Everyone would love to shrink a size or two in time for summer skin baring fashion.Losing those added pounds is frustrating and at times overwhelming.  Hang in there though because there are simple little tricks that can help you through the dieting process.  Read on for easy diet tricks:

 

  1. Ice Cubes.Feel the urge to put something in your mouth even though you really should not be “hungry” per se.  Suck on an ice cube.  It is refreshing and calorie free.You can even add a drop of flavored water to the mix when you make your ice cubes.
  2. Spice it Up.  Add some hot peppers to your recipes. Spicy foods warm up the body, so in order to cool down, your body requires calories, meaning an increase in your metabolism. When your body boosts up its metabolism it then causes you to burn more calories and lose weight.  The only thing you changed was adding some tasty spices to the mix…so easy!!
  3. Consume Half.  Whatever size plate you normally prepare for your self at each meal, cut a line down the center and eat only half.  This way you learn portion control.  You are still eating the foods you like, however, simply eating less of them.
  4. Reduce the Plate.  Another take on the Eat Half rule is the smaller plate trick.  Instead of filling up your dinner plate with food, take a salad size plate instead.This way when you fill your plate it is less filled than the larger portion plate.You are still utilizing portion control and will consume less calories.
  5. Drink Water.  There is a reason you have been seeing drink 8 cups of water a day for years and years.  When you drink a cup of water or two before each meal it does fill you up.In fact drink this water approximately 10 minutes before you are ready to actually eat.  This way your brain has a chance to receive the signal that it is feeling full. Amigos, this is as simple as it gets!
  6. Eat around every 4 hours.Grazing has been proven for dieters to stay on track.If you eat frequent tiny meals throughout out the day you feel like you are ALWAYS eating, however, make sure the meals are small and healthy so you are watching calories and fat as well.For example: Swap skipping meals with frequent small meals and snacks every 4 hours. Have pineapple and lemon water for breakfast, soup for lunch, snack of egg whites, and chicken and salad (lightly dressed or not dressing at all) for dinner.
  7. Keep it Natural.Try replacing the Drakes cakes and Hershey bars with natural fruit and vegetables. The more unprocessed your diet the more likely you will lose weight.We all use too many processed foods and chemicals in our diet.  The natural lo-cal and fiber rich fruits and veggies will do wonders for your digestive health as well.
  8. No More Diet Soda.  Speaking of chemicals.  There is no nutritional value at all in diet sodas.  They will not help you to lose weight and they are harmful to your health overall.  Try brewing some green tea, add some natural honey to sweeten and pour over some ice.  Healthy, tasty and natural PLUS, besides being a good source for anti-oxidants, it actually will rev up your metabolism too.
  9. Add an Activity. Add just a half hour of exercise to your day.  Everyone can find one half hour.  If necessary break it up into 15 minutes in the morning and another 15 minutes in the evening. Make sure whatever you do that you get your heart rate up (make the activity strenuous enough that you are slightly out of breath).  It can be as simple as fast walking and swinging/pumping your arms. It is wonderful this time of year.Go on out and get some fresh air. Walk 15 minutes in one direction and then return home for the second 15. You can interchange days of cardio and weight lifting as you evolve.
  10. Treat Yourself. Never permit yourself to feel deprived.This way you won’t “fall off the wagon” entirely.If you are really desiring chocolate…have a couple of bites and then stop.The solution is learning how to limit yourself.

Bonus: If after all the diet rules and tips you are still having a hard time, its time to bring in reinforcements.  Use an all natural diet supplement like Metabo-Speed. Metabospeed‘s exceptional proprietary results are laboratory designed to reduce weight by accelerating metabolism while reducing hunger. Increasing metabolic rate burns additional calories. More weight loss less hunger is a formula for success.

 

 

 

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