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Four tips to help you toward your weight loss goals. |
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| Author: Rebecca Vinson |
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The first thing I have learned is that drinking water helps control your appetite. I know this may not be new to you, or even me for that matter, but it deserves to be mentioned first and foremost. Our bodies use water to keep us cool and to hydrate our cells. Most of the time we (myself included) confuse hunger with thirst. You see our bodies send signals to us, letting us know that we are hungry or thirsty. Sometimes we are not sure as to which sensation is the one we should take care of, and often we eat when we should have had a drink of water. One tip is if you are craving something but not sure as to what is it, especially late at night, drink a glass of water first. This will fill your stomach, control your “hunger” and hydrate your body. Chances are that the “late night cravings” are a way for your body to let you know it needs more water.
Another aspect in the ongoing battle for weight loss is diet drinks and green tea. Most of us (I am guilt too.) consider diet drinks to be a better alternative to drinks like Pepsi and other sodas. We have become “addicted” to this ideal and to the diet drinks. Most diet sodas do contain caffeine, which in itself is addictive. Just look at the millions of dollars that Starbucks has made from coffee. I have learned that diet sodas are not as “safe” as we thought. Studies have shown that most diet soda drinkers still eat food that is helpful to weight loss. The artificial sweeteners also are not recognized by the body as food and therefore our thirst and hunger are not satisfied. This leads into my second tip.
Instead of drinking diet sodas, drink water or green tea. Green tea has shown in studies to help increase metabolism and also has antioxidents that are helpful to the body. Green tea is low in caffeine and tastes great with a little honey. I do not recommended cutting caffeinated drinks out of your diet completely due to the fact that you may experience withdrawal symptoms, including but not limited to headaches and irritability.
One thing that no one can seem to agree on is when and how to weigh yourself. Some people say not to weigh but to judge on how you are doing by how your clothes fit. Some people say you should weigh in daily. My third tip is this. Weigh once a week. Weigh in the morning after emptying your bladder. Make sure that you weigh on the same day at the same time (as close to it as possible). If you decide to weigh in without clothes, make sure that every time you do weigh yourself you do it without clothes in order to keep measurement accurate.
My last tip has to deal with how you are feeling while you are fighting the accursed fat around the middle (and elsewhere). You have heard of food diaries. What I suggest is also to start a journal where you can write down how you feel every day or as often as you want. This journal allows you to vent feelings that you may have about your weight loss journey as well as how you feel about how you have done throughout the day. I think that having a journal to vent is a lot better that diving into a tube of ice cream.
I hope that my tips are helpful or even just reminds you of important aspects of weight loss. Just remember that you are not alone in this struggle.
About Author
Rebecca is a 31 yr old woman who is beginning her own weight loss journey. She is just starting out her article writing career. She enjoys working on computers and hopes to one day have a profitable home business. She is looking to start and grow her online business while providing helpful information to others.
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