October 10, 2013

Best Daily Diet Tips for Weight Loss

We often read articles about the best tips for weight loss. Now we take a look best daily diet tips for weight loss, remember best daily diet tips. One of the best daily diet tips for weight loss is to drink plenty of water. Just plain drinking water, nothing else. That means water without tea, coffee, juices, or squashes added to it.

I know what you are probably thinking. I don't like plain water. It tastes horrible. But I say, drink it anyway. You'll soon get used to it! If you need more information about water, you can read my article "The Importance of Water and Weight Loss".

Research has shown, for middle-aged and older dieters, that drinking a couple of cups of water before meals can actually help weight loss. To the tune of 30 to 40 percent more weight loss! It was found that dieters in this age range would eat fewer calories after drinking the two cups of water (16 ounces). This might seem obvious, but the same thing doesn't seem to work for younger diets. The suggestion is that the older dieter has a slower gastrointestinal tract, which means it stays fuller for longer. However, for the younger diet, there is still some evidence to suggest drinking water can help with their weight loss.

But the reasons for these results in younger dieters are less clear. It might be that the water encourages the body to produce more heat, which requires the expenditure of more energy. Or it could be that younger dieters are less likely to drink fizzy or calorie filled drinks if their thirst is satiated. So either way, for the younger or older dieter, drinking water before meals and throughout the day can help with weight loss.

Also, for your body to metabolize fat, the fat must be in the presence of water. Without going in to the chemistry too much, water is a necessity for all the enzyme reactions that breakdown fats allowing them to be used for energy. So it makes sense that our bodies should be well hydrated.

Drinking before meals and throughout the day
When you drink before meals, drink 5 before eating. But don't gulp it down. If you drink it at a normal pace, your brain has time to realise that your stomach is stretching and is tricked in to thinking that it is full of food. When your brain receives this signal, a hormone is released which stops you from feeling hungry, which could help you consume less calories. The same goes for your meals. Eat slowly.

Take a water bottle to work, or drink from the fountain often. Sipping regularly will keep you hydrated. Not a bad daily diet tip, right? But I really can't drink plain water! Okay, so what if you really can't drink all this plain water every day? What if it's just too much? The next best thing is to add some sugar free squash, or tea and coffee. If you do like the occasional soda, make sure it is zero calorie.

Really, you just need to ensure that your drinks are zero or really low calorie drinks.

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