50 Ways To Lose Weight Fast
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31. Find a park or a walking trail near your home or office to go jogging
From firsthand experience, Gina knew that hitting the gym straight away was not her cup of tea. “I wanted to feel active the natural way and exercising in an air conditioned room was not the way I wanted to do it. I’ve found jogging as a great tool to lose weight without having to worry about high impact exercises. It gives less stress to my body”, said Gina. Use Gina’s idea to lose weight, de-stress and maybe even bump into a cute guy while you’re jogging on the track?
32. Break your meals down
Do you have a heavy lunch followed by a massive dinner at night? Splitting up your meals into smaller munches is known to increase your metabolism rate which can help you with weight loss. Just make sure that these snacks are healthy!
33. Read fitness magazines
“I’ve found out that reading fitness magazines gives me a massive inspiration to get slim and fit again”, say Martha. Her favorite part is to read about real life examples and about the issues people face with weight loss.
34. Distinguish between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol
We know that women hate the word cholesterol, but did you know that something like good cholesterol exists? That’s right girls, good cholesterol or High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) moves around the body to remove excess cholesterol. Some foods that contain HDL are nuts, olive oil, soybeans and walnuts.
35. Watch your dressings
“With my love for food and taste, I had a habit of splurging on sauces, dips, toppings and dressings. Little did I know that these go a long way in increasing the intake of KJs on a daily basis”, said Claire. She and her partner soon switched to using homemade sauces, that too in limited quantity.
36. Say no to soft drinks
“I was shocked when I found out that an average soft drink can have as much as 8 teaspoons of sugar”, said Claire who is on a mission to lose weight by eating healthy. Soon after knowing this fact about soft drinks, Claire always picked fruit juice during her stops at the servos.
37. Love your soup
Soups can be great weight loss tools for women. May said, “I often substitute a meal with a nutrient packed soup that contains boiled vegetables and chickpeas. The best part about having soups as a weight loss meal is that I can top it off with exotic herbs and spices to make it delicious. Even the kids love it”, added May.
38. Snack on low fat yogurt
While Claire agreed with May on her weight loss tip about soup, she also mentioned the benefit of satisfying those hunger pangs with some low fat yogurt. “There are many flavored and non-flavored yogurt varieties out there. Take advantage of this low fat snack and reap in benefits of vitamins, protein, calcium and some much needed good bacteria to boost your digestive system”, said Claire.
39. Eat slowly to eat less
“I think many of us have the habit of gobbling food down when we’re hungry”, said Cathy. She said that this habit was not good because it makes you eat more. “A great passive way to lose weight is to eat slowly because it will take about 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that it is full. So eat slowly, eat less and take less carbs in!”
40. Buy new clothes as you reduce weight
A great motivational step to lose weight is to buy new clothes immediately after you slim down a size or two. “It made me feel great and gave me the boost I needed to work towards my long term weight loss goals”, said Claire. A great way to combine weight loss and shopping, don’t you think?
