Tried and proven: Effective ways to lose weight this New Year

 

Like most of you, I have been in and out of weight balance for a long time!

As a child: I remember wearing adult-size pants-due to my size. And as the years passed by, I fluctuated between different sizes! Now older and wiser; one technique has always worked for me-whenever I applied it. It's called "discipline yourself!" Tried and confirmed by me and countless others, these simple tips are your go-to, this coming year.  

If you’ve tried all the trendy recommendations but still need help with your weight; I recommend these steps. Though underrated (because they’re so simple), they work! 

In no order:

Eat early – When you wake up in the morning; your body is already expecting a refill from the hardwork of cleaning out your system, while you slept. Therefore, reward it. Else it’ll throw a tantrum, and release excess sugar into your blood to get it’s refuel-causing two problems! One: elevated blood sugar (which causes high and crash energy level) and two: uncontrolled craving (you’ll find yourself eating a lot) for the day-leading to weight gain, overtime.
 

Portion control – This is important! You must pay attention to how much you’re eating at each mealtime. Your body necessarily don’t need excess food to survive. It just needs enough. Therefore, train your mind to eat smaller portions, as these reduces the excess food (energy) your body has to deal with daily. Because, when the body is unable to use up the excess food; it passes it on to the reserve, causing you to carry around the weight.

Eat right – This is simple! Eat fresh food more than you do packaged foods. When you buy fresh ingredient, it gives you power over how you prepare the meal and what goes into it. Also, you make healthier choices without depriving yourself . But when it’s store-bought or take-out, you don’t have such liberty. You simply eat what’s on offer. Thereby consuming lots of sugar, salt, additives and taste enhancers that causes weight-gain and other health problems.

Exercise - This is crucial for overall health. You must get your body moving. It doesn’t have to be aggressive! A simple 30-50mins walk around your neighborhood, in the morning or evening, will do it. Walking helps raise your heartbeat, which gets the other organs (kidney, lungs, liver) to start cleaning out. It also helps lower blood pressure and sugar levels for those concerned about sugar. Besides walking: cycling, rock-climbing, soft jogging or running are all beneficial. Find what you’re comfortable with and stick with it. I find walking easier!

Close early – Ideally, eat last meal of the day no later than 8pm. This gives your body time to settle your dinner before you go to sleep. Else, it’ll carry most of the late food into the reserve, to allow it time to do its important work (of cleaning and restoration) while you sleep. So, eat early, to avoid excess weight carryover.

Buy a weigh/scale – It is helpful to check your weight weekly or monthly. It inspires your goal and encourages you, every milestone (kilo you lose) attained. I find myself motivated to keep up these techniques; every-time I look at the scale, and see lesser number. It makes me feel good, knowing my efforts are being rewarded.

Get good night rest - This is just as important as the rest of it. Without sleeping well (6-9hrs) every night: your body won't get the time it needs to clean out wastes from your system. Nor can it rebuild your broken tissues; to get your body into a top functional state. Without the daily process and removal of toxins, your body with be clogged with metabolic waste-leading to excess or weight gain.

These are the techniques that works for me over and again. I hope it works for you too.

 

Stay blessed, and remember to do all things to the glorify GOD – 1st Corinthians 10: 31

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