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Six Tips for Effective Weight Loss

Guest post by: Terri Levine

Article Overview: If you want to lose weight and keep it off forever, don't diet.

Six Tips for Effective Weight Loss

1. Don't Diet! Don't even think the word! This word equates with deprivation, struggle, difficulty - which really does describe what diets are all about. Think "sensible eating", "eating in moderation", and "eating with intention" instead. 2. Drink plenty of fresh water - this not only helps you to feel full so you may eat less, but it also helps to flush toxins out of your body and keep your body hydrated. Sometimes when we get "hunger signals", these are really "thirst signals", so before heading for the food, try a glass of water first.

3. Eat adequate fiber foods to help keep things moving through your bowel. And like water, fiber rich foods bulk you up and make you feel full... there is NO need to over-eat on fiber rich foods, and in fact, that is not a good idea.

4. Ensure your diet is balanced and that you get plenty of fruit and vegetables that are rich in vitamins and minerals. If your lifestyle is such that even though you know you should eat healthy meals you aren't eating as healthily as often as you should, invest in a quality vitamin tablet.

5. Eat more "healthy" fats, like cold-water fish (mackerel, salmon), nuts, and olive oil to increase your metabolism. Chilies also increase your metabolic rate, but this doesn't mean you have to always eat chili dishes! Take a fresh chili and add thin slices to your salads, sandwiches, as a topping for vegetables or meat. This way your family does not have to eat the chili with you and you can determine how much and how often you wish to eat it.

6. Incorporate more movement into your daily activity. We don't say "exercise" because that implies sweating and hard work! If you want to work out at a gym, fine. If you don't like organized aerobics or gym classes, there are other ways to increase activity into your day without regimented exercise programs. Think of simple ways like taking the stairs, not the lift and leaving your car a few blocks away from where you need to be and walk the remaining distance.

Diets are a bad idea. What you need is a new way of eating for life that is based on healthy choices and all things in moderation. If you need help, hire a dietician.

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