70% of the country are on a diet at any one time. Why? Because most people want to lose weight. The majority do it for vanity but some do it for health reasons. Whatever the reasons people want to lose weight, there are easier ways to do it than a traditional diet. Below are seven alternative, easy ways to lose weight.
1. The Atkins way. Discovered by Robert Atkins in 1992, the Atkins diet is counter intuitive to dieting. You eat fattening food! It was controversial at the time. No veg, no fruit, just plenty of fat and protein. The Atkins diet is a great alternative for someone who doesn't like the healthy option.
2. Pulse training. Pulse training has other names but they all mean the same thing. You basically work like a madman for as little as fifteen minutes a day. The rest of the time you can do what you like. An exercise bike or a treadmill is handy, unless you don't mind your neighbors seeing. You need to really go for it in those 15 minutes. You need to really slog it out for 15 minutes, then relax for the other 23 hours, 45 minutes a day. Your body does the rest.
3. Load your calories in the morning. Your body doesn't burn calories at the same time every day. By loading your calories in the morning your body will burn them off in the afternoon and start burning your fat in the evening. Its weight loss without any effort. No need to exercise, just go about your life as usual, just don't eat after lunch. Shovel in donuts, burgers, whatever you like in the morning.
4. Stop your cravings with a fist clench. Research has shown that you can stave off your cravings by clenching your fists when you feel the urge. Fancy a burger? Or a pizza? Just clench those fists, as hard as you can... And you may need to keep clenching if you are prone to the occasional KFC.
5. Fasting. It's not the easiest way to lose weight but you can fast for short periods of time each week. The theory is that your calories averaged over a week will add up to a certain amount that you need to sustain your weight. If you aren't currently gaining weight then you could lose weight by fasting for one of the days of the week. On that day, cut your calories by half and you will lose weight over time.
6. Make your plates smaller. Psychologically your brain will see a full plate and believe it is eating a full meal. It doesn't really matter how big your plate is either. You can trick your brain into thinking you are getting a full meal, even if your meal is smaller. Just use a smaller plate than usual... In fact get rid of your usual plates and get much smaller ones. It's amazing how easy it is to trick yourself.
7. Get on the soup and liquids. Soup holds liquid in your stomach better and makes you feel fuller for longer. If your stomach is full you are less likely to snack and less likely to eat between meals. Top up your soup with lots and lots of water. Water is a calorie free trick to fill your stomach and stop the urges to snack.
Losing weight can be hard work, the seven tips above can help but if you do a little hunting around you can find even more ways to lose weight.
Most people fail after a period of weight loss success. They diet and then have a little break and the weight piles back on.
And some people just seem to find it impossible to lose weight at all. Well there may be more reasons why you struggle so much. Reasons you don't know.
By far the best way to lose weight is to try something new. Its madness to keep trying the same thing over and over and not succeeding.
Or if you are more of a traditional dieter, you might try our 2000 calorie per day diet.
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