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Lose the fat without exercise weight loss

Reduce your fat intake, the Bad fats that is by reducing the following,

  • Saturated fat (Bad) these are listed on the labels of packaged products. Check the labels and opt for a product with a lower saturated fats content.
  • Trans fats (Bad) not as commonly listed on product labels but may be lurking in the ingredients list under partially hydrated oil. If spotted go for a version with the least amount or if listed in the incidents choose an option where it is listed furthest away from the heading ingredients. Also avoid or minimise your fried food intake as these are commonly cooked in trans fats that are then absorbed into the food.Health Image
While your at it check out the sugar and sodium content and try to lower these because if you are not burning it then you are storing it.

Extra weight loss tip:

When checking out the labels on products look at the content per 100 grams first, this lets you know what percentage of the food is fat or sugar etc. then consider how much of it you will use as the quantity per serve can be misinterpreted because unless you are weighing out the product you are usually using more than one serve and some times a lot more.

Peel off the fat

When cooking or eating chicken, peel off the skin. By doing this you reduce the amount of saturated fat in your serve of chicken by as much as 16 - 18%.

Cut the fat! Trim your meats of any excess fat.

Although there is some moisture and flavour benefit to cooking the meat with some fat, these benefits usually end up settling on your waist line. With minced meats try to buy the best quality you can afford as these generally have a lower fat content, when cooking your mince brown off your meat in the pan and drain away any excess liquid before continuing on with your dish. This reduces the fat content of your dish.

Eat more, weigh less

Eating 6 times a day of the right types of foods in the right proportion actually helps you lose weight. The simple fact is that every time you digest food this increases the number of calories you use. By redistributing your current daily food consumption, that is not adding extra food to your day you will start burning more calories simply by eating more frequently as follows;

  • Breakfast
  • Snack
  • Lunch
  • Snack
  • Dinner
  • Snack

The time between meals and snacks should be at least 2 hours, with your last snack ideally 2 hours before you go to bed. Of course the types of foods and quantities of food that you eat will reflect how successful you will be with your weight loss.Healthy Eating

Wake up and eat the fat away

Did you know that if you skipped breakfast for a year the average person would gain about 5 Kilograms. So eat breakfast to keep the weight off.

Stand and burn

The act of standing, what does it achieve? It's not exercise is it? Well it does burn more calories per hour than the act of sitting. So why not get up and stand, even better move around and you will increase your calorie burn even further. The same principle is true when exercising with weights, performing exercises while standing increases your burn rate as it recruits more muscles to perform the same exercise than in a seated position.healthy habit

Drink yourself full

Drink 1 glass of water before your meal and you will feel fuller sooner, thereby helping you cut down on your portion sizes without any effort.

Decaffeinate your own tea

In comparison to coffee, black tea has less than 50% of the caffeine content. You can further reduce the amount of caffeine in your tea by steeping it in boiling water for 30 seconds and then tipping out the water. By doing this you reduce the content of caffeine by 90% while only compromising the flavor by 10%.

Spread out the cholesterol

Cut down the bad LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) cholesterol in your meals by reducing the amount of saturated fats you consume via spreads and oils. Opt for olive, canola, nut and plant sterol-enriched oils and spreads by doing this you can reduce your daily cholesterol intake by as much as 10%.

Speed up your metabolism

Eating protein rich foods increases your metabolism due to the greater effort your body has to put in to break it down. So opt for foods such as skinless chicken or turkey breasts, peas, beans, almonds and peanuts, that are all high in protein.

Go green for your bodys' sake

When selecting your vegetables for your meals always try to include green vegetables where possible as they generally contain higher levels of nutrients and antioxidants (as a general guide the darker the green the higher the concentration).

What's in a plate?

It is a human trait to fill up our plates to capacity, not only that we tend to eat all of it too even past the point of being full. Downsize your plates and bowls to cut down your portion sizes.

Take a break

If you have a big appetite and are prone to going back for seconds or more, wait for 10 minutes after you finish your first plate to allow your body to better gauge how much additional food you really need.
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