Sunday 26 February 2012

Habits That You Can Change In Order to Lose Weight

Do you think you have put on a few extra pounds ever since you joined work? Well most of us do gain weight after we finish with our education and start working and there are numerous reasons for it, and controlling the weight gain is an even bigger challenge. Wondering how would you put brakes on the constant weight gain? Follow the points mentioned in the following section and see how easily you can beat the weight gain by shedding a few pounds every two weeks.

Drinking Hot Water
We all know that having a litre of water at the very start of the day helps us in suppressing hunger. However, drinking a glass of Luke warm water helps us a burn a few more calories as a result of increased metabolism. It is better if you can drink Luke warm water quite a few times in day, if possible, as it would result in a far higher number of calories being burnt.

Proper Sleep
Some people believe that too much of sleeping makes you gain weight, which is true to a certain extent, but not always. The first and foremost thing that you need to keep in mind is a proper sleep that should be no less than 6 hours and at the most 8 hours. You can obviously stretch on a few occasions, but a regular sleep of more than 8 hours would mean a reduced metabolism of your body for more than the expected amount.

Lessen Your Meals
You need to be very careful about you’re the amount of food you consume during your meals i.e. dinner and lunch. It is not that you should avoid all junk food and carbonated drinks, but you need to cut down on those as much as possible. We all know that it is tough to lessen the food intake, but we can certainly do so by drinking a couple of glasses of water few minutes before we start with our lunch or dinner. It would ensure that you have a feeling completeness even when you do not eat as much as you can actually!

Workouts are always important, but for people who have a very busy schedule finding time is a tough ask. If you really do not have the time for proper workout then the simplest thing you can do is by avoiding the elevator and taking the stairs, whenever possible.

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