If your New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight, increase your fitness and improve your general wellness and wellbeing, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got easy and yet very effective methods that you can use to start shedding those pounds.
First of all, if you must snack, snack the smart way. You don’t have to avoid snacking altogether, but if you choose healthier things to snack on, you can feel satisfied and still lose weight. For example, a snack that includes just 100 calories is six whole cups of SmartPop by Orville Redenbacher – the equivalent to just 14 almonds.
If you have a sweet tooth, stay away from sweets and treats and instead snack on fruit.
The next thing you can do to ensure that you lose weight and keep it off is to have fun when you are working out. Very few people actually enjoy working out, but you can turn it into a game and have fun. Identify the physical activities that you really enjoy doing, and then you are more likely to be consistent with your physical exercise, and more motivated to integrate it into your daily life.
For example, if you love to dance, enrol in a dance class and sweat the fat off your body. If you love outdoor sports, take some skiing lessons on a dry slope, and book a holiday somewhere fabulous for when you get up to speed.
A great tip is to avoid soda altogether. If you drink sugary drinks, you take in hundreds of unnecessary extra calories every day. Two cans of fizzy pop can contain 300 or more calories. If you do nothing else, replace these sugary drinks with plain water and you will lose 10 pounds in around 16 weeks without making any other real changes. Water is also great for cleaning you, suppressing your appetite and boosting your metabolism.