Monday, October 13, 2008

Super Healthy Weight Loss Ideas: Follow These & Lose Weight Easily

Are you looking for fast but safe way to lose weight?
Below are some tips which should be helpful to you if you want to maintain good health and control your weight. See weight loss should not be a temporary solution for you, but you should aim for permanent and safe, healthy weight loss.

In view of this the below given points should be really useful. Try to make them part of your daily life as they really are some useful healthy weight loss ideas.

Suggestions for safe and fast weight loss:

1. Eat Slowly, Chew Food More:

If you want to avoid overeating, then eat slowly. We tend to eat more when we eat fast. This is because our stomachs send message to our brains that they are full only 15-20 minutes after they are full. So we realize it a little later that we have had our fill. This can be avoided to a certain extent if we eat slowly and chew food more.

There was a study conducted at University of Rhode Island in USA which revealed that women who are in the habit of eating slowly tend to stay slim. There are other benefits of eating slowly too - Why chew slowly?

2. Have a traditional family dinner:
Yes you heard it right! A traditional family dinner may be very much useful to fight obesity, atleast in the case of kids.

Child health experts say that a families that eat together have better nutrition levels than those who don't. A traditional family meal can help in prevention of child obesity and may be more than useful for grown up adults too to fight their weight problem.

While experts are still not sure of the exact reasons why this happens, but most of them give out 1 reason that family meals usually contain healthier food.

Parents are the biggest influence in a child's life. So having a healthy meal every time can later on influence the child's eating habits in future life. Children who eat with their families may grow up with these healthy eating habits.

3. Drink Plenty of Water:
Water doesn't have any calories. At the same time it is filling and refreshing. It is a natural appetite suppressant. Water is also needed for various body functions.

When we do not have enough water, our body will start storing the water that is already there. What happens when your body starts storing up water is that the body water retention will increase leading to increase in water weight. Your weight can increase because of water too and not just because of fat.

The way to stop too much water retention in your body is to drink more water. The more water you drink the more water will be used up for the essential functions and your body will function in a healthy manner. You can also try to lessen sodium intake in order to prevent unwanted water retention in the body.


4. Eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables:
The benefits of eating fruits and vegetables are many. They are high in nutrition and packed with vitamins, minerals and fiber. What's more they are low in calories too. Fiber is good for your digestion. They can also provide us with a boost of energy.

If you are in the habit of munching on fattening snacks like potato chips etc. then you might have realized how difficult it can be to give up this habit.

Instead of giving up this habit completely, you can lessen it to a major extent. Also try to replace the snacks with something more healthy. This is where vegetables can be useful.

Have some carrots, cucumber, tomato etc. handy in the refrigerator and you can much on these whenever you feel like it. Atleast you will save on a few calories.

So Are You Up To It?
Take it as a challenge if you are serious about maintaining a fit body.

Following the above healthy weight loss ideas may not be so easy at first. But with practice it can become easier and easier for you. Start slow and gradually try to firmly incorporate these suggestions in your life.

By consistently following these suggestions for safe and fast weight loss, you can really see some differences in your fitness and health levels. You may not just lose weight but also be healthy, energetic and happy.

Recommended Resources:
The Healthy Weight Loss Program

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