20 Tips To Loose 10 Pounds Naturally
Tip
# 1
Drink plenty of
water. Water is not just way to flush out toxins. If you have more water in
your body you will generally feel healthier and more fit. It also helps you
feel full, so you don't have the urge to eat so much. And water has no calories
at all.
Tip
# 2
Start your day
with a glass of water. It’s a wonderful way to start you day. A glass of water
lubricates your insides. You can still have your morning cup of tea, but have
it after a glass of water.
Tip # 3
Drink a glass
of water before you eat each meal. Water takes up space in your stomach, so you
feel fuller without eating as much.
Tip # 4
Have another
glass of water while you are having your meal. Again this is another way of
making yourself full. Instead of drinking it all at once, take a sip after each
bite of food. It will help the food settle and you'll feel full faster.
Tip
# 5
Stay away from
sweetened bottle drinks, especially sodas. They are full of sugar and calories.
Tip
# 6
Include foods
that contain more water, like tomatoes and watermelons. They contain 90 - 95 %
water, so feast on them as much as you like. They fill you up without adding
pounds.
Tip
# 7
Eat fresh fruit
instead of drinking fruit juice. Juice is often sweetened with sugar, but fresh
fruit has natural sugars. When you eat fruit, you are taking in a lot of fiber,
which the body needs, and fruit is an excellent source of vitamins.
Tip # 8
If you have a
craving for fruit juice, try making your own. There are lots of juicing machines
on the market.
Tip # 9
Choose fresh
fruit instead of processed fruit. Processed and canned fruit does not have as
much fiber as fresh fruit and processed and canned fruit is nearly always
sweetened with sugar.
Tip # 10
Increase your
fiber intake. Your body needs a lot of fiber, so try to include it in your
diet. Eat as many fruits and vegetables as you can.
Tip # 11
Eat lots of
vegetables. Leafy green vegetables are the best. Include a salad in you meal
plan everyday.
Tip # 12
Eat
intelligently. Choose your foods wisely. Instead of grabbing chips or candy
bars, grab a fruit or vegetable.
Tip # 13
Watch what you
eat. Sometimes the garnishes can be richer than the food itself. Accompaniments
can be very rich too.
Tip # 14
Control your
sweet tooth. Sweets generally mean calories. You don't have to cut sweets out
of your diet completely, but eat them in moderation. Every sweet you put in
your mouth adds fat cells to your body.
Tip # 15
Develop a meal
schedule and stick to it. Try to have food at fixed times of the day. You can
stretch these times by half an hour, but anything more is going to affect your
eating pattern.
Tip # 16
Eat only when
you are hungry. Some of us have a tendency to eat whenever we see food.
Tip # 17
Quit snacking
between meals. The main problem with most snacks and junk food is, they are
usually less filling and contain a lot of fat and calories.
Tip # 18
Snack on
vegetables if you have to snack.
Tip # 19
Go easy on tea
and coffee. Tea and coffee are harmless by themselves, but when you add cream
and sugar they become fattening. Having a cup of tea or coffee with cream and
sugar is as bad as having a piece of chocolate cake.
Tip # 20
Drink black
tea/coffee. Black tea or coffee can actually be good for you. But personally I
would like to recommend tea rather than coffee. The caffeine in the coffee is
not really good for you because it is an alkaloid and can affect other
functions of your body like the metabolism.
Below I have
included a table of the various exercises and the number of calories that can
be burnt with each exercise. Choose what you can do best and choose something
that you will enjoy doing in the long run.
The choice of
exercise is completely up to you, but do whatever you wish for at least twenty
minutes. It is only after you do the exercise for twenty minutes that the actual
calorie burning sets in.
|
Aerobics
|
200-250 calories
|
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Bicycling, Stationary
|
250-300 calories
|
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Bicycling, Actual
|
300-400 calories
|
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Running, 5-6 mph
|
300-350 calories
|
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Stair climber
|
200-250 calories
|
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Swimming laps
|
350 calories
|
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Walking briskly
|
150-180 calories
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Conclusion
Eating a
balanced diet and increasing your physical activity will help you reduce your
weight. Drink extra water each day and ensure you are eating fruit and
vegetables and you'll begin to see results very quickly.
