Drinking water
Wonder how drinking water can help you lose weight?
*Drinking water can aid the body to increase metabolism rate. This is why drinking water is recommend by other experts as well.
*Staying hydrated can decrease your craving for snacking. Your body does not tell you whether it is craving for food or fluid, so our general thought is that we must be hungry. So, the next time you are feeling hungry, try drinking water first. Then wait about 10 -15 minutes, you will find the craving for food disappear. Most of the time, it is water that your body really need.
*Drink more water can help you cut back on soft drinks. Imagine that if you have a can of soda everyday and each soda contain at least 100 calories, you will be consuming an extra 3000 calories every month.
If you are worried about water intoxication, you are generally safe as the kidneys is able to excrete about 1 liters of water every hour.
What is the guide for daily water intake? Drink 1 ounce of water(approximately 25ml) for every 2 pounds(about 1kg) of your body weight.
Eating smaller meals
So how do eating smaller meals help you lose weight?
*It helps by 2 ways. Often, if you eat till you are full. Chances are, you are already overeating. This extra food that you eat will then be keep until you have use it. Of course, if you did not use the calories you consumed, then it will be kept as fat.
*The other reason being, there are too many processed food around. Processed food tend to be 'complex' food, which require a longer time to break down. So, while you are eating, you look as the food though it got a small volume, it can be high in calories. Think about the calories between an apple and a serving of chips. The volume is roughly the same but the calories differs. This is why sometime we would feel bloated for as long as an hour if we have too much food.
Do not give in to food temptation
I know it is hard to resist some of your favorite food especially when you smell or see other people enjoying their food. I used to face this problem whenever my mum cook my favorite food but with proper meals planning, resisting to food temptation will definitely be easy as you get to have something to look forward to that you will really enjoy. Personally, I use a diet generator to generate my diet meals for 11 days, or 10 days, depending on the program that you want to get into.
Wonder how drinking water can help you lose weight?
*Drinking water can aid the body to increase metabolism rate. This is why drinking water is recommend by other experts as well.
*Staying hydrated can decrease your craving for snacking. Your body does not tell you whether it is craving for food or fluid, so our general thought is that we must be hungry. So, the next time you are feeling hungry, try drinking water first. Then wait about 10 -15 minutes, you will find the craving for food disappear. Most of the time, it is water that your body really need.
*Drink more water can help you cut back on soft drinks. Imagine that if you have a can of soda everyday and each soda contain at least 100 calories, you will be consuming an extra 3000 calories every month.
If you are worried about water intoxication, you are generally safe as the kidneys is able to excrete about 1 liters of water every hour.
What is the guide for daily water intake? Drink 1 ounce of water(approximately 25ml) for every 2 pounds(about 1kg) of your body weight.
Eating smaller meals
So how do eating smaller meals help you lose weight?
*It helps by 2 ways. Often, if you eat till you are full. Chances are, you are already overeating. This extra food that you eat will then be keep until you have use it. Of course, if you did not use the calories you consumed, then it will be kept as fat.
*The other reason being, there are too many processed food around. Processed food tend to be 'complex' food, which require a longer time to break down. So, while you are eating, you look as the food though it got a small volume, it can be high in calories. Think about the calories between an apple and a serving of chips. The volume is roughly the same but the calories differs. This is why sometime we would feel bloated for as long as an hour if we have too much food.
Do not give in to food temptation
I know it is hard to resist some of your favorite food especially when you smell or see other people enjoying their food. I used to face this problem whenever my mum cook my favorite food but with proper meals planning, resisting to food temptation will definitely be easy as you get to have something to look forward to that you will really enjoy. Personally, I use a diet generator to generate my diet meals for 11 days, or 10 days, depending on the program that you want to get into.
