Top tips on slimming
Slimming plans on your agenda? Before rushing into strict diets and make yourself feel miserable, there are a few things you need to do first. Read our recommendation below and follow this simple steps that will help you lose weight the right way.
1. Don’t go on a diet –they do not work . . .
Successful slimming is more likely to be achieved by subtle changes in your eating habits and lifestyle. Changes that you can live with and come to enjoy. Your diet should be based on your staple foods but incorporate a salad to get all the 6 tastes.
2. Eat slowly to eat less . . .
Put your spoon, knife and fork down between mouthfuls, sip water with your meals and take smaller bites. ( Don’t drink too much water as it would dilute the enzymes in the gut to digest the food). The body takes time to recognize it has eaten enough food. If you eat slowly your body will want less. You don’t have to finish your plate – your stomach is not a bin!
3. Don’t abolish any foods from your slimming diet – especially the foods you like . . .
you will only crave them!. Eat them in small amounts occasionally.
4. Visualize your goal . . .
You need to know why you want to lose weight. Why? How will you know you have succeeded? When you do reach your goal how will you look? What will you are doing? How will you feel? What clothes will be in your wardrobe?
5. Never give up . . .
It may take time to reach your goal, so have smaller goals..
6. Keep a food diary . . .
write down foods/drinks that have eaten. You will see if you are over-eating, whether you are eating enough fruits and vegetables or eating high calorie, high kapha (fat increasing energy) foods.
7. If you are eating more fast foods ….
consider having a broad spectrum protein, vitamin and mineral supplement – to ensure adequate digestion.
8. If you want encouragement…
to lose weight you may want a food supplement to help digestion and to help kurb your diet.
9. Time not to go shopping . . .
when you are peckish. Research shows people eat food that they have bought, be it good or bad, because they do not like throwing food away.
10. Congratulate yourself . . .
success breeds success! Enjoy every little success. If you have a bad day, don’t worry… just focus on having a great day tomorrow.
11. Exercise – physically and through breathing . . .
exercise helps in losing calories and tightening fat and muscles. It can be for even a few minutes – brisk walking or walking up and down stairs at home for 20 minutes would be a help. Do resistance training like carrying weights will help tighten and tone. Using body wraps and slimming belts help too.
12. Reward yourself . . .
Every time you have reached a goal reward yourself. Could your incentive be buying new smaller clothes on reaching a goal?
