So you’ve decided that its time to lose those love handles and need a little help. What can you do to increase that burn? Try these tricks so that you are on your way and don’t have to listen to those testimonials on TV from the weight loss programs.
- Down 12 to 16 glasses of water per day and drink decaf oolong tea. Before bed skip the tea and try hot water with the juice of one lemon, a teaspoon of parsley and a pinch of cayenne. It increases calorie burning while you sleep and prevents water retention.
- Supplements. Probiotics maintain a healthy balance of bacteria in your digestive tract. B vitamins lower cortisol and stimulate metabolism. High calcium diets lead to greater weight loss. Vitamin D deficiency makes it harder to lose weight. Omegas help stabilize blood sugar and encourage fat metabolism.
- Sleep 7 to 8 hours a night. When you sleep too little, you get hungrier and overeat.
- Double your workouts. In the am concentrate on core exercises and at the end of the day do a cardio workout.
Set realistic goals for yourself, sit next to a bathroom, get to know the staff at the gym and the health food store. Everything is worth trying at least once. This is your body and your time, grab it!
To lose that last 5 pounds, you have to rev up your metabolism and at the same time
lower your body’s production of cortisol (the stress hormone) which promotes fat storage. It’ll take about 3 to 4 weeks and here are some tips to help you achieve your goal.
- Focus on fiber rich foods that your body has to work hard to break down and also form a coating on the intestinal walls that prevents some of the absorption of calories from other foods. When you lose weight, fat exits through the bowel and fiber aids that exit strategy. EAT dark leafy greens, cauliflower, asparagus, cucumbers, mushrooms, quinoa, raw almonds and low sugar fruits such as Asian pears, kiwi and grapefruit. ADD egg whites, turkey, chicken and wild caught fish.
- Forget FAT FREE and SUGAR FREE. When you take the fat out of dairy, the natural milk sugar gets into the bloodstream faster. Sugar free is a no no because the body can’t process chemical sweeteners, so they get stored in your fat and they impair your body’s ability to release that fat for fuel.
- BE CALORIE CLEVER. Make wise substitutions. Try using lemon juice and balsamic vinegar instead of olive oil for salad dressing.
- CUT CALORIES AND ALCOHOL. Caffeine stimulates the adrenals to produce cortisol and alcohol both slows metabolism and is readily stored as fat.
Does this make sense? Maybe, maybe not! But maybe its worth a try and give yourself a goal of two weeks at a time and see if you lose that extra 5 pounds that seems to be sitting in your tummy or love handles.
Source: bazaar.com/health
Scientists are working on how to measure sleepiness before we notice it ourselves. People who are sleepy have slower reaction times, decreased attention and problems learning and processing information. What makes sleepiness dangerous is that most people are not generally aware of how sleepy and how impaired they actually are. Some symptoms of sleepiness are:
- People who have lack of sleep yawn but it differs from person to person.
- As a person gets sleepier eye blinks slow down.
- Sleepy people sway more while standing still.
- One all nighter is enough to impair most people. After three nights of four hours of sleep, most people have slower reaction times and problems processing information.
This is especially problematic for drivers who don’t realize how drowsy they are until they veer off the road. You probably don’t want a surgeon operating on you who is sleep deprived. Most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep a night. Some can get by with less and it is believed that this is partly genetic.
In the future there will be devices such as sunglasses and head rests in cars that will alarm or send a warning message.
Source: Wall Street Journal
So you’ve decided that its time to lose those love handles and need a little help. What can you do to increase that burn? Try these tricks so that you are on your way and don’t have to listen to those testimonials on TV from the weight loss programs.
