14 Step-by-Step Tips to Weight Loss
If you adhered to the lockdown rules of the pandemic, staying locked in at home for days that turned into weeks and eventually months, chances are you’ve added weight. A few more pounds than you may like. If you find yourself in this situation, don’t fret because you are not alone.
Now that life is beginning to take on a new form of normalcy and the lockdown has been eased, it is time to get back to your post-COVID glow and stop stuffing your body with junk.
In this article, I’ll be sharing some sure-fire steps-by-step to weight loss, to make your weight loss dream a reality! Let’s go!
1. Detoxify Your Body
The first step to losing weight quickly and easily is to detoxify your body. By detoxifying your body, you are removing toxins from your system. It also helps when you feel congested with too much food or when you have taken the wrong kinds of food into your body.
Some of the habits that could help you detox your body are limiting alcohol intake, intermittent fasting, taking more fruits and vegetables, hydrotherapy, and also enlisting in a detox program to help you navigate the process.
In addition to expanding your body’s capacity to take in more healthy food, your weight loss will be easier, since your body will be cleaner. It will also help rebalance your intestinal microbiota which is in the intestine. Which when out of balance, is often linked to overweight problems.
This detoxification step may seem trivial, yet it is very powerful when you are looking to lose weight quickly.
2. Reduce and Eliminate Your Consumption of Processed Foods
The second step to follow to help you lose weight quickly is to reduce your consumption of industrial products, processed foods, and refined sugars and instead, switch them up by adding more vegetables and fresh fruits to your diet.
As you probably know, processed products provoke an imbalance in the way our organs work. In addition to causing an imbalance, they supply the body with very little quality nutrients, if at all. You can work on reducing your intake of these products first and practice being consistent. In time, you will start to lose interest in it and it is at that point that you must eliminate it.
3. Draft a Healthy Shopping List
After you must have succeeded in reducing or eliminating your intake of processed foods, it is now time to hit the food market. But before you do this, you have to draft a shopping list to guide you. A healthy shopping list.
It is important then to make a healthy shopping list if you want to lose weight fast. That way, you are not going to be tempted by-products that are potentially harmful to you when you go shopping. But mostly because you won’t have any in your closet when you get home. Here is a small tip; always do your shopping when you have just finished eating, and NEVER when you are hungry or just before going to the table.
When making this shopping list, ensure you only include healthy and organic foods. Do not buy any junk and buy less processed foods. Also, don’t forget to buy a lot of fruits and vegetables.
4. Have a Morning Routine
The most important moment in your day is your morning. So, if you want to lose weight quickly, make sure you start the day in the best possible way. Your morning rituals are very important in terms of motivation because it will guide your behavior for the rest of the day.
For example, you can prepare a flask of water the night before. You could also add lemon juice to this flask of water and by taking it the moment you wake up, your body will be hydrated, detoxified, and your liver activity restarted. You can also continue the day by engaging in some light exercises and body stretches and then move on to having some fruits or walking around your house. As long as you have a healthy morning routine, it will benefit you for the rest of your day.
5. Work on Reducing Calorie Intake without Decreasing Portions
Oftentimes in this weight loss journey, our reflex response is to reduce the portions that we consume to be able to lose the pounds that we have in excess. Although it is a major contributor, that is not all there is to it. Even if you take a small portion of food, the calorie content can still result in significant weight gain.
During your meals, you could reduce the calorie intake without reducing the quantities to be able to lose weight quickly. By depriving yourself of food, you might hinder your weight loss. In fact, the best strategy is to rebalance the quantities according to the categories of food.
Healthy eating favors vegetables and fruits, so you will have to make adjustments to this level and consume a lot more vegetables. You can also limit calories in the evening. It is much more preferable to consume dinner which limits the intake of carbohydrates (like sugar, pasta, starches, rice, refined sugars). Granted, carbohydrates are a great source of energy for the body, but by reducing their intake, the body must draw on its fat reserves which will make you lose weight naturally.
It is also important to eat at least two hours before bedtime because the later you eat, the more it increases the risk of weight gain.
Alternatives
Soups and juices are good alternatives. Because they satiate the appetite and are rich in a whole bunch of nutrients essential for the body, rich in fiber, and enormously beneficial for the intestinal microbiota, they are the perfect additions to your new diet.
You can also, for example, eat mixed salads and a wide variety of vegetables, to which you will add for example olive oil, turmeric, parsley, and other such supplements. In this case, you will not need to limit yourself and you can eat well-filled plates.
6. If You Must Eat Snacks, Eat the Healthy Ones
At some point, it gets very hard to go through your day without snacks. So that you don’t get frustrated and hungry during the day during your weight loss journey, you can make yourself some healthy snacks. A healthy snack, for example, is fresh fruit or two and/or a handful of oilseeds, such as almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts.
