Those of us who have tried to lose weight know how frustrating the whole procedure can be? There are times when you stand on the weighing scale hoping to have knocked off a few pounds and then to your utter horror you witness the weight indicator pointing the exact number it did last month or worse, even add a few pounds to that. It's a familiar pain that all weight-losers feel. It's easy to get demoralized at this point and relapse to being a couch-potato and binge eating, but don't give up on yourself yet.
WEIGHT LOSS DO'S AND DON'TS
Just by making some little changes in your everyday life, you'll be surprised that you can knock off a few pounds in very little time:
You can cut down at least 50 calories from your daily food intake. Taking a spoonful less of sugar in each cup of your tea/coffee and drinking water instead of coloured carbonated drinks can help you lose at least 100 calories each day.
It's pointless eating a huge bowl of fresh green salad if your salad dressing contains more calories than a beef cheese burger. Use light dressings or moderate amounts of olive oil and lemon juice. Eat more fruits like blackberries, figs, guavas and peach and vegetables like spinach, parsley, celery, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, pumpkin and radish. The recommended foods have the lowest calorie content.
Eat heaviest during breakfast and lightest at dinner. It's better to eat 4 light meals in 4-5 hour intervals than to eat 3 heavy meals per day. Try to include lean meat and sea-fish in your non-veggie diet (like chicken, salmon, sardines, fresh tuna). Avoid foods high in saturated fat and sugar like high-fructose corn syrup. Example of a healthy snack is a small bowl of high fiber cereal with low-fat milk.
For people who're lactose-tolerant, consumption of 2 glasses of lukewarm low-fat milk everyday, esp. one after exercise helps you to remain healthier during the weight loss process.
If you're sitting behind a desk most of the day, place a little stepper under your desk and knock off a few pounds in just a month!
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