Losing weight has always been considered a 'hectic' activity as it's a slow and gradual process that insists on being loyal to your food and workouts. The first thing our mind visualizes after hearing about losing fat is a picture of ourselves struggling through intense workouts surrounded by heavily loaded gym plates. Well, there are alternatives as we know it majorly depends on our food (80%), followed by the exercise (20%).
Here are 5 easy daily habits to implement to lose weight more effectively :
In 2015, a research journal published an article on 'Efficacy of water preloading before main meals' tasking a group of people to drink 500 ml of water 30 minutes before their main meals for a 12-week follow-up and the result was exceptional, concluding "water preloading before our meals may lead to a fair weight loss at follow up."
Apart from researches, there are personal experiences being shared on the internet where the writer has claimed to lose 3 pounds of weight in 12 weeks, following the water pre-load idea.
Green Tea
Green tea is known to be one of the most popular health drinks when it comes to burning fat. Because of the presence of caffeine in it, which releases a compound called catechins(antioxidant) that acts as a stimulant and has been proven fruitful in fat burning and improves exercise performance in various studies. The metabolic rate of a body can also be elevated with green tea and the presence of amino acid(theanine) in it helps in reducing the stress that keeps our mind relaxed and avoid sedation.
Non-exercise physical activities
Unless you involve yourself in the least of any physical activity, it is difficult to lose any weight because your body needs to burn calories in order to prevent unnecessary weight gain.
Let's see a few options to keep your body moving when you're planning to save your workout for the future. That will include:
- Making your bed right after you wake up.
- Adding a morning walk to your schedule.
- Preferring to take stairs over lifts.
- Preferring outdoor sports over indoor games when possible.
- Involving yourself in household activities like cleaning and cooking food etc
Monitor your diet
Make a habit of preparing your own food which will make you more self-dependent and help you monitor the number of calories you consume with proper nutritional supplements. Also, it is important to eat slowly and chewing your food properly in order for the essential food particles to breakdown completely which leads to good digestion.
It is very important to choose what we eat because there is a variety of food available around us promoting both good and bad health. Not all food containing fatty acids is bad for your health and vice versa. Read more on: NOT ALL KINDS OF FAT ARE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH
Fast food under Moderation
Now you don't really need to give up on all the yummy restaurant dishes and fast food. All of us surely have a couple of names in our favorite 'junk' food list from which it is difficult to bend over. No problem! Consider it in moderation and you don't need to choose between health and taste. Like once or twice a week. Even the legendary wrestler "Dwayne Johnson- The Rock" loves to break the rules on Sundays and it doesn't really affect his determination and output. Look at this picture of his Sunday-"the cheat meal day"-
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Last but not least, our health & body is our own responsibility and what it's going to take from you is 'little steps' day by day to implement. You can't become an athlete overnight however, surely can survive like one for the rest of your life.
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