Are you planning to hit a weight loss plateau?
Try these eight incredible tips to jump-start your slim down!
1) Vary Your Workout Routine
No matter how good your fitness plan, following the same routine every day is boring. Experts recommend that you should try a different workout every day, each focusing on a different body part. Whether you change the number of reps or make a move from cardio to strength training, it’s important to vary your routine to keep yourself motivated in burning more calories.
2) Eat More at Breakfast and Less at Dinner
Ever heard the phrase “Eat breakfast like a king and dinner like a pauper”? If you are looking to lose weight, eat more at breakfast and less at dinner. Eating a big breakfast helps conquer hunger and cravings later in the day. It will also help in lowering the risk of developing diseases linked with body weight such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. A study found that those who consumed more calories at breakfast gained very less weight, irrespective of the total number of calories consumed during the rest of the day.
3) Choose Protein Foods
A high protein diet helps you lose weight faster because it will fill you up without providing too many calories.
4) Drink Water
Reduce your sodium intake to lose weight. You should drink plenty of water to accelerate the process of freeing extra sodium from your body. Drinking a lot of water also keeps your metabolism running at full strength. Water can also be consumed in the form of water-rich foods.
Fitness experts say that eating water-rich foods such as cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelon, asparagus, grapes and pineapple during meals can reduce your overall calorie consumption.
5) Opt for Low-Fat Food
Replace your milk, cheese and yogurt choices with non-fat or low fat foods. A couple of weeks after moving to low-fat foods, you may not even remember the difference in taste, but you will notice the difference in your waistline and your weight loss efforts.
6) Go for Green Tea
Green tea increases your fat-burning metabolism by 4%. Drink this beverage at least 30 minutes before your workout to burn 17-24% more fat. Moreover, this tea is a diuretic that eliminates excess water weight from your body.
7) Write Down What You Eat
Writing down what you eat can help you shed weight. So, keep a food journal to help you lose or maintain weight. You can also use a fitness app to track your food and calories intake. Researchers found that people who maintain food diaries end up eating about 15% less food than those who don’t.
8) Get Enough Sleep
Getting enough sleep (around 7 hours a day) can help you lose weight fast. If you are regularly sleeping less than 7 hours a night it can slow down your metabolism, resulting in weight gain. So, get enough and quality sleep and you will lose pounds quickly.
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