5 Simple Ways to Lose More Weight

Hit the scale only once a week, is the first way to lose more weight. 

Weight fluctuations between two to five pounds are typically normal and should even out over a week’s time.  If you weigh yourself every day you might get discouraged because the scale hasn’t budged, and give up on the diet.  Or you might reward yourself too early before any real weight loss.

Don’t let yourself get hungry, is another way to lose more weight! 

Have low calorie, low fat snacks stashed where you can easily get them and eat every three to four hours.  Most people’s metabolism drops when their system is low on food.  Low metabolism means your weight loss will slow down. Eat three meals and two snacks a day.  Snacks can be as simple as a few whole wheat crackers with peanut butter, a container of yogurt, or an apple.  Don’t skip breakfast it gets your day off to a good start.  People who ate breakfast lost more weight than people who didn’t eat breakfast, when both were on the same diet.

Have a glass of red wine with dinner, but just one glass, is the third way to lose more weight.

  Red wine is made with the skin of the grape is still on.  Grape skins contain resveratrol, an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent which has been shown to lower blood sugar levels.  Low blood sugar levels means less insulin is needed.  Insulin turns blood sugar into fat for storage in the body.   Resveratrol is found in red and blue berries, as well as grapes, but make sure you eat the berries raw as heat destroys the health benefits.

Eat dark green leafy vegetables every day, especially spinach, is another excellent way to lose more weight.

  Research has shown that there is compound in raw spinach that seems to stave off hunger.  In the study, those who ate a small spinach salad before a meal consumed less calories overall than those who didn’t.  Do the same and treat yourself to a raw spinach salad before lunch and dinner.  Keep the dressing low calorie and low fat.  Or just use a few squeezes of lemon juice instead of salad dressing.

Get your snooze time, is the fifth way you can lose weight. 

When you don’t get enough sleep your body starts producing hormones that keep you alert.  Those same hormones also make you hungry.  Even 30 minutes of extra sleep can make a difference in being able to control your appetite and your weight.  Sleep deprivation increases stress which is a double whammy.  Your body produces too much of a hormone, cortisol, when it’s stressed.  Cortisol fosters weight gain.  Get enough sleep and you’ll decrease your appetite two ways.

Follow these 5 weight loss tips and you should lose more weight.