat along the way, eliminating that as well. Finally, fibre-rich foods are normally low in calories and filling, so eating more of them means you’re eating fewer calories and consuming fewer calories from other foods. Start your day with a high-fibre cereal and keep eating fibre throughout the day. Good choices include: strawberries, apples, figs, and chickpeas, potatoes with skins, broccoli, brown rice, beans, and nuts.

7 Eat Regularly

Eat breakfast so that you don‘t suffer hunger pangs later in the day. Your body has been without food for 8 – 10 hours so fuel it and set yourself up for the day.

8 Portion Control

Make sure you aware of portion control with your 3 main meals. For example, to get the portion size of brown rice you can have, clench your fist and that‘s the amount you can have. It‘s the same with vegetables and protein consumed.

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