Hi Lovelies!
I am beginning my weight loss journey and wanted to share some tips that I am finding very helpful. Enjoy!!!
With about 1,000 waking minutes in everyday, you'll find plenty of
opportunities to slip these tips into your routine and watch the scale
go down. If you've already begun your
weight loss,
these can maximize your efforts and speed results. Here are successful
strategies to cut calories and burn fat that take 60 seconds or less.
Got more than one minute? Check out these 21 Best Weight-Loss Tips Of All Time for painless ideas that really work.
1. Mix a juice spritzer
Combine your favorite juice (half of your usual amount) with plain or
sparkling water. You can cut up to 85 calories per glass-and lose 5
pounds or more a year.
2. Walk while you talk
Burn calories while you talk on the phone: Do the laundry (
68 calories), set the table (85 calories), or water plants (102 calories).
Values based on a 150-pound person and 30 minutes of activity.
3. Study the wrapper
At a quick glance, that candy bar appears to contain 220 calories. But a
closer look may reveal that it (or a bottle of juice, bag of crackers,
or bag of nuts) provides two or more servings--which more than doubles
those calories.
4. Sip green tea before a walk
The caffeine frees fatty acids so that you burn fat more easily.
And the polyphenols (antioxidant compounds) in green tea appear to work
with caffeine to increase
calorie burn. (If you have high blood pressure, skip this tip.)
5. Pack a lunch
Dining out more than five times a week may make you eat more--nearly 300 calories a day--than if you dine out less frequently.
6. Dip your bread
Use olive oil in place of butter. It's healthier and may also help you
eat less. In a recent study, dippers ate a total of 52 fewer calories on
average than those who used butter.
7. Sprinkle flax on cereal
High-fiber, ground flaxseed can help curb your appetite and
eliminate calories. Add it to yogurt or muffin and bread mixes.
Available in
health food stores.
8. Schedule a blood test
About 1 in every 12 women (most of whom don't know it) has an under active thyroid, which can slow down her metabolism.
9. Supersize your H2O
Buy the big bottle when it comes to good-for-you stuff such as water: You'll drink more.
10. Eat a chunky salad
Chop carrots, celery, sweet potatoes, zucchini, or other veggies instead
of shredding or slicing. It takes more effort to munch bigger pieces;
you'll do more chewing and eat less during the main course.
RELATED: These
5 South Beach Salads will fill you up without packing on pounds.
11. Call a friend
Fill loneliness with talk and companionship--not cookies.
12. Log your food
Writing down what you eat can help you cut calories and stay in control
because you're more accountable. No need to record it perfectly or
review what you wrote: The benefit is in the writing itself.
13. Buy small
The bigger the package, the more you're likely to eat--up to 44% more, according to one study.
14. Break into a jog
If you already jog, speed up to a sprint. These brief intervals allow
you to cover more distance, burn fat and calories-without lengthening
your workout. The increased impact will also help make your bones
stronger.
15. Drop and do 10
Before you pry open that tub of ice cream, do 10 situps or pushups.
Doing something physical can put you back in touch with your body--and
your goals.
16. Slurp chunky soup
People who ate soup containing large vegetable pieces reported feeling
fuller and ate 20% less during lunch than those who had a pureed soup
made of the same ingredients.
17. Blot the fat
You can dab off about a teaspoon of oil-or 40 calories and 4.5 grams of fat-from two slices of pizza.
18. Skip "light" foods
The weight of food--not just the fat and calories--is what fills you up.
Eat less and still feel satisfied with low-calorie heavyweights such as
oranges, strawberries, grapefruit, cantaloupe, cooked spinach, collard
greens, and broccoli.
PLUS: While dieting can definitely help you reach your
ideal body weight, make sure not to ditch these
7 supposedly "forbidden" foods that actually help you lose weight.
19. Order fish
Varieties rich in omega-3 fatty acids--tuna, mackerel, cod, and salmon--may help you drop pounds by improving
fat metabolism.
Overweight people who ate a reduced-calorie diet that included fish
every day lost about 20% more weight than those on a fish-free diet.
BEWARE: Not all fish are healthy. Here are
12 Fish You Should Never, Ever Eat.
20. Trick your taste buds
Sucking on a menthol/eucalyptus cough drop or hard mint can stop cravings instantly.
21. Post inspiration
To keep yourself on track, place quotes in strategic spots where you
might need some motivation: on the fridge, TV, dashboard, or computer.
Some suggestions:
"I'll take this one day at a time."
