So recently I've decided out of all the four letter words out there the worst by far is the word DIET, I feel like I need to take a shower just by saying it.
Since the winter months are creeping up on me, I've decided to try and loose some weight by dieting and running around and stuff. Turns out saving up the money for the gym membership was the easiest part of the deal. I've been on the diet for 6 days, and for the first three days there had not been one second where I wasn't resisting the urge to eat my weight in pizza.
I've been getting tips by people around me and a lot of them work surprisingly well considering how weird they sound. Since the tips have worked so well for me so far I have decided to share them.
1. First and most important tip, EAT: If you starve your body you may loose weight but it is really hard to keep it off, and the weight lost isn't just fat, it is also muscle and water weight. Also if one looses weight too fast it is really hard on your heart, so if you're hungry eat! Just don't wait till your starving to do it.
2. Read what your eating: The Bob's wife told me this one. I really liked a certain type of candy and I thought it wasn't all that bad because it was fat free... WRONG With the small amount of candy I had eaten, I had consumed over 100 grams of sugar and it wasn't even slightly filling or nutritional.
3. Chew sugar free gum: It causes bloating initially because you swallow a lot of saliva but it stops you from eating because you're bored My biggest downfall!!
4. Pack lunches for school and work: This stops you from buying impulse snacks and over eating due to hunger, plus it is usually cheaper than buying lunch.
5. Eat smaller portioned meals more often in the day, this helps keep the metabolism up and keeps the body from starvation mode where dieting gets to be counter productive.
6. Try not to eat like 2 hours before you go to bed, metabolism slows down when you're sleeping and with a full tummy it is harder to get the full nights rest needed to start the day out right.
I'm not a doctor or a trained professional of any kind and when making any health choices you should always check with the Professionals but these tips have helped me this week, and I hope they will continue to help me out during the long winter months.
