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Want to lose weight... and keep it off?
These simple tips will help you achieve your weightloss goals.
Are you really hungry?
If you're starting to feel hungry have a glass of water. This is because when you start to dehydrate slightly your body confuses this signal for hunger pangs. If after a glass of water you are still hungry, then you really are hungry so have something to eat.
Eat when you're hungry!
If you have established that you really are hungry eat something straight away. Don't wait until you are starving. If you wait, then the chances are that you will put much too much food on your plate and gorge yourself on it.
Eat Slowly.
It can take your body up to twenty minutes to realise that it is full and send the signal to the brain to stop eating. So eat slowly and stop eating when you start to feel full. Paul McKenna recommends in his course to put down your knife and fork between
mouthfuls and concentrate on the flavour of the food in your mouth.
Don't pre-load
If you feel conscious about putting down your cutlery between every mouthful then force yourself not to load up your fork with more food until you have swallowed the food in your mouth.
Eat smaller portions of all foods.
Portion control will become easier after using TrimXtra and following these tips.
Make peace with leaving food on your plate
Don't be afraid to leave food. Most of us have been brought up to polish off every last scrap from our plates. You need to break this conditioning and not feel guilty about it. Force yourself to leave some food on your plate. Start with just a couple of small items to see how easy it is. This will also help with your portion control.
Change the habits of a lifetime!
Many of us find ourselves eating when we're not hungry purely out
of habit. If you find yourself munching away when you are in your favourite armchair, watching your favourite TV show then do something to break the habit. It doesn't have to be a huge change. Try sitting in a different seat or watching your show in a different room.
Sit at the table.
If you only ever eat when you are sitting at your table then this will soon become a prime habit. The urge you have to eat when you are lounging on your sofa will soon disappear.
Eat fewer processed foods.
International scientists working for The World Health Organisation have urged people to cut their intake of processed foods, as they believe that they are to blame for the sharp rise in obesity and chronic disease around the world.
More than a billion people worldwide are now overweight, at least 300 million are clinically
obese.
In the UK, the number of men considered obese has more than doubled from 8% in the 1980s to 17% now, while the rate for women has soared from 9% to 21%.
The situation is mirrored among children with nearly one in five youngsters in England overweight.
Drink plenty of water… But how much is enough?
One way to calculate how much water you should be drinking in a day is to take your weight in pounds and divide by two. The result is the number of fluid ounces of water you should drink a day. So a 100-pound person needs to drink 50 ounces of water each day, which is roughly three 500ml bottles of water. A 175-pound man would need five bottles of water.
Develop stress-busting tactics that avoid using food.
Because stress can sabotage a diet (and contribute to weight gain, making for a bigger diet struggle), stress management can be a very effective secret weapon for your diet. If you reverse your body's stress response, you'll be more effective in staying with your diet, and you'll feel better as you do it. A good stress strategy should be
simple to follow and enjoyable. There are lots of things that can relieve your stress, such as reading a book or going for a short walk while listening to you favourite music, or why not call a friend and catch up or take a long soak in the bath. All these things work, you just need to work out what works for you.
Use every opportunity in your day to be active!
Use EVERY opportunity to be active. Use the stairs instead of the elevator; park your car at the far end of the car park or walk to the shop instead of driving.
If you can spare the time and money then consider joining a gym. If you don't like the idea of going to a gym then try a virtual gym or home workout. There are lots of sites offering you help and support at home. The help on offer ranges from simple workouts using exercise equipment you will find around your home to a full fitness program developed just for you with personal tuition and guidance from a qualified instructor.
Click on these links to have a look around some of our favourites:
Variety - The Spice of Life
Diets are boring! There's no getting past that simple fact. So eat a variety of foods. Change your menu daily or weekly. Spice things up a little, use ingredients you have never tried before. If your diet is interesting you will stick with it.
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