Healthy and Natural Weight Loss Tips
Losing weight can be tough. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get to your ideal weight . The following weight loss tips can help you lose some extra pounds.
1. Cut Back On Sugar
If you want to lose weight, it’s important to cut down the amount of sugar you consume. Read labels to know the sugar content in what you eat. Avoid cereals with added sugar and cut back on sodas.
2. Load On Healthy Fat
Foods with healthy fat e.g. avocados and olives will help you feel satisfied for a longer time. Also replace your cooking oil with healthier ones such as olive oil and coconut oil.
3. Cut Back On Salt
Sodium contributes to water retention making you bloated. Reduce the amount of added salt in your meal and cut down on high sodium food and snacks.
4. Track Your Meal and Progress
People who track their progress and regularly weigh themselves are more likely to lose weight. By keeping a journal, you will be able to track your weight loss efforts and stay motivated.
5. Avoid Skipping Meals
It’s important when embarking on a weight loss journey to eat every meal. Skipping meals will not make you lose weight instead, it slows down your metabolism and cause body to go into a fat storing mode.It can also make you feel very hungry causing you to overeat at your next meal or go for unhealthy snacks.
6. Eat More Fruits and Veggies
Load up your plate with vegetable at every meal, it’s low in calorie and the high fiber content helps fill the stomach faster reducing the total amount of food you consume. Snack on fruits instead.
7. Avoid Empty Calories
Empty calories are those foods that have a high amount of calories without providing much vitamins or mineral. we tend to go for unhealthy food when busy and pressed for time this can make you derail from your weight loss journey. Dump all junk food by cleaning out your fridge and pantry. Examples of food with empty calories are:
• Cake
• Cookies
• Ice cream
• Candy
• Soft drink
• Sugar sweetened drinks
8. Exercise
Keep your body moving. You don’t have to go to the gym to get your heart rate up, ditch the lift and take the stairs. Engage in physical activities you enjoy doing to avoid getting bored and giving up,
9. Drink More Water
Consume at least 8-10 glasses of water a day. Drinking a glass of water before every meal will help you eat less. Replace sugary drinks with water.
4 comments
Very educative . I will use the health tips .
Awesome tips. Healthy diet and exercise is the way to go. Thanks for your tips.
This is good. Heavy weight acquired is difficult to shed!! The best option is eating right!! Keep up the good work
hi, thanks for this interesting post. I’ve been trying to lose weight for about 3 months and I’ve come to the decision that it all depends on eating healthy. I hope this can motivate people to lose some weight. Good luck!