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New Year's Resolutions are among us again. A new year, a new start. Weight loss is quite often at the top of lists for these resolutions, and if you think it's time to resolve that you lose weight and find ways to stay thinner, then follow these 7 tips that can help you lose unwanted weight in a healthy, lasting, balanced manner.
1. Flush away those extra pounds.
Drinking water can curb your appetite, and drinking lots of water is important to every weight loss plan. Drink water and your body won't keep storing water. Drinking extra water regularly throughout the day -- eight 8-ounce glasses (yes, that's one gallon per day!) -- will help you lose weight because your body won't be retaining water.
2. Weight loss one step at a time.
Getting active is the fastest way to lose weight, and walking is a proven way to burn calories and help you drop pounds. Walking tones up muscles and improve cardiovascular health. Getting out in the fresh air and walking helps de-stress your life. Walking in the early monring hours or late at night after the workday isdone is your second best choice; but walking is where it's at when it comes to weight loss! Push yourself a little everyday, go a little farther, mix in some running, even change your walking trail to include uphills and downhills. Take the steps when you're at work or out shopping vs. using the elevator, and you'll burn up calories all the time. 30 minutes of vigorous walking will do wonders for you. Hint: write down the days and length of time you walk on a calendar. This will help you track your progress. If you miss a day, don't fret. Just get back on track and keep walking away the pounds!
3. Eat more often throughout the day, just put less food on your plate.
Watching portion sizes is key to changing the way you eat, and changing the way you eat will help you reach your weight loss goals. Don't skip meals. Experts recommend eating 5-7 mini-meals throughout the day, and eating just a small amount at each meal. This routine will help you from feeling famished and keeps you from overindulging and overeating. Natural snacks eaten in small amounts throughout the day will help you avoid diving into high-calorie pre-packaged and unhealthy snacks that could add extra pounds.
4. Change WHEN you eat.
By eating throughout the day, you won't be tempted to gorge on massive quantities of food at the wrong time of the day, which is generally late at night for most people. The human body tends to utilize proteins eaten at dinnertime differently than if it is consumed with breakfast. So trick your body. Eat more protein at breakfast and lunch, and pare down the amount of protein at your dinner meal. Don't dine past 8 p.m.
5. Aim for balance in your diet and your life.
Everything in balance. Everything in moderation. This includes dieting. Make sure that you eat a balanced amount of lean protein, whole grains, nuts and fresh fruits, get your vegetables each day, and don't shun the complex carbs -- they are essential for your body. Avoid too much sugars, fatty foods, processed or fried foods -- no matter how good they taste. Vegetables to eat more of: broccoli, kale, spinach, and asparagus. Foods to avoid: candy, sugar, soda, and all simple sugars from your diet. Why? Because too much sugar winds up converting to fat in your body, which results in extra weight gain. Contrary to what your mother may have warned you about strong bones, limit dairy to a minimum in your diet. This is because dairy products can be high in saturated fat.
6. Eat more soup and lose weight.
Soup can help you lose weight, so add it to your diet. Soup everyday provides nutritiion and a nice side benefit: it helps to flush away waste from your body and help you to lose weight. Avoid the canned soups that are rich in salt and preservatives. You can cook up a vat of soup on the weekends and freeze it in smaller containers to each throughout the week, and homemade soup always tastes so much better anyways!
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7. Don't give up on your weight loss.
There's no such thing as failure. There are only good results or not-so-good results, and each day is a new day to get better. You can lose the weight and keep it off if you're commited to keeping your resolutions to do so, and you reach out to support groups, getting positive feedback from freinds, co-workers and family, and reading positive motivation books and listening to PMA tapes. Do what it takes to lose what's inside you thinking that you'll never achieve your weight loss goals, and you'll be well on your way to losing the outside extra pounds too!
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