When fad diets fall to the wayside, a few tried and true methods for weight loss hold up through the ages. Here are some of the most common sense steps to losing weight.
Rochester, MI (PRWEB) July 8, 2004 -- Unless you've had your head buried in the sand for the last few years, you already know that obesity has become an American epidemic, and a full 2/3 of our adult population is already considered overweight or obese. What you may not realize is that, if you need to lose some weight, there are some simple changes you can make in your lifestyle to do so, and most don't cost a dime.
Of course any time you start a new diet or exercise, you should check with your physician, so make sure you do. But the following are some of the most common sense steps you can take.
The 5 Steps:
1) Make water your drink of choice. There's a long list of benefits to drinking water because it helps every aspect of the body work properly. The same can't be said of your favorite soft drink. (In fact, the opposite can basically be said for soft drinks.) Among the benefits, though, water assists your metabolism so you're better able to burn off calories.
2) Eat more fruits and veggies. Not only do they offer you plenty of nutrients, but carbs are the body's main energy source. They'll help you stay energized even while you're losing weight. Complex carbs also help to balance your blood sugar levels to keep you from feeling hungry.
3) Eat smaller meals more often. Every meal you eat activates your metabolism. Keeping your meals small but frequent makes it easier to go from meal to meal without snacking on junk, and helps your metabolism to run all day long.
4) Exercise. People make the mistake of thinking that exercise is only good for the calories it burns during the exercise. Not true. Your body wil l continue burning calories at a faster pace for some time after you've exercised. Also, more muscles means more weight loss. Muscles consume calories; fat doesn't.
5) Supplement with chromium. Chromium seems to decrease total cholesterol, and because of its part in glucose regulation, may decrease your risk of diabetes and can help balance blood sugar, which helps you to keep from feeling hungry.
Again, check with your doctor, but these steps should be safe for just about everyone, and are practically guaranteed to help you on your way to weight loss.
If you find yourself utterly addicted to other habits, though, and can't stick with these steps, you may want to look to other professional help. A new program by hypnotherapist Herb Hamilton, for instance, shows how to break old food addictions. You can find details on that at his web site, Mission Possible Weight Loss.
Fad diets may have America by the throat right now, but we usually find ourselves after a while and swing back to the tried and true. Let's hope that happens sooner than later, because the steps shown here are the steps that'll help you stay healthy even while dropping the pounds.
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