Check out our 10 tips for fast weight loss
if you want to lose a few pounds quickly. There's no need to starve yourself or
go hungry. Simply be more aware of what you eat, reduce your intake of fat and
sugar, and fill up with vegetables and fruit. Here's how:
1. Write down everything that you eat or
drink that contains calories, even if it's just a splash of milk in your
coffee. You don't need to count the calories. Simply writing everything down
will help you to see when those sneaky high calorie foods are creeping in and
sabotaging your fast weight loss.
2. Make your own meals instead of relying
on TV dinners and other packaged foods. Food manufacturers add salt and sugar
to almost everything to make us want more and more.
3. Include at least two servings of
vegetables in every main meal (not counting potatoes), or add a large salad
with low fat dressing. Aim to eat more green, leafy vegetables. Fresh
vegetables will help you to feel full and satisfy your body's need for vitamins
and minerals, reducing cravings.
4. Cut your fat intake in half. Since
you're not eating packaged foods any more, it's easy to do this. Measure the
oil that you use for cooking and only use half as much. Spread butter very
thinly. Switch to low fat milk. Cut visible fat off meat before cooking, and
don't eat the skin.
5. Have sweet treats containing sugar no
more than three times a week. If you are a sugar addict you may find this
difficult at first but you will soon have much more appreciation for the
sweetness in fruits and vegetables, and fast weight loss may be your reward.
6. Indulge yourself with plenty of fresh
fruit. Grapes, cherries, berries, apples, mangoes and bananas are delicious
replacements for the unhealthy desserts that most of us eat. Try them chopped
into low fat sugar-free yogurt.
7. Try grated carrot for a snack. Mix in a
chopped apple if you want. Grated carrot takes longer to eat than a whole
carrot and because of this, it's way more satisfying.
8. Choose food that you can chew, and eat
it slowly, putting down your fork between bites. Go for brown rice instead of
white, whole fruit instead of juice, chunks of whole foods in your soup. The
added fiber will fill you up and help the body to eliminate waste, and the act
of chewing will make you feel more satisfied with your meal.
9. Plan your meals and your shopping. Think
ahead and make a list of what you will need, then stick to it. To make this
easier, never go to the grocery store when you are hungry. Or order your
shopping online for delivery.
10. When you eat, just eat. Sit at the
table, even if it's just for a snack. Don't eat while doing something else at
the same time (watching TV, driving, reading, checking email). If you eat with
others, of course you may talk, but try to avoid bringing up heavy or
contentious subjects at meals. Arguments are not good for anybody's digestion
and won't help your fast weight loss.
