Attempting to or actually losing weight and keeping it off is difficult. It can be a very time consuming and difficult journey! I know I was there, and currently still am. It can and is a very frustrating experience if you don’t know what your doing!
It’s a trial and error experience. It took me years to figure out what works for me.
I wanted to share my tips and tricks with you. Here are my top 5 tips to get you started or even to help you lose those last stubborn fat!
SUMMARY OF 5 STEPS:
- Drink Water after you wake up!
- Do Some movement after that glass of water
- Eat a decent breakfast every morning with Green Tea
- Switch to a Small Plate
- Do basic toning exercises with added movement to get the heart rate up
1. Drink Water After Waking Up
You have been deprived of water for 6-8 hours (or whatever your average sleeping period is). Your nervous system and skin will love you for the all to welcoming hydrating love you’ll give it. This also sets the tone for your day each day! By hydrating immediately after you wake up jump starts your metabolism and wakes the nervous system.
Been feeling moody or tired after waking up? It’s called being dehydrated! Drinking water directly after waking is like an immediate mood stabilizer and energy booster!
2. Do Some Movement
It does not need to be anything fancy. You can do a simple yoga routine that is 15 minutes long or just simply stretch all your major muscles. A quick movement session is both mentally and physically stimulating!
After the session you will feel so refreshed, positive and ready to take on your day heads on!
3. Eat a Decent Breakfast With Green Tea
What you put into your body first sets the tone. Your body will use this as energy and fuel your emotional and physical state. You must make sure to eat low-GI foods that are filling, this will keep your energy high and in a fat-burning zone the whole day! When we eat carb-based, sugary foods we tend to crave the bad stuff: chips, sweets and bread.
Don’t skip breakfast! It is exactly the same effect as eating a carb-based breakfast. You have dips and spikes in your blood sugar level that makes you crave the bad stuff and also here you store fat. Additionally, when we eat after skipping breakfast we are more likely to eat higher calorie foods than what our bodies need.
Drink green tea after or during your breakfast. Why? Because the Green tea will hydrate you more, make you feel fuller and increase your metabolism. It is well known that green tea is used for shaking off weight.
EXAMPLE OF WHAT A DECENT BREAKFAST LOOKS LIKE:
I Love my Herbalife Shakes. Here is an easy breakfast:
- 1 spoon Protein Drink Mix
- 2 spoons Vanilla cream flavour
- 1 handful of baby spinach
- The rest water
Another one I love is:
- 1 low-GI rye bread
- Avo
- one/two eggs whites
4. Switch To A Small Plate
This is a easy and effective way to cut some of the unnecessary calories in your diet!
This does not mean you can eat what you want the whole time just because the plate and the amount is less. No!
You must still fill your plate with high-fiber veggies, light protein and high-fiber carbs but just in a smaller plate.
This method will help those who struggle to eat slow and consume too much calories. We’ve all been there that’s why this method works!
5. Weight Training with added movement
Weight lifting has been shown to burn far more fat vs cardio such as running. Why? While you do weight training your body burns fat, the difference between cardio and weight training is simply it burns calories afterwards as well not only during.
If your not a cardio lover (no shame in it, I’m with you). You want to get it over and done with quickly! Great I have a solution for you called HIIT Training. HIIT Training stands for High Intensity Interval Training.
This is the fast and effective way to get rid of fat!
An easy HIIT Exercise:
Sprint for 30 sec then rest or walk for 30 sec – do this for 15 minutes.
Or you can jump rope for 40 sec then rest for 20 sec – do this for 15 minutes. That’s it!
You can also spice up your HIIT with adding some resistance such as using weights – this adds to burning calories and fat!
An example of HIIT Training with weights:
- 30 sec of Kettle Bell Swings – 30 sec rest
- 30 sec of Jump squats with resistance band – 30 sec rest
- 30 sec of comandos – 30 sec rest
- 30 sec of jump rope – 30 sec rest
- 40 sec of fire hydrants (20 each side) with resistance band – 20 sec rest (that’s 5 min repeat 2 more times).
This method gives me the best and quick results, leaving me feeling fit and sexy AF.
I hope you liked these tips! Please let me know what you think and if you have more tips that I should add!
