4 Weight Loss Tips Spokane
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
When I decided that I wanted to lose weight, I was unsure where to begin. Are you in the same boat right now? Here are some weight loss tips Spokane to help get you started.
Spokane Weight Loss Tip #1 Drink Water
Stay hydrated, flush toxins and fight bloating with good old fashioned water. There are more benefits to drinking water than I have room to write. How much should you drink? Take your body weight and divide that in two. That is how many ounces you should be drinking every day. Always keep a water bottle with you.
Spokane Weight Loss Tip #2 Sleep
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love this tip. Sleeping is my favorite contribution to my “get healthy” plan. Adequate sleep at night actually keeps you slim. How? While you sleep, your body re-ups its’ supply of serotonin and dopamine. These two feel-good brain chemicals are important to your daily happiness as well as your motivation. Your brain needs them. When you don’t get enough sleep, you don’t get a full supply of these chemicals and you’re grumpy. Instinctively you begin to search for a quick fix. Guess what immediately releases both chemicals in the body? Sugary foods. That’s why when you’re tired you start craving sweets. So sleep, your waist line will help you.
Spokane Weight Loss Tip #3 Stay Busy
Don’t sit at home. This seems silly but if you have time on your hands, you will end up eating that time. Literally. It has been said that people eat for recreation because of emotions and boredom. The quick fix for this is a good hobby. Try swing dancing (my favorite), scrap-booking, join a sports league (I recommend roller derby is you are a female), take the kids to the park or take a job as a production assistant on a movie set (easy …sometimes unpaid job/internship). Stay Busy.
Spokane Weight Loss Tip #4 Simplify Your Eating Plan
Weight loss is a journey, a journey with many temptations and choices. When you have a lot of choices for a meal, it’s a lot easier to slip out of good eating habits and into buffet binges. Help yourself avoid this by eliminating choices at meal times. Give yourself only a couple of options at each meal time. Automate one meal a day, whichever one you have the least time for. Find something healthy; calories already tallied and the portion controlled. Maybe a turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread and have it for lunch every day. Every day. Not three times a week. Everyday. As the weeks pass and you see progress, switch out your lunch time sandwich for a salad. The less you think about food, the easier it is to control your appetite. Decreased choices means decreased temptations.
No amount of weight loss tips will be completely effective without an exercise strategy. The above tips can be combined with group training sessions at Physzique to help get you started towards your success.
