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Nov 09 2008

lose weight now, ask me how!!

Published by meg1135 at 3:14 am under Health and Fitness Edit This

I know how desperate you are to lose some body fat. You want to look shapey and slim again but you have to stop putting unnecessary pressure on your self and your body. In order to lose weight and to lose it in the proper way without side effects, it is advisable that you start slowly to avoid detours ( discouragement ) on your road to weight loss. Losing weight too fast will lead to side effects and discouragement, it makes you feel tired, drained and sick.

Make sure you don’t put your mind on quick weight loss as most of the time it would only lead to short term unsustainable results and unhealthy eating habits. It’s time to lose diets already! Most promise you a quick and healthy weight loss but they only succeed in lowering your metabolism. Lowering you metabolism will make you lose weight in the short time but you will surely get back what you have lost, it will even add extra to you and make you much more bigger than before which I am sure you are not going to be happy with.

To succeed in your fight again fat, you need to avoid things that slow down your metabolism. Some of these things are :

Each time you skip a meal your metabolism gets lowered. Though you would notice that you are lossing weight to fast but then it is at the disadvantage of your body which makes it go into starvation mode and force it to store more fat since it can not get enough energy since you won’t give it. If you are sincerely serious about losing weight the best way to do it is to eat smaller portions of food more often. Try eating 4-6 small meals daily instead of the usual big 2. Thats not hard is it ?

Learn to eat the right foods.

Fruits like Oranges, apples, pineapples ( plus many more) and vegetables are always the most advisable. I know fiber makes us feel full quicker and longer, but they move fat through the disgestive system very fast absorbing only small portions of these fats.

Metabolism Boosting Foods

Lean protein such as chicken and turkey
Whole grains such as rolled oats and whole wheat bread
Vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and spinach
Fruits such as apples, grapefruit and berries
Peanuts, walnuts and almonds
Black beans, pinto beans and kidney beans
Foods rich with omega 3 fatty acids such as fish
Green tea, hot water with lemon and at least 8-10 glasses of water daily
Spices such as chili and curry

Try to avoid foods and drinks that contain high level of such as soft drinks, sweets, Ice cream and chocolate. Watch out for condiments such as mayonnaise or ketchup and even salad dressings. Go for white bread instead of grain breads. All fried foods should be avoided if you are sincerely willing to lose weight, you must also avoid dougnuts and pastries. If you do eat these foods pay close attention to the calories, you’ll notice they add up quickly!

Good Fats Mono unsaturated/Polyunsaturated: Omega 3 fatty acids, salmon, fish oil, corn, soy, safflower and sunflower oils, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, pistachios, avocado, canola and olive oils.

Bad Fats Trans Fats/Saturated Fats: Coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, French fries, micro waved popcorn, vegetable shortening and hard stick margarine.

Regular exercise does not only help you lose weight quickly but it helps you keep it off forever. I would advice you learn how to eat healthy and exercise regularly for a long term weight loss solution. Doing this will help your confidence and gives you the power to lose weight for good.

Join healthy weight loss programs that gives you advice on nutritional food plans, recipes, exercises and support groups instead of wasting your money on unhealthy diet pills, you actually do not need them and you should stop using them now.

Yes healthy quick weight loss programs are for real, why you ask? Well if you think of all the time you wasted on dieting in the past, and how it’s gotten you nowhere, than it should be quite clear by now that if you had started on the right track to begin with, you would have already reached your weight goals today.

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