Science Has Revealed The Real Secret To Weight Loss

Health Tips
Alex Jane
September 19, 2012
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Fighting a battle for losing weight??? No doubt this battle is one which is fought by many all over the world and is easily one of the toughest fights you will ever have. Time after time the weight is lost and put back on in a matter of months and to make matters worse, many times you end up weighing more than you did when you began your weight loss program. Because of this many people will look for any tips or advice they can find to help them win the battle of the bulge. Here are some facts revealed by the science which can help in weight loss:

Eating an Apple before Meal:

Eating an apple before mealtime can lower your intake of calories during your dining and the amount is significant. Research conducted proved that consuming an apple before lunch can decrease your caloric ingestion at the meal by about 15%.

Water – a magical ingredient for losing weight:

Scientist Brenda Davy, Ph.D., (Virginia) presented controlled results of the first randomized intervention trial demonstrating that increased water consumption is an effective weight loss strategy. He found in earlier studies that middle aged and older people who drank two cups of water right before eating a meal at between 75 and 90 fewer calories during that meal.

Another revealed secret by science in reducing weight is that plain water speeds up your metabolism. This is just one of the many reasons that water is so crucial to a successful diet. The liver has the ability to convert the fat it has stored into energy that your body can burn off, but it cannot function properly without enough water.

The liver is responsible for a great deal of processes in the body including taking care of the kidneys if they aren’t functioning properly. The kidneys cannot do their job without water and therefore if you are not drinking enough water you are forcing your liver to work harder in order to take care of the kidneys. If this is happening, the majority of its focus is here and not on converting fat to energy which results in no weight loss and possibly may even lead to weight gain.

Water intake is also a good way of helping to curb your appetite between meals and also help you to eat smaller portions. If you keep your stomach full of water all day long it helps to trick your body into believing that it is full of food so the hunger mechanism is harder for the brain to detect. If you drink a couple of glasses of water before a meal you won’t feel like stuffing yourself.

Motivation – a psychology behind the weight loss:

Psychology can be particularly valuable, because when it comes down to it, weight loss and dieting are all about behaviors. Research has shown that motivation is so important to weight loss and fitness success. Motivation essentially reflects the psychology behind weight loss. It’s that inner voice that pushes you to keep going, work harder, and overcome frustrations. Without it, none of us would make it past the first couple weeks.

Sit Down When You Eat:

Are you always running around and not taking the time to really sit down and eat a healthy meal? Canadian study showed that people who ate while sitting down at a table and didn’t rush through their meal also ate as much as 33% less for a snack later one. So focus on really enjoying your meal and being grateful for how this food nourishes your muscles, bones and organs and in the end your body will also respond favorably to you.