“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Yes, indeed, Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, but the fall-out and aftermath of stuffing yourself silly over the holiday period and ending up laying on the couch looking like a bloated whale is, unfortunately, the harsh reality of what ensues.
Losing weight may seem like a mammoth task right now – we know. Our busy lives and hectic schedules rarely leave time for meal planning, weighing out portions of food, and indeed exercising, and the word DIET tends to strike the fear of God into the majority of us and bring us out in a cold sweat. If you have overindulged over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and need to lose some weight, hold on until you’ve read this article.
Losing a few extra kilos needn’t be boring and regimented. We have come up with a few alternative ways for weight loss that won’t feel like you’re dieting at all, and you never know, you may have some fun while you’re trying them.
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Play Video Games
What? Yes, seriously. We’re not talking lounging on the couch playing Call Of Duty with your mates; we’re talking getting on your feet, getting yourself moving, and losing a few kilos. The Nintendo Wii is especially good if you are looking to lose a bit of excess weight; Wii Fit, for example, gives you a range of exercises that you can do in the comfort of your own lounge and is great for burning calories; Wii Sports gives you games such as tennis, rowing, boxing and golf and there are tons of dancing simulations and games that will get your heart racing and your body moving.
It’s great fun and a brilliant way to lose weight and also tone up.
Go Green
Try ditching your usual tea or coffee for green tea. Healthy green tea contains caffeine and is high in antioxidants, both of which are naturally effective at burning calories. So, drinking 4-5 cups of green tea per day will not only speed up your metabolism but also flush all the nasty toxins out of your body.
To be fair, green tea isn’t at the top of the list of tastiest drinks around, so why not add some ginger and lemon to it.
Grow Green
Growing your own veggies isn’t just great for what you are putting inside your body but is also a great exercise.
Digging your veggie plot and pulling weeds all require a lot of bending and stretching, which is a brilliant way to exercise, plus you get the added benefit of having homegrown veggies such as kale, corn, carrots, zucchini, or squash on tap throughout the whole year.
Suppress your Appetite
Eating between meals is the downfall of many dieters, especially if you aren’t eating the right foods in the first place that will fill you up and keep you full until your next meal.
Snacking is one of the worst things anyone looking to lose weight can do because your body is usually craving something sweet. The first thing we tend to reach for is a chocolate bar, a packet of cookies, or a bag of candy which will give us a sugar hit and quell further cravings for a while.
There is another alternative, though. Natural dietary supplements are a great way to stop yourself from snacking, and you can control your appetite with Garcinia Cambogia supplement. This particular supplement is made from the fruit, the rind of which contains hydroxycitric. Studies have shown it can help suppress your appetite and lower blood sugar levels and block the formation of fat in our bodies.
Timing is Everything
Timing is everything, or so they say, and nothing could be truer, especially when it comes to what times of the day you sit down to eat. Eating a good protein-fuelled breakfast early in the morning (between 6 am and 9.45 am), lunch actually at lunchtime (between 12 pm and 2 pm), and a balanced meal in the early evening (between 5 pm and 7 pm) can not only help with weight loss but can also help to keep your blood sugar levels and hormones balanced, and your sleeping patterns.
Summary
Losing weight needn’t be boring, and we hope that we have given you a few ideas to get you motivated and moving so you can shift your excess weight and achieve your overall fitness goals.
Eating healthily and taking regular exercise are two of the most important things that you need to do to lose weight and live a healthy life, and we hope that some of the other ideas we have covered have given you food for thought.
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