You were probably losing weight successfully for the first few weeks after you joined a new diet program, only to be stuck to a certain point later. When people start a diet program they rapidly lose a few pounds, because most diet programs are created to offer you 'instant weight loss'. Sadly enough, this 'instant weight loss' is more often than not 'temporary' weight loss.
You will lose weight very quickly for the first few weeks but after that, you will suddenly discover that the scale is not going down anymore! You are not losing any more weight than what you have lost already! You have hit a situation commonly known as weight loss plateau! In such situations, the only remedy is a complete overhaul of your lifestyle habits.
You have probably done the same sets of exercises as well as ate the same types of foods over and over again during those first few weeks when you were losing weight. As a result your body got accustomed to your diet and exercise routine. When that happened, your weight loss methods failed to bring any sustainable results!
If you want to go beyond this point, you need to change your diet and exercise regiment.
Here are two methods you need to follow to get out of the weight loss plateau.
1. Calorie-counting is not the way to go: When you count your calories, you basically limit the intake of calories to an abnormally low level. When you eat low calorie foods, there is no incentive for your body to increase your metabolic rate since it has to burn only a few calories. The result is that your metabolic rate always remains at a very low level. When your metabolic rate is low, you aren't able to burn fat!
In order to burn fat and lose weight successfully, you need to forget about calorie counting and eat enough so that your body is forced to keep your metabolic rate at a high level. Your body needs fuel to burn fat, and it can get that fuel only from foods!
2. Exercise more: If you have been avoiding exercises altogether, or have been doing only light exercises, then you cannot lose weight. Weight loss is only possible if you perform high intensity workouts daily. Instead of being afraid of exercises, try to love them. Exercises are yet another powerful way of increasing your metabolic rate.
Follow these two methods and you will soon be able to acquire the slim body you desire!
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Monday
Letting Water Make You Lose Weight without the Hassle
People underestimate the fact that water can make you lose weight. They continuously ignore this in their weight loss journals, and go ahead with their crash diets and odd exercise routines. Unknown to many people, dehydration is caused by poorly planned diet and exercise programs. This is extremely dangerous for the body.
Liquid dieting
Simply put, you can get dehydrated when you’re not drinking enough water throughout the day. If you live in a tropical country, you will need 8 or more glasses of plain, unflavored water to survive. Fruit juices and coffee won’t do. You need only plain, unflavored water to hydrate your body.
When you drink sweet fruit juices, you’ll notice how they only leave you thirstier in the end. This is because sugars absorb the moisture in your body. Two glasses of citrus fruit juice is important to keep your Vitamin C supply up, but they shouldn’t be treated as substitutes to plain old water.
Coffee before workout
Caffeinated drinks like coffee are also one of the major culprits behind dehydration. Because coffee is a diuretic, it causes your system to flush out water faster than necessary. People who drink coffee before workouts run the risk of being dehydrated and getting hear attacks. The increased unnatural heart rate caused by caffeine in the blood stream is lethal when combined to the dehydrating effects of the same drink. Most people suffer from severe heatstroke because of the coffee and exercise tandem.
Stripping the calorie count
With both coffee and sweet fruit juices out of the way, you’ll have enough room for plain old water. Some people hate drinking water because it’s unflavored and boring. However, if you truly want to watch your weight, you’ll think about the benefits of water. No mater how much water you drink, you won’t be adding to the calorie count in your body. This means that you can get refreshed without worrying about unwanted inches on your waist. By lessening your sugar and caffeine intake, you’ll inadvertently let water make you lose weight.
Controlling the pangs
Studies also show that dehydrated people tend to get hungrier faster. This is because your body will keep on looking for enough water or moisture which can only be found on water and/or food products.
Most of the time these hunger pangs aren’t triggered by hunger, per se. You’ll wonder, sometimes, why you’re hungry already when you’ve just taken a full meal two hours ago. People usually only need small meals a day spaced 3 to 4 hours apart. You should try drinking a glass of water if you’re feeling “fake hunger pangs”. If you feel full immediately after drinking, then those hunger pangs were probably not hunger pangs at all, but thirst signals. You avoid overeating by keeping your body well hydrated. You also lose the possibility of storing more unwanted fat this way.
By watching your liquid intake closely, you let water make you lose weight.
Can I lose weight simply by keeping this water therapy?
Drinking 8 full glasses of water everyday can keep a few calories off, but this doesn’t mean that you should forget eating healthy and exercising regularly altogether. The key to sufficient weight loss is a well rounded lifestyle, and this includes proper nourishment, exercise, and rest.
Liquid dieting
Simply put, you can get dehydrated when you’re not drinking enough water throughout the day. If you live in a tropical country, you will need 8 or more glasses of plain, unflavored water to survive. Fruit juices and coffee won’t do. You need only plain, unflavored water to hydrate your body.
When you drink sweet fruit juices, you’ll notice how they only leave you thirstier in the end. This is because sugars absorb the moisture in your body. Two glasses of citrus fruit juice is important to keep your Vitamin C supply up, but they shouldn’t be treated as substitutes to plain old water.
Coffee before workout
Caffeinated drinks like coffee are also one of the major culprits behind dehydration. Because coffee is a diuretic, it causes your system to flush out water faster than necessary. People who drink coffee before workouts run the risk of being dehydrated and getting hear attacks. The increased unnatural heart rate caused by caffeine in the blood stream is lethal when combined to the dehydrating effects of the same drink. Most people suffer from severe heatstroke because of the coffee and exercise tandem.
Stripping the calorie count
With both coffee and sweet fruit juices out of the way, you’ll have enough room for plain old water. Some people hate drinking water because it’s unflavored and boring. However, if you truly want to watch your weight, you’ll think about the benefits of water. No mater how much water you drink, you won’t be adding to the calorie count in your body. This means that you can get refreshed without worrying about unwanted inches on your waist. By lessening your sugar and caffeine intake, you’ll inadvertently let water make you lose weight.
Controlling the pangs
Studies also show that dehydrated people tend to get hungrier faster. This is because your body will keep on looking for enough water or moisture which can only be found on water and/or food products.
Most of the time these hunger pangs aren’t triggered by hunger, per se. You’ll wonder, sometimes, why you’re hungry already when you’ve just taken a full meal two hours ago. People usually only need small meals a day spaced 3 to 4 hours apart. You should try drinking a glass of water if you’re feeling “fake hunger pangs”. If you feel full immediately after drinking, then those hunger pangs were probably not hunger pangs at all, but thirst signals. You avoid overeating by keeping your body well hydrated. You also lose the possibility of storing more unwanted fat this way.
By watching your liquid intake closely, you let water make you lose weight.
Can I lose weight simply by keeping this water therapy?
Drinking 8 full glasses of water everyday can keep a few calories off, but this doesn’t mean that you should forget eating healthy and exercising regularly altogether. The key to sufficient weight loss is a well rounded lifestyle, and this includes proper nourishment, exercise, and rest.
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