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Weight Loss Tips for Daily Life

by jenifer D'souza

Losing weight is not such a big challenge as it seems. If you are particular about a few basic things, you'll soon be smiling at a new healthier you in the mirror...

Weight reduction largely depends upon the energy equation (i.e.: the amount of calories you consume in a day - the amount you burn) If you consume the same amount of calories you burn, you stay the same weight and vice-versa.

CALORIE INTAKE
Controlling your calorie intake can help you a long way in losing weight. Don't cut down on all you eat, instead, balance your meals with nutrients. Research shows that it's easy to burn small meals than one large meal that leaves you hungry a few hours later. Since spicy food too infuses high metabolism include them in your diet charts, but stay strictly away from processed food. And eat small portioned meals every three hours.

At about 5 or 6 o'clock every evening we are struck with hunger pangs- beware of FAKE HUNGER -This is nothing but the body sending out signals that it needs water.

Women tend to eat more when with men forgetting that men and women have different calorie requirements. Therefore, when with a man, use a small plate it will allow small sized portions of food to be served and also gulp a lot of water mid meals.

After you have finished eating your food always lock the kitchen door to remind yourself that after meal snacking is off limits.

INCREASING METABOLISM
The second step towards weight loss is burning what you consume, and since our lives today are made easy by technology, we get so dependent on it that we end up doing less activity than what is actually healthy for our body. Use these simple techniques to increase your metabolism and lose weight.

Tap your feet, drum your fingers, move your head, change positions, clench and release your muscles, stand up when on the phone, don't use internal phone instead go in person. Park in the farthest car park, take a quick lunch and use the rest of the lunch hour to take a walk in the parking lot. When at home spend some time gardening or walk for an hour.

STRESS MANAGEMENT
It is important to be stress free to lose weight, when depressed ,our body demands high fat/calorie foods, therefore when faced with such cravings one should indulge in nutrient dense snacks, instead of the usual, chocolate-coke-chips marathon.

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