| | |
25 Best Weight-Loss Tips for 2011
Posted by:
Admin
on
1/4/2011
| |
| 25 Best Weight-Loss Tips for 2011 |
- Set a realistic weight-loss goal. Most experts recommend aiming for ½ kg to 1kg a week.
- Keep track. Research shows that dieters who keep track of everything they eat lose twice as much weight as those who don't.
- Motivate yourself. Get a pair of jeans or pants that are too tight and hang them in the kitchen instead of the closet to keep yourself inspired.
- Get help from family and friends. Studies show that dieters who have support from a partner at home loses more weight than those who do not have support.
- Move it to lose it. Research shows that people who do physical activities such as walking or biking for two to four hours a week during weight-loss efforts loses an extra 1,5 to 2,5 Kg in a 12 month period.
- Pay attention to portions. A 100g portion of meat, poultry or fish is about the size of the palm of your hand or a deck of cards; 1 teaspoon of butter or margarine, a standard postage stamp; a cup of cold cereal, berries or popcorn, a tennis ball; 100mmØ pancake or waffle, the diameter of a CD.
- Clean out your pantry and refrigerator. Get rid of the foods that sabotages your weight loss.
- Create "a dinner deck." This would include 10 favorite quick and healthful dinners written on index cards. Each card should list the ingredients for the recipe on one side and directions for making it on the other.
- Avoid hunger. Eat regular meals and snacks. Make sure you have some protein foods such as yogurt, tuna, beans or chicken for most meals. Proteïen helps you feel satisfied for longer.
- Keep produce on hand. Place a bowl of vegetables such as broccoli, snap peas, cucumbers or carrot sticks in the refrigerator. You may eat them as a snack or when preparing meals to take the edge off your hunger.
- Stock up on "impulse fruits." Keep fruit like grapes, small apples, small bananas and pears around the house. These foods are easy to eat without having to do cutting and slicing.
- Make some stealth changes. That will get everyone in the family eating healthier. Buy low-fat 1% or skim milk, low-fat cream cheese and reduced-fat cheese instead of the full-fat versions. Use them in recipes to cut the fat and calories.
- Cut out liquid calories. Eliminate soda and sugary drinks such as sweetened iced tea, sport drinks and alcoholic beverages. Liven up the taste of water by adding lemon, lime, cucumber or mint. Choose skim and 1% milk.
- Practice the "Rule of One." When it comes to high-calorie foods, you won't go wrong if you allow one small treat a day. That might be one cookie or a fun-sized candy bar.
- Pace, don't race. Force yourself to eat more slowly and savour each bite.
- Hydrate before meals. Drinking 500ml, or two glasses, of water before meals will help you to eat less.
- Downsize plates, bowls, glasses, silverware. Using smaller versions of your serving ware will help you eat less.
- Adopt the motto "after 8 is too late" for snacks after dinner.
- Buy a pedometer. Health experts recommend taking at least 10,000 steps a day, which is roughly 6 to 7 km, depending on your stride length.
- Treat yourself occasionally. If your chocolate craving is getting you down, try diet hot-chocolate packets. If you need a treat, go out for it or buy small prepackaged portions of ice cream bars. If you love chocolate, consider keeping bite-size pieces in the freezer.
- Dine at a table. Eat from a plate while seated at a table. Don't eat while driving, lounging on the couch or standing at the fridge.
- Dine out without pigging out. Figure out what you are going to eat in advance. Get salad dressing on the side. Restaurants usually put about one-quarter cup (4 tablespoons) of dressing on a salad, which is often too many calories. Best to stick with 1 to 2 tablespoons. Dip your fork into the dressing and then into the salad.
- Get plenty of sleep. Scientists have found that sleep deprivation increases levels of a hunger hormone and decreases levels of the hormone that causes you to feel satisfied. The effects may lead to overeating and weight gain.
- Weigh yourself regularly. This is what successful dieters and those who manage to maintain weight loss do. Some step on the scales once a week. Others do so daily.
- Reward yourself. When you meet your initial weight loss goal, say losing 2,5kg, treat yourself to something — but not food. Buy a CD or DVD you've been wanting or go out to a movie with a friend.
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Manna Health
Asla Business Park
Somerset West
South Africa
|
|
Find a Stockist
|
 |
|
Place your Orders
|
|
Phone
0861114197
|
|