Secrets To Healthy Weight Loss

Are you looking for healthy weight loss secrets, or the next weight loss gimmick? There are many fad diets, crash diets, and weight loss gurus on the internet today. Each has the "best", the "easiest", and the "fastest" way to lose weight. But the question that you should ask before starting one of these plans is "is this a healthy way to lose weight?" What is the point of losing weight to fit into those skinny jeans if you are compromising your health in the process? You may fit into the jeans, but no one looks good when they are ill. Below you will find the secrets to losing those pounds without losing your health.

Get Plenty Of Sleep
If you are up all night, or spend the night tossing and turning, then your body suffers as well as your life. You reach for the caffeine and sugar to get you going in the morning. You are running late so you don't eat a healthy breakfast, instead grabbing some fast food, or even skipping breakfast. Your mood is negative and you just don't feel like doing anything. People that don't get 7-9 hours of sleep regularly weigh more than people that do sleep well.

Don't Skip Breakfast 
Your metabolism is what controls how fast your body burns calories. After sleeping all night, your metabolism is very slow. If you want to lose weight, then within an hour of waking, you need to eat breakfast. Breakfast comes from "breaking the fast", which is what you body experiences as you sleep, fasting. Eating within one hour of waking jump starts your metabolism and you burn more calories throughout the day than you would if you skipped breakfast. Just make sure to pick something healthy and with nutritional value, like scrambled eggs and oatmeal, instead of empty calorie laden foods, such as doughnuts, danishes, and coffee cake. It sounds counter intuitive, because you believe that if you skip breakfast, then that means you eat less calories during the day. But the truth is that those that eat breakfast end up eating less throughout the day. You will also make better nutritional choices because you will not be battling cravings.
Eat The Right Foods
Wanna boost your metabolism and burn more fat? Then you should add some of the following foods to your daily diet. Some boost metabolism, some help flush fat, and some help build muscles. The more muscle you have, the more fat your body will burn. But all have additional nutritional benefit, such as being high in calcium or omega 3. Just remember, all things in moderation. Try these foods: pecans, pistachios, walnuts, almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, flaxseed, grapeseed, mustard seed, celery seed, chia seed, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, hempseed oil, wheat germ oil, canola oil, olive oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, chia seed oil, avocados, mushrooms, hot peppers, apples, pears, citrus fruit, dried fruits, olives, kale, turnip greens, mustard greens, collards, bok choy, broccoli, celery, celery seed, marjoram, mustard seed, basil, thyme, garlic, cinnamon, ginger, oats, whole grains, brown rice, beans, sage, parsley, rosemary, lean meats, sardines, salmon, tuna, herring, spirulina, quinoa, lowfat yogurt, dark chocolate, vinegar, and purified water.

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