how to lose weight naturally

It is very likely that a lot of people you know have been on a diet (or two) at some stage in their lives. Nowadays that’s just the way it goes… being on a diet is something completely natural! Quite often that doesn’t mean though that whichever diet is being followed is natural and healthy.

On the contrary, most diets do not let you lose weight naturally, but recommend some weight loss substitute or pill, have an extreme way of cutting or changing your food intake, or you might even have weight loss surgery to get to your goal weight. Talk about a natural weight loss – not!

One of the best decisions you can make is to lose weight naturally. If you have been reading my blog, you will know that I am a believer in healthy and natural weight loss.

Not with lotions and potions, pills and surgery or unnatural eating behavior, but by changing your eating habits and therefore your current lifestyle.

This is the only healthy and successful way to a permanent and sustainable weight loss. If you have made that decision, you are on the right path!

Here are 10 great ways that will get you started on your way to lose weight naturally:

1. Try the Low GI (Glycemic Index) Diet. This is a diet I discovered after 20 years of “losing weight” and it is a very balanced, easily achievable, healthy plan that really makes sense.

2. Drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day. Start with having one straight after getting up in the morning.

3. Eating plenty of vegetables, lean meats, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, legumes and beans. Fruit in moderation as it is high in sugar and therefore carbs.

4. Moderate Exercise – walking. Try to walk 1/2 hour every day. And take the stairs instead taking the lift, or park your car further away from the shops; you know what I mean. Every little bit helps!

5. Make your snacks protein (egg, little bit of tuna from the can, chicken, sliced ham…). Yes, you read that right. If you have to have a snack that is not just protein (like yogurt, nuts, fruit (fresh or dried), raw vegetables, cottage cheese etc), make sure you eat some protein as well. This will keep your metabolism firing.

6. Eating your biggest meal in the morning or for lunch, and your smallest meal at night.

7. Have 6 meals per day – the 3 main meals, and your protein snacks in between. Yes, that means you can have a protein snack after dinner, before you go to bed!

8. Eat every 2 -3 hours. This will keep your metabolism going. Eg Breakfast 7am, Protein Snack 10am, Lunch 1pm, Protein Snack 4pm, Dinner 7pm, Protein Snack 10pm – BED!

9. Eat only very few sweets, or try to avoid them altogether. If you have to, have a small piece of chocolate, but make it dark chocolate. Also, if you do eat sweets, eat them during the day; try not to eat any more sweets after 4pm (earlier if you can).

10. Be happy with yourself, with every little bit you achieve; the weight will come off easier!

By sticking to these principles you will be able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and should feel more energized. The pounds will start to melt away and you will be on the best way to a “happier and healthier YOU”!
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