10.03.2008

Eat right, Lose Weight

The body needs to be working as efficiently as possible to lose weight fast. If your body organs are working at maximum efficiency, you will lose weight faster. Logical, but not many people think about this when dieting.

Tips to lose weight fast:
Iced water:
Have a minimum of two litres a day. Water has to be iced, as the body will burn hundred calories just by heating the water to normal body temperature. Also, hunger pangs are very often thirst pangs, so this will help you stop over eating. Add lemon to flavour if you wish and gain the added benefit of cleansing your liver at the same time. Water also helps your body metabolise stored fat by helping the kidneys flush the waste quicker. When you don't drink enough water, the lever needs to help the kidneys perform the function of providing stored fat for energy.

Green Tea:
Drink five cups a day. Research shows this can burn a massive eighty calories a day! It is believed the antioxidant catechins in green tea boost the metabolism and help burn fat.

Chilli sauce and mustard:
These foods increase your calorie burning capacity by five to ten per cent for up to two hours after eating. This is because they contain capsaicin which speeds the metabolism. So if you enjoy hot food you're in luck, have nicely and enjoy it.

Low fat diary foods:
These increase fat burning in the abdominal area. Because these foods are rich in calcium, which encourage the release of fat and also reduce the amount of the fat absorbed. But be careful you don't choose high fat diary foods.

Eat fibre:
Eating fibre foods help you to keep things moving through your bowel as stated above and makes you feel full. An average person can lose 9 to 10 pounds in one year just from doubling their fibre intake. Aim for 25 grams at least every day, ( the average for most adults is just 8 grams you should try to increase it) of fibre rich foods that include strawberries, apples, brown rice, chickpeas, potatoes(with skins) and green vegetables.

Gorge on salads:
Eating cooling salads in the summer months not only help your stay fresh, but also help in knocking off those additional inches.

Don't forget to incorporate these above tips into a sensible diet and they will surely enhance it and help you to lose weight really fast.

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