Americans are the most obese people in the world because things have become to easy for us. We drive to places we could walk, use elevators when we could walk, we eat fast food more than other countries and intake more sugars and fats than the rest of the world.
The best way to lose weight is to eat less (and better foods) and move more to burn calories.
1. Drink half your bodyweight in ounces every day to flush out fat and toxins. It will also make you feel fuller so you eat less and therefore less calories to burn off
2. Stay away from sodas as they are sweetened with sugar and sugar means calories. The more you can cut out sweetened drinks, the better for weight loss but if you must drink sodas at least drink diet sodas.
3. Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. Juice is often sweetened but fresh fruits have natural sugars. When you eat fruit, you are taking in a lot of fiber, which is needed by the body, and fruits of course are an excellent source of vitamins.
4. Eat items that are rich in water such as watermelon. This means that you can eat more but since they are 90% water there ar virtually no calories to worry about.
5. Avoid canned fruits since fresh fruit is fiber rich and naturally sweetened unlike canned which usually has a lot of sugar added. Sugar = more calories.
6. The body needs lots of fiber so include as much of it from various vegetables, fruits and whole grain.
7. Watch what you eat. Keep a watchful eye on every thing that goes in. Sometimes the garnishes can be richer than the food itself.
8. Avoid between meal snacks as they usually are high in fat, or sugar and calories and also less filling so you eat more in order to feel full.
9. Leafy green vegetables and other veggies are best for a weight loss diet, so try to include them or a salad with your meal, and lite or no rich dressings on them
10.Eat intelligently. Don’t just eat something because you feel like eating it. Maybe you are really just thirsty.
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