Five Healthy Ways to Lose Weight Fast
By: Cynthia Conde, Gold’s Gym Fitness Institute
You know the drill when it comes to losing weight – take in fewer calories, burn more calories. But you also know that most diets and quick weight-loss plans have about as much substance as a politician’s campaign pledges.
You’re better off finding several simple things you can do on a daily basis – along with following the cardinal rules of eating more vegetables and less fat and getting more physical activity. Together, they should send the scale numbers in the right direction: down.
After breakfast, make water your primary drink.
At breakfast, go ahead and drink 4 oz orange juice. But throughout the rest of the day, focus on water instead of juice or soda. The average American consumes an extra 245 calories a day from soft drinks. That’s nearly 90,000 calories a year – or 25 pounds! Plus, the water will make you feel full.
Watch every morsel you put in your mouth on weekends.
A University of North Carolina study found people tend to consume an extra 115 calories per weekend day, primarily from alcohol and fat.
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. So instead of using regular dinner plates, serve your main course on salad plates.
Eat 90 percent of your meals at home.
You’re more likely to eat more – and eat more high-fat, high-calorie foods – when you eat out than when you eat at home. Restaurants today serve such large portions that many have switched to larger plates and tables to accommodate them!
Walk for 45 minutes a day. 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.
Read more about Cynthia Conde in the Fitness Institute.
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