| Many people hate the idea of rigid diets - the good | | | | just from doubling their fiber intake. |
| news is that if follow the five proven weight loss tips | | | | High fiber foods are generally low in calories and fill |
| below, you will lose weight easily. | | | | you up, so eating more of them means you're eating |
| The diet tips require no real willpower and can improve | | | | fewer calories and leaving less room for calories from |
| anyone's diet and chances of healthy weight control. | | | | other foods. Fiber also cuts calories by attaching itself |
| 1. Drink Water | | | | to some of the other proteins and fats that you eat |
| One of the most effective diet tips is to drink plenty of | | | | and eliminates them as well. |
| water. In fact, water is possibly the single most | | | | The average person consumes about 8g of fiber per |
| important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off. | | | | day, but many experts recommend 25g. Start your |
| Water acts as a natural appetite suppressant by | | | | day with a high fiber cereal and keep eating fibre |
| keeping your stomach full and fending off dehydration | | | | throughout the day. |
| that leads to hunger cravings. Water also provides the | | | | 4. Eat Healthy Fats |
| additional benefit of flushing out toxins from the body | | | | Many experts claim that fat causes obesity, raises |
| and keeping it hydrated. | | | | your cholesterol and causes heart disease, but this is |
| Water also helps your body metabolize stored fat by | | | | not strictly true. If fat is all that bad, why is it part of our |
| helping the kidneys flush out waste. When you don't | | | | natural diet chain? The reason is fat can be very good |
| drink enough water the liver that works to provide | | | | for you. |
| stored fat for energy also takes on the role of helping | | | | Fat provides the body with essential fatty acids (linoleic |
| the kidneys eliminate waste and thus becomes less | | | | and linolenic acids) needed for normal reproduction and |
| effective at metabolizing fat. | | | | growth, as well as for production of prostaglandin, a |
| 2. Eat Breakfast | | | | hormone like compound that regulates blood pressure, |
| Many people believe one of the best diet tips is | | | | blood clotting, and inflammation. |
| skipping breakfast, as it will help them lose weight, this | | | | When eating fats you should eat healthy fats. Eating |
| is totally incorrect. Skipping breakfast can make you | | | | "healthy" fats includes the cold-water fish, mackerel |
| hungrier later in the day leading to distorted satiety | | | | and salmon, nuts, and olive oil. By eating healthy fats |
| signals (i.e. it's hard to determine when you're full). This | | | | over unhealthy ones you will lose weight. |
| can actually result in eating more as a result. | | | | 5. Lean Protein |
| If you don't have time to eat breakfast or don't like to, | | | | Protein is a great weight control tool because of the |
| at least have a liquid meal to fuel your body after | | | | immediate satiety factor and because it keeps you full |
| sleeping and having no nutrition for several hours. | | | | for longer periods. It also balances out carbs by |
| 3. Increase Fibre Intake | | | | preventing insulin spikes that can lead to a drain in |
| Eating lots of foods rich in fibre helps keep food | | | | energy and sugar cravings. |
| moving through your bowels. Just like water, fiber rich | | | | Protein also helps maintain muscle mass, which is very |
| foods bulk you up and make you feel full. In fact, the | | | | important in the fat burning process. At least 20% of |
| average person could lose around 10 pounds a year | | | | calories should be in the form of protein. |