When you make the decision to lose weight you will have to implement a healthy diet and an exercise routine. There are other things you can do to help lose weight. Healthy weight loss tricks can help you jump-start a new diet and keep you on track while dieting.
Get Active With Friends
Alice, an advice columnist at Columbia suggests that working out with a friend who is working toward similar goals is helpful to weight loss. She states that being active with a friend is more fun than doing so alone.
Stop Being Polite
An article in "Fitness Magazine" reports that you should pass on the extra helping, even when its mom's signature dish. The extra helping could be packing more calories than you think. Instead "Fitness Magazine" suggests explaining you are watching your weight. If hosts insist you have seconds, request a second helping of a vegetable dish rather than the higher calorie main dish.
Waste Food
As a child leaving food on your plate was considered wasteful. Better to waste food than to add to your waistline. Go ahead and throw away food left on your plate. "Fitness Magazine" suggests cooking smaller portions for your family to avoid wasting extra food.
Stretch Out Exercise
According to research done by the University of Missouri-Columbia, intermittent physical activity works as well as 30 minutes of continuous exercise. Instead of killing yourself on the treadmill for 30 minutes, try running for 10 minutes, biking for 10 minutes and swimming for 10 minutes.
Count Colors Not Calories
Claudia Gonzalez an American Dietetic Association spokesperson advises you to focus more on what you are eating than the calories it contains. Gomez claims that she tries to include three healthy colors to each meal. An example of three healthy colors are leafy greens, yellow peppers and red tomatoes.
Make Healthy Substitutions
Fitness magazine suggests substituting lower calorie options for higher calorie foods. For example drink skim milk rather than whole milk or replace eggs with an egg substitute.
Use Sticky Notes
"Good Housekeeping" says that sometimes you can lose all sense of reality and rationalize your way into eating something that is not good for you. You can avoid this by putting reminders on sticky notes and placing them around the house. For example, by placing a sticky note on the refrigerator, you remind yourself not to overindulge and will be less likely to reach for unhealthy snacks.
References
- Go Ask Alice: Weight loss tricks for big and chunky teens?
- Fitness Magazine: 7 Mental Tricks to Shed Pounds
- MarieClaire.com: 7 Easy Beauty Tricks for the Best You Ever
- Fitness Magazine: Diet Cheat Sheet: Food and Exercise Tips to Lose Weight
- Good Housekeeping: Tips to Lose Weight from the Constant Dieters Diary
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