Become Slimmer In Small Steps: Tips For Losing Weight And Enjoying Life More

The pounds don't come on overnight, they accumulate day after day and add up to an unhealthy excess weight over the course of weeks, months and years. When the kilos slowly pile up to an insurmountable mountain, many people give up and fail to lose weight. The mountain is simply too big.

The knowledge that it is not noticeable if one, two or even five kilos disappear, especially if you are very overweight, has a demotivating effect. How do you start losing weight even if you are very overweight and stay on track in the long term?

Achieve Success In Small Steps

Weight loss is a long-term task. Crash diets have no place here. It's not about losing as much weight as possible in a short period of time by radically restricting calories. The opposite is the case. Consuming a little more calories every day than you consume is a habit that must be started consciously and consolidated over weeks and months.

The body should not feel hungry, but should be well supplied with the right nutrients. Losing weight means eating healthy and feeling good – every day if possible. The well-known saying “losing weight starts in the head” is only partially true. It should be called “Healthy eating starts in the head”

In order to losing weight successfully in small steps, it is necessary to define many small individual steps. Every habit and behavior pattern that promotes a healthy lifestyle is welcome and leads in the right direction. You can use a few tricks that will help you achieve your first successes and increase your motivation.

Coffee Boosts Your Metabolism

Anyone who drinks coffee feels more awake, more alert and more productive. The effects of caffeine develop approximately one hour after ingestion and last for several hours at a constant level. Coffee also stimulates metabolism and ensures good digestion. In this respect, drinking coffee in the morning is a promising idea.

The habit of drinking coffee is beneficial in terms of good metabolism. However, too much coffee is counterproductive because it has a negative effect on the quality of sleep. Restful sleep is also an important building block on the way to a comfortable weight. If this is disrupted, the body's ability to carry out the metabolic process optimally decreases.

Get Enough Sleep

When we sleep, the body regenerates and does hard work. An international team of researchers led by Sweden discovered in a study that the length and quality of sleep determine whether muscle or fat is lost.

The short formula applies: Anyone who sleeps an average of 8.5 hours of rest will lose more fat than muscle mass. Anyone who sleeps less than 6 hours a night loses more muscle than fat.

Or to put it another way: If you don't sleep enough, it makes it easy for your body to accumulate fat. That's why overweight people, just like slim people, should get enough long, restful sleep.

Aids Temporarily Permitted

Some demonize diet products, others swear by them. The fact is that many protein drinks or vegan organic bars are a healthier alternative to what was previously consumed. Weight loss products help you shed the first kilos, especially in the difficult initial phase. They are not a MUST, but they are a CAN.

The same applies to dietary supplements such as certain minerals or trace elements. Normally, these components are supplied to the body with a balanced diet. However, if you don't (yet) eat a balanced diet, you can provide temporary relief by taking high-quality nutritional supplements. The preparations can support your weight loss plan by boosting fat burning and digestion. These can soon be reduced again if your own menu includes the appropriate foods that take on this task.

Try Small Behavioral Changes In Everyday Life

There are many starting points available to overweight people to reduce their extra pounds. A good strategy is to start with very small behavioral changes in your own everyday life that don't require much effort. Unhealthy behaviors and habits are replaced with healthy alternatives.

Instead of spending hours in front of the television, the kitchen is tidied up, laundry is folded or vacuumed briefly during commercial breaks. This provides exercise and a spotlessly clean apartment. Housework burns calories!

Instead of gummy bears, the finest table grapes (or another commonly consumed fruit or vegetable) will be added to the bowl for snacking.

Instead of the high-calorie beer after work, you can also use a non-alcoholic alternative. It tastes similar, but has significantly fewer calories.

It is advisable to first identify small behavioral changes that are easy to implement. This is how the first successes are recorded. This increases motivation and makes larger changes seem possible. Here too, the head decides how it works best.

What is certain is that your body, mind and soul will notice and thank you when you are gifted with a large portion of attention and self-love. The topic of self-love is an aspect that is neglected by many overweight people. When it comes to changing everyday behavior, it's all about how much care and respect your body is given.

Big Challenge: Practicing Self-love

In the context of losing weight, loving yourself means doing something good for yourself without resorting to food. Food is often linked to emotions. It not only serves to satisfy hunger, but it is also intended to kill stress, soothe anger or fill inner emptiness. But that doesn't work. Those who love themselves take care of themselves and strive to find out the underlying needs that are responsible for overeating.

If food is used to reduce stress, lasting success cannot be achieved. Likewise, food cannot replace a missing partner or provide comfort. Facing the actual problems and dealing with them with the right tools is a difficult task that sometimes cannot be mastered alone. 

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