3 Tips to Lose Weight this Summer
Summer is a good season to lose weight because unlike winter and rainy season, it doesn’t make you sluggish and lazy. In summers you can get up early and have a good time to exercise as early morning exercise helps to lose weight faster. Secondly, hot weather may help to suppress your hunger and make you less prone to binge eating, as most of us do in winter or rainy season. This way you can work out more and have good control of diet. So what can be your ideal tips to lose weight and be active without compromising your health? Here are few tips which may help you:
A lot of people put on weight over the winter months. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, and with a little effort the weight can come off. Whether you are battling the dreaded freshman 15, you just want to look good on a bathing suit or you are trying to maintain a healthy weight these 3 tips for losing weight this summer can help. Motivation is key to any weight loss plan, you must truly want it and commit, or you won’t be able to stick to it in the long run.
Tip #1 | Walk
That’s right walking is a free, natural and effective way to begin shedding those unwanted pounds. If you live in a city choosing to walk instead of riding a bus or driving is an excellent way to get in a little extra work out time. This may not always be possible so make sure to set aside an hour or so a day to take a walk.Getting off the sidewalk and finding some local hiking trails will challenge your balance and walking them can burn close to double the calories as on pavement. Taking a brisk walk, not a slow walk, amps up the workout intensity and therefore will help in cardiovascular fitness as well as weight loss.
Tip #2 | Grapefruit
Adding grapefruits and its juice to your diet can not only aid in weight loss but is also extremely healthy. Many studies have been done regarding this amazing little fruit and have found that either eating 1/2 a grapefruit or drinking a 6-ounce glass of the juice before meals can up a person’s weight loss with only a small amount of exercise added. Grapefruit is not only a help in losing weight, but also in keeping healthy. The fruit is a great source of vitamin C which studies have found supports the immune system, and can help reduce the risk of stroke, heart disease and cancer. And that’s not all, grapefruit contains high quantities of potassium, fiber and vitamin A. The juice however does not contain the fiber. And added advantage of having grapefruit on your diet is they have shown to aid in the repairing of DNA that has been damaged in prostate cancer cells in humans. Grapefruit has long been a popular food for dieting, and studies and research has proven how effective it truly is.
Everyone on the diet train wants the pounds to come off FAST and want those fast results to be HUGE. This just doesn’t happen, especially if it is being done the right, healthy way. So, to keep on track and not get discouraged:
Tip #3 | Set realistic goals
When anyone starts a diet with big numbers of weight loss in mind they set themselves up to fail when the goals just can’t be reached. When realistic goals are set instead of those impossibly huge ones some diets promise in short amounts of time reaching them is possible, so you are able to feel good about your progress not like you failed when you can’t achieve the impossible goals. A very realistic goal to set yourself up for success is losing about a pound a week, 6 pounds a month or for a year 60 pounds. These goals are achievable and will help keep you motivated when you reach them.
