1. Drink water …
No, you don’t have to fill up like a tub, but ensure that you drink 8 to 10 glasses of water every day. Don’t substitute for juice. Your body should always be hydrated. Your kidneys will thank you as it can easily flush out the waste. With adequate water intake your body will be able to metabolize fat more effectively. And if you have a glass of water 10-15 minutes prior to your meal, you will feel full once you start eating. Another fun fact, did you know that you can lose 62 calories by drinking ice cold water? But it’s better to drink it between meals or before meals, so that your food gets digested properly.
Check out the 10 Ways How Water Helps You to Lose Weight … for more details.
2. Eat 5 times a day …
Start with breakfast. The more you eat for breakfast, the less food you will want to eat at night. Please, don’t skip this meal as you’ll end up devouring everything in sight for the rest of the day. You don’t need to gobble up 5 large meals, just 3 meals of a sensible size and 2 delicious yet low calorie snacks. Eat sensibly so your body doesn’t crave for food. If you treat your body right it won’t demand for more attention!
Read these 5 Tips on Eating More Often and Losing Weight … for more.
3. Use weights …
Needless to say, exercise is crucial to weight loss. You can’t expect to sit on the couch all day, sip water and lose weight. Join a good gym that lets you work with weights. It will help you build muscle and your metabolism rate will increase. You’ll soon see the fat come off and in its place muscle will develop.
4. Use smaller plates in dark colors …
The hotel industry has changed the way we look at food. Today a regular burger can feed an elephant. Well, almost! Check your portions the next time you dine out. You don’t need to finish every morsel. So, what you should do is ask your waiter to put half of your meal into a doggy bag before it even makes to the table. This way you will not be tempted and you will feel full eating less. And you will have something for breakfast too!
Learn more about how to use colors to lose weight for an even more successful and faster diet!
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When eating at home, it’s better to get rid of the huge plates you usually use. Substitute them with small ones – when food starts to fall off, you’ll know it’s enough. Try to get these new plates in dark colors. Dark blue will be your best choice since it’s the #1 color that fights off the appetite (just look at the picture above, I already can’t even think about food). Avoid red, orange and yellow in your dining area – they are the ones making your appetite go sky high! (Think McDonalds’ logo and you’ll do fine – do you think the colors they use were random?)
I am an active healthy person who waws put on medication that has cause my appetite to sky rocket. I have had my thyroid checked which is fine. It is just the medication that has caused this to happen I would eat dirt if I could!!!! Help
Dont forget to set your targets. Give your self a specific timeline and exact figures to set your goals. This will help you be motivated to lose weight.
Thank-you.
Jennifer, you need to consult that with your doctor. I guess there are medications that wouldnt affect your weight.
of lately ive been recieving comments dat i hv put on weight..its worrying me a lot and i realli dnt know wat do 2 and ive gt 2 mnths holidays now and i want becum fit as possible and lose weight premanently.
im a teen.
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Great Tips. Another way is to look at getting 2 serves of fruits and 5 serves of veggies daily , and limiting the fizzy drinks.
what are fizzy drinks ?
i think i need some medication to control my appetite as well as something to burns the fat. i could never finish my diet since im not a patient person and i want results very very fast……….. help me
im a teen
Dear Pou!
You do not need any medication for that, just try to eat normal, do not starve yourself. Do not think of food a lot – the more you think about your diet – the more you want to eat something wrong:) Eat small portions, try to eat healthy food, eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. Fruits are very tasty and they are healthy…
Good luck to you!
I’ve been struggling to lose 30 pounds for the last 10 years, please help me. First is to rid of my belly and hip, the rest should be easy — or am I still dreaming? I need your help and encouragement.
SS
I have tried everything to loose these last ten lbs. I’m 5′6 and 142 lbs. I joined a gym i drink lots of water my mother is a nutritiounist also,so she helps me out from time to time. She is worried i’m not eating enough but I am really determened to loose these 10lbs. i set my goal to 130. My calorie intake are every other day. For instance,monday-300 calories. tuesday-500 calories wednesday-300 calories….so on and so fourth oh and im seventeen by the way. i have been trying to loose these 10lbs for the past few months i know it takes time but should i go buy any diet pills water pills anything? to get my weight down at least a bit? I need encouragment since everyone is saying i should eat more I really want to get to my goal weight though. any suggestions?
well iam briana and iam 13 my wieght is 190 pound i have been trying to lose wieght for the last year i cant because i cant stay comited to the things i have to do like my diet and extersize iam trying really hard but i cant i dont now how and i want to lose wight be for i get to high school and be for my 15s i want to be in good shape i now i can do it but i need advase soo someone pleas write bak and tell me what i got to do ppl say its all in ur mind and it is and i pray every day 4 god to help me and i now if i do i can lose wieght but someties is hard when theres ppl in ur house 3 times smaler ur size or even less or like me my mom wiehgt is 130 and your wieght is 190 thats hard
but i also want to give so advase i want to tell you all that with god every thing is posible only if u belive god is allways going to be there 4 who needs him somethimes it comes to mind well i ask him to help me lose wight but it dosent happen well may be he want you to have a testomony about how u lost wieght thats wat i belive because when i lose my wieght first thing iam going to do is talk to other teens and tell them how i lost wieght even if right now i havent lost any but i belive i will and i help them with the skill i leard!!!!!!!
Ok… I’m Ashlei and I’m 15 (almost 16) and I’m 5′9 and i weigh 135 pounds. I feel really bad about myself because last year when I was only half an inch shorter i was 118. I don’t look that much bigger but even my mom said i looked bigger and hearing that from my mom….. I do sports like marching band, softball and track but I still have a squishy stomach and I’m tired of it. I want to be back in the 120-125 range again but I still want to be healthy… And It’s even harder because I’m really really depressed lately and stress for me= eating. I try not to but idk…l’m just so tired of feeling fat all the time especially with all those little stick girls around me
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Thanks alot for the 7 tips :D
Look since June the 4th I have walked everyday(2miles) cut back on my eating trying to eat the right foods plus I drink 6 to 8 Glasses of water a day.I went to the Drs today and I,ve only lost 3 pounds.I couldn’t believe it,almost 4 months only 3 pounds,what am I doing wrong.
so i really need to lose weight fast but the 5 meals a day thing won’t really work
but i need some help. I need to lose 10 pounds fast do you have any quick diet or anything that will help?
I am 5′9″ and 155 lbs. I am 17 years old and i have been trying to lose weight for awhile. i dont have time to exercise. i used to be 130 lbs. and within one year i put on 20. everyone tells me i look like i weigh 110 but still im constantly sucking in my belly and self conscious of my thighs. i need help!!
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