weight loss tips

[J-jay]

My first thread, I thought I would start with an easy one.

My weight loss tip is walking, and lots of it. Any sort of walking, most people can do it, and any fitness level. You'll find that very quickly you build up stamina, strength, lung capacity and feel the weight come off.

Make the walks interesting, do different walks, follow known walking routes, or join a walking group. The weight will drop off effortlessly, and your body shape will change. :encouragement:

[over the hill]

keep a diary of what you eat for the first couple of weeks, maybe the week before you start dieting and a couple of weeks after.
It helps you to see where your problem areas are, and makes you realise how much you actually do eat.

[Gwen Jones]

Drink a large glass of water 30 minutes before eating your meal, this will help you to eat less, by making you feel full quicker.

[John B]

Make sure the most of your food come from vegetables, and eat these first, filling you up. You're less likely to over eat and the less beneficial foods. (works for me:encouragement:)

[Louise]

Some great tips:encouragement:

As a general rule I would say that balancing out your blood sugar levels if fundamental to Weightloss. Eating a balanced plant based diet will keep you feeling satiated for longer.

[Debbie]

Hi
Is this plenty of fruit and veg,I get a very bloated tummy x

[Yogi001]

Hi Debbie, I see this is your first post, welcome.

A plant based diet, one that consists of fruit, vegetables, pulses, whole grains, nuts and seeds is most beneficial, although I hear that a lot of people complain of getting a bloated tummy after eating these foods, this may be due to many reasons, for example, IBS, food combining and poor digestion.

[Daisy82]

Hi Debbie,

Have you tried Aloe Vera juice? its amazing for sorting out that bloating. ;)

[J-jay]

Another top tip, eat slowly. Allow the time for the stomach to talk to the brain. The slower you eat the less you eat before your stomach realises you're full.

[John B]

My top tip....reduce your reliance on processed food

[Yogi001]

Watch a diet movie while lying naked in the bath. :encouragement:

[Jade26]

Don't eat low fat foods, all you are doing is replacing the fat with sugar.:encouragement:

[sophie]

Don't drink diet fizzy drinks, they just make you want to eat more.

[lucymc]

My favorite treat is avocado, which could contribute well for my diet. I know that there is a research divided participants into two groups. The first consumed a meal with avocados while in the meal of the other group, there was no avocado.Researchers started to pose questions about satiety and hunger to both groups. The first group who consumed avocados was less eager for foods by 28 percent in the 5-hour period. Moreover, the high content of fiber and low amount of carbs in avocados contribute to weight loss as well. So if you wanna lose weight, please try it. ;)

[John B]

My favorite treat is avocado, which could contribute well for my diet. I know that there is a research divided participants into two groups. The first consumed a meal with avocados while in the meal of the other group, there was no avocado.Researchers started to pose questions about satiety and hunger to both groups. The first group who consumed avocados was less eager for foods by 28 percent in the 5-hour period. Moreover, the high content of fiber and low amount of carbs in avocados contribute to weight loss as well. So if you wanna lose weight, please try it. ;)

I put avocado in my smoothie some mornings, is it the fat content that satiates the hunger?

[Louise]

Protein is known to keep hunger at bay, it may be worth considering snacking of nuts and seeds mid afternoon just to keep you going until your evening meal.

Don't forget we often eat when we are thirsty. Maximise your fluid intake throughout the day to reduce your chance of over eating.

[Daisy82]

Try drinking red clover tea, make a habit of this healthy wild food by drinking it up to three times a day. The alkaloids work alongside the amino acids to break up and reduce stored-up unnecessary fat, enabling it to be flushed out of the body.

[Caree]

Home-made soups are really helpful at filling you up and satisfying your hunger for many hours. I refer to home-made over shop bought soups, because you can control the contents and ensure you are reducing fat and cutting out sugar, plus no chemicals are added.

There are some great easy recipes available online and now there are soup makers to buy that make that job even more simple, quick and easy. Once you make your first ever soup and realise how easy and cheap it is to make, there will be no stopping you. You'll find this a great choice in your weight loss battle.

I personally try to avoid bread, because while I love it, it doesn't love me and one bowl of soup is not enough to sustain me, so I have two bowls and skip the bread. :encouragement: