When it comes to fitness and weight loss, there is a wealth of information out there—some harmful, some helpful. But there is a lot of it, and at times it can be overwhelming, not knowing which advice to heed. Weight loss may be difficult, but if you know what you’re doing, it’s not impossible. What would you do to lose weight?
To help simplify matters, here is a list of habits that, used properly in your daily routine, can help you lose weight more easily:
1. Drink Water Before Meals
Studies show drinking water before meals helps you to lose weight. This is likely due to the fact that a belly filled with water curbs your appetite, making you less likely to overeat. Drinking water also helps promote digestion, diminishing bloating and constipation and that overall sluggish feeling. When you don’t feel sluggish, you’re more likely find the energy to exercise.2. Plan Your Meals
When you’re ill-prepared, you’re more likely to reach for an unhealthy food option. Plan ahead with some time-saving meal ideas. Kick start your metabolism by eating breakfast, and keep it burning by eating multiple, smaller meals throughout the day. Smaller, more frequent meals allows your body to better use the nutrients you feed it, which makes it a more efficient machine.3. Focus on a Calorie Deficit
As much as our society wants to fight calorie counting, it is still crucial to fat loss. It’s easy to point the finger at carbs, insulin or sugar, but at the end of the day, excess calories are what lead to excess fat. This isn’t as simple as the “exercise more, eat less” approach. You could exercise more, but if you also eat more, you cancel your deficit. You could eat less, but if you also move less, again you cancel your deficit. Nutrition that comes from the right foods plays a key role, but to achieve the best results, first focus on the calorie deficit.
