Top Weight Loss Tips

Weight loss is probably the most common health and wellness goal, and the one that is obviously, and unfortunately, the most closely tied to dieting. There is a huge array of diets on the market, all claiming to be the ONE solution for YOU, and of course the rest of us. For some reason there is a common misconception that this crash, short-term dieting is the best way to lose weight. Oh yea, it’s the industry generating billions of dollars in revenue that drives this mentality. Wait, but how come we’re more overweight and obese than ever?  Listen, the fact is you don’t need a diet that requires a book of instructions, counting each calorie, tracking points, or some other strict set of guidelines. All of this is bullshit.

Rather focus on developing behaviors and habits that are healthier, and find ways to integrate them into your existing daily life.  Find the simple strategies that work the best and that you enjoy the most. Changes don’t need to be drastic or all-encompassing, in fact quite the opposite. Simple changes can have dramatic, wide-reaching effects. Approaching weight loss as a journey as opposed to a desperate attempt changes your perspective, allowing you to work toward renewed health and wellness on your own terms. Below are some of my top simple tips to get you started on losing weight. Find those you most want to try, and incorporate a new one each week or so.

• Drink More Water: We all know water is essential to good health, but staying hydrated can help us lose weight too. Plenty of water helps displace higher calorie beverages, but it also help us feel full, while flushing the digestive system and the body.

 

• Choose complex carbohydrates: Whole grains such as brown rice, quinoa and whole wheat couscous, or even good quality, whole grain bread, are the best choices when it comes to carbohydrates. Full of fiber and nutrients you get a lot of nutritional bang for your buck from whole grains, helping you eat less and still feel satisfied.

 

• Eat lots of vegetables: Vegetables are the ultimate nutrient dense, low-calorie food, so fill up. Vegetables are also a good source of fiber which also helps us lose weight. And remember they don’t have to be plain, but do choose your condiments wisely, and go easy.

 

• Make your own meals: Cooking your own meals gives you ultimate control. You know exactly what ingredients you use and how much you prepare. And cooking for yourself is as rewarding as eating. As a bonus remember cooking means you control not only what you put in your food and how you prepare it, but also the portions you consume, another key to success in a weight loss endeavor.

 

• Move It: Start small and make movement a part of your everyday life. You don’t have to call it exercise, just try to be more active today than you were yesterday, or last Tuesday. As you do it will build upon itself, toward moving and being active every day.

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Rob Farrell is a Certified Health and Nutrition Counselor at all around u. He specializes in working with couples, parents, kids and families to discover the food choices and eating habits that best support your health and well-being. Working together you will implement and establish strategies like those above integrating them with your lifestyle,  leading you to be balanced, energized and feeling your best all the time.  Contact him today for your FREE consultation.

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