Work with your body instead of against it
July 30, 2009
Are there any easy methods to lose weight? Everyone knows that diet, cutting down on food intake, and exercise, increasing the number of calories you burn, combine into a formula for weight loss. But the hard part is sticking to a low calorie, and often bland, diet. It won’t be effortless, but with a little work it sure is easier. Here are some tips to make it easier.
Keeping notes will help
Carry a notebook to jot down everything that passes your lips. Keeping notes will help you eat less. Studies show that people eat 15% less when they track everything they eat. That’s significant.
On average Americans consume 245 calories a day from drinks. Switch from juice, soda, and other calorie drinks to water. 245 calories a day is nearly 90,000 calories a year. That’s 25 lbs. Are soda and juice really that good? Keep in mind too that juice and soda don’t trigger a feeling of fullness, despite their calories.
Eat more …
Eat five or six smaller meals a day instead of three large meals a day. Eating more meals with smaller portions results in eating 30% fewer calories. Furthermore, even the same number of calories eaten in smaller portions during more frequent meals can result in weight loss. You’re less likely to binge because the body releases less insulin.
Make sure your wardrobe only includes the ’skinny’ clothes. If you don’t have clothing that’s comfortable when you’re fat, you’re more likely to be reminded to keep the weight off every time you dress. And if you have to buy a whole new wardrobe you’re less likely to gain weight.
Switch to smaller plates. It’s been proven that people eat more when more food is in front of them, and they eat less when less food is in front of them. Use the salad plates instead of dinner plates.
Similar to the idea of using smaller plates, serve your food on the plate rather than in bowls on the table. Again, people tend to eat what’s in front of them.
Don’t eat…
Don’t eat white bread, sugar or white rice. Those are the foods with loads of carbohydrates which lead to higher blood sugar and weight gain. Do eat whole grain breads and brown rice. Don’t be concerned with the sugar, pretty soon you won’t miss it.
Weight loss isn’t easy, but relatively speaking there are easy ways to lose weight. Don’t think it won’t take a little work. If weight loss were easy everyone would be slim all the time.
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Unfortunately, our genetic blueprint has not changed as our diet has evolved; as a result, our bodies are not designed to process the types of food we are fed today. And making matters worse is the fact that diets just don’t work; the average person who goes on a diet
actually gains five pounds.
But now a medical revolution is finally showing us precisely how the powerful forces that keep weight on can actually be reprogrammed to automatically burn fat and keep weight off for good. For the first time ever, Dr. Mark Hyman makes this new science of weight loss available to the general public. This medical revolution is based on a groundbreaking concept called nutrigenomics - the science of how food talks to our genes.
UltraMetabolism tells you how these scientific breakthroughs can help you :
• Work with your body instead of against it
• Ignite the natural fat-burning furnace within you
• Discover the seven fundamental causes of weight gain
An easy-to-follow eight-week plan to help you lose weight based on your own unique genetic needs, UltraMetabolism is your personal program for permanent weight loss and lifelong health.
Mark Hyman, M. D ., is the editor in chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine , the most prestigious journal in the field of integrative medicine. After ten years as co-medical director at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires, he is now in private practice in Lenox, Massachusetts. He is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Ultraprevention .
