Fast Weight Loss with These Quick Tips
Author: CristinaConley Total views: 3 Word Count: 493
Allow me to go out on a short limb here and say: dieting works . . . at least in the short term. But you can improve the effectiveness of most diets and improve your long-term odds of success by mastering a few easy lifestyle additions.
Over the years, I've compiled a lengthy list of easy lifestyle modifications that combine to build a practical, long-term approach to dieting. Add a few of these habits to your current routine one at a time until they become habit. In a short while, you'll notice better, more lasting results if you truly absorb these habits. Plus, they'll help kick-start any fast weight lose diet.
Ice cold water: drink an ice-cold glass of water (16 ounces) when you first wake up and prior to each meal. Your body will be forced to raise the water to your body temperature, burning a few extra calories. Plus, it will make you feel more full when you eat and help keep you properly hydrated.
Add negative calorie foods: there are a handful of foods out there that require more energy to burn than are contained within the foods themselves; i.e. they have a net negative caloric impact. Try adding asparagus, broccoli, blueberries, beets, radishes, cucumbers, strawberries, tomatoes, and similar foods.
Two-hour rule: don't eat for at least two hours before bedtime, and ideally, in the final three hours that you are awake, consume only fresh vegetables or salad. This is actually easier than it sounds. If you eat dinner at 7:00 PM and go to bed at 11:00 PM, add a small garden salad as an evening snack around 9:00 PM. This will keep you from snacking late at night when the food will have little chance of being metabolized.
Move your workouts: move your evening workouts to the morning. Not only are you more likely to complete your workout, but your body will burn only fat (and a little muscle) if you don't eat before you workout. Plus, you'll feel good all day and jump start your metabolism! Just make sure you exercise. Muscle burns calories, so build muscle to help achieve quick diet loss.
Eat brown foods: try to stay away from processed foods or foods that increase your blood sugar. Whole wheat bread, sweet potatoes, brown rice are good substitutes for white bread, potatoes, and white rice.
3:1 deficit-to-normal ratio: after three days at a caloric deficit, add a normal day. If you're dieting at a 30 percent deficit for 3 days (e.g. 2400 calorie diet dropping to 1650 calories), make the fourth day a 10 percent deficit. That is, in this example, give yourself an extra 510 calories on every fourth day. This will keep your body guessing.
Remember, for maximum effectiveness, add these habits into your current fast weight loss plan. When you stop dieting, retain these habits for the long-term to help you keep off the weight it took so long to lose. It's always easier to maintain than to lose!
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Cristina has reviewed and experimented with a large number of the fast weight lose diets made available in the past 10 years and writes about her experience with each of the products. Her fact-based reviews are available via her quick diet loss blog. Visit today to claim one of several free reports!
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