We are all obsessed with a leaner and fitter body and obesity for sure is a bane for many of us.
For one, obesity brings on several diseases.
However, losing weight is no joke, at least for most of us and if it is done in an incorrect, unnatural and unscientific manner, it can backfire! Before delving deeper, lets reinforce the fact that slim doesn't always mean healthy, and any diet or weight losing plan that you adopt must come with the realization that health comes first.
Well, then we can continue with the tips: 1.
Change your presentation to change your portions.
This marks one of those places where you can outsmart your body: When you see a full plate, you automatically think "full portion.
" The restaurant industry recently has reduced the sizes of standard lunch and differ plates, reducing portions to reduce food costs without sacrificing menu items' aesthetic appeal.
You can use the same trick to reduce your intake.
Using a smaller plate and filling it with more healthy food, you can clear your plate and still eat less.
You will feel perfectly satisfied with portions up to 30% smaller.
2.
Read labels.
Study ingredients.
Beware of fillers, extenders, and flavor enhancements that add calories to your foods without adding nutrition; and pay special attention to the fat content in all-natural foods.
When you shop, try to buy everything fresh and whole, avoiding processed foods as if they were poisonous.
Stay away from foods with high fructose corn syrup, a natural sweetener, and pay careful attention to serving sizes on the nutrition labels.
For example, no one puts just one ounce of buttermilk dressing on her salad, and a "real" serving of salad dressing has more fat than a Big Mac.
In general, you will spend less and eat better if you load-up on fresh vegetables and fruits.
Also look for the magic words "whole grain" on breads and cereals, so that you get maximum nutrition without added sugars and nasty preservatives.
3.
Hold yourself accountable.
Most commercial weight loss "systems" require their clients to keep food and exercise journals, so that eating and exercise patterns will emerge.
Lots of conscientious dieters, for example, can stick to their diets really well throughout the day and evening.
They can do everything exactly right for all their waking hours.
And then they fall apart when the urge for midnight snacking hits.
If you monitor what you eat and when you eat it, you can build defenses against your weaknesses, allowing for late night indulgences without piling on calories.
Combining food and exercise in your journal also enables you to balance calories consumed and calories burned.
As long as you keep using more than you take in, you will continue losing weight.
4.
Don't sacrifice.
Substitute.
You can cook a boneless, skinless chicken breast and serve fresh salad in less time than it takes to bake a frozen pizza.
Prepare with a little style and savoir faire, the chicken will beat the pizza in a taste test, and crispy fresh salad with pin the needle on your flavor-o-meter.
You will pay less for the healthy stuff, and your meal will feel more satisfying both physically and psychologically.
If, however, you crave something zesty Italian, then drench your chicken in organic marinara sauce.
Same taste.
Way better nutrition.
So, we can safely conclude that these weighty issues can now be solved with a little reflection and a lot of action.