8 really simple tips to help you lose weight more quickly

My partner has always been a bit of a health freak and lately, I've
been following him in that direction too! We do many things to help us
deal with weight issues. Just thought I'd post a few here so that
others can try them out too, if they want to.

Try combining these ideas with other weight loss practices you may
already be doing. They might just make a difference.

Tip 1:
Use your teeth better! Chew all foods (including soft foods like ice
creams) at least 10 to 15 times. This is essential to add saliva to
the food, which is required for good digestion. From a weight loss
point of view, if you chew on food longer, your hunger gets satisfied
with a smaller food intake. That's a wonderful benefit!

Tip 2:
Try to have food at fixed times of the day. You can stretch these
times by half an hour, but anything more than that is going to affect
your eating pattern, the result will either be a loss of appetite or
that famished feeling which will make you stuff yourself with more
than what is required the next time you eat.

Tip 3:
Love watching TV? Me too. Do it with a twist - get up and walk about
during commercial breaks.

When the next commercial flashes on screen, instead of channel
surfing, get up and take a walk. Reach over and try to touch your toes
or do any simple exercise that will get the blood flowing. Anyway, you
don't really want to be manipulated by all those commercials, do
you?

Tip 4:
Walk up and down while making telephone calls. Get your body moving.

Tip: 5:
Drink a glass of water before meals. The water occupies some space so
you feel full without having to stuff yourself.

Tip 6:
Instead of frying things try baking them without fat. Baking is much
healthier than frying, mainly because it requires less oil/fat.

Tip 7:
Wriggle your toes and your fingers whenever you can. This is a stress
buster too. This will tell you how sore your hand and leg joints are.
And if their condition is so bad, just think of the rest of your
body!

Tip 8:
I love this one and do it as often as I can - turn on music and dance
like a maniac! Just let go of all inhibitions. Go back to the wild
days of childhood. Close the door to your room, turn on your sound
system to the highest volume possible (just a little lower than the
level at which your neighbors start to complain) and then do the
wackiest dance that you can think of. It's great fun too!

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Linda writes:

My partner has always been a bit of a health freak and lately, I've
been following him in that direction too! We do many things to help
us deal with weight issues. Just thought I'd post a few here so that
others can try them out too, if they want to.

Ok, time for a fisking.

Try combining these ideas with other weight loss practices you may
already be doing. They might just make a difference.

Wow, if I take the things I'm already doing, and add *eight* new
lifestyle changes, I *might* see a difference? Sheesh, I'd hope so.
Why not 15 things? Or 42?

Tip 1:
Use your teeth better! Chew all foods (including soft foods like ice
creams) at least 10 to 15 times. This is essential to add saliva to
the food, which is required for good digestion. From a weight loss
point of view, if you chew on food longer, your hunger gets
satisfied with a smaller food intake. That's a wonderful benefit!

Hmm, that's a new one on me. So my stomach won't digest food as well
unless I get some saliva down there from my mouth? Do I have to
swallow it with my food, or can I just work up a mouthful of loogies
and swallow them as a post-meal treat?

Tip 2:
Try to have food at fixed times of the day. You can stretch these
times by half an hour, but anything more than that is going to
affect your eating pattern, the result will either be a loss of
appetite or that famished feeling which will make you stuff yourself
with more than what is required the next time you eat.

What if you get hungry early? Unless you burn calories at the same
rate every day and eat the same amount at every meal, your appetite
isn't going to follow the same pattern every day, so why should your
meals? Meal schedules are for convenience and planning the rest of
your day, not for weight loss.

Of course, we low-carbers generally don't have to deal with that
"famished feeling" anyway.

Tip 3:
Love watching TV? Me too. Do it with a twist - get up and walk about
during commercial breaks.

When the next commercial flashes on screen, instead of channel
surfing, get up and take a walk. Reach over and try to touch your
toes or do any simple exercise that will get the blood
flowing. Anyway, you don't really want to be manipulated by all
those commercials, do you?

Why not walk around during the shows? I don't watch TV, but I do
watch DVDs now and then. No commercials, but I usually clean house or
something while I'm watching out of the corner of my eye. I have to
do something while I'm watching TV; it's too boring by itself, and I
get restless. And I'm lazy.

Tip 4:
Walk up and down while making telephone calls. Get your body moving.

Uh, okay. This is silly, but I'm not sure exactly why. I actually do
tend to pace while I'm on the phone, but it's not exercise.

Tip: 5:
Drink a glass of water before meals. The water occupies some space so
you feel full without having to stuff yourself.

Yeah, whatever. If that were true, you could just skip a meal and
have several glasses of water instead, and feel full. I don't know
about anyone else, but I can tell the difference.

Tip 6:
Instead of frying things try baking them without fat. Baking is much
healthier than frying, mainly because it requires less oil/fat.

Heck, now I'm almost sorry I wasted time making fun of this. Have you
been in a coma for the last five years or something? We know better
than this now, and you don't have to research obscure sources to learn
it anymore, either. If you still really believe the evil-fat tripe,
you're either intentionally being obtuse or just not paying attention.

Tip 7:
Wriggle your toes and your fingers whenever you can. This is a stress
buster too. This will tell you how sore your hand and leg joints are.
And if their condition is so bad, just think of the rest of your
body!

And this will help you lose weight how again?

Tip 8:
I love this one and do it as often as I can - turn on music and
dance like a maniac! Just let go of all inhibitions. Go back to the
wild days of childhood. Close the door to your room, turn on your
sound system to the highest volume possible (just a little lower
than the level at which your neighbors start to complain) and then
do the wackiest dance that you can think of. It's great fun too!

You go right ahead and do that. Good advice, to routinely annoy your
neighbors until *just before* the point where they actually complain.

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