Everyone wants quick and easy ways to lose weight. No problem: Here are seven weight-loss solutions you can start using right now.
1. Count to 50 before you eat anything. Whenever you feel the urge to grab a treat from the vending machine or your kitchen cupboard, close your eyes, take a deep breath and count slowly to 50. This will give you a chance to relax and refocus your attention on something that is not food.
2. Keep water nearby. Water is your best weight loss solution. Keep some cold water within easy reach and have a sip whenever you feel stressed, hungry or thirsty. Water will help you to feel full and will also help you flush extra calories out of your system.
3. Keep busy. Many of us unwind at the end of the day by sitting in front of the tube with a bowl of ice cream, chips or some other snack. Tonight, break up the routine and instead go for a walk or play with your kids. One alternative is to attack a household chore that you just never get around to completing. While you may groan about needing time to relax and unwind, you may find that finally getting started on that project invigorates you and keeps your mind off food. If it’s a strenuous task, you can even count it as exercise.
4. Take a 10 minute walk. Sure, we’re all busy but just about everyone can find a way to take a 10 minute walk. You will burn some calories and still come back feeling refreshed and ready to take on the world. Once it has become a regular part of your day, increase your walk or add a second 10-minute walk. To reduce stress, walk faster.
5. Push away the plate. Don’t even think about taking a second helping, no matter how delicious your meal is. You’ll automatically consume fewer calories. If you find that you’re wolfing your food down before everyone else, slow down. Put down your fork after each bite. Savor the taste of each food. Join the discussion at the table.
6. Get out of the kitchen. For most of us, the kitchen is the central point of our homes. Unfortunately, that’s also where the food is. If you know you are a stress eater, get yourself away from where all the temptation is.
7. Allow yourself a treat now and then. Way back when, cookies, cakes, ice cream and restaurant meals were considered rare treats reserved for the most special of occasions. Perhaps it’s time to go back to that mindset. Save sweets for birthdays or other big days as a way to enhance the joy. Reward yourself for life’s little victories (or soften daily blows) in other ways, such as a bubble bath, buying a new accessory, talking with a friend etc.
These seven weight loss solutions are easy steps anyone can do to start dropping pounds today. Add these steps every day and watch your body and your life change for the better.
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