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Weight loss, Diet, Fitness and Wellbeing
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Feeling like a failure because your last “diet plan” just didn’t work? Or sick of losing the same weight over and over?
Have a go at the following tips to help you lose weight, and lose it for good.
I have watched countless of people over the years and almost without exception, all have had these six basic habits as a part of their lives that have lost their weight once and for all.
1. Hydrate your way to quicker weight loss.Drink water instead of coffee, tea, or soft drinks. Including the “hidden” water we consume in food, we need around 8 glasses. per day. More is recommended to prevent the dehydration caused by excessive heat, intense exercise or caffeinated beverages. In general you should be drinking enough water per day so that your urine is nearly clear.2. Don’t eat too little
Very low calorie diets may help you lose weight in the short term, but they’re almost impossible to maintain. You’ll gradually lack the energy to exercise, become tired and irritable, and because the long list of “taboo” foods, people won’t want to eat with you. Even family meals at home will become a chore on your overly strict diet.
3. Keep a food diary
For at least a full week, write down everything you eat, where, how much and when you ate it and who you ate with. Always try to write it down as you eat it. Most people find that when they try to remember later in the the day, they leave something out. I have also heard people say that they didn’t eat something because they knew they were going to have to write it down. Try to be completely honest with yourself. You don’t need to show anyone the results, but you will probably be very surprised by them.
Many people tend to eat out of habit even when they are not hungry. A food diary may also help you to make dietary changes if you begin or increase the intensity of a fitness program. The great thing about food diaries is they show you where you can cut the number of “extra” calories through the day.
4. Eat less, exercise more
Join a gym, start a walking program, take stairs instead of an elevator or excalator. Always try to keep moving and to do that little bit extra when possible.
5. Neither feast nor fast
When they said “the most important meal of the day is breakfast” they weren’t kidding. Studies have shown that people who skip breakfast, tend to make less healthy choices and end up eating more total calories throughout the day . To keep your metabolism bustling, your blood sugar level and even to help avoid binging, you should spread your calories throughout 6 small meals per day. This will . But at the minimum try to eat at least 3 meals a day.
6. Freshness Counts
In “convenience” foods, processing generally reduces the nutrient values of foods and substantially raises the caloric content. Most diets recommend at least 3 - 5 servings from the fruit and vegetable group per day. If you have no time to prepare “home made meals, try preparing in bulk on the weekends and freeze it to make healthy choices available through the week. pre make a large bowl of fresh fruit, a large bowl of salad or cut up veggies in advance. I usually try to prepare a weeks worth of beef or chicken so i can quickly add it to any recipe.
Just try these few tips and see if it helps you, all you have to lose is your excess weight.
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Caffeine in fitness and weight loss products comes from a variety of sources such as kola nut and green tea extract.Caffeine is an alkaloid, a methylxanthine that stimulates hormone-induced fat burning. Caffeine works by increasing free fatty-acid concentrations and adrenaline levels. This results in greater lipolysis (oxidation of fats for energy), which can drain your fat stores over time. This change in a muscle’s utilization of energy substrates can have a profound effect on fat loss. Caffeine also heightens mental alertness, which can positively affect your motivation to exercise and create the caloric deficit needed to lose body fat.
Caffeine is rapidly absorbed by the body and remains in circulation for more than seven hours. Plasma concentrations reach a peak one hour after it is consumed. It is then slowly metabolized, with a half-life of four to six hours.
Caffeine has been shown to dramatically increase free fatty-acid levels, providing the body with a fuel source that it can use instead of the glycogen stored in your liver and muscles. In fact, one (not related to Betalean Hp) study found a 100% increase in plasma free fatty acids after the subjects took 330 mg of caffeine.
At the same time, caffeine has been shown to increase adrenaline levels. This “fight-or-flight” hormone increases alertness and boosts energy levels, helping you to go through your daily tasks with less food intake. Most people experience a reduced appetite when their adrenaline levels are high, usually because they are focused on more essential tasks. With these two mechanisms, it’s easy to understand why caffeine is used in weight-loss products, and is important for jump-starting your weight-loss efforts.
Sources:
Caffeine mainly comes from these sources:- coffee
- tea
- cola nuts
- guarana
Effects and Results
Phisiologically speaking, caffeine effects are as follows:
stimulant of:
- central nervous system,
- cardiac muscle,
- respiratory system
- diuretic
- delays fatigue.
Caffiene can be found in Coffee, Tea, Cola drinks and some foods we eat.
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