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Many people find losing weight difficult. And it can be even tougher if you aren’t sure where to begin. The following article discusses the basics that you need to know.
Cardio exercise should be done when you first wake up and before you eat. It’s been shown that cardio on an empty stomach can actually burn a lot more calories than when performed after a meal.
Avoid keeping unhealthy food choices around at home. If you don’t bring junk food into the house, you won’t be tempted by having it available to you. The second part of this strategy is to replace that sweet and salty food with healthy options. Cut up fresh fruits and veggies and keep them in the fridge, or have healthy crackers in your cupboard.
You can’t resist french fries, can you? They are the downfall of many a potential weight loser. However, if you bake fries, they could actually help you lose weight. 1/2′ cut potatoes combined with oil, salt and pepper can be baked for half an hour at 400 degrees. Add some rosemary for a touch of flavor. Turn the fries over with a spatula and continue baking for about 10 minutes. Dipped in catsup, they are quite tasty and contain far fewer fat calories. You won’t even miss the deep fried effect. This great idea for “French Bakes” came from Laurel’s Kitchen cookbook.
Reward yourself for following your diet or you will quickly get discouraged. Take in a show, buy some new clothes or indulge in a massage. You might decide to buy clothes that will show off your new body, which is a double reward, which will give you the positive feeling that your hard work has paid off, and you see it in the mirror.
A great tip in losing weight is to keep yourself busy so you will not have a lot of time thinking of food. If you are bored, you think about eating food and crave a snack, which can only hurt your diet plan. Keeping busy can prevent these thoughts.
If you are trying to lose weight, you should stop eating directly before bed. Food eaten before sleeping isn’t going to become energy. It will instead turn into fat. Eat dinner a couple hours before you go to sleep.
Some diets want you to eliminate carbs to lose weight. From a health standpoint, this is a very bad idea. Everyone, particularly athletes, require carbs in order to function properly. They give you the energy needed to get fit, so don’t give up on them entirely.
When you keep a food journal, you will actually see what you eat and how that makes you feel. Write down everything you eat, what time you eat and how you feel when you eat. This helps you see exactly what you are eating and will help you see if you eat based on your emotions.
Feel Full
Keep your weight down with some oatmeal each morning. The high fiber makes you feel full until it is time to eat lunch. Also, it has a lot of protein, even if you do not use milk in it. The warmness of this food is very satisfying and you can eat a large amount of it. You will feel full.
Use napkins to remove grease from your pizza. Pizza is usually healthier than other types of fast food, but even so, you don’t need to eat a ton of grease.
After your food shopping, separate everything into little meal-sized individual packages. Freezer bags and Tupperware can help you keep your portioned food fresh, and protect it from freezer burn. Pre-measuring your food and keeping it handy in the fridge or freezer makes eating the right portions easy.
People can expect to lose a lot more weight if they have a friend that will lose weight with you. Share your victories, work out together and strategize on how you will reach the goals you have each set for yourselves. By doing this, it will be harder to just hit snooze upon waking up, as well as indulging in an extra serving of ice cream.
Talk as much as you can when you share a meal with someone else. You will be able to better digest your food this way and control how much each. Find interesting topics of conversation so that you can keep your mind off your food, especially if you are eating a healthy dish you do not really enjoy.
If you don’t know what you’re doing, losing weight can be a miserable chore. If you apply the ideas and wisdom you learned here, then you might just find dropping pounds finally possible.
