SNEAKY WAYS YOU CAN LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT

SNEAKY WAYS YOU CAN LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT
By JJ Virgin

You’ve been doing your cardio bursting and eating from my plate.

You’ve tossed out foods with high frutose corn syrup and you’re drinking your breakfast shakes and making those yummy lunch wraps. The weight is coming off ..and you’re feeling great. Now you’re mentally pumped up and thinking, “What else can I do to become even more successful?”

I have a few easy ways to take your program and build on what I know is working. Now, let’s add a few more ways you can lose even more weight.

*Watch your portions and don’t let them quietly creep up to bigger sizes. We’re so used to restaurant sized portions that a normal sized portion seems small to us now. Always remember my ideal eating plate and don’t start to slip and start upping your portions — even a little bit. A little bit today will be a little bit more tomorrow. Keep a careful watch here. If you put more on your plate, you will eat it.

*Organize your fridge. Most of us just shove things in the fridge in a haphazard way. Most of the time, you might not even know what’s in there and it’s hard to make your healthiest meals. Take a few minutes once a week and clean and organize the fridge. Have a spot for your containers of washed veggies and a place where you always keep your salad for the next day. Put last night leftovers in one spot, so you know it’s there for wraps at lunch the next day. It’s also helpful to keep a list on the fridge of what you need to replace, so your healthy items are always there. Don’t let yourself run out of your staples like fresh fruits, veggies, extra virgin olive oil and lean proteins. When you’re desperate and out of things, you will make bad choices.

*Remember to check out the local farmstands. They’re a great place to shop because the produce is extra yummy, plus it’s always better to eat what’s in season. There’s nothing worse than buying those hard, tasteless peaches in January when peach season is June. Right now, opt for apples that are in season and buy the organic kind. Often they’ll even go on sale making them more affordable. The point is to eat what’s in season because it will taste the best.

*Here’s one more reason NOT to snack at night. At first, many of my clients tell them they’re used to a “late night snack.” After they start eating from my plate, their dinner is satisfying enough to easily carry them to morning. Yet, the habit of late night snacking takes a while to break. (How many times have you reached for a late night snack when you weren’t even hungry?) Here’s some research that should stop your midnight noshing: A study at Northwestern University finds that our circadian rhythms, which regulate our sleeping and waking cycles, also influence how the body uses energy. Furthermore, our metabolism varies and gets slower at night. So even that seemingly healthy snack of some nuts and a piece of fruit instead of cookies is harder to burn off.

*Remember to drink your green tea. It’s not only a powerful antioxidant that might reduce the risk of cancer and makes your face look vibrant and pretty. Green tea has also been linked to reducing levels of LDL or bad cholesterol while also revving up your metabolism. As if that wasn’t enough good stuff, new studies show that it might even help your teeth because it’s antibacterial properties might stop tooth decay. Okay, now go pour yourself a glass and enjoy.

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