Weight Loss Tips

Over-indulged at Christmas & New Year? Feel full, bloated and unhealthy yet again?

It’s that time of year when we all promise ourselves we will get fit this year, we will lose those extra pounds and we will join a gym and keep going beyond March - it’s going to be different this year.

And this year, it CAN be different. There IS an alternative to trying every new fad diet that’s around; there IS an alternative to joining a gym and giving up after a couple of months when you’re not really getting anywhere; there IS a way to help you look and feel as great as you should do, all day, every day.

The alternative is finding an approach that works for you - finding the diet that makes you feel at your best by identifying your metabolic type and finding a way of fitting exercise into your daily life so it doesn’t feel like an effort or chore that has to be fitted into your already hectic schedule.

Did you know that it can take only 20 minutes of exercise, five times a week to make improvements in your fitness? Or that there is a unique diet that identifies the foods that are right for you? By identifying your individual needs, you will identify not only which areas of your health & fitness you need to work on but also which ones you don’t, so you can save yourself wasting time and money on things that just don’t work for you.

Working with a Metabolic Typing Advisor helps you identify the foods that are right for you as an individual - by doing this and eating right for your metabolic type, your weight should normalise, your energy levels should improve and your cravings should reduce if not disappear. And if it sounds expensive, it’s not - you can be typed and have a consultation for the cost of a pair of boots! How’s that for good value? - A diet that’s right for you to help you achieve optimal health for the rest of your life for the cost of a pair of winter boots!

And if you are exercising and trying to lose weight, science & research have proven that the most effective combination of exercise is a moderate amount of cardiovascular exercise with more resistance training. So for those of you, who pound the treadmill, swim several hundred lengths or do yoga, Pilates or other aerobics classes, thinking that all those calories you’re burning are bound to help you lose weight, think again. You are much more likely to lose weight by replacing some of the cardio exercise with some weight training.

Yes, weights. Most women think lifting weights is for men only - scared they’ll get big muscles and look butch. Genetically women don’t have the right makeup to gain the same amount of muscle mass as men so they’re unlikely to get too big and weight training has a massive beneficial impact on preventing osteoporosis in later life.

And before you rush off to join a gym, you might be interested to know that the weights machines in the gym are unlikely to do you much good and can even cause injury and faulty movement patterns. A far more effective way to train is to use one of those big bouncy balls that you may have seen - called a Swiss or Stability Ball, some dumbbells and a mat. This is all you need to do a workout at home that strengthens & conditions your whole body and helps flatten your stomach at the same time.

But to ensure you are exercising safely, correctly and doing the right exercises for your body, it’s worth consulting a qualified fitness professional, ideally a C.H.E.K. trained professional. These are practitioners who have had some of the highest training available and are trained to perform comprehensive assessments and design exceptional programmes that will get you to your goals faster & more effectively. Unlike other trainers, they will address more than just physical fitness and ensure that your programme fits into your lifestyle and is sustainable in the long term, not just something you do with them and then forget about it once you’ve finished.

If you think it’s too expensive, then consider how much money you’d have wasted by joining a gym and only going for 2 or 3 months. Why not put this money towards ensuring you have a personalised approach to your health & fitness that works? After all, what’s your health worth to you?

Lea Woodward is a fully qualified Health & Wellbeing Coach. She specialises in exercise for women, weight loss and corrective postural exercise. She is C.H.E.K. trained and is also Nottinghamshire’s only certified Intermediate Metabolic Typing Advisor. Using a holistic approach, Lea addresses all 6 foundational factors of health to help her clients feel at their best for long term health. You can contact Lea at info@activOne.co.uk or view her website http://www.activOne.co.uk

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1. Drink plenty of water. Our body needs a lot of water so give in to water. Water is not just way to flush out toxin but if you have more water in your body you will generally feel healthier and fitter. This it self will discourage any tendency to gorge. The best thing about water is that is has no calories at all.

2. Start your day with a glass of water. As soon as you wake up, gulp down a glass of cool water. It’s a wonderful way to start you day and you only need a lesser quantity of your breakfast drink after that. A glass of water lets out all your digestive juices and sort of lubricates the insides of your body. You may have your morning cup of tea but have it after a glass of water. It is good for you.

3. Drink a glass of water before you start the meal. Water naturally needs some space so that you feel fuller without actually having to stuff yourself.

4. Have another glass of water while you are having the meal. Again this is another way of making yourself full so that you can actually rise from the table eating less but feeling full just the same. Instead of drinking it one gulp, take sips after each morsel. It will help the food to settle faster so that you get that feeling that you are full faster.

SIDENOTE: Water is such a remarkable thing, but seldom do we give it the credit that it deserves. Did you know that over 66% of your body weight is nothing but water? It’s amazing!

Water also plays a vital role in weight control, which is why I donated so much space to it, above.

5. Stay away from sweetened bottle drinks, especially sodas. Hey all those colas and fizzy drinks are sweetened with sugar and sugar means calories. The more you can cut out on these sweetened bottle drinks, the better for you. So if you must drink sodas, then stick to diet sodas.

6. Include in your diet things that contain more water like tomatoes and watermelons. These things contain 90 to 95 % water so that there is nothing that you have to lose by feasting on them. They fill you up without adding to the pounds.

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1. Don’t expect to lose 50 lbs in one month!

Set a realistic goal for yourself, or you will be disappointed. And what could be less motivating than disappointment?

If you are continually searching for the miracle ‘quick weight loss diet’, you’re never going to lose weight. It doesn’t exist! Not in a healthy world anyway. Losing around 2 lbs each week is ideal.

Choosing a proper diet and exercise regime is the best solution for weight loss. Slow and steady wins the race, right?

2. Drink water.

I’m not going to list the many reasons why everybody should be drinking a gallon of water each day. I will say however, that drinking enough water can make or break a successful weight loss program.

Drinking more water will leave you less bloated and start getting your body ready for weight loss. Everything in your body will run more efficiently by getting at least 10 8 ounce glasses of water each day.

It is also thought that drinking ice cold water will increase the amount of calories burnt each day due to your body having to heat the water to use it properly.

3. Don’t forget that drinks count as calories!

A lot of people count their calories each day when trying to lose weight. But are they counting the sodas and coffees they are drinking with their food? If you drink one can of coca-cola in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening, you’ve just consumed 750 calories!

And if you’re really serious about losing weight, staying away from alcohol is a must. You won’t tip the scale if you have one drink now and then, but remember that just one beer can have anywhere from 100 - 175 calories, depending on the brand and amount of alcohol in it.

The best strategy - drink water.

4. Find a ‘weight loss buddy’.

Having someone to lose weight with can actually help you reach your weight loss goal. A weight loss buddy will provide support and encouragement, and maybe even a little friendly competition.

Weight loss buddies can be found online, or you can recruit a friend or family member to go for walks or jogs with you. They can also make your weight loss experience much more enjoyable.

5. Stay motivated.

I know what it’s like to feel really pumped to start losing weight. For the first few weeks (or in my case a few days) you feel really good and you take your weight loss goal seriously.

Then, something happens and you just don’t feel like doing it anymore. The reason for this is lack of motivation.

There are so many sources of motivation, you just have to find one - and keep it. This could be a weight loss buddy as mentioned earlier, a picture of yourself 30 lbs lighter taped to the fridge, or a little black dress hung up in plain view in your bedroom. Use your imagination and come up with something inspiring.

Cassandra Germsheid is the author of RealWeightLossInfo.com where she shares her knowledge about weight loss. You can learn more about healthy lifestyle habits at http://realweightlossinfo.com and don’t forget to sign up for her newsletter to receive a free special weight loss report.

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