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Healthy Weight Loss Tips:
#37 Use the Power of Your Mind to Reach Your Weight Loss Goals.
If you think you can…you can! If you think you can’t…you won’t!
You can’t help yourself lose weight if your mind is swirling with negative thoughts. Find out how to harness positive thoughts as an effective tool for weight loss. Read about the Law of Attraction and Vision Boards.
#38 Reduce Calories…Lose Weight (Hmmm, sounds pretty basic, huh?)
Recently the Harvard School of Public Health completed a long-term study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The findings of the study indicated that dieters who reduced their calorie intake regardless of carbohydrate, fat, or protein content lost weight. My first reaction after reading the study was…Duh! After giving it a bit more thought, I came to the conclusion that the findings were actually important, because it showed that there really isn’t one “best” way to lose weight, like so many fad diets and diet programs would like for us to believe.
When choosing a particular diet, make sure you are required to reduce your calorie intake, the diet is healthy (balanced), and that you enjoy the foods you have to eat so you will be more likely to stick with it for the long haul.
For Example:
There’s a popular weight loss program called the Cookie Diet, which by the way I know nothing about, and is precisely why I am using it as an example. If you or I were tempted to try it out, we should ask ourselves the following questions…
1. Does the diet program require me to reduce my calorie intake?
2. Is the program healthy and will I be eating a well-balanced selection of foods?
3. Will I be able to stick with this diet program over the long haul because I enjoy the foods, or I will feel restricted? (Remember…if you feel restricted, you will probably quit.)
Ask yourself these questions about any of the popular diet programs out there that you want to try to see which healthy diet plan you should follow.
#39 Use your “Noodle”!
Switch to whole-wheat pasta. Research has shown that the daily consumption of whole grain foods lowers the risk of many chronic diseases and aids weight control.
#40 Reduce your sodium intake…this healthy weight loss tip is an easy one to change!
Diets high in sodium have been linked to hypertension and high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease.
The recommended daily amounts of sodium are 2,300-2,400mg but many studies indicate that you should consume even less than this amount.
This equals approximately 1 teaspoon of salt per day and includes all sources of sodium consumed, including during the cooking process and from the saltshaker.
Of course there isn’t a “one-size-fits-all” amount that’s right for all people. Listen to your doctor if you have specific health issues, and for all others, make an effort to cut back on your sodium intake.
“Shake” the salt habit…
~ learn to “spice” up your food with other flavors.
~read labels and choose low-sodium foods
~don’t automatically salt your food until you have tasted it
~don’t keep the salt shaker on the table
~add less salt when cooking
#41 As Nike Says…
“Just Do It!” Keep plugging away at your weight loss until you reach your goal. If you slide back and hit a rough spot, re-evaluate, and jump right back on the weight loss wagon. Believe in yourself and do it!
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