Weight Loss

Obesity may affect you in many ways other than your looks, such as your self esteem, your lifestyle, physical abilities, health risks and even depression. Though weight loss may seem to be an endless struggle, it can be easily attained through willingness and determination. A few easy steps can make a drastic change. All you need to do is change your routine, forget about your looks and concentrate on your new regime.

The researchers came to the conclusion that eating meat was associated with weight gain in both men and women.
It is not quite clear why meat leads to weight gain in people with the same calorie intake however one theory suggests that meat alters how the body regulates appetite control.

Change your diet

A weight loss program doesn't mean that you have to crash diet. You just have to limit your diet to healthy foods. Stop eating junk food like pizzas and burgers. Keep away from fats but don't starve yourself. Make whole grain products a must have along with vegetable and fruits.

 Exercise

Start an exercise routine and follow it religiously. Don't overdo yourself. Start with simple stretching exercises. Try these for a few days and after you feel your muscles a bit toned move on higher levels. 

  Walk

 Walk for 45 minutes a day. The reason 45 minutes instead of the typical 30 is that a study found that while 30 minutes of daily walking is enough to prevent weight gain in most relatively sedentary people, exercise beyond 30 minutes results in weight and fat loss. Burning an additional 300 calories a day with three miles of brisk walking (45 minutes should do it) could help you lose 30 pounds in a year without even changing how much you're eating.

Walking is the best way to keep yourself healthy and strong. Walk as much as possible. Make it a part of your daily routine.

Drink plenty of water
After breakfast, make water your primary drink. At breakfast, go ahead and drink orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. 

Make drinking plenty of water most important in your to do list. It is recommended that you drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.




Healthy breakfast and light supper
Breakfast is very important and should not be skipped at any cost. Having cereals and milk or juice is good to start the day. Add fruits to your breakfast too. Oatmeal is also a better option than cornflakes. It has proven to show better results. It is advisable to take a light supper.

Avoid junk foods
Avoid fatty junk foods at all cost. Furthermore try to avoid eating outside at all. Also change your habit of munching up chips n popcorn while watching television or working on your computer. Instead try grabbing an apple instead of chips. And try vegetable salads if youre helpless to eat outside.

Burn those fats fast
Try to increase the frequency of your meals, while making a habit of eating smaller portions at a time. This helps in increasing the body's metabolism rate and thus the calories get burned faster.

Magical lemons
Lemons are believed to play a part in weight loss. It has been used as a weapon against obesity in ancient times. Make a routine of waking up early in the morning and before taking breakfast squeeze a lemon in a glass of warm water and drink it. If it feels too sour add honey to it. No sugar. Honey adds the sweetness without calories.

Lose weight weekly
Try to lose weight gradually. The more gradual you go the more permanent it is. Try to lose around 1 ½ pounds a week. It is advisable to remain healthy and not over doing yourself.

• Carry a palm-size notebook everywhere you go for one week. Write down every single morsel that enters your lips  even water. Studies have found that people who maintain food diaries wind up eating about 15 percent less food than those who don't.

• Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals. A study found that when men ate parts of their morning meal at intervals over five hours, they consumed almost 30 percent fewer calories at lunch than when they ate a single breakfast. Other studies show that even if you eat the same number of calories distributed this way, your body releases less insulin, which keeps blood sugar steady and helps control hunger.

• Bring the color blue into your life more often. There's a good reason you won't see many fast-food restaurants decorated in blue: Believe it or not, the color blue functions as an appetite suppressant. So serve up dinner on blue plates, dress in blue while you eat, and cover your table with a blue tablecloth. Conversely, avoid red, yellow, and orange in your dining areas. Studies find they encourage eating.

• Clean your closet of the "fat" clothes. Once you've reached your target weight, throw out or give away every piece of clothing that doesn't fit.

• Downsize your dinner plates. Studies find that the less food put in front of you, the less food you'll eat. Conversely, the more food in front of you, the more you'll eat -- regardless of how hungry you are.