How To Lose Weight For Your Wedding Day
by Andrea Pressing
http://www.daveswedding.com
As anyone who has tried knows, losing weight and more importantly,
keeping it off is not easy.
It should be a gradual process. Your goal should be to lose
1-2 pounds per week until you reach your goal. It might take
a while, so take each day at a time. Be patient and you'll
get there!
The best way to lose weight is by changing your eating and
drinking habits and becoming more physically active. Don’t
just think of this as a weight loss strategy, but think of
it as a forever life change.
The following tips will help you to achieve or maintain a
healthy weight. And as always, it’s recommended to ask
your doctor/dietician or practice nurse for more information
and additional advice.
Helpful tips:
- Try to be more physically active in your daily life, for example by walking
instead of taking the car, taking the stairs instead of the lift, getting off
the bus a stop early and walking the rest of the way. Get a pedometer it will
help you keep track of your steps and kind of make a game/goal out if it.
- DO NOT skip meals. Have three moderate meals a day rather than one large one
coupled with healthy snacks like fresh fruit between meals.
- Eat plenty of fruits, salads and vegetables and choose fruit instead of starchy
snacks. These will help to 'fill you up' without providing too much energy. Try
and eat at least five portions a day. One portion equates to one glass of fruit
juice or one medium sized fruit or one dessert-bowl of salad or two tablespoons
of raw, cooked, canned or frozen vegetables.
- Eat starchy foods at each meal. Try and choose high fiber variations such as
whole grain bread, pasta or rice as these keep you fuller for longer.
- If you can, try a new activity like swimming, dancing,
badminton or tennis – find
one that you enjoy. If exercise if something fun you will begin to look forward
to it. Some people enjoy games where others are content on a treadmill with a
movie playing on a handheld device- Eat less fats, in particular saturated and
trans fats:
- Choose spreads and oils that do not contain hydrogenated oils and are high
in either polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats
- Choose skimmed and lean meat. Instead of frying, grill, poach or microwave,
- Eat less pre-prepared foods and sweets.
- Drink plenty of fluids like water – it's cheap, low in calories and helps
to fill you up! Aim for 6-8 glasses per day
- Watch how much alcohol you drink. Alcoholic drinks contain
a lot of calories and increase your appetite for fatty
snacks
Remember not to worry if you do eat more than you should one day. This does
not mean that you will continue eating too much or that you need to over compensate
the next day. One day's over-eating will not ruin your entire weight loss goal!
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