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More Tips To Improve Your Weight Loss |
If you are like me you are probably totally sick of dieting
because every time you stop the weight comes flooding
back on and you just cant stop it!
I have put together 10 more weight loss tips to try and sway
you away from the dieting run around and to try and put
you on a more steady and healthy course of weight loss.
Lets have a look at them:
Move More - Take every opportunity to expend more
energy. Don't drive if you can walk, don't walk if you can
run. See activity as an opportunity rather than an
inconvenience. General moving burns a big 70% of your
daily calories so try to Eat Less and Move More.
We keep looking for a fast, magical, fat loss, weight loss,
health and fitness miracle but what would happen if we
applied the simple concept of eating less and moving
more.
Eat less junk food, eat more fruit and veggie foods, Get
some regular cardio based exercise, Get stronger to
protect your body, improve your quality of life and turn your
body into a fat burning machine and stick with it rather than
giving up after one week.
Don't Diet - If you're thinking of going on a diet to lose those
extra pounds think again. Long-term weight control
through dieting is near impossible, for the simple reason
that diets promote only short-term solutions.
On a diet you'll certainly look lighter on the scales, but in
most cases this is because you've dumped a few pounds
of body fluid, and not because you've lost any significant
amount of body fat.
Diets Don't Work - One of the main reasons diets don't
work is because they send the body into starvation mode -
a survival mechanism for times when humans faced
periods of famine.
Cutting back on our energy intake causes the body to
lower its metabolic rate, which reduces its ability to burn
fat. At the same time, hunger signals increase and we
quickly start to crave high energy foods loaded with fats
and sugars - the exact foods we are trying to do without!!!
Diets Put On Weight - Alarmingly, research has shown that
repeated dieting actually makes it harder to lose weight
and easier to put it on!!
This is because when you dump the diet and return to
normal eating habits, the drop in metabolic rate caused by
the diet means that your old eating habits actually
represent excess in calories. Not only do you regain the fat
stores just lost, but also you may even gain a bit extra.
Diets Are Unhealthy - A cycle of rapid weight loss followed
by weight gain can lead to loss of lean tissue from your
muscles and calcium from your bones.
It also strips the body of essential vitamins and minerals.
Too little food means not enough energy for physical
activity. Dieting causes your body to conserve energy,
making results harder to achieve.
Diets Make Food The Enemy - Food provides nourishment
and comfort. Diets can make you afraid to eat, depriving
you of one of life's pleasures.
Going from one failed diet to the next can leave you feeling
depressed and create a cycle in guilt battles against food.
A Lifelong Plan - Regular physical activity and a healthy,
balanced diet aren't as glamorous as the quick fixes, but
they do get better results.
Start with one extra exercise session and one less fatty
takeaway meal per week, and gradually work towards a
lifelong plan for achieving your best weight.
Sticking With It - If you change the way you eat or exercise
to lose weight, ask yourself this question. Can I see myself
sticking to this routine for life!! If the answer is "No" then it's
time to change what you're doing.
Be Realistic - A realistic weight loss plan is around one to
two pounds per week. Fast weight losses are not fat loss
but glycogen and water. If you lose weight quickly then
you will probable return back to the weight at which you
started as quickly as it was lost.
Healthy Eating - Increase the amount of fruits, vegetables,
non-fat dairy products, whole grains and beans that you
eat. Eliminate calorie-dense foods such as cookies, sugary
desserts, chips, fries, pizza, candies, crackers etc.
Research on people who have successfully lost a lot of
weight and kept it off long term, shows that the vast
majority succeeded by consuming a low fat diet high in
fibre coupled with strength training and cardiovascular
activity.
Your goal is to start utilizing these tips into your everyday
weight loss regime to start losing weight consistently and
for good.
Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight Gain. Please visit www.maximumfitness.com right now for your 'free' weight loss e-course.
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