Saturday, January 21, 2012

No Need For A Diet - 18 Must-Know Tips On How To Lose Weight

By Brian Derflinger


To lose one pound of body weight in a week, a person must consume about 500 fewer calories than he or she burns each day. Keep reading to learn 18 ways you can lose weight without going on a diet.

During breakfast, eat a whole orange instead of drinking orange juice. About 45 calories is what you will save.

Make your breakfast omelet with four egg whites plus 1/4 cup egg substitute. By replacing your regular bacon with Canadian bacon, you can even save more calories.

From whole milk, you should switch to nonfat or lowfat milk. Using sugar substitute is a good idea instead of sugar in your morning coffee or latte.

During lunch, mustard can be used on your sandwich instead of mayonnaise to save about 100 calories per tablespoon. To save 100 more calories, you can eliminate cheese.

You can save a whopping 590 calories if you go for a plain hamburger and a small french fry and save a whopping 590 calories instead of a Big Mac and large fries.

You should avoid eating potato chips at a snack time. Instead, eat an apple for less calories plus the added benefit of more fiber.

Substitute diet cola or iced tea for your usual soda. You'll save 150-200 calories per drink.

Eat every two to three hours with smaller portions. Skipping breakfast is a no-no. Eating small, frequent meals keeps blood glucose levels stable and minimizes the impulse to overeat.

Eat more healthy snacks like dried fruits and nuts, fresh fruits, cut up veggies or yogurt.

White bread, rice, and cereals should be substituted with whole grain foods. Aside from cutting fat and calories eating whole grains have also been proven to reduce the risk of colon cancer by increasing the fiber that is needed by your body.

Instead of using butter, saut meat, chicken, and vegetables in broth. Another option is to replace butter with nonfat sour cream on baked potatoes.

Rather than use Caesar salad, you can substitute dinner salad with nonfat salad dressing instead of Caesar salad.

Do you love pasta? Try having spaghetti with marinara sauce instead of fettuccine with Alfredo sauce. You'll save at least 500 calories!

When you're going out with friends, watch your alcohol intake. Instead of using Coke or Seven-Up with your drinks, choose tonic water or seltzer.

When it comes to their huge serving sizes, restaurants are notorious. What you can do is eat only half of your dinner and save the rest for lunch tomorrow. You can even share the meal with a friend.

You should get moving. Instead of driving, just walk to the store. To lose weight, the best exercise you can do is walking.

It's possible to get more time walking if you replace coffee breaks with exercise breaks. Also use half of your lunch break to take a brisk walk with a co-worker.

You can go swimming. Swimming for just an hour can help you burn about 500 calories. You'll also end up with a firmer, more toned body.

Going on a strict diet is not necessary just so you can lose weight. What you can do is change to more sensible eating habits and start moving your body by walking, swimming or bicycle riding. You'll be rewarded by good health and a fit body.




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