5 Rapid Weight Loss Tips
- June 17th, 2011
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When seeking easy weight loss tips it is not always easy to find a simple list of tips that may create a big difference. That is what this post is about.
So here are 5 Easy weight loss tips:
Decrease your plate size: Did you know that in the last two decades plate sizes have increased from 8 inches (20cm) to 10 inches (25cm) and many scientists believe this has contributed to overeating and obesity. It is a psychological fact that humans ‘eat with our eyes’ and if our serving LOOKS bigger (i.e. the plate is fuller) it makes our brain think we ought to feel more sated after eating it.
Eat frequent little meals per day: Rather than just eating breakfast, lunch and dinner, add some between meal snacks like morning tea, afternoon tea and supper. Decrease portion sizes for lunch and dinner slightly. Snacks should consist of something light like a three oz can of tuna or salmon, a piece of fruit, a few sultanas or nuts or a few water crackers with light ricotta or cream cheese or tzatziki dip. Attempt to maintain snacks under a hundred calories. Eating frequently like this keeps your metabolism buzzing along at maximum rates as your body tries to digest the food (and digestion itself burns calories). The longer you go without food the slower your metabolism becomes. Attempt to avoid heavy meals for dinner and avoid eating in the last 2 hours before bed.
Increase protein intake: Protein is one of the main food elements that satisfy appetite (the second being fiber), it’s also considerably harder to digest than carbs which means that the digestion process requires additional calories. Protein comes from beef, lamb, fish, poultry (including eggs), legumes like lentils, edamame (soy beans) and mushrooms. Attempt to avoid mass produced sausages as they contain around forty percent fat. Make sure you trim excess fat from your meat. Another great way to boost protein intake is to have a smoothie and add an egg, or an egg white if you wish to avoid the fat contained in the yolk.
Increase fiber intake: Fiber is the other food element that sates appetite by slowing digestion, this makes food stay in the abdomen for longer thus preventing hunger. Your body is incapable of digesting fiber so it exits the body in much the same form as it entered. Fiber absorbs water and maintains regular bowel movements. Increase fiber intake by having high fiber cereal, brown or multigrain bread, wholemeal pasta or fiber supplements. Take a look at this post titled best fiber supplements to discover how to create your own fiber supplement for less than half the price of commercially available brands like fiber choice.
Decrease carb consumption: Carbohydrates supply the overwhelming majority of our energy requirements because they’re the most easily converted to energy. But, many of us consume far excessive carbohydrates which results in fat storage. Reducing consumption of potatoes, pasta, rice and baked products made with white flour at meal times by about half can assist with weight loss. Take a look at this video concerning Shirataki noodles for an alternative to pasta made from a hundred percent soluble fiber containing NO carbs and ZERO calories.
Of course, one could also advise reducing the amount of fat you ingest, but you already understand that don’t you? What you may not know is that one ounce of fat contains 252 calories compared to one hundred and twelve calories per ounce of carb and protein. Additionally, you should replace unhealthy saturated and trans fats like butter, lard and animal fats with healthy polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats from products like vegetable oil, olive oil and fish sources which also supply omega 3 fatty acids to help reduce cholesterol levels. Do you know that the ONLY known vegetable source of saturated fat is coconut? So don’t go for coconut oil as a healthier option.
So there they are, my 5 easy weight loss tips… you cannot get easier than that can you?