In a recent news, teens as young as the age of 8 are already suffering from anorexia due to wrong influence. It's partly due to their ignorance or innocence, whom think weight loss can be achieved as long as you eat lesser.
Well, I am not here to report news or rub salt onto their wounds, but to increase awareness of why some diets are unsuccessful (and may even cost your health) in the long run because they fail to address the multi-faceted nature of what successful, permanent weight loss entails. Below are some tips which you may consider to lose weight and stay healthy at the same time:
1. Exercise is essential for weight loss
Well, this is nothing new, but exercise is still the most important catalyst of whether you will succeed at long term weight loss and weight loss maintenance, that's why I put it the first point. When exercises are concerned, adopt interval training, instead of cardio training. Interval training refers to the form of exercise that involves repetition of high intensity movements followed by periods of low to moderate activity. It can be applied to many different types of workouts, whether is it outdoor or indoor.
Interval training increases your cardiovascular fitness and gives you an after-burn effect which boost your metabolism for several hours after you complete the workout, so you can burn calories all day long. The best thing is, you only need to schedule 17-20 minutes for this training.
2. Focus on being healthy, not being thin
Yes, weight loss is still the ultimate goal. For your information, a lot of people become more successful at long term weight loss when their motivation changes from being thin to being healthy. Nevermind if you did not lose a single pound in the first few weeks, select foods that will help your body's health rather than worrying about foods that will affect your body's weight. It may be due to following the wrong diet plan. Check out the link to calorie shift diet below, where you'll get to enjoy the foods you like and don't need to starve, selective eating or cut calories to lose weight. It sounds too good to be true...
3. Eat slowly can lead to weight loss
You may notice that most thin people take a slower time to finish their food. Yes, eating slowly is one of the methods that can help lose pounds. The brain takes around 20 minutes before it signals the feeling of fullness. Fast eaters usually take the time below that. Hence, before you start to feel full, the amount of calories you take in within this time is quite significant.
4. Have enough sleep
Sleep loss equal weight gain". This is the conclusion that was made by researchers. People who are sleep-deprived tend to be overweight. This is due to stimulation of hunger hormone and decrease the level of hormone which makes you full. Even if you endure the hunger, the hormones will use muscles as substitution to replenish themselves. This will lead to muscle loss. Hence, you need at least 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night for your body to run smoothly. Having enough sleep helps to achieve your weight loss target by preventing those fats from coming back.
Understanding the correct weight loss methods will help you to win half of the battle. But, knowledge without application is useless. Apply what you have learned into your weight loss endeavor and remember that it takes motivation and efforts to lose weight fast. To your slimming success!
Author Ron Lin,
Also read : Ayurvedic weight loss tips for a busy schedule
