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Buckshee » 27 Feb 2017, 11:53
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How easy it is to manage your weight

How to manage your weight easily
It may be easier if you use some of the suggested ingredients to replace your usual non-diet foods, get rid of the constant counting of calories consumed, or avoid reducing portions.

1. Minimize flour
Most people love flour products, but the consumption of such products must be controlled, as this is an insidious product. Remember what happens to a piece of bread soaked in water, and now imagine what happens in your intestines. The flour mass has stickiness, which significantly slows down the process of digestion and metabolism, contributing to weight gain.
Try replacing pasta with a variety of whole grains: brown and basmati rice, oatmeal, corn, millet, quinoa, buckwheat, and barley. Unlike flour products, whole grain substitutes will give your body a lot of nutrients and fiber and will ensure the normal functioning of the digestive system.

2. Replace sugar with syrup
For many people who considered themselves “sugar addicts”, brown rice syrup has become a real salvation. Firstly, the process of transition from one to another is completely painless – everything that was sweet remains so. Secondly, brown rice syrup is a complex carbohydrate, so it takes longer to digest.
Just think about it: the average person consumes more than 20 teaspoons of sugar daily, which is more than 60 kilograms per year! Start looking at the labels on the foods you buy—almost all contain sugar. Just one bottle of sweet soda usually contains about 16 scoops! Meanwhile, despite its natural origin, sugar is a highly processed product, for the assimilation of which in such quantities our body is simply not adapted. That is why diabetes is one of the most pressing diseases of our time.
To replace 1 cup of sugar, use ½ cup of brown rice syrup. In addition, you can use 100% maple syrup, natural honey and dark chocolate as a sugar substitute. With their help, you can get rid of sugar addiction and passion for eating desserts at night.

3. Eat natural food
Many snacks in bright packages have an expressive taste that we want to experience again and again, but not because they are made from high-quality natural products, but quite the opposite. This is the result of the achievements of the food industry, which uses a variety of chemical compounds as additives. These substances actually trick our receptors and our brains. In addition, the constant consumption of such additives leads to addiction, so we want more and more.
In order to consume less chemicals, carefully read the information on the labels! Try to avoid products that contain trans fats, refined salt, preservatives, and other ingredients that are far from natural.

4. Eat seasonal fruits and vegetables
Seasonal vegetables and fruits grow naturally – this is the most natural food. Also try to enrich your diet with all-season plant foods such as broccoli, green beans, Chinese cabbage, greens, leeks, cabbage, mustard and turnips.

5. Water and healthy fats are your allies.
Water is a very important element in the process of metabolism and removal of toxins from the body. Drink enough water, this will help your body get rid of excess. In addition, use vegetable fats in your daily diet: olive, sesame and coconut oil. These are the so-called healthy fats, which are easily digested and necessary for metabolic processes.

6. Eat dairy
Use dairy products in your diet, but avoid low-fat dairy products as they are artificial and tend to contain various unwanted additives. Dairy products are easier to digest and most beneficial in their natural form.

Other helpful tips:
-Choose for yourself the direction of fitness that you really like, but don’t make yourself wear out workouts – train with pleasure. Every day you can only do activities such as yoga or stretching.
-Enjoy the food you love, adjusted for healthy ingredients. Look for and use new recipes, experiment! When we switch to healthy food, we gradually begin to realize what is good for our body.

If depression hits you and you start to give up, think about your goals and efforts. The next day you will wake up and realize that you have nothing to lose – quite the opposite! Changing stereotypes and eating habits is a very difficult process, but after a turning point, you realize how happy you are with these changes.
-Work on feeling the happiness of existence. Direct your attention to the areas of your life that you would like to improve: family, relationships, career. Tune in to positive changes, and they will certainly happen.
-Use 80% of your time for any activity and 20% just to enjoy life and results. But don’t expect to shed all those nasty pounds overnight. After all, you have been gaining them for years, so be patient.

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