5 Ways To Lose Weight And Change Your Life

by Paul Simpson
(UK)

1. A lot of people who want to lose weight want to do so as quickly as possible. This is understandable but unfortunately it often leads to poor decision making. Specifically, it leads some people to crash diet in a desperate attempt to lose weight in as short a time as possible.

Crash dieting is one of the worst things you can do if you want to lose weight and keep it off long term. This is because your body will seek to store more fat in reserve as a precaution against any future starvation. By depriving your body of essential nutrients you are going to become sluggish and lacking in energy.

The key to sustained, effective and healthy weight loss is found in the balance between reducing overall calorie intake whilst increasing the amount of good food we eat. It is tempting to turn to crash dieting but remember in the long term it’s going to make you fatter rather than thinner.

2. The western world has an addiction to sugar that shows no sign of abating. Supermarket aisles are filled with sugary, calorie-packed treats that all standout with attractive marketing and effective advertising. Of course, if you are committed to losing weight it is essential that you reduce your intake of sugary treats including fizzy drinks. The various health problems associated with a high sugar intake can be fond by reading the article on blood sugar levels.

The good news is that it is not necessary to completely abstain from these kinds of treats entirely. Instead, you just need to discipline yourself and where possible choose a healthier alternative. For instance, a Milky Way bar contains half the fat of a Mars bar or Kit Kat! If you currently eat a chocolate bar a day that is probably too much but once or twice a week is not going to do you any harm if it is eaten as a small part of a well balanced diet with an active lifestyle.

Weight loss should not be based on starvation or deprivation. But remember, you need to consider alternatives such as fresh fruit in order to beat your sugar cravings.

3. Lifestyle changes should be more than simply changing what you eat, especially if you want to lose weight quickly. A lot of people complain that an active lifestyle is very difficult to fit in to their work and home life. Fortunately, it is not as difficult to fit an exercise routine into your lifestyle as you might think.

30 minutes a day – that is all that is required and even better is that this can be divided in to 15-minute intervals if necessary. Be as creative as you like with this. For instance, a brisk walk of around 10,000 steps or a set of exercises in the comfort of your home is easy to do.

You don’t even have to join a gym! Although, if you are really committed, exercising in a gym will help you to exercise more muscle groups and likely get results much faster.

Therefore, think long and hard about the various ways you can incorporate an active lifestyle into your current one. It is a lot simpler than you think and you will notice the benefits of weight loss a lot sooner.

4. There is one secret ingredient of weight loss that does not always get the attention it deserves. I am talking here about fibre. Fibre was traditionally a major part of our diet going back many centuries when our ancestors were ‘hunter-gatherers’. Sadly, in our processed food times, dietary fibre has become less and less a feature of our daily menus.

Basically we need to eat more fibre. Of course, recently many false miracle stories about fibre have emerged, especially when they are added to Superfoods but there is science to back up its helpful role in the diet. Fibre keeps the right amount of water in your intestines, making your digestive system work more efficiently and helping to keep you regular. Therefore, just from eating enough fibre you may feel slimmer in just a day or so. There is also evidence that fibre in the diet can help prevent stroke and heart disease, ease the effects of diabetes, and may even directly help in weight loss.

There are many ways to get more fibre in to your diet. Cereals high in bran are one excellent way and of course plenty of nuts and fruit and veg. Adding psyllium husks to your cereals or protein shakes is another good option. The good thing about fibre is that the foods high in it typically are high in other nutrients as well.

5. A lot of rubbish gets spoken about water and its role in weight loss. Some discredited experts claim all sorts of things like it being a diluter of fat. The truth is water does have a big part to play in weight loss and here is why:

Water does not cause you to lose weight, but it does keep you hydrated, which means that your body cells can function better and this may assist weight loss indirectly. Also, drinking more water might help you snack less. Did you also know that sometimes thirst can be mistaken for hunger? Remember that if you're thirsty you may snack more. Remember, the average person should aim to drink around two litres of fluid a day.

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