Drink and Grow Thin

Drink and Grow Thin

Drink and Grow Thin

– R. Bates M.S.

So, you think that you need to watch what you eat?  It’s true, but recent studies show that it may be just as important to be watching what you drink.  Certainly, milkshakes are an obvious no-no if you are on a diet, but fruit juices and soft drinks are major culprits in adding calories to a diet.  Most fruit juices have added sugar for sweetness.  Stay away from that added sugar.  Soft drinks have a lot of sugar in them if you get the regular versions.  One last thing that you should watch out for are those drinks that contain high-fructose additives (usually corn syrup).   This corn syrup based sweetener is really high in calories and very detrimental to a weight loss program.

Water is always a good bet when you are thirsty.  Sometimes people eatwhen they are thirsty.  If you drink a few sips of water before going for therefrigerator, you may find that you were not as hungry as you thought you were.Water is the most refreshing drink that you can get.  Experts encourage athletesto drink water for hydration rather than some of the drinks that contain all of the electrolytes.  Electrolyte drinks have their place, but if you notice that in the marathons they give out water.  There must be a reason for doing that.

Just slightly over 25% of those that try to lose weight are successful in losing and keeping their weight off.  The only way to keep yourself on track is to stay on the program.   A few tips that you can utilize to stay on track are:

1.  Pay attention to what you are eating and drinking.

Read labels to find out what you are putting into your body.  
You will be surprised at how much “crap” you are probably ingesting.  
A general “rule of thumb” is, if you can’t pronounce it you probably
may want to eat it.  This may not always hold true as sometimes you
cannot  avoid those long words.  Some may not be bad, but many are.

2. Save a few minutes for yourself.

It is important to reduce your  daily  stresses.                                             
Getting, and staying, upset about daily stresses will lead many people to the

refrigerator or local fast-food chain.  If you can take a minute to sit down and close your eyes and take several deep breaths, each successive breath should be a little slower than the previous.   With your eyes closed, you will want to think about those things that actually help make you calm.  Maybe it’s being at the beach or driving in the country.  If you have a pet, a proven stress reducer is to pet and talk to it.  It is important to take a minute or two each day to “catch your breath”.

According to the experts, stresses can often lead to weight gain.  Many people will eat when they feel stressed out or nervous.  The number of people in Britain that are undergoing weight loss surgery is up by almost 1/3.  Weight loss has always been a problem for many people.  The U.S. has also seen a rise in obesity over the past  10 to 15 years.  It is a problem that has afflicted many industrialized nations.

You can overcome your weight problem.   There are a multitude of people that have lost 20, 50, even over 100 pounds and have kept it off.  It is not impossible, not even for you!  Studies have shown that individuals who are willing to make the effort to lose weight and stay on a program of moderate calorie and fat intake, as well as getting the proper exercise, will be more likely lose the weight that they want, and will also keep their weight off.  Obviously.  Who needs a study?
How long, and in how many places, have you heard “eat right and exercise”.

Nothing is impossible.  Take some time to relax,  watch what you eat and drink, and make sure that you move around and get some exercise.  If you persevere, you will find that there really is a light at the end of that weight loss tunnel.  I know that it sometimes seems far away, but the only way to make change
happen is to continue to work on making it happen.  It doesn’t happen all by itself.
Strange thing, Once you see it happen, it seems like it happened kind of “all
by itself”.  It then becomes easier.

If you are trying to lose weight, for a limited time, you can get a free report that explains how to choose a weight plan and how to overcome some of the mental challenges of weight loss.  Also, why it might be your program and not you that keeps you from keeping the weight off.     Get more information at MrUP5R

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