Weight Loss Tips
Weight loss can seem overwhelming. Today’s article with sixteen weight loss tips can help you make weight loss easier and more manageable.
Without further ado, let’s get to the list of the best weight loss tips.
Reasonable Expectations
Start with small, manageable weight loss goals so you do not become overwhelmed.
Also, try to manage your expectations. Many men and women have unrealistic weight loss goals. Instead of aiming for six pack abs, try to aim for a weight that you can maintain easily without restrictive diets. Aim for a weight and size that allows you to feel healthy and well-nourished.
Eat Breakfast
It may seem counterintuitive, but eating breakfast can help you eat less overall over the course of the day.
Start the day off right with a healthy mix of carbohydrates, protein and fat. This meal can help you prevent energy slumps, cravings and overeating later in the day.
Tomorrow, try two scrambled eggs, toast and fruit to start the day off on a good note. Depending on your daily calorie needs, your breakfast should contain roughly 300 to 600 calories.
Go for a Daily Walk
Many people think they need to do hard core exercise to lose weight. However, you can get in shape and lose weight with more moderate exercise, like daily walks.
Try to get 30 minutes of brisk walking per day. You should aim to complete at least two miles in that time. This daily walking can also help you reduce your appetite, and build a healthy heart.
Strength Train Twice per Week
Strength training can help you build and maintain muscle mass to improve your body composition and your metabolism. Make sure to strength train twice per week. You can get the benefits in as little as 30 minutes per session. Make sure to challenge yourself with the weights you use. If you need help, engage the help of a qualified personal trainer to show you an effective routine.
Plan your Meals
Proper meal planning can help you prevent overeating. You don’t need to plan elaborate meals, but having some type of structure can really help you.
Aim to include some type of protein, carbohydrate and healthy fat for each meal. For instance, try eggs with toast at breakfast, a turkey sandwich and carrot slicers at lunch, and a chicken stir fry with rice at dinner.
For snacks, you can try balanced options like nuts with fruit or Greek yogurt with granola.
Cut Back on Takeout
Take out portions can include way too many calories, fat and saturated fat. Try to cut back on takeout. If you currently use takeout two or three times per week, try to cut back to once per week.
Try to make healthier choices when you order take out, and manage your portion sizes by using 9 or 10 inch plates.
The more you can control your own food preparation, the easier it will be to drop weight.
Keep a Food Journal
Keeping a food journal can help you track your calorie intake. Tracking your calorie intake can help you lose weight by making sure you hit your targets.
Using a food journal can also help you identify and curtail any emotional eating.
Use a Food Scale
A food scale can help you identify and consume proper portion sizes and keep you from overeating. A food scale provides you with a much more precise measurement than measuring cups and spoons.
This tip alone can help you lose weight much more easily.
Eat More Fruit and Vegetables
Fruits and vegetables help you fill up without many calories, manage your blood sugar and provide energy. Eating more fruits and vegetables can help you reduce your calorie intake and lose weight easier.
Try to eat one to three fruits per day and three to five servings of vegetables per day.
One serving equals about one half cup of fruit or vegetables, so hitting this target can be easy.
Eat Enough Protein
Protein can help you preserve and build muscle mass while losing fat. Try to eat 15-40 grams of protein at each meal or snack. Good options include lean meats, poultry, fish, low fat dairy and whey protein powder.
Engage Social Supports
Engaging your social supports can really help to make weight loss easier. Instead of meeting friends for weekly nachos and drinks, why not try meeting for a nice walk and a cup of tea?
It’s easy to overeat with friends and your friends can really influence your habits. If you can adopt healthier habits with your friends, you can make weight loss much easier for both of you.
Don’t Skip Meals
Skipping meals can cause blood sugar crashes, intense hunger and cravings. Instead, try regular meals every three to five hours to manage your hunger and energy levels. This tip can make weight loss easier and less miserable.
Avoid Crash Dieting
Crash diets or ultra low calorie diets don’t give you enough energy to function at your best. This type of diet can be too tough to stick to and you could end up rebounding. Ultra low calorie diets also cause more muscle loss than more moderate diets.
Instead of surviving on 1000 or 1200 calories, why not try a more sustainable approach? Women should aim for about 1500-1800 calories per day while men can aim for about 1800-2400 calories for weight loss.
Drink Enough Water
It’s easy to misinterpret thirst as hunger. Make sure you drink 8-12 glasses of water per day to stay hydrated. Staying hydrated can also improve your energy and focus even when on a reduced calorie plan.
Get Lifestyle Activity
You can lose more weight by becoming more active in your daily life. Try to get more lifestyle activity by parking farther from stores, walking short trips to the mailbox or bank, gardening or cleaning your house for 30 minutes per day, or getting up every hour to walk around.
Get 10,000 Steps
10,000 steps per day equals about 5 miles of walking per day. You can hit this target through structured workouts, thirty minutes of walking and daily lifestyle activity.
Hitting 10,000 steps per day can help you reduce the urge to sit and rest more while sticking to a reduced calorie plan.
Final Thoughts
Weight loss can become easy when you use some of the simple weight loss tips in this article. If you liked any of these suggestions, please leave me a comment below.
