Nine Simple Yet Effective Weight Loss Tips to Try

Introduction

Want to lose weight, get fit, and feel a whole lot healthier? Then you need an effective plan that you can stick to in order to achieve results.

Effective weight loss is smart weight loss and it involves lifestyle changes that you can stick to for the long run.

Here are nine simple yet effective tips to help your body burn stubborn body fat and keep it at bay.

Start Your Day With a Workout

You need to schedule a workout the first thing in the morning. Make sure you set up the alarm at least 20 minutes early for this purpose. The latest studies show that people who exercise early in the morning are slimmer than people who work out later in the day. You will carry the “feel good” energy throughout the day when you perform workouts in the morning.

Avoid the Scale

Weighing yourself daily can be demotivating at times. It may create unnecessary stress. On the other hand, the scale weight can be deceiving since it ignores the fact that you may be adding muscle weight. The best thing is to weigh once a week in the morning.

Carry Your Own Snacks

Many people can handle their main meals healthily. But most of them fail in handling their snacks. They end up going for unnecessary foods when having snacks. That’s why you need to pack your own snacks on the go. Nuts, seeds, chaach, dark chocolate, plain yogurt, sprouts, paneer, cheese, and chilli are some of the best snacks for you.

Don’t Forget Your Apple A Day

An apple is a healthy fruit that can help you lose weight effectively. Consume at least one apple a day for better weight loss over time. Besides being packed with nutrients, apples are high in fiber so they will make you feel full and less likely to crave unhealthy snacks as you go about your day. When you’ve got the munches, go for an apple! If you are not hungry enough to consume a full apple, you are actually not hungry but bored. Thinking about food all day long can be quite taxing on your weight loss efforts. That’s why you need to engage in fun activities such as reading, singing, or whatever other hobbies you prefer during free times.

Eat Your Meals At Home

Try to have your main meals at home at least for the next 10 days. You will have complete control over important ingredients such as sugar, oil, salt, and fats when you do so. You will be surprised as to how fast you can lose weight when you prepare your meals at home. If you are looking for a diet plan to help you to lose weight look no further.

Drink Plenty Of Water

Drink plenty of water and green vegetable juices. Water-rich fruits are plentiful almost every season of the year. You can have fruits like melons in summer. Warm nimbu-paani or amla-water is ideal for the winter months. In fact, go for summer fruits and vegetables that have at least 96% of water. A study done with 14 men and women revealed that they increased their metabolic rate by increasing the intake of water.

Eat Slowly

When you eat slowly, you will eat less food, and the food will be digested better. You should always eat in a state of complete relaxation for optimal digestion and absorption.

Consume More Protein

Protein helps burn fat and build muscle at the same time. That’s why you need to increase your intake of proteins. Some of the best proteins include chicken, meat, fish, lentils, sprouts, eggs, and cheese. Protein will keep you fuller for a longer time since the body takes more time to digest protein. That way you will be satiated easily.

Stop Stocking Unhealthy Foods At Home

Unhealthy foods will tempt you more. Hence, avoid stocking them at home. Shoot for healthy foods instead. Nuts, oats, complex grains, yogurt, fruits and vegetables are all great alternatives. Buy a bag of apples and one apple a day will give you a week worth of apples (see tip four above) to snack on. Avoid simple carb items, candy, sugary drinks, etc. Opt for healthier, natural alternatives.

The Takeaway

Losing weight will help you feel healthier, more energetic, confident, and it will even take away joint pain and help you live an overall happier and healthier life.

While the tips here aren’t an end all and be all guide to effective weight loss, fostering healthy habits such as these will certainly help you achieve results in time.

There is no substitute for healthy lifestyle habits which include regular physical fitness and healthy and consistent nutrition. For weight loss, these two things are going to be of utmost importance.

All in all, consistency is going to be your best friend. Weight loss (technically fat loss) is a systematic process. Just as you gained the weight over time, it’s going to take time to burn off any accumulated fat.

Have you tried any of these tips? What are some effective weight loss tips that you’ve personally used with success? Let us know in the comments below…

About Theresa Duncan

Originally from Detroit, MI, Theresa has been offering health and fitness advice for the last 30 years while working as an engineer. She decided to turn her passion into a profession, and finds nothing more satisfying than helping others reach their health and fitness goals.