How to lose weight fast: best tips for weight loss

 

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Nowadays there is no dearth of tips for weight loss.  Yes, some weight loss tips work while some just waste your energy and time, so to make your work easier I have selected some very common weight loss tips and ranked them Worst to best.  Today you will get a clear road map that, how to reduce the excess fat from the body.

Well researched scientific information From the codes of Ayurveda and my personal experience, I have divided 12 popular weight loss tips into 3 categories.

Category 1- 

This category includes the worst weight loss tips which have no scientific backing.

a) Switch to artificial sweeteners-

Nowadays everyone knows that refined sugar contains empty calories, which cannot absorb by the body properly which causes weight gain, so it is advisable to use zero calorie sugar free. Considering this, nowadays people have started drinking diet coke instead of regular coke, they like to add sugar free in tea and buy sugar free things from super market.

However, this zero calorie is more useless than artificial sweetener sugar, so companies have to mention that artificial sweetener has been added to it and it is not for children.  There are many side effects of these artificial sweeteners, so next time you want to leave sugar, please do not use artificial sweeteners at all.

b) It's all about exercise-

Everything depends on exercise, it is not like that at all.  How soon you will lose fat depends on your overall nutrition, you can do the experiment yourself.  Exercise daily but do not pay attention to eating habits at all, you will see that your weight will not reduce at all, so nutrition is the deciding factor.  Although this does not mean that you do not perform exercise, definitely regular exercise will give you quick results.

Which type of exercise you do also makes a difference, if you are just walking or running, then it will not be that effective.  Strength training with cardio exercise for both men and women and breathing exercise like Kapalbhati will give you very quick results, but yes keep in mind that eat healthy together.

c) Spot reduction can be done-

You might have thought that it is fine from everywhere but just how do I reduce the fat of Thigh, how to thin the arms, how to reduce face fat?  But the truth is that spot reduction cannot be done, yes the strength of muscles of a particular body part can be increased, but it will not happen only if the fat is reduced from particular body part.  For most people, fat grows like layers of onion, and it decreases from the entire body in the same way.

d) Go gluten free-

If you want to lose weight, then stop eating gluten, you may have heard that this is going on a lot in Western countries nowadays.  Basically Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat, barley and other cereals;  It does not Hinder in weight loss.  Yes, you should go on gluten free diet only if you are allergic to gluten, so you can worieless lose fat by eating chapati.

e) All calories are the same-

You may have heard that just keep track of how many calories you eat and then eat whatever you want.  Yes it is that if you are eating less calories then you will lose weight but it does not mean that you leave home food and start eating pizza and then skip meal to compensate it, human body does not work in this way. 

You cannot compare the 500 calories that you get from pizza with the wholesome meal of 500 calories at home.  While the meal at home will give you all the nutrients that your body needs, pizza is made of flour and have lack of nutrition. so all calories are not the same.

Category 2-

This category includes a few overly hyped weight loss tips. These tips are a result of intensive marketing by the weight loss industry.

a) Drink green tea to lose weight-

Green tea is marketed in such a way that it is known as some magic drink for weight loss.  People think that just keep eating anything, just drink green tea together, then everything will be nullify, this is absolutely wrong.  There is no doubt that green tea is high in antioxidants, little tannin, which helps in weight loss. 

But if we see, all this happens in normal black tea as well, so both are kind of inactive.  However, it is equally important to keep a healthy diet with it.  According to Ayurveda, tea is very drying for the body, so if your skin is already very dry, hair is also dry then you should not drink green tea or black tea at all.

b) Buy fat burner to lose weight-

Fat burners are also very overly hyped weight loss supplements.  Most people just think that just eat a fat burner pill and just lose fat. but friends, fat burner is nothing more than a marketing gimmick and maximum fat burners claim fat loss only because of caffeine.  If you want to take supplements, then black coffee of ₹ 2 is enough instead of ₹ 1000 fat burner.

Category 3-

These in my opinion are the best advices for effective and sure shot weight loss.

a) Eat a balanced diet-

Practice healthy plate method, what is this healthy plate method?  It is very easy, whenever you sit down to eat, fill half of your plate with fresh salad, 1/4 plate with protein rich curry like lentils or paneer and the remaining 1/4 part with complex carbohydrates like Bread, rice or millets.  Eat salad first and then eat the rest, add a spoonful of ghee to the vegetable.  With this plating method you will eat an automatically well balanced meal and from this meal you will not feel hungry for long.

b) Switch to Healthy alternatives of sugar and salt-

Sugar becomes the reason for weight gain for majorities.  Actually sweet and salty is not bad but is necessary but you should know healthy sources of sugar and salt, artificial sweeteners are absolutely not but jaggery, sugar, honey, threaded sugar, stevia are all healthy sources of sugar.  Start adding sugar to tea, add honey to lemonade, sugar can be added to milk.  Such small changes will keep your insulin level under control, due to which weight loss will become very easy. 

Then the normal iodised table salt that we use, it is very chemically processed due to which the quantity of minerals in it is not equal and our body is not able to absorb it properly, due to which weight gain starts. so, outside Eating junk food suddenly causes puffy eyes, face and weight increase the next morning.  Rock salt and black salt are two options that make food salty but without causing any harm, start using them today.

c) Eat whole foods-

Natural juices are fine to drink but they have an important micronutrient missing, yes dietary fiber. so, I would recommend that you eat mostly fruits directly.  Similarly, you should stay away from refined grains such as white bread, maida and include whole wheats such as semi brown rice, millets and oats.  By eating Whole fruits, you will not feel hungry soon and your digestion will also be better.

d) Keep back up snacks-

Many times when we are outside, healthy food is not available and in the face of hunger, we had to eat street foods.  To avoid such situations, I would recommend that you keep a snack with you such as any fruit, roasted peanuts, dry fruits, roasted chickpeas are some good options. Likewise keep a water bottle with you, whenever you feel like drinking something, do not drink any sugar loaded carbonated drink.  Only this simple habit will make your weight loss journey quite easy.

e) Eat mindfully-

Nowadays we have become so addicted to technology that hardly ever we eat food without laptop, phone.  When we use TV or phone while eating food, our brain does not register food and due to this we over eat.  You basically have to eat food very slowly, chewing every single bite carefully and keeping your mind on it, by doing this you can reduce your food intake by 50% in a few months and that too without any energy loss.  Mindful eating will make you feel a little difficult initially but gradually you will start feeling that this most satisfying experience.