Lose Weight Easily

Now just to clarify, I said easily, not quickly.

If you want to lose weight fast, this is not the article for you.

Below are the steps that I am currently using to lose weight and they work. You can expect to loose about half a kilo a week.

1) Stay away from sugar!!! Sugar is the absolute worst thing ever. I love sugar, I love cakes and biscuits. But these things had to go, and thanks to my new outlook on food, I now have zero problem with letting go of that junk. See my article on how I did this and I hope it works for you too.

What finally changed my attitude towards food and led to better eating habits.

2) Never eat if you are not hungry. I don’t care when was your last meal, what time of day it is, or if you are at a party or restaurant. If you are not hungry, don’t eat! However, if you are hungry, eat! But don’t eat junk. Eat meat or vegetables, not sugar/carbs.

3) Carry a water bottle with you at all times and keep sipping. If this is not your style, then make sure you have a glass of water approximately half an hour before food and a glass with your meal. This will ensure that you are drinking at least the minimum amount of water your body requires, and it will help you to not overeat.

4) Keep your meals at least 3 hours apart. No snack in between except tea, coffee or fruit.

5) Make all your meals high in proteins and low in carbs. Example: no more than 2 slices of bread a day or 1 cup of cooked rice. I will give you some meal examples at the end of the article.

6) Allocate one physical job a day. You want to get at least 30 minutes of good quality movement. Certain jobs around the house and garden can be ideal. Vacuum and mop the whole house, wash a couple of house windows, wash your car, wash the bathroom and scrub the shower, cut the grass. You get the gist. Just one of these activates a day should suffice, and you’ll end up with a clean house as a bonus! If you prefer the gym, sports, dancing etc. then do that. My daughter has taken up lyra (aerial hoop)recently, and it has transformed her body, improved her strength and coordination.

7) Fast for a minimum of 14 hours over night. Example: Eat your dinner at 6pm and breakfast after 8am. I used to work 8am – 4pm when I started this diet. I would eat breakfast at my desk.

8) Portion size. This is vary important. You can never lose weight if you eat more calories than you burn. Having said that, you shouldn’t eat less than you need either, as your body will go into low power mode and resist your efforts. So keep your portions to your stomach size. And what I mean by that, is that if you could squash the meats and carbs from your meal into a ball, (not including greens, you can eat as much of them as you want), this ball should be roughly the size of your fist.

9) Eat LOTS of green salads and cucumbers. Cucumbers will give you nice skin!

That’s it! That’s all there is to it. No special diets or exercise.

Here are some meal ideas as I promised:

For breakfast during the week, I usually have a bowl of porridge or granola with low fat milk. These are good sources of fiber, low in sugar and keep me full until lunch time. They are also easy to make and eat at work. On the weekends I like to cook eggs on toast with a bit of grilled mushrooms and even a slice of bacon if I happen to have some.

For lunch I usually have a salad sandwich and a fruit. Any fruit, I’m not fussy, a banana, an apple a pear, doesn’t matter. Or I might have a small serve of pasta or Chinese food.

For dinner I like to have grilled meat with salad or either roasted or steamed veggies. Somedays I’ll have roast chicken, others a stake or roast pork. Whatever meat I have. I try not to eat any bread or rice for dinner. But I am not too strict. If I’ve cooked pasta for dinner, then that’s what it is.

Disclaimer: The above method is my own and it is not medically devised. I am not a doctor or a health professional.