It is not only what you eat that can cause you to gain weight or not
lose weight, but also how you eat. My
father, for example, complained of not being able to lose weight, despite the
fact that he never ate breakfast or lunch and only had dinner. The reason he was unable to lose weight was
because he was consuming all of his calories at one time, late in the day, and
not giving his metabolism time to act when it came to burning calories. His metabolism was shut down all day and only
came alive at night. When it was soon
shut down again when he went to sleep.
You need to eat three meals a day in order to lose weight, with
breakfast being the most important. You are better off to consume most of your
calories at breakfast than at any other time.
This will allow your body to use that fuel that you give it to burn off
the calories during the day. If you
consume calories at night, you are not allowing the body to burn them off. When my father started eating three meals a
day, he began to lose weight.
In addition to eating three meals a day, you need to stop eating before
you go to bed. When you eat before going
to bed, it not only can give you indigestion, but it stays in your system and
does not burn off. You should not eat
anything before bedtime. Give yourself a cut off time and find something other
than eating to do before going to bed.
You may want to make a lifestyle change of doing yoga or stretching
while watching TV so that you are not tempted to eat snacks. Many people sit in front of the TV eating
snacks before bed - this greatly adds to obesity in our society.
Also watch your portions. You
should never eat directly out of the bag of chips, for example. While you will want to avoid chips when you
are dieting, after you diet and lose the weight, you may want to have
chips. This is not a great crime, but
you should watch your portions. If you
pour out the chips into a small bowl, you can control your portions.
Remember the fact that it often takes the brain time to register when we
are full. Many people are eating out of
habit and think that they are hungry, when they are actually not hungry. You should always wait 20 minutes after
eating before eating again. This gives
the brain time to register the fact that you are full.
Simply cutting your portions in half can also help you lose weight. Too often, we eat until we feel we are about
to burst. This is not good. The secret to maintaining a healthy weight is
to eat until you are not hungry any longer - not until you feel full. You should never strive for that
uncomfortable feeling of fullness.
You should also eat at the same times every day. If you maintain a good eating schedule, you
will have a better digestive system.
People who eat regularly and on somewhat of a schedule tend to see that
their digestive system works the same way every day. This eliminates constipation that can also
cause bloating and weight gain. You
should move your bowels once a day and usually around the same time every day. This leads to good weight control and aids in
losing weight. It also keeps your
digestive tract healthy.
Chew your food thoroughly. Many
people have a habit of gulping down their food.
You should not only do this to promote weight loss, but also to aid your
digestive system. Large chunks of food
are harder to digest than smaller particles.
You also tend to eat more when you do not chew your food properly. Chewing your food 20 times is an old dieting
trick that still works. You will find
that this gives your stomach time to signal your mind when you are full and
that you do not overeat.
Drink a glass of water before every meal. This also makes you feel full and allows you
to eat less. By drinking a glass of
water before each meal and chewing your food thoroughly, you will find that you
are eating less and losing weight. If
you have only 10 pounds to lose, these two tips alone can greatly aid in your
weight loss.
Losing weight does not have to involve a drastic lifestyle or new diet. You can usually lose weight if you just take a look at your eating habits and make some changes. Be sure to look at how you eat as much as what you eat and you will find that those 10 pounds come off easily.
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