Why vegetarians gain weight instead of losing weight in this day and age? Simply because they bring over the bad habits they had before they became vegetarians. So, all you have to do is apply these 7 weight loss tips to counter the unhealthy habits, and you'll lose weight easily as a vegetarian.
Vegetarians
tend to find it easier to lose weight because they are exposed to relatively
less toxins, antibiotic residue and bacteria since they don't take food coming
from animal carcasses. But still, you're not spared the overweight problem as a
vegetarian. So, let's take a look at how you can shed your excess fat with
these 7 tips.
Tip 1 - Skipping Meals Don't Help
Don't skip any meals especially breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal
in the day to help jumpstart your metabolism and burn fat off your belly,
thighs and buttocks effectively. Of course, the rest of the meals are also
important to boost your metabolism so that you can continue to melt fat
throughout the day.
Tip 2 - Eat More to Lose Fat
More meals in controlled
portion sizes keep your body metabolically active throughout the day. Typical 3
meals a day will create a long gap, thus a lapse in metabolism. Take the 5
meals this way: breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. The
snack size will be relatively smaller.
Tip 3 - Begin Healthy Weight Loss with
Nutritional Vegetarian Diet
You won't lose weight if you eat lots of processed vegetarian foods that
contain high amount of sugar, sodium and unhealthy saturated fats. Whole
natural food like fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains and nuts should become
the staple in your vegetarian diet for weight loss.
Tip 4 - Give Your Stomach Some Space
Do you feel stuffed after
every meal? It's a sign that you have overeaten. Your stomach needs breathing
space to perform digestion efficiently so it can inform your brain about its
fullness in time before you eat more calories than your body needs. Stop eating
once you reach a satiety level of 70%. And eat slowly to allow your stomach 10
- 20 minutes to signal to your brain.
Tip 5 - You Need Plenty but Not
Excessive Water
Water is as important for vegetarians to lose weight as for others because
water stimulates metabolism. Drinking too little water can cause dehydration.
But drinking excessive water can lead to hyponatremia. So, drink just enough
for proper body hydration and optimal fat loss.
Tip 6 - Burn More Fat with Interval
Training
Starting off with a
low-intensity exercise for 10 seconds and then step up to a high-intensity for
another 10 seconds before you drop it back to low-intensity again - this type
of interval workout pattern will help you burn more fat in less time as your
metabolism remains active even few hours after the training bout. Morning
workout yields better result.
Tip 7 - Optimal Fat Loss Occurs to
Vegetarians Who Sleep Soundly
How many hours of sleep do you need? You should know better than anyone else.
Some people need only 5 hours of sleep to feel revitalized and perform at their
peak, what about you? Sleep the number of hours you need, not necessary to
follow the general 8-hour sleep rule. However, that's a good way to help you
get started.
Instilling discipline to
change your lifestyle may seem like a tall order, particularly in a vegetarian
weight loss diet plan. However, you'll soon find it easy to keep to it once you
pick up the momentum.
Laura Ng shows you how to effectively lose weight on vegetarian diet with her proven vegetarian weight loss diet plan (FREE) at iNotFat.com. When you apply her tried-and-true techniques and whip up the nutrient-dense, delicious fat loss recipes inside the program, you'll improve your health, get more energy, break your weight loss plateau and lose your excess fat without suffering loose skin and weight rebound.
