How to lose weight without Counting Calories everyday

People who are putting great effort in losing weight are accustomed to the concept of calorie count. Most of them count every calorie they take and try to lose their weight by controlling their calorie intake. Though it is a good idea for losing weight, it is not the only way. There are many healthier ways to lose your weight. For example you can substitute your bad choices of food with healthier ones. If you follow this then at some point you will definitely recognize that it is no longer needed to stress our body with a strict calorie based diet.

Instructions

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  Assessment. Assess your current diet. Go through the ingredients of the foods you consume daily. Prepare a list of the foods you take and their ingredients as well. You will be shocked to see that most of the calories are coming from the unhealthy junk food that you consume daily.

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  Replace those unhealthy high calorie foods with low calorie vegetables. You can go for non starchy vegetables as they are low in calorie content and high in antioxidants

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  Go for whole grains. Food items like brown rice, wheat bread are not only very healthy but also rich in fiber content. Consuming those will fill your stomach pretty fast.

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  Go for fats that are required for you. Reduce the intake of saturated fats and stop taking trans fats. Dairy products and meat are rich in saturated fats while most of the prepackaged foods are rich in trans fats. Take care while you eat meat. Eat chicken without skin and use foods such as olive oil, nuts and seeds as they are monounsaturated fats.Always keep in mind that even healthier fats are also rich in calorie content. So pay attention to how much you consume.

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  Avoid frying of food as early as possible. Go for baking or sautéing in oil or grilling. This will reduce the calorie content.

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  Cut your intake of dairy products as they are very rich in fats. Go for non fat milk in small steps. As far as cheese and yogurt are considered go for low fat content.

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  Avoid drinks. Drinks are a rich source of unnecessary calories. Water is the best drink you can have. If you can't have water for a long time you can go for some fruit drinks available in the market. Make sure that these are low in calorie content. There are people who don't want to consume artificial drinks. They can add lemon in ice water and drink it. Don't stop drinking milk. Go for non fat milk as it is rich in calcium and it helps you in losing your weight as well.

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  Stop eating sweets. When you stop eating sweets you are saving a lot of calories. Prefer fruits to sweets. If you find it very difficult to leave them you can go for sugary sweets on some special occasions. Leaving sweets is not a big problem and you can easily get over with it.This is very important. Most of us eat until we find it difficult to move. Avoid that. Stop eating when you are satisfied. If you still feel that there is some space left in your stomach go for a serving of non starchy vegetables.

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  Give exercise to your body. There should be enough movement for your body so that the muscles get some strength and your metabolism improves. If you cannot go for a continuous 30 minute walk then split it into some 10 minute walks. Try to go for stairs instead of elevators wherever it is possible.