New Year’s Weight Loss in 5 Steps
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010New Year come with new targets and resolutions and weight loss in very popular. Supersized Christmas meals, always delayed or even failed previous resolutions and many other reasons may leave you with extra and unwanted pounds. Losing weight isn’t unbeatable battle at all in the end.
Tips bellow will be your guide in achieving those weight loss goals in New Year and will help you to remain fit and beautiful all year long giving you extra energy and improving your health.
Weight loss tips for New Year:
1. Drink lot of fluids. Your body contains 70% of water and keep it hydrated at all times. Ensure that your body functions properly by drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day. This also will keep your appetite suppressed naturally.
Remember that tea, coffee and juices contain calories so add these to your daily calorie list.
2. Eat smaller meals regularly. Spread your daily calories between 5 meals and not 3 as usual. This will allow you to feel full during all day, keeping you off snacking, and also you won’t suffer sugar drops.
Eat balanced meals – 40% carbohydrates, 30% proteins and 30% fats.
3. Eat only when you are hungry. Occasionally body makes us think that we are hungry but actually we are just thirsty and in these cases try this … Drink glass of water when you fell hungry and wait for 15 minutes. Hunger should go away. If not then have some fruit and continue sipping water until your next meal.
4. Start workout which is well balanced. Remember that strength exercises will help build more muscle which will burn more fat.
Simplified exercise plan:
- Strength training – 45 minutes, 3 times a week
- Cardio – 30 minutes, 2 times a week or aerobics – 30 minutes, 2 times a week
5. Try to halve your meal portions. No problem to do it if you’re cooking at home because you know the ingredients and you can control portion sizes. It can be done when you eat out also; just ask waiter that you want half portions. You may think that it’s a waste of money but weight loss gain will be much greater and you can finish your meals with desert.
Simply start following one or few of above tips and one New Year’s resolution is done.
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