People either exercise or diet to lose weight. While to really lose weight & keep it off you need a combination of both. If you are not watching what you eat and think just by exercising you will get results then you have uphill task ahead of you. Smart people know that to lose weight they need to first watch what they eat and then add physical activity to multiply your efforts and lose weight fast.
Here are six easy diet tips that will not only help you lose weight, be healthy and keep the weight off for longer:
1. Stop obsessing about food
For most of us food is the center of our being. Maybe that’s our downfall. You need to make an effort to stop obsessing about food so much. Start by eating 3 proper meals a day. Eating every two hours will not help you keep your mind off food.
2. Don’t overeat in the name of “healthy”
This specifically applies to food that we eat out. Just because it is labelled as healthy that does not mean it does not contain calories. It might have marginally lesser calories than its counterpart or may contain one of two ingredients that make it healthy but it still does not give you an excuse to overeat.
3. Grab an apple before you step out of the house
Leaving house on an empty stomach is a bad idea. You are setting yourself up for eating extra calories while you are out. Eating an apple before you step out will prevent you from being tempted and eating food just for the heck of it. It will also help you choose smartly while ordering something to eat. Try this for a month and watch how much weight you will actually lose by following this simple trick!
4. Eating Sugar makes you crave more sugar
Eating food high on sugar makes you crave more food that contains sugar. Did you know sugar is addictive?! Infact it has been compared to have the same effect on our brain as some drugs do. Be smart and skip sugar. This also means staying away from processed foods that contain sugar in the form of ‘concentrate’, ‘fructose syrup’ or ‘corn syrup’. Read the label before you buy anything off the shelf.
5. Try ordering water instead of coffee
Don’t look surprised, try it. You don’t realize how many empty calories are consumed while hanging out at coffee shops. Next time you go to a coffee shop order a bottle of water instead of your regular drink. You will have something to drink without an added burden of calories! If plain water doesn’t make the cut you can always get yourself a cup of green or black tea without sugar.
6. Exercising is not your ticket to overeat
The most common mistake made, maybe that’s why you see them going to the gym day after day and yet look the same size. Even the most exhausting workout can burn may be 300 calories per hour but a slice of pizza is approximately that much. So don’t let your hard work go waste.
Stay on track with these diet tips and practice moderation to help you not only lose weight but also keep it off.