1. Set a goal
Whether you want to lose weight, saving to buy you a dress or make a deposit on your next home, you must determine your target and then establish your agenda beginning with the end. And the way to do that is to note all stages of the process. Peter Walsh, author of Does this Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? (Simon & Schuster, $ 11.68) says that if he managed to help as many people to put order in their lives is that it focuses on the clarity of the lens. "The first step is to determine the kind of life you would like to have. When you have reached, you will have traveled half the way. "
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2. Store your clutter
The counters should be used solely in the preparation of food and not to leave them in containers of cookies or other temptations, said Peter Walsh. Moreover, it strongly advises avoiding clutter. "Most kitchens are full of gadgets of all kinds, but we can not make healthy choices in a disorganized and cluttered place. You would not go to a restaurant where disorder reigns, is not it? "
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3. Eat more often at home
According to Statistics Canada, the average Canadian family spends nearly 30% of their food dollars on restaurant meals. To save money and kilos, note the number of outputs you make out every month and the money you will spend, and lower-frequency gradually.
"When we leave the restaurant, we tend to make less healthy foods and more," says Melodie Yong, dietitian at Heart and Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, who adds that one can draw a parallel between the decline of home cooking, due in part to women's access to the labor market, and rising obesity rates over the past 30 years.
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4. Raise your metabolism by sleeping more
According to Joey Shulman, author of The Last 15-A Weight Loss Breakthrough, when you do not sleep enough, we tend to look for comfort food but not very healthy. In addition, hormone levels fluctuate according to the sleep we take. "People who do not sleep enough usually secrete more cortisol, and therefore, they are more stressed. However, this triggers the reflex in the body to store fat, "she says. Lack of sleep also causes fluctuations in the levels of ghrelin and leptin, hormones that respectively indicate hunger and satiety.
5. Vary your workout program
As effective as an exercise program, you eventually get tired and discouraged when we do exactly the same thing every day. Change your program every day of the week, by working a different body part, advises the coach Harley Pasternak, who has worked with stars such as Halle Berry and Katherine Heigel. You can also vary the number of repetitions or alternate between cardio and endurance exercises, in short, make your workout do not mind. "You should change at least one every day," he advises.
6. Eat more for lunch and less for dinner
The results of a study conducted in the UK with 6764 men and women aged 40 to 75 years indicate that those who ingested more calories in the morning and less at night gained less weight than others, regardless of their caloric intake during the rest of the day. It seems that breakfast really is the most important meal of the day.
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| Eat more for lunch and less for dinner |
7. Review the meaning of the word "delicious"
"When we have before us the foods we love, we feel the urge to eat them," says Dr. Alain Dagher, neurologist at the Neurological Institute of Montreal. "Unfortunately, our brain is programmed to assess the caloric foods, importantly in times of scarcity or when food is inaccessible."
To counter this reflex, just change his way of seeing low calorie foods so that they have a new attraction and we have really want to consume.
8. Do not skip meals or snacks
Skipping breakfast is almost a guarantee that will make excess later in the day. It is also important to choose what we consume in that meal, that is to say foods that help to conserve energy throughout the day. The evening nibblers are often people who skip breakfast or eat badly in the morning.
9. Ask for support
Lose weight, if only a few kilos, takes a lot of will and sustained efforts. It can not be surprising that people who show the greatest constancy in their healthy eating habits and their training are those that receive support from friends or family. "Communicate your goals with those who will support you in your decision," advises a naturopath of Wellpath Clinic in Toronto. "Tell them about your most significant challenges, so they are there when you need motivation and words of encouragement."
10. Avoid dieting
Based diets grapefruit or cabbage soup, programs focused on food combinations, even the meager diets do not help maintain a healthy weight. Before You start the pretext that you think you should do, know that the vast majority of those who go on diets end up back the lost weight or more. When a plan prohibits a wide range of foods, you feel guilty of transgressing, which merely refers a bad image of yourself.
Tip: The key is balance. To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, you need a balanced diet rich in nutrients, which will help to prevent disease, to ensure a level of energy and optimal psychological well-being.