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| Top Ten Weight Loss Tips Related Links R U Fat? Quick Start Diet Foods That Shrink Your Waist Waist Size Matters Natural Home Remedies for Headaches Good Night's Sleep Helps You Lose Weight Drinking Cold Water Burns Calories December 1, 2008, Last Updated March 14, 2011 By: Editors, Chootoo Why is it that some people seem to maintain a skim figure effortlessly while others struggle to lose even 5 pounds? Why are so many of us overweight in America, anyway? Almost 66% of us are overweight-- that's 200 million overweight Americans. A full 33% of us --100 million people-- are actually obese. Researchers now believe that maintaining a healthy weight is a result of hundreds of tiny decisions and habits. These unconscious weight loss habits begin early in life and, once they become ingrained, are extremely difficult to break. That's why thin people tend to stay thin. And fat people tend to stay fat. But you can change your body weight, and keep it off. All you have to do is to analyze which of your daily habits is contributing to that larger than normal waist size. 1. Get your sleep. Research shows that lack of sleep piles on the pounds. You end up over eating because you're tired. 2. Drink 8 glasses of cold water. Drinking keeps you from mistaking thirst for hunger. It also keeps your stomach full so there's less room for food and you end up eating less. And drinking cold water actually works better. Your body burns calories ( about 70 to 100 calories a day) just heating the water up. 3. Eat foods that speed up your metabolism, like curry. 4. Graze throughout the day. Eat 6 small meals a day, as opposed to 3 big ones. It speeds up your metabolism. 5. Lift weights. Building muscle helps you to lose weight. Muscle burns 8 times more calories than fat, and it burns 24/7 even when you're asleep. 6. Get a Better Grocery list. What you don't have handy you can't eat. Don't stock your house with temptations and you won't cheat as much. 7. Vinegar. Use it on your salads and it curbs your appetite for sweets. 8. Walk. Just 45 minutes a day and you kick start your metabolism. 9. Interact. Studies show that isolation is a bit enemy of weight loss. So, keep posting on this website and others you enjoy. Or, walk your dog. Remember, anything that forces you to make contact with other souls --animal or human-- on this planet will lift your spirits and help to keep you on your diet. 10. Wear Ear Plugs. A lot of people will not support you in your efforts to change. They like you just the way they are. Maybe it makes them feel better that you're fat. Maybe they just don't like change. Whatever. But you have to shut out the negative voices. Or at least turn down the volume. When they question your efforts or try to discourage you, practice an answer in your head, even if you don't say it out loud "I'm changing. Get over it!' Register-it's free fast and easy. Get way more out of this site. Related Links: 101 Snacks That Won't Blow Your Diet A Good Night's Sleep Helps You Shed Pounds Foods That Speed Up Your Metabolism Waist Size Matters Foods That Curb Your Appetite for Sweets How to Lighten Dark Patches Home Remedies for Acne How to Fade Stretch Marks Best Way to Shave Your Legs Natural Cleanses Sign Up-- it's free, fast and easy. Members see articles first. |
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