If you want to lose weight fast then what you drink is just as important as what you eat.
Here we are going to look at drinking and dieting and how by making some simple changes in your drinks you can lose weight fast.
These drinking and dieting tips are easy so let’s look at them.
1. Coffee
It’s great that we have so many different varieties of coffee and specialist coffee shops have been one of the major growth industries in recent years.
Only one problem – many coffees contain up to 400 calories the equivalent of a filling snack.
Also caffeine gives an energy boost followed by a slump, so you are then more likely to eat to satisfy your craving for energy.
If you must drink coffee take it black (or coffee with skimmed milk at around 10 calories it’s the best option.
Or try drinking tea. Green tea is a great option.
It has been found that drinking 5 cups a day boosts the metabolism that can see you burn up to 70 extra calories a day.
2. Drink water
Drink plenty of fresh water. Water is an important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off.
It acts as a natural appetite suppressant by keeping your stomach full and fending off dehydration which can lead to hunger pangs.
When we get “hunger signals”, in many cases they are “thirst signals”, so drink 1.5 2 liters a day to fend them off
Water also helps your body metabolize stored fat by helping the kidneys flush out waste.
Drinking eight glasses of cold iced water each day burns about 60 calories.
Your body has to work to raise that waters temperature to your body’s temperature. This results in burning about 420 calories per week.
3. Carbonated Drinks
Here you need to consider that a can of coke has around 150 calories so 4 day means 600 the equivalent of a meal.
Switch to diet options or cut down. Carbonated drinks in terms of calories add up!
4. A tasty filling lunch drink
Soup is fantastic for weight loss, is full of goodness and is filling and their great in the winter to.
Make sure you go for healthy options lots of vegetables, fish, beans and chicken are good options.
Vegetables have slow realise carbs for energy and the meat protein which makes you feel full for far longer.
5. In the morning get started with
Juice full of goodness and tasty but be careful. You need to drink juice with pulp in it (i.e the bits) as these are shown to keep you full longer and prevent snacking.
Buy fruit juice without added processed sugar make sure it’s organic and full of pulp.
6. Alcohol
The killer on a diet but you don’t have to give up entirely. Consider the fact that alcohol is laden with calories and increases appetite and you can see how it can ruin your diet.
Let’s be honest though many of us like a drink, but you need to be sensible.
If you are out and want a drink then the best option is a sprit and a diet mixer or the occasioal glass of wine with a meal is ok.
How much can simple drink changes make to your diet?
When dieting drinking and Dieting are closely linked and unless you are careful about your drinking your diet will suffer.
Follow the above tips though and you will soon be losing weight fast and feeling great so try them.
Sacha Tarkovsky
http://www.articlesbase.com/weight-loss-articles/drinking-dieting-how-to-lose-half-a-stone-quickly-72736.html
Can I lose 20 lbs in a month?
I’m 21 years old, 5ft 10in and weigh 154 lbs (11 stone). Before I went to university when I was 18 I weighed just over 140 lbs (10 stone) and didn’t really do much exercise but was a pretty healthy eater.
In my first term at uni I ate really badly, lots of junk food and would frequently snack in the middle of the night or after a night out (kebabs, cheesy chips, burgers … yum) and drank beer and /or wine almost every day. I put on 2 and a half stone in only 3 months (bringing me up to 174 lbs (12 stone 6)) and felt utterly disgusted with myself. After a horrendous Christmas spent in a bikini in the Caribbean being made to feel like the ugliest creature on earth (my mother is a former model and the bitch from hell when it comes to weight) I decided enough was enough. I cut out alcohol and dieted to an unhealthy extent, gradually reducing my calorie intake to a mere 400 a day! As you can imagine, I made myself a little ill, but managed to lose 28 lbs (2 stone) in 3 months without exercise. Since then I have been more sensible with food but have started drinking again – mostly vodka and spirits as they are the least calorific (I gave up beer completely). I have averaged out to 11 stone but I do fluctuate a bit occasionally. I’ve left uni now so I fully expect to lose weight naturally on a better home cooked diet (mum is a health freak – i.e. ZERO fat) and because I don’t really drink alcohol when I’m at home, plus there is literally nothing in the house to snack on.
Despite this I would like to speed the process along a little because I’m going on holiday in August to Sziget festival in Budapest and would really like to look amazing in a bikini. I have decided to do a full pilates workout (mum bought a machine from QVC) and run every day until then, starting with 2 miles and building myself up to run further distances when that no longer exhausts me (I went on my first run today and was horrified by how quickly I became out of breath!). Can I feasibly hope to lose 20 lbs (to get me down to 134 lbs, (9 stone 6 lbs)) in a month on this regime?
Liam – would you be so kind as to elaborate? It seems you are perhaps the one who needs to ‘get a life’ as a person who comes on this site simply to make immature jibes … 0% best answer out of 117?! LOL! How’s being a douche-bag working out for you?
The GMTV Bikini Diet worked really well for loads of people – planty lost 10Ibs in 14 days; thus you’d easily be able to lose 20 in a month as long as you take the guidelines seriously. It’s a very accessible diet, I really recommend it.
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i think it’s still not healthy to lose so much weight in just a month. your body will compensate in the changing cycle. losing weight slowly is better.
u can wear a bikini that may look u slim, like wering dark ones. black is sexy! And be confident! its not how fat or slim you are but how you handle yourself sexily!!
you can have any exercise you want. just dont overdo it in the first month. full cardio exercise isgood aND JUST GRADUALLY increase it..
Just be confident!
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yes! last year i lost 30-40 pounds in a month. i also felt better and my skin, spirit, eyes, and physical ability all improved too. what i did was i ate natural stuff only…(fresh veggies, fruits, meats, water, nuts, eggs, milk,etc.) i also excercised some too but it doesnt have to be a lot and cut down on food proportions. the first few days are slighty difficult but then it becomes easy and i enjoyed treating my body rly well. Another thing, only eat when you are hungry and try to have many small meals a day which will build up your metabolism. good luck! just dont do pills or anything because the side affects when you are older can be horrid.
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