You can take all of this between meals if you are hungry. It is better to have a snack in the morning or afternoon, rather than eating too much during the meal. Make sure to plan and pack this type of food in your purse when you are away from home.
You can also switch your beverages for organic herbal teas. These herbal teas have a satiating power that suppresses hunger, which will help you lose weight quickly. You can even carry some in a flask and take it wherever you go!
7. Check Your Food Allergies
When your immune system is triggered by an allergy, especially food, it could cause inflammation. Inflammation, on the other hand, is a direct cause of weight gain. Unfortunately, a lot of people develop food allergies, which sometimes go undetected and they can prevent you from losing weight.
These are some of the main foods that are allergenic and may slow down your weight loss: Gluten, milk, eggs, corn, sugar, yeast, lemon, peanuts, chocolate, coffee, soybean, potatoes, fish, etc.
When a person is allergic to one of these foods (often without knowing it), the body puts itself under stress, it produces adrenaline and increases the heart rate, and then, the liver will release glucose, which can cause hunger and weight gain.
If you have any doubts about your food allergies, take a test.
8. Eat From Small Plates
This might look strange, but trust me, it works like a charm. It is best to eat from plates and dishes that are smaller than normal. In determining whether to eat less and feel full faster, the brain cannot differentiate between a large and a small plate. On this note, it is, therefore, better to eat from a plate that is full, but small in size rather than in a large plate that is only half full even if the proportions of the food are the same.
9. Surround Yourself with Like-Minded People
Create an environment for yourself that will motivate your decision because the outside environment has great importance and influence on your weight loss.
People whose loved ones have poor eating habits are less likely to lose weight than people whose loved ones eat a healthy diet. It is therefore very important to surround yourself with people who aspire to a healthy life and who value their diet. If you find it difficult to create such an environment for yourself, bring it up with your family and friends, talking to them about your dietary changes, and the weight loss goals you are pursuing.
The environment includes a whole lot of stuff, even to the poor quality food ads that appear on television. These advertisements also condition our behavior. People who watch commercials during the half-time of a football match, for example, are more likely to snack than those who turn off the television during the commercial break.
10. Empty Your Cupboards
Eliminate from your cupboards all foods that are not part of a healthy diet and that slow down your weight loss, because of the risks of frustration and temptation increase in their presence.
Remove all the unhealthy snacks, bottles of alcohol, sugar, and all that junk. But don’t just leave it empty. Stack it up with healthy foods and better drinks.
11. Eat Slowly and Calmly
If you want to lose weight quickly, learn to eat slowly and calmly. You have to cultivate the habit of eating mindfully. This means that you must learn to focus on the taste, on the food, on the texture, on the aroma, and the pleasure that healthy products bring to your body.
For example, eating in front of the television or a computer increases the calories ingested, quite simply because we often eat without even realizing it. We are not focused on the food and so it takes longer than usual to finish a plate of food. On the other hand, by taking the time to chew well and eat in peace, we reduce the amount of food we eat, which helps us lose weight.
Do not hesitate to add a whole bunch of plants or spices, such as chili, cinnamon, garlic, onion, ginger, turmeric into your diet which will stimulate the metabolism and help you burn more calories while resting.
12. Work on Your Self-Esteem
If you are finding it difficult to lose weight and be consistent while at it, you have to check your self-esteem. If you do not love yourself wholeheartedly, it is easy for you to develop completely inappropriate eating behaviors.
This is why it is forever important to take the time to listen to yourself and discover yourself. If you feel good in your body, it is easier to manage your diet. Daily meditation, yoga, self-affirmations, and other activities of this type allows you to focus on having a better daily routine that will help with your weight loss.
13. Learn Endurance
When it comes to physical activity, focus on endurance activities that are more effective for weight loss, such as brisk walking, cycling, swimming, or even running. At a minimum, try to do three one-hour sessions per week.
Muscle building causes us to lose very few calories at the time, but on the other hand, it burns a lot more in the next 24 hours. Also, the more you increase your muscle mass, the more you will improve and increase your basal metabolism, which will allow you to lose a lot more weight with the least possible effort.
Make sure you work all of your muscles, at least 1 hour per week. On days when you are not going to be active, try to walk as much as possible, because a moving body is a simulated body and a working metabolism, which allows you to lose weight faster.
In addition to that, physical activity brings enormous benefits and well-being to the body.
14. Be Consistent With Your Schedule
I won’t lie. There will be times when you are no longer interested in working your daily routines or even following any of the steps in your schedule. Those days will come but your ability to stand your ground and refuse to give in to the temptation will put you in charge of your body.
Don’t give in to temptations and be steady and consistent in your schedule. You know the right thing to do, so just do it, regardless of how hard it gets. Picture your goals and let that be your motivation.
Achieving sustainable weight loss requires a whole lot of dedication and consistency. By staying dedicated and consistent with these steps we have provided to losing weight quickly, you’ll be able to achieve your dream body in no time. Stay glowing, girl!
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