1) Drink more water. Believe it or not, the more water you drink the quicker you will lose weight. When you're getting enough water, your body does not need to retain water. And you will lose water weight. Plus it flushed out toxins in your organs, like your liver, kidneys, and skin!
2) Lower your carbohydrate & sugar intake. Your body needs complex carbs for fuel but nowhere near the amount of simple carbs/sugars that the majority of us ingest on a daily basis. Your complex carbs should come from whole grain sources. Eat carbs in the morning, not for lunch or dinner. Cut back on bread.
3) Cut out the junk food. This is pretty darn obvious. You're not going to get a six pack eating cake, chips, heavy cream, muffins, chocolate bars, bread, caramel macchiatos, highly processed foods, and all other forms of refined sugars.
4) Humans don't need milk. We are the only mammal on earth that drinks another mammal's milk. Gross right? And we are the only mammal that drinks milk after infancy. There are enough vitamins and nutrients in fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and meats that we do not need to, and should not be drinking cows milk.
5) No liquor or beer. They call it a beer gut for a reason. Cease the binge drinking! Now I wont say "NO" booze, but moderation is your friend...Not to mention cutting back on the booze will beef up your wallet.
6) Eat smaller meals more often. This rule still holds true. If you have more frequent small meals, you will be less likely to overeat AND it keeps your metabolism burning at a constant rate. An easy way to ensure you're doing this is snacking between meals. Have a mid morning snack, and a mid afternoon snack. Apples, veggies, nuts, and HB eggs are perfect healthy snacks.
7) Don't skip breakfast. You're mom is right. Listen to her! Don't skip breakfast, it's literally the most important meal of the day. If you miss it, you will be more likely to eat a fattening meal at lunch, and in the evening. Eating breakfast also gives you the opportunity to eat carbs! Yay! but only in the morning when you're body is burning it's metabolism at peak performance.
8) Coffee. Adding sugar and milk to your coffee on a daily basis (and more than once per day) can add upwards of 500 additional calories per day. Empty calories that you do not need. Learn to love it black. Or ditch the caffeine habit altogether.
9) Don't eat after dinner (or late): No eating after dinner, unless it's after a workout. Consuming calories before bed for the average person is not needed. You don't really burn many calories while sleeping, so if you eat before bed, the calories will be stored as fat. Not to mention make for a bad nights sleep.
10) Right Food: Learn the right foods to eat. White meat such as turkey, chicken and fish with plenty of veggies are the way to go for dinner. Salads and soups for lunch. For breakfast try oatmeal, fruit/berries, and eggs. Healthy fats keep you fuller longer too. Snack on almonds, other nuts, and avocado etc.
You'll feel better overall, and your tummy will be flatter.
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