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A recent and new study has concluded that drinking water before your meals will help you to lose weight. The reasoning is that water will make you feel fuller and consequently you will not have to eat a lot. This is an obvious conclusion, but do we really need a study to tell us that? I mean whenever I feel hunger I’ll drink a cup of water and the hunger disappears for a while or a healthier way of satisfying your temporary hunger cravings is to eat an apple. An apple tends to make you feel full and for quite a long time.

After reading this article, you can try drinking water and see how much weight you will lose or a week, month… but I suggest a healthier and more nutritious alternative – Eat More Raw Vegetables. Vegetables tend to make you feel fuller because they are full of natural juices consequently filling you up faster and causing you to eat less. Along with the fullness effect of raw vegetables, you will consume more anti oxidants which are vital to your immune system and your overall health and well-being.

Forget about buying weight loss pills. They are manufactured artificially and a total waste of money. Plus you really don’t know what is in them, what long-term negative health benefits they will have! By eating more vegetables, especially the homegrown veggies, your body will benefit in the long-run.

Of course the same is true with fruits. Substitute empty calorie snacks with fruits.

To conclude, eating more raw vegetables during meals will help you to lose weight and benefit your long-term health. And I don’t need a study to prove this because it’s just common sense! Our ancestors subsisted on fruits, vegetables and meat for thousands of years and they did not have the same obesity problems that North American society faces today, but of course they also tended to be more active too! And herein is the key to effective and natural weight loss: proper nutrition and exercise!

For those of you who need help with a natural weight loss or healthy nutrition plan along with an exercise program, I recommend Kim Lyons’ Fast Track to Fat Loss Program.

Are you trying to get at least 25 grams of fiber a day? You’ve probably heard about all the health benefits of fiber from improving your heart to your digestive health, but did you know that fiber can help you lose also fat? Here’s how…

Fiber has the ability to expand up to 10 times its weight and size in the stomach making you feel full and satisfied for a longer period of time.

Fiber helps not only by satisfying your appetite, but also by slowing down calorie absorption and keeping your energy levels up.

Here are some easy, quick and nutritious ways to get more fiber into your diet:

Whole grain oatmeal is great sources of fiber and complex carbohydrates. If you haven’t had steel cut oats try adding this type of oatmeal for even more fiber.

Chili (vegetarian or turkey or lean beef), baked beans and lentil soup are excellent sources of fiber.

Add dried beans, such as kidney beans, in main dishes as well as soups and salads.

Use brown rice, millet or kashi instead of white rice. If have ever looked at the health benefits of white rice, it has virtually no vitamins or nutrients or any nutritious benefits other than filling you up.

Add vegetables to your meals whenever possible.

Try adding a little dried oatmeal or wheat germ to your protein shakes. It sounds strange, but it actually adds a good texture and it tastes just as good.

Of course there are also various fiber supplements and fiber supplements for weight loss, too.

Original article by Kim Lyons

Some people are lucky enough to stay slim all through their lives; they can eat all they want (actually, they don’t seem to want to eat like the rest of us who battle the bulge constantly), but they never seem to add a single pound. The rest of us however have to watch every single calorie if we want to fit into our clothes and not sprout unseemly bulges here and there. Unfortunately, weight loss is not an easy process – you try to work out regularly, but your crazy schedule combines with some laziness to sabotage your exercise program; you want to eat healthy food but the plethora of options available tempt and tantalize you until you give in and then feel guilty about it. So the best thing to do is adopt sneaky tactics to lose weight in every way you can – they’re pretty easy, but effective too:

Eat an adequate breakfast, a medium lunch, and very little dinner. When you limit what you eat towards the end of the day, you lose weight.

Don’t snack during the day; instead, eat six small meals rather than three big ones.

If you like your coffee with two or more spoons of sugar, use one spoon less; it’s not going to make much difference to the taste, but it does make a huge difference in your efforts to lose weight.

If you’re in the habit of drinking three or more cups of coffee (or any other beverage with sugar in it), drink one cup less.

Avoid alcohol as much as possible – it’s not only harmful to your health when imbibed in large amounts, it’s also loaded with calories. Besides, when you drink, you tend to eat salty savories like pretzels and nuts, all of which add to your daily calorific count. So if you drink every day, cut back at least one or two days of the week initially before you’re able to reduce it some more.

If you cannot resist fatty snacks, don’t keep them around the house or within easy access. When you feel the craving to eat food that’s not good for you, it’s easier to resist temptation when you don’t see them lying around.

Push up your activity level – don’t just lie on the couch when watching television; walk around your living room or just move from chair to chair; make more trips to the refrigerator if you need anything to eat or drink; avoid using the remote control; take the stairs instead of the elevator; park your car further from your office so you have to walk more; they’re all insignificant things, yet they help boost your metabolism and hasten your journey to a slimmer you. 

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This article is contributed by Susan White, who regularly writes on the subject of surgical technician schools. She invites your questions, comments at her email address: susan.white33@gmail.com.