Weight loss can be a very challenging thing to do. All the sweating at the gym and starving yourself can be a painful ordeal. Here are ten easy ways to lose weight that I promise won't hurt.
You are more likely to be diabetic,
have heart disease, high blood pressure and have strokes when you are overweight. Going through surgery when your overweight puts you at more risk for fatality.It's a given that if you want to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat. Today most programs try to promise guaranteed weight loss but what evidence do they really have to prove that their weight loss program works?. Here are some simple ways to lose weight that you can do everyday (keep in mind your also eating less fat and exercising).
1. Wear blue. Surrounding yourself with the color blue can help you lose weight because the color blue is an appetite suppressant. Most fast food chain restaurants refrain from using the color blue in their interior because it suppresses appetites. Try serving your meals on blue dishes, while eating, wear blue and use a blue tablecloth. Just as they are colors to suppress appetite, red, orange and yellow encourage you to eat more. This is a fantastic alternative to lose weight without dieting.
2. Adding 10% to the amount of your daily calorie intake,adapt the way you eat to fit your new calorie intake goal. If your daily intake is 1,600, add 160 to your intake. You have a better chance of losing weight.
3. Monitor what you eat on weekends. A study from the University of North Carolina found that people consume an extra 300 calories on weekends, due to alcohol and fat. People take in more calories during the weekend, about 500 more, from a study at the University of North Carolina. Don't forget you don't always eat calories. A lot of times we take in more calories by drinking them rather than eating them.
4. After every meal, brush your teeth. Having that clean, minty fresh breath you get after brushing your teeth, will trick your brain and body that your done eating. You can trick you brain and body that your done eating by brushing your teeth after every meal. It's that same feeling you get after you brush your teeth at night right before bed, you don't feel the need to eat after you brush your teeth, otherwise you'll get that taste of whatever you're eating along with the taste of toothpaste.
5. Squeeze in a passionate make out session. The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex says that you can burn an average of 6.4 calories per minute just by kissing passionately. You can lose 23,000 calories per year by making out passionately 10 minutes a day!
6. Only on a growling stomach should you eat. Tons of people eat due to boredom, nervousness, frustrations or even out of habit. Before you eat, make sure your stomach is growling. If you don't care what you eat than you are most likely hungry rather than craving food if it's something specific you want.
7. Restaurant style vs. Family style. To keep from getting second helpings of food, try eating restaurant style (one plate) instead of family style (platters in the middle of the table).You can't have seconds when you've cleared everything on your plate.
8.Before your meals, take a walk. You can decrease your appetite and help burn more calories by walking. This is a great secret to weight loss.
9. Consume nuts rather than eating a sugary treat. Even though nuts are high in calories, there are studies that prove that they can help you lose weight.Nuts are filling and gratifying.
10. Eating in front of a mirror can suppress your appetite. There was a study that was done that told us that people ate 1/3 less of their meal when a mirror was put in front of them.Looking at yourself in a mirror can help cut back on the food you take in because you are constantly reminded why you are trying to lose weight and makes you think about your goal, to lose weight.
By following these easy steps, you can lose weight and help increase weight loss in whatever weight loss program you are trying to do.
