10 Diet Changes Required Shedding Extra Weight

Posted by Yeshwanth Karthik
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Oct 7, 2015
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Losing weight is often unsuccessful because completely changing the way you eat overnight will be nearly impossible to sustain. This is why, you don’t need to overhaul your diet or dramatically change your lifestyle to lose weight. In fact, to achieve weight loss goals, small changes to your daily routine are all you need. It is true that about 50 percent of women say that they have gained back their weight which they’ve managed to ditch within six months. As there is no short cut to losing weight you have to work and be patient about the results. Here are 10 diet changes that are required to shed extra weight.

10 Diet Changes to Shed Extra Weight

Although there are many diet aids available in the market, however, the best way is to lose weight by eating nutritious foods, drinking lots of fluid and eating fresh.

1.      Water: Drinking a lot of water hydrates your body; reduce cellulite and helps in digestion. Not only this, but water also improves metabolism rate and is a natural and world-known regime for weight loss. Drinking at least eight glass of water a day and avoiding carbonated drinks, preserved fruit juices and beverages can actually helps in losing weight.

 

2.      Raw Fruits and Vegetables: Fruits and vegetable are full of vitamins and minerals that help in shedding those extra pounds. As raw fruits and vegetables are low in calories they helps in boosting energy, digestion and control blood pressure.

 

3.      A Good Night’s Sleep: People always underestimates a good night’s sleep, however, research has shown that inadequate sleep can result in weight gain. Therefore, sleeping for at least seven to eight hours at night is necessary.

 

4.      Eggs: You have to take adequate amount of nutrients in order to lose weight and eggs have high nutrients. To lose weight you must add an egg in your breakfast.

 

5.      Green Tea: It is a good option to burn calories and to increase metabolic rate. Green tea also controls cholesterol level; you can add honey, sugar or lemon in it as per your taste.

 

6.      Exercise: By doing five minutes of push-ups, squats and lunges can help in building and maintaining muscle mass. If you have more muscle the higher will be your metabolism.

 

7.      Low-Carb and Low-Fat Foods: To lose weight you have to switch to lighter alternatives which mean try choosing low-carb and low-fat foods such as instead of mayonnaise and cheese use salsa and hummus in sandwiches, skimmed milk instead of cream in your coffee, sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes and so on.

 

8.      Vitamin D: A study shows that people who started weight loss regime with higher levels of vitamin D lost more weight than those who weren’t. As vitamin D appears to boost a hormone called leptin that signals brain that you are full, it may help to drop pounds.

 

9.      Seeds and Nuts: There are different types of seeds and nuts such as almonds, sunflower seeds and walnuts, etc that helps in reducing weight.

 

10.  Fish: Eating fish on a weekly basis is a great option as it contains Omega-3 and other nutrients.

You should make a food journal and list down everything you eat. If you start with this weight loss regime you will surely lose weight.

 

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